A new exhibition will reveal the untold history of the RAF in the north-east.
The air force will celebrate its 100th anniversary this weekend,and to mark the occasion, Aberdeenshire Council’s museum service will create a special exhibition to detail its legacy in the region.
The unique display, which will be housed in Peterhead’s Arbuthnot Museum, will open on April 20 and run for one month.
On view will be original photographs, archives and objects from the collections of the museum service.
It will also provide an insight into RAF activity in the north-east during World War II.
A spokeswoman for the service said: “Photographs illustrate the heavy bombings which took place in Peterhead, and the planes which flew off ‘the knuckle’ to defend the country and attack the enemy.
“A wooden propeller from a Supermarine Seafire, the naval version of the Spitfire, is one of the key exhibits.
“There are also model aircrafts made from scrap brass by Albert Anderson of Peterhead who was stationed at RAF Peterhead.”
Uniforms have also been brought in to show a selection of the types of clothing worn by pilots of the time.
The exhibition is a united effort between the local authority and the Grampian Transport Museum, RAF Lossiemouth and residents who have donated family heirlooms for the event.
It is the latest special exhibit to be hosted at Arbuthnot.
Earlier this month, the museum was transformed to pay tribute to the lifeboat volunteers who served during World War I.
The lifeboat exhibition – which closes on April 7 – showcases the story of the heroic efforts of Fraserburgh’s lifeboat crew on August 8, 1915, when volunteers rescued 14 people from the SS Glenravel after it was targeted by a German submarine.
