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Napier Lion VII

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1927-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/1098

The Napier Lion VII was a racing version of the popular Lion engine, used widely in the 1920s. The VII powered racing aircraft as well as record breaking land and sea vehicles.

Napier Lion VII | 65/E/1098, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Commemorative trophy awarded to FLt Lt Sidney Norman Webster, 1927

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1927, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1986/0999/C

Trophy presented by the town of Walsall on the 6th October 1927 to commemorate the winning of the Schneider Trophy at Venice on 26th September 1927 by Flight Lieutenant Sidney Webster.

Circular silver plaque mounted on a wooden disc below which is an engraved name plate.

British Empire, Most Excellent Order of the, Dame Commander, Civil, Star

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1992/0800/D

Star of the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, of the pre 1937 design. Awarded to Lady Bryon who later became Lady Houston

Silver star badge with four long four short points. Central gold medallion with Britannia surrounded by a crimson circlet ins, RAF Museum

A History of Fighter Development

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC75/19/1

Film on the development of fighter aircraft by the Vickers Supermarine company, including the design influence of Schneider Trophy racing seaplanes. Spitfire, Seafire, Spiteful and Attacker fighter aircraft are featured

Image pending

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arthur Spencer, 22 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7423

Arthur Spencer was a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft of 97 Squadron, including raids on Peenemünde and Berlin. In Dakota transport aircraft, he participated in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

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British Empire, Most Excellent Order of the, Dame Commander, Civil, Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1992/0801/D

Badge of the Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, with purple ribbon of the pre 1937 design. Awarded to Lady Bryon later Lady Houston

Silver-gilt cross with blue enamel arms each. Gold medallion in centre shows Britannia with, RAF Museum

Fairey Long Range Monoplane

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/14

Amateur film shows various RAF aircraft in the air and on the ground, including a Fairey Long-Range Monoplane, Schneider Trophy seaplanes, Avro 504N, DH9A, Vickers Vimy and Handley Page Hyderabad.

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Recording of a lecture on the Schneider Trophy races by Group Captain Leonard Snaith

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/43

Lecture in which Group Captain Leonard Somerville Snaith gives an account of the Schneider Trophy races from 1913 to 1931, including details of his personal involvement in the 1931 race.

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The Schneider Trophy

Photographs, In Storage, P001201

A picture of the Schneider Trophy taken when on display in the UK following one of the High Speed Flight victories (possibly 1929)

General view of The Schneider Trophy., RAF Museum