'A woman driver of the Royal Flying Corps' (An unknown woman)
- Artist: Unknown photographer
- Date: 1914-1918
- Medium: half-tone reproduction postcard print
- Dimensions: 5 3/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. (138 mm x 88 mm) overall
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
"This is 'A woman driver of the Royal Flying Corps' (An unknown woman). In front view you see a woman wearing a flight suit, her cap perched at one side of her head. The aircraft's wing and engine frame are visible in the background – it looks like a biplane from World War I. The image is printed on postcard paper; its half‑tone technique gives the photo a soft, almost watercolor feel, typical of early 20th‑century reproductions. The print dates to between 1914 and 1918, a period when the Royal Flying Corps had begun recruiting women into the emerging Women’s RAF after 1918."
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'A woman driver of the Royal Flying Corps' (An unknown woman) is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
