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Aircraft of the R.A.F. Some Famous Types-1

Poster
ca. 1942 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

10 black and white models of British fighter aircraft with brief text descriptions below outlining attack capabilities. In the lower left, a pink and blue map of Europe with letters from A-E, and strategic arrows. In the lower right, a key to the map in black on grey describes the aircrafts' approximate firing ranges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAircraft of the R.A.F. Some Famous Types-1 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Paper and ink
Brief description
"Aircraft of the R.A.F. Some Famous Types-1" Royal Air Force poster. UK. ca. 1942.
Physical description
10 black and white models of British fighter aircraft with brief text descriptions below outlining attack capabilities. In the lower left, a pink and blue map of Europe with letters from A-E, and strategic arrows. In the lower right, a key to the map in black on grey describes the aircrafts' approximate firing ranges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • AIRCRAFT OF THE R.A.F./ Some Famous Types - 1.
  • Blenheim/ Wellington/ Beaufighter/ Spitfire II/ Hurricane II/ Hampden/ Halifax/ Flying Fortress/ Sunderland/ Stirling (names of the 10 RAF aircraft models shown)
  • Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross, Ltd. London. 51-2286
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other number
LS.1912 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.746-2004

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2004
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