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An Officer from Trinidad, 319: Sqdn Ldr Philip Louis Ulrich Cross DFC, DSO by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00930

Known as Ulrich, Philip Louis Ulric Cross (1917-2013) arrived in Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in November 1941 and trained as a navigator, after which he was commissioned as an officer and assigned to No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, based at RAF Marham.

Bust length coloured chalk portrait of an officer from Trinidad, facing forward without cap, wearing RAF uniform with Observer's brevet, DSO and DFC ribbons plus Pathfinders badge. Small associative landscape drawing of Trinidad in upper right corner of composition., RAF Museum

Eden Hotel, Berlin by Julius Stafford-Baker, graphite and watercolour on paper

Fine Art, 1945, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1809

During Germany’s Weimar Republic (1918-1933), Berlin’s elegant Eden Hotel was a hub for artists, writers and actors, but later became a meeting place for Nazi party officials. In November 1943 the hotel was destroyed in RAF Bomber Command’s devastating Battle of Berlin campaign.

Eden Hotel, Berlin by Julius Stafford-Baker, graphite and watercolour on paper, Crown Copyright (expired) / RAF Museum

The Last of the Few: John Hemingway by Alistair Morrison, digital photograph, inkjet-printed onto Hahnemuhle paper

Fine Art, 2023, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, X008-9477

Alistair Morrison photographed Group Captain John Allman ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC AE (17 July 1919 - 17 March 2025) in 2023, at age 104, honouring him as the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot.

The Last of the Few: John Hemingway by Alistair Morrison, digital photograph, inkjet-printed onto Hahnemuhle paper, 2024. In this picture the then 104-year-old veteran, Hemingway, is seated in a large green chair, wearing his RAF uniform and medals, adjacent to a table upon which black and white photographs of his Second World War service sit, together with his open log book. He confronts the viewer with a sharp, intense gaze., RAF Museum

Obverse Model for a Gold Medallion Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by Abram Games, plaster

Fine Art, In Storage, FA20005

Games’ commemorative medallion was cast in 22-carat gold and produced in three sizes to appeal to different collector markets.

Obverse Model for a Gold Medallion Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by Abram Games, plaster, © Estate of Abram Games / RAF Museum

Bust of Air Vice Marshal Sir Keith Park by Leslie Johnson, bronze

Fine Art, In Storage, X004-0236

Sir Keith Park was a flying ace in the First World War. During the Battle of Britain, Park commanded No. 11 Group, Fighter Command, defending London and South East England.

Bronze bust of a the head and shoulders of a man wearing an aviator hat and goggles, © Estate of Leslie Johnson

Bust of Sir Alex Henshaw by Reginald Lewis, bronze

Fine Art, In Storage, X004-0151

This bronze bust was made by Reginald Lewis (1899-1990) in 1944 while Sir Alex was chief production test pilot at the Vickers-Supermarine Works at Castle Bromwich near Birmingham.

Bust of Sir Alex Henshaw by Reginald Lewis, bronze, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org u00a9 RAF Museum

Study: A Radar Operator at a Planned Position Indication Tube by Walter Thomas Monnington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02297

In this study for a watercolour (Imperial War Museums collection), Thomas Monnington depicts radar operators charting the position of enemy aircraft on a cathode ray tube (CRT).

Study: A Radar Operator at a Planned Position Indication Tube by Walter Thomas Monnington, pastel on paper, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / The artist's estate / RAF

The London Blitz – Whitechapel Bomb Victim by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9649

This is one of many works by Claude Rowberry that show the human cost of air raids. He visited bomb sites with his sketchbook and painted this graphic scene after first-hand observation.

The London Blitz – Whitechapel Bomb Victim by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org | The artist's estate / RAF Museum

The Five Pound Piano - Firemen at Bethnal Green Fire Station, London Blitz by Enid Dreyfus, writing ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02107

Enid Dreyfus (née Abrahams - her name at the time of making this work) joined the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) in 1939, working as a driver in Hampstead and later Bethnal Green. She sometimes sketched during her shifts. This drawing shows firemen on their break attempting to repair a piano for entertainment.

Enid Dreyfus (nee Abrahams) ink drawing of firemen attempting to repair a piano, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Portland Bill by Richard Eurich, oil on board

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00812

This is one of two paintings of Portland harbour made retrospectively by the epic seascape painter and Official War Artist to the Admiralty, Richard Eurich, representing a day in September 1940.

Portland Bill by Richard Eurich, oil on board, The artist's estate and Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum