Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC, William Orpen

Hugh trenchard was the first chief of the air staff, presiding over the foundation of the raf in 1918, when the royal naval air service and the royal flying corps were united as the new royal air force. Image: a head and shoulders portrait of trenchard in uniform, his upper torso blending in with the textured brown background. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 13 May 1917 (World War I). Place of creation: Saint-Omer. Dimensions: height: 76.2 cm (30 in) ; width: 63.5 cm (25 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard. Collection: Imperial War Museums. Hugh Trenchard was the first Chief of the Air Staff, presiding over the foundation of the RAF in 1918, when the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps were united as the new Royal Air Force. Art.IWMART325