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Fokker DVII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1938, London, Hangar Two, 75/A/804

The Fokker DVII was one of the outstanding fighters of the First World War, designed to win back German air superiority. Herman Goering, later Head of Hitler's Luftwaffe, was an early DVII ace.

Biplane with colourful camouflage pattern on body and wings, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Hat of Women's Auxiliary Air Force Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-3619

At its formation in 1939, the Women's Auxiliary Air Force adopted a cap which was reminiscent of the Women's Royal Air Force cap from the First World War.

Blue grey fabric cap with baggy soft crown, hard peak and decorative cloth band and strap with metal badge, © RAF Museum

Sopwith 1½ Strutter (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1977-1980, Cosford, Hangar Two, 81/A/212

The 1½ Strutter was designed as a high performance fighting aircraft. Both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service flew large numbers of them as did the French Aviation Militaire and the Belgian and United States air services.

Biplane with grey canvas body and wings and wooden struts, © RAF Museum

Parachute Release Handle

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/S/152

Squadron Leader Henry Hogan was the Commanding Officer of No. 501 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, 1940.

Rectangular chrome handle with trailing metal wire, © RAF Museum

Air Ministry Bell

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 70/G/960

Bells have been used for hundreds of years to attract people’s attention. The RAF has used them to warn of fires, air raids, or for fighter pilots to scramble.

Bell engraved with ‘A. M. 1940’ and a crown motif; a rope attached to the top for hanging the bell, © RAF Museum

RAF Central Band Full Dress Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-6842

This busby-style of headdress replaced the peaked caps of the RAF Central Band in 1977.

Black fur cylindrical helmet, and bristle plume at front above gold embroidered badge and golden fabric strap, © RAF Museum

Headdress of a Trucial Omani Scout

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1995/0201/U

The Trucial Omani Scouts was a security force established in 1951 to defend the seven emirates of Trucial Oman which now form the United Arab Emirates. Headquartered at RAF Sharjah, the Scouts were made up of both British military and local personnel.

Red and white check fabric headdress, RAF Museum

Plotting Block, Hostile Raid

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-6553

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Wooden triangular prism-shaped block displaying numbers over two rows: ‘H01’ on yellow cards and ‘40+’ on blue cards, © RAF Museum

Field Service Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/870

As an economy measure in 1943, black plastic buttons and badges replaced the brass examples previously found on the 1936 Pattern cap.

Blue grey fabric cap, with two plastic buttons at front, © RAF Museum

Head and Breast Set

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 67/R/449

This standard General Post Office equipment was widely used by RAF personnel during the Second World War. It enabled the wearer to make and receive calls while freeing their hands for other tasks.

Telephone system with a mouthpiece and phone connector on a neck strap, attached to headphones by a thin cord, © RAF Museum

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