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Victoria Cross of Major Lanoe George Hawker

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1915, London, Hangar Two, X002-8836

Hawker was recommended for a VC in recognition of his continuous courage and splendid example during a year of constant operational flying and fighting. The award was gazetted on 24 August. Hawker was a captain at the time. He was promoted to Major in 1916.

Reverse of Victoria Cross, with engraving reading 25 July 1915, on Maroon ribbon with engraving reading Capt. LG.Hawker, DSO, R.Engineers and RFC, RAF Museum

Hucks Starter

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1915, 1995/0050/V

Most aircraft engines had to be started by swinging the propeller by hand until Captain Bentfield Hucks invented the Hucks Starter just after the First World War. It could start engines more quickly and with less risk of accidents.

Open top four wheeled vehicle with long raised shaft projecting from the front, RAF Museum

Royal Flying Corps Type A Camera

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1915-1918, London, Hangar Two, 69/I/1320

This hand-held, glass plate camera was designed by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and manufactured by the Thornton Pickard Camera Company for aerial photography.

Open-fronted wooden box about the size of a shoe box with brass and leather fittings, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Caudron G3

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1916-1937, London, Hangar Two, 72/A/1620

Popular, tough and reliable, the Caudron first flew in 1914.

Biplane with white canvas wings with large RAF roundel and wooden struts, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Pilot's flying log book of Captain Reginald Faithful Palmer, 25 December 1916-16 July 1919

Archives, 25 DEC 1916-16 JUL 1919, In Storage, B3173

Leather bound flying log book.

Pilot's flying log book, Crown

Pilot's flying log book of Captain Cyril Hamilton Blyth Readman, 27 April 1916-2 January 1918

Archives, 1916-1918, In Storage, X002-5497/001

Cyril Readman initially joined the Durham Light Infantry before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps.

Pilot's flying log book, Crown

Flying Helmet Mark I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1930, London, Hangar One, X002-6497

The original RAF flying helmet. This pattern of helmet was first issued to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 and continued in service with the RAF into the 1930s.

Soft brown leather fur-lined helmet with chinstrap and upturned fur peak, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Pilot's flying log book Lieutenant Alexander George Vlasto, 31 August 1917-11 July 1918

Archives, 31 AUG 1917-11 JUL 1918, In Storage, B577

Log book records flights undertaken whilst undergoing flying training and operational flights with No.46 Squadron.

Pilot's flying log book Lieutenant Alexander George Vlasto, 31 August 1917-11 July 1918 | B577, Crown

Sopwith Triplane

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1937, London, Hangar Two, 74/A/19

The Triplane was a highly manoeuvrable single-seat scout with phenomenal rates of climb and roll. The arrival of the Triplane on the Western Front in early 1917 made such an impression on the Germans that they asked their manufacturers to produce triplane fighters, leading to the Fokker Dr1 of 'Red Baron' fame.

Triplane with grey body and wings and wooden struts, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

SE5A Interplane Strut

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1918, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/A/508

On 30 July 1918 Group Captain Ira 'Taffy' Jones, flying SE5A D6895 with No. 74 Squadron, fought a German Rumpler aircraft. During the engagement, this wing strut from his aircraft was damaged by gunfire (the bullet damage can be seen). After despatching the Rumpler, Jones went on to shoot down a second German aircraft before landing, when his aircraft collapsed.

Wooden stick-shaped support with metal-covered ends, © RAF Museum

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