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Noon by Emile Antoine Verpilleux, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Hangar Two, X002-9669

Emile Verpilleux was a British artist who served as a ground wireless officer in the RAF during the First World War. 'Noon' is one of a series of pictures he painted after the War showing the work of the RAF in the air and on the ground.

Oil painting with three figures at work around a radio set, © RAF Museum

Report by General Smuts on Air Organisation and the Direction of Aerial Operations

Archives, In Storage, B404

This report by General Jan Smuts, a prominent South African military leader, was presented on 17 August 1917 to the UK War Cabinet. It recommends the establishment of a separate air service and is seen as the founding document of the Royal Air Force.

Foolscap page of typescript, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a (D8434)

Photographs, In Storage, P020965

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a. Aircraft serial D8434.

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, starboard view, on ground, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a (D8434)

Photographs, In Storage, P020964

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a. Aircraft serial D8434.

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, starboard front view on ground., Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Royal Aircraft Factory BE2b (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1992/0382/A

The BE2b was a very stable aircraft. On 26 April 1915, in the First World War, 2nd Lt William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse attacked Courtrai Railway Station, Cambrai, Northern France flying BE2b No. 687. Dropping a 100lb bomb he was fatally wounded by ground fire but managed to fly home, and was awarded the first Victoria Cross for an aerial action.

Biplane with white body and wings and wooden struts, © RAF Museum

Recording of a conversation between Mr Jack Bruce, Squadron Leader Jackson Dymond and Mr J G Richardson, 17 November 1966

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/38

Conversation with J G Richardson, who served in the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force.

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Roll of RFC officers listed by seniority, 9 July 1914

Archives, In Storage, A274

This Seniority Roll of Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Officers in the Military Wing was issued with orders on 9 July 1914.

Page two of typescript document titled 'Supplement to RFC (MW) Orders of Wednesday 9:7:14', Crown

Illustrations to accompany notes on the interpretation of aeroplane photographs Series A

Library, In Storage, 011445

Aerial reconnaissance was one of the primary roles carried out by the Royal Flying Corps and latterly by the Royal Air Force during the First World War.

Illustrations to accompany notes on the interpretation of aeroplane photographs Series A | 011445, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset

Recording of an interview with Captain Percival Niger Michael (Puggy) Shone, 1 March 1976

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/41

Interview with Captain Percival (Puggy) Shone, who fought on the Somme in 1916 before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. He then served as an observer in 48 Squadron.

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Lord Trenchard - 25 years of the RAF

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1978

Recording in which Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Trenchard speaks on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the RAF.

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