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Service Dress Cap of a Field Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 75/U/734

The first blue RAF uniforms were supposedly made from fabric which was ordered by the Imperial Russian government but never delivered due to the revolution of 1917.

Blue grey fabric cap with gold-wire decorated peak, cloth band and strap with crown, eagle and palm leaf badge, © RAF Museum

Home Service Eagle Shoulder Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 68/U/382

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

Percy the Penguin Mascot

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 80/C/1656

During the Second World War many Bomber Command aircrew carried lucky charms like Percy the Penguin in the hope that they would protect them from the many hazards they faced while flying.

Grey and white soft toy with large bird-like beak and orange glass eyes, © RAF Museum

Hawker Siddeley Gnat T1

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1964-OCT 1979, In Storage, 85/A/146

Best known for its use by the Red Arrows aerobatic team, the Gnat T1 entered service in 1962, taking over from Vampire T11s as the RAF's standard advanced training aircraft.

Bright red metal jet engine with red, white and blue striped tail, RAF Museum

Plotting Block, Hostile Raid

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, London, Hangar Five, X002-6552

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: ‘809’ on yellow cards and ‘30+’ on blue cards, © RAF Museum

Air Defence Corps Cadet Cap Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 72/U/1295

Formed in 1938 as the youth wing of the Air League of the British Empire, the Air Defence Cadet Corps was taken under RAF control in 1941, becoming the Air Training Corps.

Circular silver badge with blue stylised eagle, © RAF Museum

Belgian Congo Coffee Beans

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 80/Z/1199

In an effort to raise morale, RAF aircraft would occasionally drop items that had become unobtainable in occupied countries.

Calico drawstring bag with label, © RAF Museum

Wing Spar

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1995, London, Hangar One, 1995/0504/A

When metal overtook wood as the aircraft building material of choice, manufacturers had to find new ways of building familiar parts.

Horizontal metal bar with v-shaped profile, © RAF Museum

RAF Police Shoulder Tab

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-0288

In their role of protecting personnel and ensuring the rule of military law is upheld within the station, the RAF police find themselves with a task that is not always fully appreciated by other members of the Air Force.

Two identical navy cloth badges with horizontal red stripe with navy lettering RAFP, © RAF Museum

Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2415

The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.

Three six-pointed bronze star medals and three round silver medals - all on individual clasps and five with ribbons, © RAF Museum

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