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Desert DPM Combat Hat
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-1135
Desert Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) was quickly rushed into production when British forces were sent to the Arabian Gulf ahead of the 1991 Gulf War.
Aircrew Helmet Mk 10
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1996/0412/U
The Aircrew Lightweight Protective Helmet Assembly (ALPHA) is made by Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd.
P-51 Mustang Canopy
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 71/A/508
Canopy rail from a P-51 Mustang flown by Captain Howard ‘Pete’ Wiggins, who joined the USAAF in 1942. As part of the US Army 8th Air Force, Howard Wiggins flew fighter aircraft such as P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts on bomber escort missions from bases in the UK.
Möhne Dam Fragment
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-1920
On the night of the 16/17 May 1943 the RAF's No. 617 Squadron carried out a low-level attack on dams in the Ruhr Valley using 'bouncing' bombs. Codenamed 'Operation Chastise' by the RAF, this audacious raid has become popularly known as the Dam Busters raid. The mission made the squadron's Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, a household name.
Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 18 Numbers 771-860
Library, In Storage, PR03725
Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 18 Numbers 771-860. Covers the period January-March 1943.
Lightweight Gymnastic Club
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/Z/271
Exercises with Indian clubs such as the one shown here were popular in the early twentieth century.
US Air Force Flying Helmet Type P-4A
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-4422
Squadron Leader Maurice Morley wore this flying helmet during his exchange posting to the US Air Force (USAF) in the late 1950s, during which he flew F-102A Delta Dagger interceptors.
Hat badge of the Royal Air Force Nursing Service, 1918
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1987/1213/U
The Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service was established in June 1918. Princess Mary became the Service’s patron in 1923 and it has been known ever since as Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS).
Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 11 Numbers 314-344
Library, In Storage, PR03718
Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 11 Numbers 314-344. Covers October 1941.
Armstrong Whitworth Apollo (G-AIYN), 2 September 1949
Photographs, In Storage, P100007
Armstrong Whitworth Apollo (G-AIYN), 2 September 1949.
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