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From a Paris Plane by C.R.W. Nevinson, lithograph

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00564

From a Paris Plane was first exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, London in October 1930 (cat. no. 29) and published as an edition of 25.

CRW Nevinson lithograph print of a view from a biplane over Paris, 1920s, Copyright expired. / RAF Museum

Winged Figure III by Elisabeth Frink, bronze

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA20039

From her student days of the 1950s, to the late 1960s, Frink sculpted various winged figures which resembled men and birds as hybrid creatures. These were influenced by her childhood experiences of the Second World War.

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Winged Figure by Elisabeth Frink, bronze

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA20048

From her student days of the 1950s, to the late 1960s, Frink sculpted various winged figures which resembled men and birds as hybrid creatures. These were influenced by her childhood experiences of the Second World War.

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Winged Figure: Icarus by John Armstrong, tempera on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00261

This is one of many abstract works on the Greek mythological theme of Icarus which British Surrealist John Armstrong made between 1939 and 1968, spanning the Second World War to the Cold War.

John Armstrong tempera painting of Icarus - an abstract work resembling a rod topped with a cratered orb, with two skeletal wings., The Estate of John Armstrong / Bridgeman Images. / RAF Museum

Ground Operational Exercise (GROPE) by Leslie Cole, oil on canvas.

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1756

Leslie Cole’s painting represents a ground operational exercise or 'GROPE' – a form of synthetic training for air crew which, to test concentration, simulated the demanding navigational conditions of a bombing raid.

Ground Operational Exercise, oil on canvas, by Leslie Cole, oil on canvas,1943, Crown copyright: expired.

Excavating Tunnel for RAF Control Rooms: Maltese Miners by Leslie Cole, oil on canvas.

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1834

After selling numerous Home Front pictures to the War Artists’ Advisory Committee, Cole was appointed an Official War Artist. For his first commission in 1943 he recorded the German Siege of Malta in its last months.

Excavating a tunnel for RAF Control Rooms: Maltese Miners by Leslie Cole, Crown copyright: expired / RAF Museum

A Group of Polish Pilots by Patrick Procktor, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05630

In 1964 Patrick Procktor was one of the 'New Generation' of exciting young artists, celebrated in the Whitechapel Art Gallery’s exhibition of that title. The exhibition also championed the work of his friend David Hockney, and Bridget Riley and Patrick Caulfield, among others. Although he was respected in the 1960s art scene, he did not follow dominant artworld trends, choosing conventional genres including portraiture and travel landscapes. Prockor, who was gay, mostly painted men.

A Group of Polish Pilots by Patrick Procktor, oil on canvas, The Estate of Patrick Procktor and the Redfern Gallery, London. / RAF Museum

Crucifixion by Gladys Hynes, oil on cardboard

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA04334

Gladys Hynes painted ‘Crucifixion’ in 1939 as one of several artistic statements against Britain’s declaration of war on Germany.

Gladys Hynes oil on cardboard painting of a pilot with his arms outstretched in the pose of a crucifixion on an aircraft, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Going to be Decorated: Bomber Command by Alfred Reginald Thomson, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1885

In this work, Bomber Command airmen in a hut celebrate news of their awards for distinguished service. After an evening of drinking, they have left behind an empty decanter and glasses, and have playfully climbed to the rafters of the building.

Going to be Decorated: Bomber Command by Alfred Reginald Thomson, oil on canvas, Consult Collection Curator before use. / RAF Museum

Statue of Winged Victory From a Photograph by Robert Thomas Griffin, graphite on paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05560

This drawing represents the Greek Hellenic sculpture, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, from Paris’ Louvre Museum, recovered from the Aegean Sea in 1863.

Robert Thomas Griffin graphite drawing of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, Artist's copyright expired / RAF Museum / RAF Museum