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Humorous manuscript prayer titled "Quicunque Vult", circa 1916

Archives, AC73/35/2/8/1

Two manuscript sheets.

Cuttings about RNAS bombing raid on Oberndorf, 12 October 1916

Archives, In Storage, X001-3524

Nine items: Six cuttings, one map, two typed sheets

Handbook of aircraft armament

Library, 002844

Clock, Civilian, Early Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1996/0012/I

Circular luminous clock with separate seconds dial. Arabic numbers 1012 with minutes 35-55 scratched onto the black surface from 7 to 11. Aluminium alloy case with 4 pierced tongues for mounting. Winder at bottom. Glass cracked.

Group portrait of Capt William Leefe Robinson VC, Capt Wulstan Joseph Tempest and Capt Frederick Sowrey, circa 1916

Archives, In Storage, X006-7060/004

Capt Robinson is hatless and appears to wearing a mackintosh, Capt Tempest and Sowrey are wearing leather flying coats and field service hats, the men are arm in arm. Across the image is printed "Three gallant airmen, Robinson,V.C., Tempest and Sowrey D.S.O. Passed for publication by the press Bureau on October 5th 1916."

Zeppelin L 31

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 76/C/893

Very light-weight plain circular duralumin finger ring engraved L 31. Potters Bar 1916 inside.

RFC Button/Florin, In Memoriam (Ridley)

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X004-9229

RFC tunic button mounted upon a 1916 Florin modified and engraved as brooch mount; horizontal pin at rear.

Cup, Oddenino

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1988/0733/C

Large plain silver cup. The handles pierced with lozenge shaped apertures and decorated with ring and balls. Engraved ‘London Aerodrome, Hendon Presented by Auguste Oddenino Esq. For the Advancement of Aviation in England May 1912 Won by G. Collardeau March 24th 1913’.

London Aerodrome

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X002-8237

Small carved rectangular wooden shield with shaped, inscribed gold plaque at the front. Folding wooden stand at rear. Smaller than the later variety of London Aerodrome Trophy with large circular central plaque. Hallmarked 9ct gold embossed award plaque mounted on stained wooden stand with folding out backrest held on by two metal screws. Plaque secured by four turned pins held on by knurled flat brass washers, (one only present, three missing). Inscribed: "The London Aerodrome Trophy (raised block), Presented to Gustave Hamel in commemoration of his flight as a competitor in the first aerial derby June 8th 1912. (engraved block). The plinth depicts a raised coastline, with an engraving to the left of an early monoplane with pilot. To the left is a classical female Goddess of Flight figure holding out a laurel wreath with her left hand, and supporting a Christian cross with her right hand, the cross also has laurels surrounding it.

RFC Wings

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1987/1518/C

Miniature RFC pilot's badge in nine carat gold; pin back fastening with safety chain.