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Twinkletoes the Cat Mascot

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 1990/0732/C

Twinkletoes accompanied Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown during the first non-stop transatlantic flight which he made with Captain John Alcock in a Vickers Vimy on 14–15 June 1919.

Threadbare stuffed toy cat with black fur, green glass eyes and white silk scarf, © RAF Museum

Royal Aero Club Gold Medallion awarded to Sir Arthur Whitten Brown

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, In Storage, 65/C/725

This medallion was awarded to Arthur Brown to commemorate the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by an aircraft. Brown the navigator and his pilot, John Alcock, flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in a converted Vickers Vimy bomber in a little over 16 hours in June 1919.

Royal Aero Club Gold Medallion, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Peter Hoar, 22 May 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4848

Interview with Peter Hoar, who flew replica Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus and Vickers Vimy aircraft. He describes his experience with these aircraft, and comments on involvement with Concorde and Lightning aircraft.

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Recording of an interview with Mr J A Smale, 18 September 1975

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC76/2

Interview with Mr J A Smale, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War as a ground engineer and observer.

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