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Medical Officer’s Collar Badge 1918 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1933, London, Hangar Three/Four, 66/U/1139

Medical officers in the RAF can be distinguished by their collar badges depicting the Caduceus of Mercury or, in this example, the Rod of Asclepius.

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Portable Oil Tank, Heater Type, 40 Gallons, 2 Wheel

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1925, London, Hangar Three/Four, 76/V/779

Portable oil tanks were used to refill aircraft with engine oil.

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Aerial Gunner's badge, Pattern 1923

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1923-1939, London, Hangar Three/Four, X004-5294

The Aerial Gunner's badge was introduced in 1923 and was worn on the upper sleeve of the right arm, it was discontinued in 1939 with the introduction of a new cloth badge to be worn on the left breast.

Aerial Gunner's badge, Pattern 1923 | X004-5294, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Chaplain, No. 1 Dress, Collar, Ptn 1921

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1924-2000, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1987/1682/U

This collar badge was worn by RAF chaplains, all of whom held commissioned rank. The RAF Chaplaincy Branch is represented by a black cross on wings with an RAF monogram.

Chaplain, No. 1 Dress, Collar, Ptn 1921 | 1987/1682/U, IAIN DUNCAN

Supermarine Southampton Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUL 1925-NOV 1928, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/A/705

Supermarine Southamptons were the first RAF flying boat designed after the First World War. They entered RAF service in 1925 at RAF Calshot, Hampshire and were used for maritime patrol around the world.

Supermarine Southampton on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Sopwith 7F1 Snipe

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1926, London, Hangar Three/Four, X006-0349

This aircraft is a composite, incorporating parts from many different sources, painted in the markings of MRAF Sir Dermot Boyle who flew the type with No. 1 Squadron in Iraq.

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Sea Marker Float

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1939-Circa 1957, London, Hangar Three/Four, X002-7585

Boat-shaped wooden mooring/marking buoy, painted white overall, with bell-shaped metal fitting mounted on pole above the hull, and rope on top of deck.

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Flying Trousers, Long Range Development Unit, RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0328/U

These flying trousers were produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

Flying Trousers, Long Range Development Unit, RAF | 1994/0328/U, © RAF Museum

Flying Jacket, Long Range Development Unit RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0327/U

This flying jacket was produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

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Napier Dagger VIII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1968, London, Hangar Three/Four, 68/E/36

955 hp twenty-four cylinder vertically opposed H shaped aero engine as fitted to the Handley Page Hereford.

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