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Fokker DVII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1938, London, Hangar Two, 75/A/804

The Fokker DVII was one of the outstanding fighters of the First World War, designed to win back German air superiority. Herman Goering, later Head of Hitler's Luftwaffe, was an early DVII ace.

Biplane with colourful camouflage pattern on body and wings, © RAF Museum

Twinkletoes the Cat Mascot

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 1990/0732/C

Twinkletoes accompanied Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown during the first non-stop transatlantic flight which he made with Captain John Alcock in a Vickers Vimy on 14–15 June 1919.

Threadbare stuffed toy cat with black fur, green glass eyes and white silk scarf, © RAF Museum

Royal Aero Club Gold Medallion awarded to Sir Arthur Whitten Brown

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, In Storage, 65/C/725

This medallion was awarded to Arthur Brown to commemorate the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by an aircraft. Brown the navigator and his pilot, John Alcock, flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in a converted Vickers Vimy bomber in a little over 16 hours in June 1919.

Royal Aero Club Gold Medallion, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Bowl, Handley Page V/1500 Propeller Boss

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, London, Hangar Three/Four, 73/C/1280

This bowl has been carved from the mahogany propellor boss of Handley Page bomber, the ‘Old Carthusian’, which made the first ‘through-flight’ from England to India in 1919 to take part in the Third Anglo-Afghan war.

Bowl, Handley Page V/1500 Propeller Boss | 73/C/1280, IAIN DUNCAN

Portable Oil Tank, Heater Type, 40 Gallons, 2 Wheel

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1925, London, Hangar Three/Four, 76/V/779

Portable oil tanks were used to refill aircraft with engine oil.

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Pilot's flying log book of Pilot Officer William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 14 February 1920-2 December 1921

Archives, 14 FEB 1920-02 DEC 1921, In Storage, X008-7740/001

Pilot's flying log book of Pilot Officer William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 14 February 1920-2 December 1921

Pilot's flying log book of Pilot Officer William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 14 February 1920-2 December 1921 | X008-7740/001

First World War Memorial Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1920, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-5855

Charlotte Annie Day joined the WRAF on 4 November 1918. She died in hospital on 30 November 1918 while undergoing training at the WRAF Depot Blandford, a victim of the 1918/1919 flu epidemic.

Brass disk showing the goddess, Britannia, with a lion. The disk is inset into a dark wood ornate square frame, RAF Museum

Napier Lion VII

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1927-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/1098

The Napier Lion VII was a racing version of the popular Lion engine, used widely in the 1920s. The VII powered racing aircraft as well as record breaking land and sea vehicles.

Napier Lion VII | 65/E/1098, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Pilot's flying log book of Pilot Officer William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 13 May 1922-30 November 1925

Archives, 13 MAY 1922-30 NOV 1925, In Storage, X008-7740/002

Pilot's flying log book of Pilot Officer William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 13 May 1922-30 November 1925

Pilot's flying log book of Pilot Officer William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 13 May 1922-30 November 1925 | X008-7740/002

Aerial Gunner's badge, Pattern 1923

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1923-1939, London, Hangar Three/Four, X004-5294

The Aerial Gunner's badge was introduced in 1923 and was worn on the upper sleeve of the right arm, it was discontinued in 1939 with the introduction of a new cloth badge to be worn on the left breast.

Aerial Gunner's badge, Pattern 1923 | X004-5294, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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