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Artwork for Programme of the Royal Air Force Aerial Pageant Hendon

Fine Art, In Storage, FA11104

This lithographically-printed poster reproduces the design of an original watercolour painting featuring Vickers Vernon transport aircraft and a blown-up railway bridge in a Middle Eastern setting. The poster was used to advertise the 1923 RAF Hendon Pageant.

Poster showing biplane flying over a wrecked wooden bridge with a cloud of fire and smoke in the background, Jigsaw Design & Publishing © RAF Museum

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

Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1930, London, Hangar Two, 74/A/23

A formidable fighter used extensively in the First World War, and second only to the Sopwith Camel in reputation, the SE 5a was the most successful Royal Aircraft Factory design.

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

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

Blériot XXVII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1911-1939, In Storage, 85/A/226

The Blériot XXVII, dating from 1911, was built for speed. This streamlined single-seat racing monoplane with a rotary engine, shared many construction features with other contemporary Blériot monoplanes, such as the shoulder-mounted wing.

Single engine aircraft with yellow canvas body and wings, © RAF Museum

Sopwith F1 Camel

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918-1936, London, Hangar Two, 74/A/18

The Camel was the highest scoring British fighter of the First World War. It took its name from the hump over the breeches of the two machine guns.

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

No. 600 Squadron Commemorative Ashtray

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0798/C

Smoking was a common recreation in the 1930s, and souvenir squadron memorabilia frequently incorporated smoking materials.

Circular glass ashtray with Squadron badge on its base, RAF Museum

V-2 / A4 Rocket

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/164

This example of a V-2 supersonic ballistic missile was assembled by the British at the end of the war. Made from captured parts, it was used in research and evaluation work. V-2s were mainly used against targets in Belgium as well as South East England.

Port side view of German Army V2 (Assembly 4) on a white background., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

RAF Hendon Christmas menu card, 1957

Archives, In Storage, X002-5424

Christmas has been and continues to be marked at RAF stations. A number of activities are usually associated with the festival including dinners being held.

Beige card with blue text and picture of holly in top left corner, Crown