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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

Fabric Doll of Amy Johnson

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X006-8956

Amy Johnson achieved international celebrity when she became the first female pilot to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930. She went on to attempt and set a number of other record-breaking flights, some of which are recorded on the doll's sashes.

Cloth doll in flying clothing including helmet, goggles and flying boots, © 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

Berlin Wall Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-8589

In 1961 the German Democratic Republic (GDR) built a wall to close the border between East and West Berlin, forming a barrier between the Soviet and Western sectors of the city.

L-shaped concrete slab with neatly painted graffiti, RAF Museum

The Lightning by Humphrey Ocean, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00991

A decade after his musical explorations with singer Ian Dury’s band Kilburn and the High Roads, painter Humphrey Ocean was commissioned by the RAF Museum to represent the English Electric Lightning F6 aircraft at RAF Binbrook just before its withdrawal from service.

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Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service Service Dress Hat

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/815

The RAF Nursing Service adopted a distinctive four-cornered black felt hat in September 1918. It continues to be used as part of the Officer's Service Dress for the Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service.

Shallow crown black felt hat with decorative cloth band over peak and crown, eagle and palm leaf badge, © RAF Museum

WRAF Technician Servicing a Helicopter at Shawbury by Boyd & Evans, crayon on paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00495

Fionnuala Boyd and Les Evans work inter-dependently as an artistic partnership, at times drawing on the same leaves of paper to realise a shared vision. Photography is central to their practice. In the studio, when away from the subject, they based their drawings on photographs, and today photography is their main medium.

WRAF Technician Servicing A helicopter at Shawbury by Leslie Evans and Fionnuala Boyd, pencil crayon on paper, Boyd & Evans / RAF Museum

Tapestry depicting an Avro Vulcan

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1996/0244/C

Hand embroidered coloured tapestry depicting an RAF Avro Vulcan aircraft flying in the clouds.

Hand embroidered coloured tapestry depicting an RAF Avro Vulcan aircraft flying in the clouds., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

RAF Flying Badge of a Radio Observer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 83/U/140

As the Second World War progressed the Observer's badge was slowly phased out, replaced by an Aircrew Brevet, first introduced for Air Gunners. Each speciality was represented by the letters of their trade. This Brevet is for a Radio Observer and was worn by operators of the new radar devices being fitted to aircraft of the time.

Single wing shaped cloth badge with initials RO, © RAF Museum

Air Defence Cadet Corps, Cap Badge, 1938 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1990/1141/U

This badge was worn on the field service cap which formed part of the standard uniform of the Air Defence Cadet Corps.

Air Defence Cadet Corps, Cap Badge, 1938 Pattern | 1990/1141/U, IAIN DUNCAN

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