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Flying Suit Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-6281

After a course in elementary flying, pupils are sent to flying training schools to develop their skills. The training varied for fast jet, transport or helicopter pilots.

Triangular cloth badge with speeding cartoon aircraft firing on all cylinders, RAF Museum

Paraffin Flare Wick

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X006-4858

Before the advent of permanent runways with electric lights, airfields would be lit with flares to indicate landing paths in the dark.

Cloth cylinder with label attachment, © RAF Museum

Aircrew Helmet Mark 2A

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1988/1347/U

The first protective helmet to have integrated communications, the Mk 2 series had a weighted bar which would force the visor down to protect the face in the event of a cockpit ejection.

White hard shell helmet with Perspex eye visor, © RAF Museum

Home Service Eagle Shoulder Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 68/U/383

Other Ranks uniforms of the RAF displayed rearward facing eagle badges on the shoulders similar in style to the eagles worn on the upper arms of the Royal Naval Air Service uniform.

Rectangular navy cloth badge with two white flying eagle motifs, © RAF Museum

RAF Mountain Rescue Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-5279

The RAF Mountain Rescue Service was founded during the Second World War, in recognition of the number of RAF aircraft accidents on high ground areas of the mainland UK. Team members were initially drawn ad hoc from RAF station medical and ground crew.

Circular navy cloth badge with crossed ice picks over a coiled rope, inscribed Mountain Rescue, © RAF Museum

Military Medal of Sergeant Helen Emily Turner

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 76/D/692

Helen Turner served as a switchboard operator at the busy RAF station at Biggin Hill, as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. On 30 August 1940, during an air raid, she kept on working in order to maintain vital telephone contact with Group Headquarters. She and colleague Corporal Elizabeth Henderson only left when a 500lb bomb crashed through the roof and the building caught fire.

Round silver medal with the bust of King George VI in profile, on a red, white and blue striped ribbon, © RAF Museum

RAF Cosford Hospital Key Tag

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/C/371

In 1940 a hospital opened at RAF Cosford, housed in a series of inter-connected wooden huts. During the Second World War over 42,000 patients were treated, including returning prisoners of war and burns victims in a dedicated maxilla-facial centre.

Brass disc inscribed Sisters Quarters 16 Number 2, RAF Museum

Women's Auxiliary Air Force Uniform of Avis Hearn

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/U/760

In addition to her rank and wireless operator's trade badges, Flight Sergeant Avis Hearn's Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) tunic also carries the ribbon of the Military Medal.

Blue-grey lady's military-style jacket with stripes and badges on the sleeves with earphones and microphone hung around the c, RAF Museum

Bristol Blenheim Mark IV

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/A/626

The Bristol Blenheim was faster than its contemporary RAF fighters when it entered service in 1937. Blenheims served in RAF Fighter, Bomber, Army Co-operation and Coastal Commands. During the Battle of Britain, they had the important mission to bomb Channel ports to disrupt German preparations for invasion.

Twin engine aircraft with propellers and camouflage pattern, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-9396

In 1996 the Other Ranks uniform underwent a number of subtle changes which included the replacement of the metal cap badge with an embroidered version.

Blue grey stiff fabric cap with plastic peak, decorative cloth band, strap and embroidered badge, © RAF Museum

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