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PR-24 Baton

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X005-6267

After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, UK forces including RAF personnel found themselves having to deal with growing civil unrest.

Black polycarbonate stick with side handle, © RAF Museum

RAF Mark VI Cable Cutter for Barrage Balloon Wire

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/A/1189

This wing-mounted cable cutter was powered by a small explosive charge and was intended to cut barrage balloon wires if an aircraft became entangled in them. The balloon cable would run into the notch, triggering the charge, which released a sharp blade like a chisel to sever the cable.

Chrome instrument, © RAF Museum

Jigsaw Puzzle of H2S Display

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 73/K/552

By assembling jigsaw puzzles like this one of Oslo Fjord in Norway, RAF navigators learned to recognise places from the way they were displayed on H2S ground mapping radar screens.

36-piece jigsaw puzzle showing a black and white map of islands, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © RAF Museum

Avro 504K

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1966, London, Hangar Two, 74/A/26

One of the most famous aircraft of all time, the original Avro 504 appeared in 1913. 504s equipped five night-fighter squadrons.

Biplane with grey body and white wings with wooden struts, © RAF Museum

Air Force Department Fire Service Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 83/U/1342

The Air Force Department Fire Service was formed in 1959, merging into the joint military Defence Fire Service in 1990.

White hard helmet with fire service badge, © RAF Museum

Braid of an Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/1532

The method of displaying of Officer's rank in the RAF closely follows that of the Navy by using different sizes of lace on the cuffs.

Worn dark blue cloth tape with central light blue stripe, © RAF Museum

Combat Helmet Mark 4

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1986/1108/U

Introduced in the closing stages of the Second World War, the Mk 4 helmet continued to serve as the standard British combat helmet for over 40 years.

Dome-shaped steel protective helmet with fabric chinstrap, © RAF Museum

Twinkletoes the Cat Mascot

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 1990/0732/C

Twinkletoes accompanied Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown during the first non-stop transatlantic flight which he made with Captain John Alcock in a Vickers Vimy on 14–15 June 1919.

Threadbare stuffed toy cat with black fur, green glass eyes and white silk scarf, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Lapel Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 78/U/621

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Round metal badge with an engraved scene of an observer searching the skies, encircled by a motto in a blue border, © RAF Museum

Artwork for Programme of the Royal Air Force Aerial Pageant Hendon

Fine Art, In Storage, FA11104

This lithographically-printed poster reproduces the design of an original watercolour painting featuring Vickers Vernon transport aircraft and a blown-up railway bridge in a Middle Eastern setting. The poster was used to advertise the 1923 RAF Hendon Pageant.

Poster showing biplane flying over a wrecked wooden bridge with a cloud of fire and smoke in the background, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © RAF Museum

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