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Full Dress Helmet of an Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 71/U/1185

Worn on ceremonial occasions, the Full Dress helmet was expensive, uncomfortable to wear and likened by some to a baboon's bottom. The end of its use, in 1939, was welcomed by many officers.

Black hard helmet with fur surround and spiked feather plume, badge and gold cord at front, © RAF Museum

Field Service Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 70/U/1244

A major change to the Other Ranks uniform took place in 1936. Shirts, ties and open necked jackets replaced tunics that closed to the neck.

Blue grey fabric cap with green and navy square-checked band with metal buttons and badge, © RAF Museum

Post Instrument Mark IIC

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 67/I/698

Post Instruments were used in the Second World War by members of the Observer Corps as an aide to assess the height, bearing and location of enemy aircraft.

Side view of a complex instrument made of metal, with a measuring stick fixed in the middle, © RAF Museum

Railway Ticket, RAF Henlow

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 84/C/723

Many RAF stations had, and still do have, attendant railway stations offering a connection to the wider world.

Square cardboard railway ticket, © RAF Museum

Douglas Protractor

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 70/I/458

This square protractor has its origins in marine navigation but has proved equally useful for use with aeronautical charts as nautical ones.

Square of card marked with grid and accompanying brown envelope, © RAF Museum

USAAF Type M-1 Flak Vest

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0275/U

During 1942, 70% of USAAF aircrew casualties were due to flak and other low speed projectiles. After flak vests were introduced, fatality rates of bomber crews were reduced by 50% and injuries by 70%.

Side view of a protective vest in three sections covering the back, chest, abdomen and groin displayed on a mannequin. An adjustable waist belt is visible as is a red fabric handle to aid emergency removal of the garment, RAF Museum

Layout of kit and method of wearing equipment

Library, In Storage, X001-4334

Air Diagrams were posters produced for use in the training of air and ground crews. Service life for RAF airmen included laying out their kit on their bed for inspection.

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Fleet Air Arm, Officers distinguishing badge, Pattern 1925

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 76/U/856

This badge was to worn by RAF officers serving with the Fleet Air Arm. The badge was worn in the centre of the left sleeve, half an inch above the rank lace.

Circular black badge with gold embroidered wreath around the edge. In the centre a silver anchor., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 14

Library, In Storage, PR03721

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Summaries Volume 14 ASOS Numbers 406-495 and SREA Numbers 397-407. Covers January-March 1942.

Air Ministry War Room, Air Staff Operational Summary and Summary of Reports of Enemy Action against the United Kingdom: Volume 14 | PR03721

Medal Bar of 5, Flying Officer Ian Donald Roy McDonald

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1997/0310/D

Flying Officer Ian McDonald joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, becoming an ace fighter and earning both the Military Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was shot down and killed while serving in Iraq in 1920.

5 metal medals in a row on a bar suspended from brightly coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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