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Sopwith Triplane

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1937, London, Hangar Two, 74/A/19

The Triplane was a highly manoeuvrable single-seat scout with phenomenal rates of climb and roll. The arrival of the Triplane on the Western Front in early 1917 made such an impression on the Germans that they asked their manufacturers to produce triplane fighters, leading to the Fokker Dr1 of 'Red Baron' fame.

Triplane with grey body and wings and wooden struts, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Rudder from Pfalz D III single-engined fighter.

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917, London, Hangar Two, 65/A/764

Rudder Framework sound, fabric pierced in a few places one side come adrift; some bullet holes; paint in good condition.

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Flying Helmet Mark I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1930, London, Hangar One, X002-6497

The original RAF flying helmet. This pattern of helmet was first issued to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 and continued in service with the RAF into the 1930s.

Soft brown leather fur-lined helmet with chinstrap and upturned fur peak, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Zeppelin L48 Bomb Release Gear

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917, London, Hangar Two, 70/O/1217

Restored bomb release gear still attached to section of (possibly reproduction) airship structure.

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Royal Aircraft Factory Mk V Barometric Altimeter

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917, London, Hangar Two, 1994/0224/I

Damaged aircraft altimeter with shrapnel damage, missing front glass and indicator finger.

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SE5A Interplane Strut

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1918, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/A/508

On 30 July 1918 Group Captain Ira 'Taffy' Jones, flying SE5A D6895 with No. 74 Squadron, fought a German Rumpler aircraft. During the engagement, this wing strut from his aircraft was damaged by gunfire (the bullet damage can be seen). After despatching the Rumpler, Jones went on to shoot down a second German aircraft before landing, when his aircraft collapsed.

Wooden stick-shaped support with metal-covered ends, © RAF Museum

Cross, Bead

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1918, London, Hangar Three/Four, 80/C/232

This bead cross is believed to be a pachisi board. Pachisi is an ancient game that originated in India but was played across Arabia. This board belonged to Thomas Edward Lawrence, more popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia.

Cross, Bead | 80/C/232, IAIN DUNCAN / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Pilot's flying log book of Captain Meredith Thomas, 7 January 1917-22 April 1919

Archives, 07 JAN 1917-07 JAN 1946, In Storage, X007-1391/001/001

Thomas joined the Queen's Westminster Rifles as a rifleman in August 1914 and served for nearly two years in the trenches of the Western Front.

Army Book 425., Army Book 425.

Bristol M.1c

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1918, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1988/0209/A

The Bristol M.1C was the first British monoplane of the First World War. However, owing to an institutional distrust of monoplanes in the Royal Flying Corps, only 125 Bristol M.1C airframes were ordered.

Single-seat rotary engined monoplane scout with distinctive red dragon insignia on the fuselage. Reproduction using original, © RAF Museum / Iain Duncan

Pilot's flying log book of 2nd Lieutenant William Munro Yool, 27 March 1917-28 November 1924

Archives, 27 MAR 1917-28 NOV 1924, In Storage, B1914

Yool records flights with No.22 Squadron September-October 1917 in France and then with No.39 Squadron January-October 1918. No.39 Squadron was a home defence fighter squadron equipped with the Bristol F.2b aircraft frequently known as the Bristol fighter to protect London from air attack.

Small note book with manuscript entries, Crown

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