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The Lightning by Humphrey Ocean, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00991

A decade after his musical explorations with singer Ian Dury’s band Kilburn and the High Roads, painter Humphrey Ocean was commissioned by the RAF Museum to represent the English Electric Lightning F6 aircraft at RAF Binbrook just before its withdrawal from service.

The Lightning by Humphrey Ocean, oil on canvas, RAF Museum and Humphrey Ocean

Hawker Harrier by Bryan Organ, oil on canvas

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA05592

Two years after the RAF Museum opened to visitors, it commissioned Bryan Organ, known for his depictions of famous people, to paint a ‘portrait’ of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier aircraft. Several years later, he also drew the Museum’s founding Director, Dr John Tanner.

Hawker Harrier by Bryan Organ, oil on canvas, Bryan Organ and the Redfern Gallery / RAF Museum

Aircraft recognition training - Victor

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC96/13

Aircraft recognition training film on the Handley Page Victor bomber aircraft. The prototype Victor is seen in the air and on the ground and the aircraft’s recognition features are highlighted.

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Aircraft recognition training - Javelin

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/37/4

Aircraft recognition training film on the Gloster Javelin fighter aircraft, using animated graphics to illustrate the aircraft’s various recognition features. Film shows Javelins in the air and on the ground.

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First flight of the De Havilland Comet

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/386

Film on the first flight of the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. Test pilot John Cunningham is seen boarding the prototype Comet before conducting fast ground runs and taking off.

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First of the few - Supermarine Swift

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3310/001

Supermarine Swift fighter aircraft are seen in the air and on the ground. A number of RAF personnel and civilians greet each other next to a line of parked Swifts.

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92 Squadron aerobatics, Middleton St. George

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC80/44

Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft of 92 Squadron are seen on the ground at RAF Middleton St George, taking off and performing formation aerobatics. Various formations are seen, some trailing smoke.

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Heinkel 178 taxiing, takeoff and landing footage, 1939

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/428

Film showing the Heinkel 178 jet aircraft, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly, on the ground and in the air at Marienehe, near Rostock. It was flown by Erich Warsitz.

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NATO visit to RAF Coltishall

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3304

Film taken at RAF Coltishall shows Bloodhound surface-to-air missiles and formation air displays by Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft of 92 Squadron and English Electric Lightning fighter aircraft of 74 Squadron.

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Recorded account of the life of William Patterson

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/60

Recording giving an account of the life of William Allen Patterson, his significance in the field of civil aviation and his career with United Airlines.

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