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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

Commemorative Plaque for Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 65/C/727

Small rectangular plaque with obverse design of two winged figures, one female, who is holding a wreath over the head of the accompanying male figure.

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Commemorative Plaque for Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 65/C/728

Small square plaque with obverse design of two classically draped female figures flanking a globe with eagle and (obverse) inscription Aero Club of America Reverse - winged Mercury figure to one side of inscription.

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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

Commemorative Plaque for Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 65/C/726

Heavy rectangular presentation plaque with curved top. Obverse has winged female figure flanked by aeroplane and airship; inscription on reverse, flanked by aeronautical designer looking up at a bird for inspiration, and an engineer working on a rotary engine. Reverse worn and tarnished.

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Commemorative Medallion for Alcock and Brown Atlantic Crossing

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1919, 65/C/729

Circular medallion with obverse showing seagull and Wright Type biplane within laurel wreath border. Plain rim.

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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, Royal Air Force Museum

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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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

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