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Crossley 4x2 Light Tender

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1917-Circa 1971, London, Hangar Two, 71/V/1070

The Crossley light tender was the standard RFC personnel carrier. Its capacity was typically 11 seats and was powered by a four cylinder petrol engine.

Light brown colour scheme overall and registration M14629 stencilled in white on engine access panels on the front bonnet., RAF Museum

Royal Flying Corps Type A Camera

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1915-1918, London, Hangar Two, 69/I/1320

This hand-held, glass plate camera was designed by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and manufactured by the Thornton Pickard Camera Company for aerial photography.

Open-fronted wooden box about the size of a shoe box with brass and leather fittings, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Royal Flying Corps Thigh-Length Boots

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918, London, Hangar Two, 1990/0518/U

Thigh-length sheepskin flying boots – or 'fug boots' – helped to keep First World War pilots and observers warm in aircraft with open cockpits. They were particularly necessary when flying at high altitude.

Long, tan sheepskin boots, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Royal Flying Corps Thigh-Length Boots

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918, London, Hangar Two, 1990/0519/U

Thigh-length sheepskin flying boots – or 'fug boots' – helped to keep First World War pilots and observers warm in aircraft with open cockpits. They were particularly necessary when flying at high altitude.

Long, tan sheepskin boots, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Royal Aircraft Factory RE 8 (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 2011-22 SEP 2012, London, Hangar Two, X006-0350

Nick-named the 'Harry Tate' after a music-hall comedian, this stable reconnaissance/artillery-spotting aircraft entered limited service in late 1916.

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

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

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