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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

Firewomen Resting, London Blitz by Enid Dreyfus, writing ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02106

This sketch depicts firewomen in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) resting at their quarters, unable to return home due to air raids. Their duties included transportation, administration and operating switchboards.

Enid Dreyfus (nee Abrahams) ink drawing of firewomen sleeping after a shift, 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

St Paul's by Olga Lehmann, ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X006-0175

This ink drawing is one of several by Olga Lehmann in the collection that document scenes of shelter and air raid damage during the London Blitz (1940–1941).

Olga Lehmann ink drawing of St Paul's Cathedral from the West Towers with surrounding Blitz ruins, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Norman Hurst, 15 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4830

Norman Hurst completed national service with the RAF. He remembers being a clerk in the Transport Command Operations Room, training as a plotter at RAF Bawdsey and the Berlin Airlift.

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Auxiliary Fire Service Jacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X006-5580

The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1938 to supplement the work of local fire brigades. It was formed of volunteers, many of whom were too old or too young to serve in the military.

Double-breasted black jacket with silver buttons, two red stripes on each shoulder and a red 'NFS 34' badge on the chest, © RAF Museum

The London Blitz – Interior of an Air Raid Shelter by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9647

This drawing represents a large group of people in a communal shelter, taking refuge during an air raid. It is one of many subjects depicted by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.

Claude Rowberry charcoal and watercolour drawing of figures huddled in a shelter during the London Blitz, 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

The London Blitz – Searching the Rubble by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9644

This watercolour represents Air Raid Precautions wardens conducting searches for survivors in bombed buildings after an enemy attack. It is one of many made by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.

Claude Rowberry watercolour and charcoal drawing of London Blitz ruins, 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

The London Blitz – Interior of a Ruined House by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9645

This gouache painting represents a deceased figure amid the rubble of a bombed house, a scene from the London Blitz witnessed and recorded by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry.

Claude Rowberry gouache and charcoal drawing of a corpse entwined within a twisted bed in a blitzed home, - the bed posts are either side of the figure and other structural aspects frame the composition, 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 / Claude Rowberry

The Battle of Britain

Library, In Storage, R009174

Unknown edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 156 ‘The Battle of Britain’. Issued by the Department of the Air Member for Training August 1943

Blue and maroon page with grey edge. White text and black RAF emblem of circle topped by crown and with flying bird in centre, Royal Air Force Museum

Spanish Refugee Family by Rachel Reckitt, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02109

This is a rare scene of refugees from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) who remained living in London during the Blitz. Reliant on charities, they were shockingly neglected and received no financial assistance from the Government or local authorities.

Rachel Reckitt painting of a Spanish refugee family sheltering and sleeping, © Golsoncott Trust / RAF Museum