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Fishplate from Halifax III HX339

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944, London, Hangar Five, 1998/0182/A

This fishplate (part of an aircraft's structure that holds two elements together) came from Halifax III HX339, and includes a 20mm round from a Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Fishplate from Halifax III HX339 | 1998/0182/A, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 78/R/301

Window consisted of strips of foil-backed paper dropped from an aircraft in bundles during a raid, and was designed to interfere with German radar.

Foil-backed paper bundled into a brown package, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Parachute Pack, RAF, Chest Type

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1988/0416/S

Most aircrew worked in spaces too small to wear parachutes. A parachute pack was stowed separately and in the event of an emergency had to be retrieved and attached to the front of the airman’s parachute harness.

Parachute Pack, RAF, Chest Type, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 75/R/704

Window consisted of strips of foil-backed paper dropped from an aircraft in bundles during a raid, and was designed to interfere with German radar.

Window Bundle | 75/R/704, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Dinghy Pack, RAF, Type C

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0013/U

This item is displayed on a figure depicting the appropriate flying clothing for an air gunner during 1944.

RAF Type C Dinghy Pack, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Austin K2 Ambulance

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1980, London, Hangar Five, 80/V/782

The Austin K2 Ambulance was used by all Commonwealth forces during the Second World War. It was a familiar sight at airfields, where aircrew returning from operations were often in need of urgent medical care.

Truck in camouflage paint scheme with white circle, and red cross, on side, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Stevenson Screen

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1992/0102/G

Stevenson Screens have been used on airfields to shield instruments from direct sunlight since the First World War.

Stevenson Screen, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Walrus Amphibian Aircraft by Raymond McGrath, watercolour on canvas board

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1785

An amphibious biplane, the Walrus was used for RAF air-sea rescue missions to patrol British waters, the Mediterranean and the Bay of Bengal, to recover crew from downed aircraft.

Walrus amphibian aircraft. Raymond McGrath. Watercolour on paper., Crown copyright (expired) / RAF Museum

Aircrew Helmet Mark 3A

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1992/0180/U

The Mk 3A and 3B helmets used the helmet shell of the Mk 2 and the visor track of the Mk 1A. They were originally supposed to be worn on aircraft without ejection seats but this restriction appears to have been overturned or widely ignored.

White hard-shell protective helmet with eye visor inside black fabric cover, © RAF Museum

Anti Glare Mk 8 Flying Spectacles

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 84/U/383

As well as making you look stylish, sunglasses serve a useful role in aviation by lessening the sometimes substantial glare of the sun as it is reflected off the top of cloud cover.

Circular sunglasses with gold wire rims, © RAF Museum

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