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Royal Navy Flight Deck Surcoat

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1999 {cg}, London, Hangar Six, X008-4187

Coloured flight deck surcoat worn by Chief Tech Peter Morgan who served as an armourer of No.1 Squadron on board HMS Invincible supporting operations over Kosovo and Iraq in 1998.

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Mess Dress Bow Tie

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1995-1998, London, Hangar One, X003-1935

Squadrons can add their own flair to the standard RAF Mess Dress uniform through bow ties and cummerbunds in squadron colours. This colourful example belongs to No. 13 Squadron.

Silk bow tie with black, yellow and green stripes, © RAF Museum

RAF, Bomb Mission Symbol, Operation ALLIED FORCE, 1999

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1995, London, Hangar Six, X008-4189

Stencils used on No.1 Squadron Harrier GR7s involved in Operation ALLIED FORCE. This was a NATO operation in which Serbian military targets were attacked to prevent their persecution of ethnic minorities in Kosovo.

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Philco-Ford AIM-9L Sidewinder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2001-SEP 2010, London, Hangar Six, X005-2792

A short-range passive Infra-Red homing heat-seeking air-to-air missile carried offensively and for self-defence. Named after the Sidewinder snake, which also detects its prey via body heat. Developed by the U.S Navy from the late 1940s, with the first successful firing in September 1953. Production of the AIM-9L began in 1977.

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RAF Bruggen closure party tankard

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2001, London, Hangar Six, X008-4689

British forces in Germany were gradually withdrawn following the end of the Cold War. This tankard marks the closure of RAF Bruggen in 2001, ending a continuous RAF presence in Germany since 1945.

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Philco-Ford AIM-9L Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2001-SEP 2010, London, Hangar Six, X005-2794

A short-range passive Infra-Red homing heat-seeking air-to-air missile carried offensively and for self-defence. Named after the Sidewinder snake, which also detects its prey via body heat. Developed by the U.S Navy from the late 1940s, with the first successful firing in September 1953. Production of the AIM-9L began in 1977.

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Christmas Gift Box Items from the Defence Catering Group

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2004, In Storage, X005-5950

In 1914 Princess Mary supported the creation of a fund to pay for a Christmas gift box to be sent to every serving member of the UK armed forces. Made of brass, its contents included smoking materials, chocolate and a photograph of the Princess.

Red plastic rubber ball, elasticated Rudolph nose and a Christmas card, RAF Museum

Eurofighter Typhoon, TV Advert Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2007, London, Hangar One, X003-1188

A large model of a Eurofighter Typhoon made for a recruiting advert. It's constructed from tools, stationery and computer parts, reflecting the different trades available in the RAF.

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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

Lifejacket of a Winchman

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2008, London, Hangar Six, X008-4721

The flying clothing worn by RAF winchmen equipped them for rescue operations over the sea and in the mountains, where they frequently had to be lowered by cable from a hovering helicopter.

Mannequin dressed in one-piece orange overall, green life vest, yellow helmet and ankle boots, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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