This is just a small selection of the portraits Elva did during her time at Biggin Hill. Amusingly, when word of her artistic talents reached the appropriate people, Elva was put to work painting the registration plates on on the vehicles.
Elva chose her own subjects and her work depicting life on an RAF base is the largest of its kind.
Photographs courtesy of RAF Museum.
Blacker, Elva Joan, 1908-1984; Air Chief Marshal the Earl of Bandon (1904-1979)
Blacker, Elva Joan; Air Chief Marshal the Earl of Bandon (1904-1979); Royal Air Force Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/air-chief-marshal-the-earl-of-bandon-19041979-135671
Conversation by a window
Conversation by a window
EVT Sketches
EVT Sketches
Off Duty Biggin Hill
Off Duty Biggin Hill
Blacker, Elva Joan, 1908-1984; One of Our Famous Fighter Stations
Blacker, Elva Joan; One of Our Famous Fighter Stations; Royal Air Force Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/one-of-our-famous-fighter-stations-135668
Pilot Officer Rose
Pilot Officer Rose
Blacker, Elva Joan, 1908-1984; Portrait of an RAF Officer
Blacker, Elva Joan; Portrait of an RAF Officer; Royal Air Force Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/portrait-of-an-raf-officer-135667
Squadron Leader J. G. Clouston
Squadron Leader J. G. Clouston
Blacker, Elva Joan, 1908-1984; Squadron Leader Maskill, DFC
Blacker, Elva Joan; Squadron Leader Maskill, DFC; Royal Air Force Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/squadron-leader-maskill-dfc-135670
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Blacker, Elva Joan, 1908-1984; Radio Transmission, Biggin Hill
Blacker, Elva Joan; Radio Transmission, Biggin Hill; Royal Air Force Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/radio-transmission-biggin-hill-135665
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91 Squadron
91 Squadron
6091 Servicing Echelon
6091 Servicing Echelon
Bunny Currant
Bunny Currant
WAAF MT rest room Biggin Hill
WAAF MT rest room Biggin Hill