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Headdress of a Trucial Omani Scout

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1995/0201/U

The Trucial Omani Scouts was a security force established in 1951 to defend the seven emirates of Trucial Oman which now form the United Arab Emirates. Headquartered at RAF Sharjah, the Scouts were made up of both British military and local personnel.

Red and white check fabric headdress, RAF Museum

Plotting Block, Hostile Raid

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-6553

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Wooden triangular prism-shaped block displaying numbers over two rows: ‘H01’ on yellow cards and ‘40+’ on blue cards, © RAF Museum

Field Service Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/870

As an economy measure in 1943, black plastic buttons and badges replaced the brass examples previously found on the 1936 Pattern cap.

Blue grey fabric cap, with two plastic buttons at front, © RAF Museum

Head and Breast Set

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 67/R/449

This standard General Post Office equipment was widely used by RAF personnel during the Second World War. It enabled the wearer to make and receive calls while freeing their hands for other tasks.

Telephone system with a mouthpiece and phone connector on a neck strap, attached to headphones by a thin cord, © RAF Museum

Flying Helmet Type E

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 81/U/622

Originally issued as a lightweight helmet for the crews of Coastal Command, the Type E later replaced the Type D helmet as the standard headgear for crews operating in tropical areas.

Cream-coloured Aertex fabric helmet with black rubber headphone housings, © RAF Museum

Spitfire Mark I Windscreen

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 80/A/1142

This armoured windscreen from a Spitfire Mk I was damaged by machine gun fire on 9 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain. The pilot was Sub Lieutenant Arthur Blake RN from No. 19 Squadron based at Fowlmere.

Shattered glass in an arch-shaped thick metal frame, © RAF Museum

Flying Wire Acorn

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 83/A/811

Flying wires, which can be seen connecting a biplane's wings, serve two purposes. They support the weight of the wings when on the ground and hold the wings in place when flying.

Elongated chrome egg with large slot along one side, © RAF Museum

Cigarette Lighter from 303 Signals Unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, London, Hangar One, X004-1261

303 Signals Unit operate a site on the summit of Mount Kent on the Falkland Islands and provide radar cover for the airfield at RAF Mount Pleasant.

Chrome flip top lighter with puffin motif, © RAF Museum

Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vb

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1941-DEC 1982, London, Hangar One, 82/A/1716

The Mk V was regarded by pilots as the best handling Spitfire, despite its very short development time. It was also the most widely produced, equipping over 140 RAF squadrons.

Single engine aircraft with camouflage pattern, © RAF Museum

Scourge from Belsen Concentration Camp

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 81/C/169

On 15 August 1945, Allied troops liberated the Concentration Camp at Bergen-Belsen in Northern Germany. The liberators were confronted with the horrific sight of around 13,000 unburied bodies and 60,000 starving and diseased inmates.

Wooden-handled leather whip with multiple strips, © RAF Museum

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