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Air Gunner badge, 1923 pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1987/1492/U

Unofficial sample Air Gunner badge used on Blue Grey Dress and Khaki Drill Uniform

On a rectangular patch of dark blue Melton with rounded top corners, a winged bullet in pale blue embroidery., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Medal Bar of 6, Squadron Leader Walter Henry Park

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 79/D/2131

Walter Henry Park joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, earning the Military Cross in 1917. His Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for operations in North Russia in 1919 and the Bar for operations in Kurdistan in 1922.

6 metal medals suspended on a bar by coloured silk ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Browning, 0.303in, Mk. II*

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 74/O/10

The Browning machine gun was adopted by the RAF following trials in 1934. Although the gun was selected, work was needed to make it suitable for use with British ammunition.

Rectangular breech to the left of a cylindrical barrel, © RAF Museum

Hucks Starter

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X008-0999

Most aircraft engines had to be started by swinging the propeller by hand until Captain Bentfield Hucks invented the Hucks Starter just after the First World War. It could start engines more quickly and with less risk of accidents.

Open top four wheeled vehicle with long raised shaft projecting from the front, RAF Museum

RAF, Type G.22 Camera Gun

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 77/I/395

Type G.22 camera gun, produced by the Williamson Manufacturing Company Limited, London.

RAF, Type G.22 Camera Gun, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

SD, Officer's, Oxford Pattern, Ptn 1970s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X008-4508

This shoe forms a pair with X008-4509.

SD, Officer's, Oxford Pattern, Ptn 1970s | X008-4508

Officer’s Cuff Eagle Badge 1918 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 66/U/536

In 1918, the RAF adopted various sizes of braid worn on the cuff of a uniform jacket to denote the rank of an officer. Above the braid, a crowned eagle was worn.

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Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1993/0395/D

Sir Dermot Boyle was the first Cranwell graduate to become Chief of the Air Staff. He was also the first Chairman of trustees for the Royal Air Force Museum.

Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle | 1993/0395/D

Iraqi Levies cap badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X004-5263

The Iraqi Levies was a locally raised ground force in the British mandate of Iraq who worked alongside the RAF in maintaining internal security in Iraq.

Iraqi Levies cap badge | X004-5263, IAIN DUNCAN

SD, Officer's, Oxford Pattern, Ptn 1970s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X008-4509

This shoe forms a pair with X008-4508.

SD, Officer's, Oxford Pattern, Ptn 1970s | X008-4509