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Op Herrick individual aide memoire

Library, 2013, London, Hangar Six, X008-0827

Aide memoire issued to personnel about to deploy on operations to Afghanistan providing essential information on subjects such as history, geography, people, culture and useful phrases.

Op Herrick individual aide memoire | X008-0827, Consult Collection Curator before use

Desk Top Pen Holder, Afghanistan 2010

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X008-4489

Souvenir pen holder purchased from a market stall at Kandahar airfield in 2010 by Cpl Martin Earrey, a Survival Equipment Fitter.

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Type F.95, Mk. 7, Camera

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X005-6034

The F.95 cine camera entered RAF service in the early 1950s and remained in use until 2004, it was designed for low altitude, high speed, oblique, daylight photography.

Type F.95, Mk. 7, Camera | X005-6034, Royal Air Force Museum

Type SSQ 981 Sonobuoy

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, 1994/0515/R

The SSQ 981 is a passive sonobuoy used in anti-submarine operations. A passive sonobuoy listens for underwater noises emitted from submarines, such as machinery and aims to eliminate background noises found in the sea such as wildlife and waves.

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1980's Bomb Disposal overalls badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X003-8965

The RAF maintained a bomb disposal capability until the disbandment in 2020 of 5131 Squadron, the last of the RAF's explosive ordnance disposal units.

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Survival Equipment, RAF Kandahar, badge, Ptn 2010

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X008-4488

Survival Equipment Fitter's badge worn by Cpl Martin Earrey whilst deployed on Operation Herrick to Kandahar AFB in 2010.

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MBDA Storm Shadow model

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X003-2341

Model of MBDA Storm Shadow cruise missile. Storm Shadow is a long-range, air-launched, cruise missile for use against fixed or hardened targets.

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Flying Clothes of a Typhoon Pilot

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X006-0087

The flying clothing worn by Typhoon pilots is designed to provide protection during flight, prevent injury if they have to eject and help them survive until rescued.

Mannequin dressed in green jacket and trousers, white helmet, breathing mask and black boots, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

United Nations Blue Beret

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X008-4705

United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces have worn the distinctive blue beret and helmet since the mid-1950s. Based on the colour of the UN flag, it aids recognition of UN personnel deployed to areas of conflict in support of the UN in promoting stability, security and the peace process.

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Mountain Rescue Badge, Blue/Grey

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X004-5278

Formed during the Second World War, the RAF's Mountain Rescue Service provides search and rescue capabilities primarily for the recovery of crashed aircrews in difficult terrain.

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