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Fabric RFC wings patch. Black patch with gold embroidered wings. At center of wings is laurel wreath with RFC logo in center, and crown atop wreath. Back of patch is clean.

WWI Military medal bar, Lt. Lionel Cherry Gilmour. 3 medals on bar, with straight 1914-1915 Service Star - red, white and blue striped ribbon with gold star shaped medal. Star has British crown and crossed swords making the points, with 1914-1915 at…

Framed collection of military pins that belonged to Lt. Lionel Cherry Gilmour, who flew with the Royal Air Force/Royal Flying Corps during WWI. Wooden frame is painted gold, with glass front. Interior of frame has white wooden border with pink silk…

Photograph of British, French, and American soldiers gathered near a De Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 biplane, circa 1918-1919. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a…

Royal Flying Corps Canada transfer card for Eric G. Peter, circa 1918.

Royal Flying Corps Canada gunnery card for Eric G. Peter, circa 1918.

Photograph of a hotel that served as a billet for Royal Flying Corps pilots, Turnberry, Scotland, circa 1917-1918.Inscription on verso: "Turnberry Hotel where R.F.C. pilots were billeted."Part of a photograph album related to Lionel Cherry Gilmour's…

Photograph of a hotel that served as a billet for Royal Flying Corps pilots, Turnberry, Scotland, circa 1917-1918.Inscription on verso: "Hotel at Turnberry, Scotland."Part of a photograph album related to Lionel Cherry Gilmour's service with the…

Graduation certificate issued by the Royal Flying Corps to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, February 19, 1918. Certifies that Gilmour has completed a course in the Military Flying Wing and is qualified for RFC service.

In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In part eight, he discusses his final weeks with the Royal Flying Corps and his…