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The Enigma Machine
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1945, London, Hangar Five, 82/R/503
Engima was the trade name for the cypher machine used by the Germans to code their communications, the codes of which changed daily. British listening stations intercepted messages which were then passed to cryptographers at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park to decode.
RAF Bomb Disposal Helmet
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1992/0818/U
Bombs can bury themselves deep in the ground, needing a shaft to be dug to reach them. When this was required, members of RAF bomb disposal teams would wear protective mining equipment like this helmet.
Rolls Royce Pegasus 11 (Mk 103)
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1980-1991, London, Hangar One, 1996/0216/E
This powerful turbofan engine built by Rolls-Royce was fitted to the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) British Aerospace Harrier, using vectored thrust to enable the aircraft to both fly conventionally and to hover.
Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Andrew Crawford Rankin McLure
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X005-5090
Andrew McLure flew with No. 87 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.
Beret of an Officer
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 72/U/1122
In 1948 the beret replaced the Field Service cap as the standard headgear for No. 2 Working Dress uniform.
Nylon Halex toothbrush
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1942, London, Hangar One, 72/S/1426
This may look like a normal toothbrush but a magnetised compass swinger is concealed within the handle.
Pulley Block from 'The Pitch and Toss'
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 72/C/1353
After being captured in Libya during 1941, Flight Lieutenant George Carmichael of No. 451 Squadron became something of an escape artist; twice he managed to evade his captor.
No. 600 Squadron Commemorative Ashtray
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0798/C
Smoking was a common recreation in the 1930s, and souvenir squadron memorabilia frequently incorporated smoking materials.
Gymnastic Club
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 71/Z/272
The badge of the Physical Training Instructor depicts three arms wielding Indian Clubs.
Boulton Paul Defiant Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1944, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/A/16
The Defiant introduced a new tactical concept in two-seat RAF fighter design by concentrating all armament in a four-gun turret behind the cockpit. During the Battle of Britain, it proved no match for German fighters and was quickly withdrawn from daylight operations and moved to a night-fighter role.
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