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Sopwith 7F1 Snipe

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1926, London, Hangar Three/Four, X006-0349

This aircraft is a composite, incorporating parts from many different sources, painted in the markings of MRAF Sir Dermot Boyle who flew the type with No. 1 Squadron in Iraq.

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Christmas Gift Box Items from the Defence Catering Group

Aircraft & Exhibits, 2004, In Storage, X005-5950

In 1914 Princess Mary supported the creation of a fund to pay for a Christmas gift box to be sent to every serving member of the UK armed forces. Made of brass, its contents included smoking materials, chocolate and a photograph of the Princess.

Red plastic rubber ball, elasticated Rudolph nose and a Christmas card, RAF Museum

Recorded account of the first flight from the United Kingdom to India, made by Group Captain Robert Halley, 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/63

Recorded account of the first flight from the United Kingdom to India. Group Captain Robert ‘Jock’ Halley gives the background to the flight before describing the journey and problems encountered.

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Destroyed Iraqi Army T-55 or T-69 tank

Photographs, In Storage, X003-7116/0238

Destroyed Iraqi Army T-55 (Soviet) or T-69 (Chinese) tank partially dug-in

Destroyed Iraqi Army T-55 or T-69 tank rear/right 3/4 view partially dug-in, Crown / RAF Museum

Sopwith Snipe (E6655 B) of No. 1 Squadron, starboard front view in flight, inverted, Iraq, about 1926

Photographs, In Storage, P008406

Sopwith Snipe (E6655 B) of No. 1 Squadron being flown inverted by Dermot Alexander Boyle (later Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle), Iraq, about 1926.

Sopwith Snipe (E6655 B) of No. 1 Squadron, starboard front view in flight, inverted, Iraq, about 1926 | P008406, RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Wing Commander Becky Woolley, 29 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5677

Interview with Becky Woolley, who served as an RAF doctor in various locations, including the Middle East, the Caribbean, Indonesia and Mali. She comments on her experience of Chinook helicopters.

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Baghdad and the River Tigris from 10000 ft Looking North Towards Khadimain by Richard Carline, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00893

Richard and his elder brother Sydney became Official War Artists of RAF subjects in 1918 after serving as a wireless operator and a fighter pilot respectively – Richard in France and Sydney in Italy.

Richard Carline aerial view painting of Baghdad and the River Tigris, © The Estate of Richard Carline / Bridgeman Images. / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Adam Robinson, 1 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3397

Recorded interview with Adam Robinson, who served as a navigator in Tornado GR1 aircraft, including operations during the 1991 Gulf War, and in Chinook helicopters during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Gary Fairhurst, 10 June 2021

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5671

Interview with Gary Fairhurst, who flew Jaguar and Tornado aircraft in the UK and Germany during the Cold War. His experience includes operations over Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Phil Mobbs, 31 May 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7401

Interview with Phil Mobbs, who served as pilot in C130 Hercules and A400M Atlas transport aircraft. He describes operations around the world and the contrast between the Hercules and A400M.

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