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Gecko Marine Safety Helmet Mark X

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X008-4494

This safety helmet was worn by individuals taking part in search and rescue drills. This involves putting on an immersion suit and lifejacket, stepping off a launch and floating around in the sea waiting for the rescue helicopter to winch you aboard.

Bright yellow domed, brimless hard crash helmet with pull-down plastic visor and nylon chinstrap, © RAF Museum

Railway Ticket, RAF Henlow

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 84/C/723

Many RAF stations had, and still do have, attendant railway stations offering a connection to the wider world.

Square cardboard railway ticket, © RAF Museum

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 78/R/302

The modern day equivalent is known by the American code name Chaff.

Beige cardboard and paper stack with string handle, © RAF Museum

Bust of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring by Walther Wolff, bronze

Fine Art, London, Hangar Five, FA20067

Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring was commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe and President of the Reichstag. He was considered as Adolf Hitler’s deputy, giving him considerable military and political power.

Bronze head of a man, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum

Slouch Hat

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 85/U/333

Although the Iraqi Levies had been wearing a similar hat since the 1920s, it was 1942 before the slouch hat became a standard issue item in the British military.

Brown wide-brimmed soft fabric hat with cloth hat band, © RAF Museum

Heinkel He 111

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1947, London, Hangar Five, 78/A/1033

The Heinkel He 111, a German twin-engined medium bomber, was used extensively in the late 1930s and early years of the Second World War. Like many Luftwaffe military aircraft, its development was concealed by claiming it was for high-speed commercial transport.

Side view of an aircraft with a camouflaged upper and a turquoise underside; a cross and swastika painted on the fuselage and, © RAF Museum

Hazard Warning Flag

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, London, Hangar Five, X002-7592

Warning flags were used to mark the locations of unexploded bombs and other possible hazards.

Red rectangular flag on a wooden stick, © RAF Museum

Sand from Stalag Luft III Parade Ground, The Great Escape

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 2007, London, Hangar One, X004-1399

On the night of 24 March 1944, 76 Allied prisoners, the majority of them RAF aircrew, escaped from the German prisoner of war camp, Stalag Luft III.

Glass petri dish containing sand, © RAF Museum

Möhne Dam Fragment

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-1920

On the night of the 16/17 May 1943 the RAF's No. 617 Squadron carried out a low-level attack on dams in the Ruhr Valley using 'bouncing' bombs. Codenamed 'Operation Chastise' by the RAF, this audacious raid has become popularly known as the Dam Busters raid. The mission made the squadron's Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, a household name.

Rough chunk of grey concrete-like material, © RAF Museum

Lightweight Gymnastic Club

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/Z/271

Exercises with Indian clubs such as the one shown here were popular in the early twentieth century.

Wooden club shaped like a rounders bat, © RAF Museum

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