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RFC, Cowl Type, Ptn 1916

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-8944/001

Full head covering leather helmet with fabric lining. Oval hole in the front for wearer to see through. Two leather tubes on either side under belt type fastener.

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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

Medals of Air Commodore Al Deere

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-1918

RAF Spitfire pilot Al Deere was perhaps the most famous of the many New Zealanders who joined the RAF and fought in the Second World War.

Ten medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Aircraft Recognition Cards

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 69/K/414

Aircraft recognition was a vital skill for the Royal Observer Corps and aircrew. Many hours were devoted to studying photographs or drawings of aircraft. Illustrated playing cards added some fun to the process.

Aircraft Recognition Cards | 69/K/414, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Armband

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/U/619

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed in 1925 to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Armband in black and white striped fabric with a metal clasp and ‘Observer Corps’ in red stitching, © RAF Museum

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

Medal Bar of Flying Officer Michael Edmund Staples

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 80/D/1923

Michael Staples was a successful Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain, serving with No. 609 Squadron at RAF Middle Wallop in Hampshire.

Three medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © 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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Type M.1860 Machmeter

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-5563

Black faced instrument calibrated in 100ths from M 0.8 to M 2.0 with numeral every 0.2 divisions and with 20 subdivisions between each. Bottom centre knob controls movable index marker.

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Flight Control Computer

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-1307

Black box with ribbed left hand side. Brown handle with left hand side clip mounted on the front above protruding section with two jack sockets. Six large sockets on the rear.

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