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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

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