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Webbing Equipment Renovator

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/U/217

RAF blue grey webbing belts required regular cleaning, particularly before a parade. The paste in this tin was applied with a scrubbing brush and worked into the fabric of the belt.

Grey metal circular tin with descriptive lettering on the lid, © RAF Museum

No. 600 Squadron Commemorative Ashtray

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0798/C

Smoking was a common recreation in the 1930s, and souvenir squadron memorabilia frequently incorporated smoking materials.

Circular glass ashtray with Squadron badge on its base, © RAF Museum

India Uniform Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/U/112

During the Second World War individuals from many Allied and Commonwealth nations joined the RAF. To acknowledge this multi-national support, uniform badges denoting the individuals' country of origin were authorised for wear.

Three cloth badges with names of countries in gold stitching, © RAF Museum

Fellowship of the Bellows Badges

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1995/0550/U

The Fellowship of the Bellows was a fundraising organisation originating in Argentina in 1940 to collect money to purchase additional aircraft for the RAF during the Battle of Britain. The bellows referred to the need for ‘more air force’.

Eleven badges affixed to a card printed with the letter 'V' in red, © RAF Museum

Sector Room Clock (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/I/1326

These clocks were used in Operation Rooms in the Second World War, and particularly during the Battle of Britain, to help track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Round clock face with triangular pattern in red, yellow and blue around the numbers, in wooden casing, © RAF Museum

Armband of an Orderly Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 80/U/1477

Being Orderly Officer was a daily duty for officers of Flight Lieutenant rank or below. It involved various tasks including supervision of guards and saluting the raising and lowering of the RAF ensign.

Grey cloth armband with two capital letter Os in red stitching, © 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

RAF 4lb Incendiary Bomb 1944

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/O/37

This type of small incendiary bomb was used to start fires at a target. Usually dropped in containers of 90, they started multiple fires in a small area and were designed to overwhelm the fire-fighting services ranged against them.

Stick-shaped metal cylinder with protective cover and one end painted orange, © RAF Museum

Red Arrows Flying Suit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-4457

Red flying suits are only worn by the select few who comprise the RAF's elite Red Arrows aerobatic display team.

Mannequin wearing red one-piece suit, green life jacket and overtrousers, white helmet with black visor and breathing mask, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © 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