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An Officer from the Leeward Islands, 303: F/O Kelsick by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00939

Flying Officer Osmond Randolph Howard Kelsick (service number 149954), from Montserrat, joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) in December 1940, after which he undertook pilot training and received his commission in October 1943, flying Hawker Typhoons in air-to-ground attacks with 175 Squadron as part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (2TAF) supporting the liberation of Europe.

Head and shoulders coloured chalk portrait, in right profile, wearing RAF uniform with pilot's wings and decoration. Top button of jacket unfastened. Small associative landscape drawing of Leeward Islands on upper right corner., RAF Museum

Caterpillar Club awarded to Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, In Storage, X008-8786

The Caterpillar Club awards membership to people whose lives have been saved by baling out of a stricken aircraft using an Irvin parachute. Members are awarded a gold caterpillar pin badge (the caterpillar represents the silk thread from which parachutes were originally made).

Caterpillar Club awarded to Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed | X008-8786

An Airman from Seychelles, 314: AC Mellon by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00933

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders portrait, frontally posed, wearing RAF uniform without cap. Left side of face in shadow. Small associative landscape drawing of the Seychelles in upper left corner., RAF Museum

WAAF from Sarawak, 313: M. Street by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00934

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders coloured chalk portrait of a WAAF from Sarawek wearing RAF uniform and cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Sarawak in lower left corner., RAF Museum

An Airman from Sierra Leone, 315: H. Bundoo Williams by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00932

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders chalk portrait of an airman from Sierra Leone, frontally posed, wearing RAF uniform with Sierra Leone shoulder title, but no cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Sierra Leone in upper right corner, RAF Museum

An Airman from Mauritius, 306: AC2 Lewis Yves Limki by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00937

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders portrait drawing in chalks of young Mauritian airman, figure leaning forward, wearing RAF uniform with forage cap and white flash, with shoulder badge and telecommunications badge. Small associative landscape drawing of Mauritius in lower left corner., RAF Museum

Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 240-249

Library, 08 APR 1944-10 JUN 1944, In Storage, PR01742

Bound volume of Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summaries: Numbers 240-249, 8 April 1944-10 June 1944.

Typescript intelligence summary, Crown

Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 250-259

Library, 17 JUN 1944-19 AUG 1944, In Storage, PR01743

Bound volume of Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 250-259, 17 June 1944-19 August 1944.

Typescript intelligence summary, Crown

Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 230-239

Library, 29 JAN 1944-01 APR 1944, In Storage, PR01741

Bound volume of Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summaries: Numbers 230-239, 29 January 1944-1 April 1944.

Typescript intelligence summary, Crown

Aircraft movements log of advanced landing ground B2 Bazenville, June 1944

Archives, 1944, In Storage, X008-7767

This is a notebook which belonged to Walter James Jarvis, a Senior Flying Control Officer. He coordinated thousands of Allied aircraft during the D-Day landings between June and September 1944

Aircraft movements log of advanced landing ground B2 Bazenville, June 1944 | X008-7767