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Flying Helmet Type B

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/636

Similar in shape to the 1930 Pattern flying helmet, the most recognisable feature of the Type B was the large zipped covers housing the telephone receivers.

Soft brown leather helmet with chinstrap and large leather headphone domes over ears, © RAF Museum

Stevenson Screen

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1992/0102/G

Stevenson Screens have been used on airfields to shield instruments from direct sunlight since the First World War.

Stevenson Screen, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Royal Aero Club membership badge, 1935

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 79/U/1655

The Royal Aero Club worked closely with the Air Ministry to promote aviation as a sport, awarding licences and organising races.

Royal Aero Club membership badge, 1935 | 79/U/1655, IAIN DUNCAN

Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp (Silver)

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X004-0866

The Luftwaffe introduced flying clasps as a way of acknowledging an aircrew’s operational experience. A bronze clasp represented 20 operational flights, silver 60 and gold 110.

Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp (Silver) | X004-0866, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Junkers Ju 88 Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1991/0198/M

This is a British-made model of a Second World War German Junkers Ju 88, used to train RAF personnel, particularly pilots, gunners and members of the Observer Corps, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition.

Model of an aircraft in dark grey-green, with a black cross on each wing and a swastika on the tail, © RAF Museum

Brass Button Stick

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 70/U/749

Brass buttons were fitted to RAF uniforms into the 1960s. They required daily polishing to maintain the standard of appearance required of RAF recruits.

Rectangle of brass with a large slot in the middle, © RAF Museum

Messerschmitt Bf 110G: Daimler-Benz DB-605B

Library, In Storage, X001-4341

Air Diagram of the Bf 110G: Daimler-Benz DB-605B

Me 110G aircraft drawing with cutaway view of internal layout, Consult Collection Curator before use / RAF Museum

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 78/R/302

The modern day equivalent is known by the American code name Chaff.

Beige cardboard and paper stack with string handle, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Hat of Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-9406

Other Ranks were introduced to the Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service during 1956. Their Service Dress hat resembles the tricorn initially issued to the RAF Nursing Service in 1918 but is fashioned out of RAF blue grey material rather than the black felt of the older design.

Shallow-domed crown, blue fabric hat with brim curled up at sides and back, with plastic badge at front, © RAF Museum

Aircraft Crash Axe

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/T/346

Multi-crew and multi-engine aircraft were equipped with an axe to assist the crew in escaping from it in a crash. These sturdy steel axes had insulated rubber handles designed to allow the axe to be used to cut through live electrical cables.

Chrome-headed axe with black rubber handle, © RAF Museum

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