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Beret of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 80/U/1399

In 1948 the beret replaced the Field Service cap as the standard headgear for No. 2 Working Dress uniform.

Blue grey beret with RAF badge at front, © RAF Museum

Helmet of an Aerial Erector

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 72/U/924

Aerial Erectors construct and maintain communication infrastructure. This can involve climbing towers as high as 100 metres (328 feet).

Hard, yellow protective helmet with small brim and chinstrap, © RAF Museum

Field Service Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/870

As an economy measure in 1943, black plastic buttons and badges replaced the brass examples previously found on the 1936 Pattern cap.

Blue grey fabric cap, with two plastic buttons at front, © RAF Museum

Rank Chevron

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-4426

Non-Commissioned Officers ranks in the RAF were inherited from the Royal Flying Corps and the use of chevrons to display NCO ranks continues to this day.

V-shaped navy cloth badge with two white chevrons, © RAF Museum

Dark Adaptation Goggles

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/0704/U

It can take over 20 minutes for the human eye to adapt to the dark. Night fighter crews would wear these goggles before missions to help acclimatise their vision.

Dark class circular goggles with brown leather surround, © RAF Museum

Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service Shoulder Board

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/133

There have been nurses serving with the RAF since June 1918 and between 1920 and 1939 it was the only role open to female applicants.

Blue cloth badge with two blue horizontal stripes at the bottom, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Hat of Women's Royal Air Force Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1998/0253/U

This peaked hat replaced the pill box style Service Dress hat which had been in use from the late 1950s. It was retained when the Women's Royal Air Force merged with the RAF. In 1996 the metal badge was replaced with an embroidered version.

Blue grey fabric cap, with encircling brim, turned up around the back and sides and plastic badge, © RAF Museum

Women's Junior Air Corps Field Service Cap

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1992/0348/U

Until the 1980s the Air Training Corps was only open to male cadets. Girls with an interest in aviation could join the Women's Junior Air Corps which, during the 1960s, became the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets, and is still active today.

Blue grey fabric cap with two metal buttons at front and metal badge on left side, © RAF Museum

Maple Flag 13 Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-8521

Maple Flag is a Canadian run air combat exercise hosted at Cold Lake Air Force Base in Alberta.

Circular blue cloth badge with central red maple leaf, © RAF Museum

RAF Police Service Dress Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-9398

The white cloth cover on this Service Dress cap identifies the wearer as a member of the RAF Police.

White fabric cap with black peak and decorative cloth band and strap, with badge, © RAF Museum