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Flying Jacket of Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 83/U/1061

The 1938 pattern Irvin jacket was widely issued and worn by RAF aircrew during the Second World War. This example was owned by Wing Commander Eric Nicolson.

Sheepskin jacket with zip fastening and zips on each sleeve to the elbow, © RAF Museum

Bundle of Window

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-0889

Window was the codename for strips of aluminium foil, now more commonly referred to as Chaff, which produced a deceptive echo, similar to that of an aircraft, on enemy radar screens.

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Jamaica Uniform Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-1276

During the Second World War individuals from many Allied and Commonwealth nations joined the RAF. To acknowledge this multi-national support, uniform badges denoting the individuals' country of origin were authorised for wear.

Three cloth badges with names of countries in gold stitching, RAF Museum

GQ Parasuit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0362/U

In the mid 1930s, the GQ Parachute Company developed a parasuit exclusively for the air gunners of Boulton Paul Defiant two-seat fighters, as the gun turret had no space to store parachutes.

Full-body beige suit with separate brown dungaree-style top layer and elbow-length brown leather gloves, © RAF Museum

UK AWACS Commemorative Plate

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-5954

The E-3D Sentry is an Airborne Early Warning platform, often known by the acronym of AWACS due to its Airborne Warning and Control System role. Its systems allow onboard operators to identify and track enemy and allied aircraft and to relay information to commanders on the ground.

Circular porcelain plate showing a Boeing Sentry flying over clouds and countryside, RAF Museum

Physical Training Instructor Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 66/U/990

The Royal Air Force School of Physical Training was formed on the same day as the Royal Air Force, 1 April 1918. It is responsible for preparing instructors to lead physical training education and activities. It is currently located at RAF Cosford.

Circular brass badge formed of three arms holding exercise clubs with letters PTI in the centre, RAF Museum

Gosport Tube Assembly

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 66/R/608

The Gosport tube was a speaking funnel connected via rubber tubes to ear plates which were fitted inside a pupil's helmet. It allowed the flying instructor in a tandem open cockpit to speak and give their pupil instructions while in the air. Before its introduction, verbal instruction had been impossible.

Tubes and hearing pieces resembling a stethoscope, RAF Museum