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Brisfits at Kuwait, 2 October 1920, first flying visit to Kuwait

Photographs, In Storage, X007-6954/004/001

Group Captain Stuart Douglas Culley was a Canadian who joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1917. He transferred to the RAF in 1918 and on 10 August 1918 shot down German Zeppelin L53.

Bristol Fighter in front of a walled town, RAF Museum

Kuwaitis surround Supermarine Spitfire IX (MJ753) "Wahra Kuweit", May 1944

Photographs, In Storage, X008-4002/005/002

The Gulf Fighter Fund raised money during the Second World War to pay for Supermarine Spitfires for the RAF, including W3630 which was named Kuwait.

A Spitfire in front of a large crowd, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Supermarine Spitfire IX (MJ753) "Wahra Kuweit" in Kuwait, May 1944

Photographs, In Storage, X008-4002/005/001

The Gulf Fighter Fund raised money during the Second World War to pay for Supermarine Spitfires for the RAF, including W3630 which was named Kuwait.

A Spitfire with men near the cockpit, RAF Museum

The Sheikh of Kuwait with Cornelius James Pelley and others, May 1944

Photographs, In Storage, X008-4002/005/011

The Gulf Fighter Fund raised money during the Second World War to pay for Supermarine Spitfires for the RAF, including W3630 which was named Kuwait.

An Arab standing with a civilian and RAF Officer, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Sheikh of Kuwait's bodyguard protects Stuart Culley's aircraft

Photographs, In Storage, X007-6954/004/003

Group Captain Stuart Douglas Culley was a Canadian who joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1917. He transferred to the RAF in 1918 and on 10 August 1918 shot down German Zeppelin L53.

An Arab, sword drawn, standing in front of a Bristol Fighte, RAF Museum

Kuwaiti and RAF Personnel beside Supermarine Spitfire IX (MJ753) "Wahra Kuweit", May 1944

Photographs, In Storage, X008-4002/005/005

The Gulf Fighter Fund raised money during the Second World War to pay for Supermarine Spitfires for the RAF, including W3630 which was named Kuwait.

RAF personnel and Arabs beside a Spitfire, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum / RAF Museum

RAF personnel with Supermarine Spitfire IX (MJ753) "Wahra Kuweit", May 1944

Photographs, In Storage, X008-4002/005/003

The Gulf Fighter Fund raised money during the Second World War to pay for Supermarine Spitfires for the RAF, including W3630 which was named Kuwait.

RAF personnel beside a Spitfire, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Trevor Jackson, 28 November 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4755

Interview with Trevor Jackson, who served in non-commissioned and commissioned administrative and secretarial roles. This includes time with 16 Squadron, operating Buccaneers in Germany, and work as a personal assistant.

Image pending

Recorded interview with William Ian Harvey, 24 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/010

Recorded interview with Ian Harvey, who flew as a flight engineer in Hercules and Nimrod aircraft during the 1970s, during and after the Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War.

Image pending

Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX PM651/7758M

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1945-MAR 1995, X001-3441

The Spitfire PR.XIX was the last variant of the aircraft to see service with the RAF. Unarmed, it was designed as a photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

Side view of a Spitfire XIX photo reconnaissance aircraft a, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan