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Sergeant Matthew Cameron, No. 66 Squadron by Cuthbert Orde, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA03300

This portrait is one of many that the Air Ministry commissioned from Cuthbert Orde, independently of the War Artists' Advisory Committee, to promote the contributions of Fighter Command pilots during the Battle of Britain.

Sergeant Matthew Cameron, No. 66 Squadron by Cuthbert Orde, charcoal on paper, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Wellington Bomber Drawn on the Day Hitler Invaded Belgium by Paul Nash, watercolour on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1761

This watercolour is part of ‘Aerial Creatures’, the second exhibited series of work by Paul Nash on Air Ministry subjects commissioned through the War Artists’ Advisory Committee. The composition is based upon Nash's photograph of a partially covered Wellington bomber which he took when visiting an airfield (Tate Collection).

Wellington Bomber Drawn on the Day Hitler Invaded Belgium by Paul Nash, watercolour on paper, Crown copyright: expired / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

The Battle of Britain by Paul Nash, lithograph

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01314

This print published by the National Gallery was lithographically produced at the Curwen Press after Paul Nash's major oil painting, 'The Battle of Britain' (1941, Imperial War Museums). This was one of four ambitious, large-scale war pictures Nash painted for the Ministry of Information (MOI) as an Official War Artist.

The Battle of Britain by Paul Nash, lithograph, 1941, published by the National Gallery, Crown copyright: expired.

Plane Graveyard by John Armstrong, tempera on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00005

In the Second World War, painter John Armstrong was commissioned to represent scenes of ‘Debris and Demolition’. Besides painting bombed houses, from 1941–1942 he turned to depicting crashed German aircraft.

John Armstrong tempera painting of an aircraft dump, © The Estate of John Armstrong. All Rights Reserved 2020 / Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum

Direct Hit by Adrian Hill, ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01538

This Blitz scene is one of several drawings Adrian Hill made of Second World War subjects, and it might have formed part of a sequence of his ink drawings in the RAF Museum collection.

Adrian Hill ink drawing of a blitzed architectural scene as seen from above, RAF Museum

Poland Invincible: the Polish Emblem by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1891

This pastel drawing depicts the Polish flag attacking a Luftwaffe plane. The eagle emblem on the flag symbolises the collective contributions of the many Polish airmen who served with the RAF.

Eric Kennington pastel of the Polish flag symbolically attacking a Luftwaffe aircraft, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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

Camouflaged Bombers by Graham Sutherland, gouache on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1754

Better known for his grotesque and surreal visions of bomb damage, Graham Sutherland had also made gouache paintings of bomber aircraft early in the Second World War. Three were purchased by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee (WAAC).

Graham Sutherland watercolour and gouache of camouflaged bombers, RAF Museum

Beaufort Bombers: Wing Section Awaiting Assembly by Raymond McGrath, watercolour on canvas board

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1910

This is one of 16 watercolours Australian modernist architect Raymond McGrath made for his Official War Artist commission with the Ministry of Information, and one of two Beaufort Bomber subjects.

Watercolour of aerofoil-shaped sections of wing propped in a workshop, exposing their inner honeycombed structure, Crown copyright (expired) / RAF Museum

Squadron Leader Wojciech Kolaczkowski DFC by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1691

This pastel portrait is one of many made by Eric Kennington during his two-year full-time Official War Artist commission with the Air Ministry through the War Artists' Advisory Committee. A renowned portraitist, he was tasked with portraying high-ranking men in the RAF.

Squadron Leader Wojciech Kolaczkowski DFC by Eric Kennington, pastel on paper, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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