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Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, VC

Photographs, In Storage, PC76/23/35

As a pilot in 1941, Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf was the only member of the RAF to be awarded the Victoria Cross for service in East Asia during the Second World War

Portrait of a man in RAF pilot's uniform, Crown

FuG 212 Airborne Radar Indicator Unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1995/0922/R

The German Air Force started to deploy radar equipped night fighters during 1941. In 1943, an improved model of the Luftwaffe’s Lichtenstein radar, the Funkgerät (FuG) 212, was introduced. The indicator enabled the radio operator to guide the fighter to within visual range of Allied aircraft.

Rectangular light grey painted case housing three cathode ray tubes and ten switches fitted in the face., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Flying Helmet Type E

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 81/U/622

Originally issued as a lightweight helmet for the crews of Coastal Command, the Type E later replaced the Type D helmet as the standard headgear for crews operating in tropical areas.

Cream-coloured Aertex fabric helmet with black rubber headphone housings, © RAF Museum

WAAF Other Ranks, Service Dress Cap, 1939 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 72/U/758

The Service Dress Cap was the standard headdress worn with the No 1 Service Dress uniform. It was also commonly worn with various forms of Working Dress. It would continue in uses until replaced by a new style of WRAF cap in 1952.

WAAF Other Ranks, Service Dress Cap, 1939 Pattern | 72/U/758, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Aircraft Marshalling Wand

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 81/R/793

Aircraft can be awkward to manouevre safely when on the ground. Aircraft marshalling is a way for ground crew to assist in ground manouevres by visually communicating with the pilot using a series of standardised hand signals. Illuminated wands such as the one displayed here are used in conditions of poor visibility.

Mini light sabre, © RAF Museum

Certificate issued to Leading Aircraftman Peter A. Nash on completion of the instrument flying course at Moody Field, 1942

Archives, In Storage, A935

Leading Aircraftman Peter A. Nash received this certificate from the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School for completing “…a course of instrument flying…in ‘The Jeep’ without Peeping”.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Kate Brophy, 21 March 2018

Film & Sound, X008-5608

Interview with Kate Brophy, who served as an aerospace systems operator and aerospace battle manager. She explains the changing nature of her RAF roles and remembers her deployment to Afghanistan.

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Escape and Evasion artwork: RAF button

Archives, London, Hangar One, X003-6003/033

Original colour artwork showing how a compass is hidden within a button from an RAF uniform.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Michael Snelling, 19 September 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4800

Interview with Mike Snelling, who served as an RAF pilot in Hunter aircraft and as a civilian test pilot working on the development of the Sea Harrier and Hawk aircraft.

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Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Balbir Flora, 29 May 2018

Film & Sound, X008-5633

Interview with Balbir Flora, who served in the RAF’s supply and logistics branch. He remembers time spent deployed in the Falkland Islands and Oman, and involvement in community engagement work.

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