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Wing Commander C.M. Wight-Boycott, DSO

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-6435

Wing Commander Wight-Boycott's account includes details of how he intercepted and shot down three Dorniers and a Junkers 88 in one night in the area of London.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant James Grant Meiklejohn, 28 April 1996

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3344

James Meiklejohn trained as a pilot in Spitfires, Mustangs and gliders during the Second World War. He explains how, due to the end of the war, he didn’t fly operationally.

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The London Blitz – Whitechapel Bomb Victim by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9649

This is one of many works by Claude Rowberry that show the human cost of air raids. He visited bomb sites with his sketchbook and painted this graphic scene after first-hand observation.

The London Blitz – Whitechapel Bomb Victim by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org | The artist's estate / RAF Museum

The London Blitz – Ruined Buildings by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9662

This is one of a number of works made by Claude Rowberry in which he represented the devastation caused by enemy bombing raids. Rowberry visited bomb sites with his sketchbook, drawing from first-hand encounters. Although he made many drawings during the London Blitz, he depicted this ruin scene after the war.

The London Blitz u2013 Ruined Buildings by Claude Rowberry, watercolour and charcoal on paper, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Recorded account of the first commercial charter flight from London to Paris, made by Captain Henry Shaw, January 1977

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/67

Recording in which Captain Henry “Jerry” Shaw tells the story of the first commercial charter flight from London to Paris, for which he was the pilot.

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St Paul's Cathedral by Eve Kirk, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01535

This is one of several paintings Eve Kirk made of London’s wartime ruins and of St Paul’s Cathedral when, during the Blitz, she worked as an Air Raid Precautions warden while continuing to practise as a painter. She probably made this painting in 1941 in the aftermath of the 'Second Great Fire of London', when from 29-30 December 1940 the Cathedral and its environs were struck by 28 incendiary bombs.

Eve Kirk oil painting of blitzed ruins around St Paul's Cathedral, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Amateur colour film: 1930s

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC91/2

Amateur film shows aircraft at the 1936 RAF Display at Hendon, the 1937 coronation parade and naval review, a pre-war visit to Germany and scenes at the RAF College, Cranwell.

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Aircraft recognition training - Victor

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC96/13

Aircraft recognition training film on the Handley Page Victor bomber aircraft. The prototype Victor is seen in the air and on the ground and the aircraft’s recognition features are highlighted.

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Battle of Britain London Monument

Library, In Storage, X004-1677

Battle of Britain London Monument leaflet produced by the Battle of Britain Historical Society to generate interest and support for a London monument to the Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain London Monument | X004-1677

Charles Brown's First Sale, 1911

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/174/10

Charles Brown used a camera to photograph a balloon which came down in Southfields, London, in 1911. When he offered the photograph to the Daily Mirror he was paid half a guinea for the photograph and offered a job when he left school.

A crowd looking at a balloon hanging from a roof, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum