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Recording of a speech made by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris at a Bomber Command reunion held in London, 13 May 1978

Film & Sound, X005-6731

Speech by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris to Bomber Command veterans, covering the bombing campaign and its significance in the outcome of the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Joyce Cesarani, 27 March 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6741

Recorded interview with Joyce Cesarani, who served as a Women’s Auxiliary Air Force driver and Educational and Vocational Training instructor at RAF Portreath during and after the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Harry Silverman, 3 March 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6775

Harry Silverman was an airframe fitter in the UK and India and worked with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in India during and immediately after the Second World War.

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A London Transport Underground Station by Olga Lehmann, ink and gouache on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01544

In 1929 Lehmann was awarded a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art whose curriculum focused on studying the human figure. She made her career as a painter, muralist, illustrator and designer for magazines and of cards and wallpaper. Her broad repertoire ensured she received steady creative work during the war.

Olga Lehmann ink drawing of people sheltering during a London Blitz raid, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

The London Blitz – Interior of a Ruined House by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9645

This gouache painting represents a deceased figure amid the rubble of a bombed house, a scene from the London Blitz witnessed and recorded by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry.

Claude Rowberry gouache and charcoal drawing of a corpse entwined within a twisted bed in a blitzed home, - the bed posts are either side of the figure and other structural aspects frame the composition, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / Claude Rowberry

Air Raid Damage Opposite Selfridges by Olga Lehmann, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02105

This illustration is one of several by Olga Lehmann in the Museum’s collection that document Civil Defence activities during the London Blitz (1940–1941).

Air Raid Damage Opposite Selfridges by Olga Lehmann, watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

St. John Ambulance Brigade at Work in a London Underground Station by Doris Zinkeisen, watercolour and gouache on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01160

This work represents one of the many first-aid posts established in London Underground shelters during the Second World War. It shows Civil Defence workers’ combined duties of medical and Air Raid Precautions support.

Doris Zinkeisen watercolour of an underground shelter scene of a first aid post with St John Ambulance nurses, Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

The London Blitz – Interior of an Air Raid Shelter by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9647

This drawing represents a large group of people in a communal shelter, taking refuge during an air raid. It is one of many subjects depicted by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.

Claude Rowberry charcoal and watercolour drawing of figures huddled in a shelter during the London Blitz, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

The London Blitz – Searching the Rubble by Claude Rowberry, gouache and charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X002-9644

This watercolour represents Air Raid Precautions wardens conducting searches for survivors in bombed buildings after an enemy attack. It is one of many made by Lieutenant Colonel Claude Rowberry in the Second World War.

Claude Rowberry watercolour and charcoal drawing of London Blitz ruins, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

The Great London to Manchester aerial race, 1910

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/26

Film in which Claude Grahame White and Louis Paulhan are seen competing in the 1910 London to Manchester air race. The two competitors depart from Wormwood Scrubs and Hendon respectively.

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