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  • Close-up view of the bomb bay of an Avro Lancaster bomber, fully loaded with bombs. The image shows the bombs neatly arranged in rows, ready for deployment.

    The Royal Air Force and Operation Market Garden: Chapter 1

  • A vintage photograph of nine soldiers posing outdoors in military uniforms, with the man standing in the middle identified as Lieutenant Thomas.

    D-Day Memories: Lieutenant David Hamlyn Thomas and the 591 Antrim Airborne Squadron Royal Engineers

  • Black and white portrait of a young Royal Air Force pilot in uniform, wearing a peaked cap and displaying a pilot's wings badge on his chest, with a serious and composed expression.

    For Valour: Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson

  • Three people are setting up lighting equipment in an industrial hangar. One person is elevated on a blue ladder, adjusting a spotlight, while the others, dressed in camouflage and tracksuits, manage the lights on the ground, casting green, red, and yellow lights across the floor.

    Permission to Shout ‘Bravo!’?

  • FS Arthur Lewis Aaron VC, DFM, formal portrait photograph, in uniform.

    For Valour: Acting Flight Sergeant Arthur Louis Aaron

  • A black and white portrait of a stern-looking Royal Air Force officer in uniform, wearing a peaked cap with the RAF insignia.

    For Valour: Acting Flight Lieutenant Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd

  • Portrait West

    For Valour: Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Ferdinand Maurice Felix West VC, MC Royal Air Force

  • A black and white portrait of a Royal Air Force officer in uniform, featuring a peaked cap with the RAF insignia and a winged badge on his chest.

    For Valour: Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg

  • A portrait of a man in a Royal Air Force (RAF) uniform, likely Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, a decorated RAF officer.

    For Valour: Acting Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette

  • Bravo, Bravo Flying Theatre Show at the RAF Museum Midlands

    Discover the Thrilling Bravo, Bravo! at the RAF Museum Midlands

  • A black and white photograph of a man in a heavy leather coat and fur-lined hat standing beside a structure marked "104." The man has a serious expression, typical of early 20th-century aviators.

    For Valour: Captain Edward Corringham (‘Mick’) Mannock VC

  • Portrait of Ward in uniform

    For Valour: Sergeant James Allen Ward (NZ/401793) VC Royal New Zealand Air Force

  • A black and white photo of a man standing in front of an aircraft, wearing a flight suit with a life vest and holding aviation gear, gazing into the distance.

    For Valour: Wing Commander Hughie Idwal Edwards (39005) VC DFC

  • A black and white portrait of Flight Lieutenant D.E. Hornell in his Royal Canadian Air Force uniform. He is smiling slightly, with a mustache, and wearing a cap with an insignia.

    For Valour: Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell (Can/J.7594) VC

  • Johnny Smythe in World War II uniform, standing confidently, wearing a peaked cap with insignia and a military jacket with wings and other badges.

    From Sierra Leone to the Short Stirling: the Story of Johnny Smythe