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Medal Bar of 6 of Squadron Leader Lawrence ('Benny') Seymour Goodman

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X008-7563

Benny Goodman was born in London and joined the RAF in 1939. He completed 30 operations with No. 617 Squadron including against the battleship Tirpitz. His medals are 1939-1945 Star with Bomber Command Clasp, Arctic Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Legion d'Honneur Order of the Chevalier.

6 medals with colourful ribbons mounted next to each other on a wearable bar, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

RAF Pattern Buttons

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/1525

The buttons of the original 1918 pattern RAF Officer's uniform retained the roped border found on the buttons of the Royal Naval Air Service uniform. When the blue grey colour of dress was introduced in 1919 the buttons were simplified, losing the rope motif.

Circular brass button with eagle and crown motif, © RAF Museum

Beaufort Bombers: Wing Section Awaiting Assembly by Raymond McGrath, watercolour on canvas board

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1910

This is one of 16 watercolours Australian modernist architect Raymond McGrath made for his Official War Artist commission with the Ministry of Information, and one of two Beaufort Bomber subjects.

Watercolour of aerofoil-shaped sections of wing propped in a workshop, exposing their inner honeycombed structure, Crown copyright (expired) / RAF Museum

Windmill for DH9A Fuel Pump

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X005-7429

Today the power to operate systems in aircraft, like fuel or electricity, comes from the engine. When the RAF was formed it was more common for these systems to be powered by windmills turned by the movement of air as the aircraft moved forward.

Wooden propeller with central metal fixing, © RAF Museum

Solar Pith Helmet of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 66/U/188

Originally worn as an alternative to the unpopular Wolseley Helmet, the Solar Pith Helmet became the standard tropical helmet for use in India during the 1930s.

Hard, cream-coloured fabric-covered helmet with thick brim and striped square fabric badge on side, © RAF Museum

Duke Of Edinburgh's RAF Officer's Cap, 1932 pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X008-7071

The Royal Family are active in their support for and service of the UK's Armed Forces. This Air Officer's cap was worn by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, and displays the rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

Duke Of Edinburgh's RAF Officer's 1932 pattern Cap., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Scourge from Belsen Concentration Camp

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 81/C/169

On 15 August 1945, Allied troops liberated the Concentration Camp at Bergen-Belsen in Northern Germany. The liberators were confronted with the horrific sight of around 13,000 unburied bodies and 60,000 starving and diseased inmates.

Wooden-handled leather whip with multiple strips, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Cap of a Field Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 75/U/734

The first blue RAF uniforms were supposedly made from fabric which was ordered by the Imperial Russian government but never delivered due to the revolution of 1917.

Blue grey fabric cap with gold-wire decorated peak, cloth band and strap with crown, eagle and palm leaf badge, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Air Vice Marshal Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar, AFC and Bar

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X003-6817

Arthur Bird-Wilson survived several crashes during his long and successful career as an RAF pilot during and after the Second World War. He was commended for ‘fine fighting qualities and determination in his attacks’.

Twelve medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Cranwell Boys' Wing Sports Cap

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 74/U/512

At the age of 15 or 16, apprentices would undertake three years of technical training, passing out as highly qualified mechanics. Sports were a feature of a boy apprentice's life, with regular afternoon sessions being devoted to games.

Navy soft sports cap with red tassel hanging from centre of crown, © RAF Museum

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