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Cap of a Women's Royal Air Force Motor Transport Driver

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 66/U/314

One of the major roles undertaken by the Women's Royal Air Force was that of Motor Transport Driver.

Soft brown leather cap lined with rabbit fur with furry fringes folded back against cap, © RAF Museum

King's Cup, 1933, commemorative lighter

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X002-7387

In 1933 Alex Henshaw, aged 20, competed in the King’s Cup Air Race. This commemorative lighter marks his participation.

Silver lighter with clock inset on the front, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Flying Helmet Type A

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 73/U/629

This cork and cotton drill flying helmet was introduced in an effort to offer aircrews some protection from the effects of the intense heat they encountered in tropical areas.

Cream-coloured hard, fabric-covered helmet with thick brim and chinstrap, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1993/0395/D

Sir Dermot Boyle was the first Cranwell graduate to become Chief of the Air Staff. He was also the first Chairman of trustees for the Royal Air Force Museum.

Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle | 1993/0395/D

RAF Piping Major Arm Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-0854

The RAF has employed a number of Voluntary Bands made up of serving personnel and civilian members. These include a number of RAF Pipe Bands, some of whom wear the distinctive blue RAF tartan.

Circular blue cloth badge with white bagpipe motif, © RAF Museum

Plotting Counters

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 75/I/536

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Nine counters in three shapes: a circle, an arrow and an arrowhead each in red, yellow and blue, © RAF Museum

Close-up view of mines being loaded aboard a Short Stirling, 1943

Photographs, In Storage, P016022

Short Stirling Mk I of No. 218 Squadron, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, 1943.

Short Stirling, close-up view of mines being winched up into the aircraft's bomb bay, Crown / RAF Museum

Webbing Paste

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 85/U/1242

In addition to the shining boots and brasses, webbing equipment had to be cleaned and protected with a covering of webbing paste.

Circular grey metal tin with white lettering: Property's RAF Blue Webbing Paste, © RAF Museum

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 8 Numbers 222-252

Library, In Storage, PR03715

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 8 Numbers 222-252. Covers July 1941.

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 8 Numbers 222-252 | PR03715

Take-off (from 'Bunk' portfolio) by Eduardo Paolozzi, screenprint and lithograph

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05370

While in the late-1940s austerity measures persisted in Britain, American commodities and advertising, by contrast, reflected the USA’s economic and cultural dominance. They also reflected America’s popular imagination inspired by the emerging jet and space age.

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