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First World War Memorial Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1920, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-5855

Charlotte Annie Day joined the WRAF on 4 November 1918. She died in hospital on 30 November 1918 while undergoing training at the WRAF Depot Blandford, a victim of the 1918/1919 flu epidemic.

Brass disk showing the goddess, Britannia, with a lion. The disk is inset into a dark wood ornate square frame, RAF Museum

Medals of Air Commodore Al Deere

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-1918

RAF Spitfire pilot Al Deere was perhaps the most famous of the many New Zealanders who joined the RAF and fought in the Second World War.

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

Chequered Hat Band, RAF Cosford

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 73/U/1014

Boy Entrants wore a chequered hat band as part of their uniform. The colours of the hat band displayed, known as 'rhubarb and custard', were unique to RAF Cosford, which was one of the principal Boy Entrant training stations.

Coiled red and yellow chequered ribbon, RAF Museum

Fordson Sussex fitted with a Wild Balloon Winch

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1945, London, Hangar Five, 1995/0886/V

Balloons were an important deterrent to low-level attack, usually sited on the approach to important targets. If an aircraft hit the balloon's cable, it would then be cut by explosive links, which in turn activated two parachutes. These would rapidly slow the aircraft, forcing it to stall and crash.

Six-wheeled dark grey metal vehicle with wire cage behind the driver's cab, © RAF Museum

Fuze Extractor Freddy Mark 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1945, In Storage, 1990/0046/T

The Freddy Mk 1 was invented by Squadron Leader Eric Moxey at the start of the Second World War. It used compressed air to remove the fuze from unexploded enemy bombs, enabling RAF personnel to stay at a safe distance while it was disarmed.

Symmetrical structure composed of metal rods, strips and bolts, and a metal syringe, © RAF Museum

Hawker Hurricane Wreck

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1940-31 AUG 1940, In Storage, 79/A/1722

Hawker Hurricane I P3175 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Company and issued to No. 257 Squadron in August 1940. From 17 August onwards it was flown most often by Pilot Officer Gerard Hamilton Maffett.

Remains of an aircraft engine, © RAF Museum

Gosport Tube Assembly

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 66/R/608

The Gosport tube was a speaking funnel connected via rubber tubes to ear plates which were fitted inside a pupil's helmet. It allowed the flying instructor in a tandem open cockpit to speak and give their pupil instructions while in the air. Before its introduction, verbal instruction had been impossible.

Tubes and hearing pieces resembling a stethoscope, RAF Museum

Course and Speed Calculator Mark IIA

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 65/I/124

This analogue calculator enabled courses to be worked out quickly taking into account the effect of the wind.

Metal instrument with large circular disk and rule to the front, © RAF Museum

Operation GRANBY Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-5352

GRANBY was the operational name given to the response by UK forces to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the subsequent Gulf War of 1991.

Circular yellow cloth badge with cartoon camel and inscription reading Bye Bye Saddam, © RAF Museum

Night Simulation Goggles

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1995/0536/U

It is much safer to practice night flying during the day than in the dark. Wearing these heavily tinted goggles, a pupil can experience the low light levels of night flying while the instructor keeps a good look out.

Dark glass oval goggles with black leather surround and webbing strap, © RAF Museum

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