Soldier converted airplane to house hospital equipment (13)
I believe the answer is:
paraphernalia
'hospital equipment' is the definition.
'paraphernalia' can be an answer for 'equipment' (paraphernalia is a kind of equipment). I'm not sure about the 'hospital' bit.
'soldier converted airplane to house' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'para' (paratrooper).
'converted' indicates an anagram.
'to house' becomes 'h'.
'airplane'+'h'='airplaneh'
'airplaneh' with letters rearranged gives 'phernalia'.
'para'+'phernalia'='PARAPHERNALIA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paraphernalia that I've seen before include "Trappings" , "Objects and accessories" , "Odds and ends needed for a particular pursuit" , "Miscellaneous articles required for an activity" , "Various bits of equipment" .)