The Archive of the bombing war 1939-1945


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Aubrey Harold Edwards

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A half portrait of Aubrey in uniform and half cap with pilot’s brevet and sergeant’s insignia.

Recollections of a flight engineer. Version Two

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Will a flight engineer’s brevet on the first page the recollections of Henry Sturrock of his time flying in the Halifax with No 640 Squadron at…

Announcement to the population of occupied Holland

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A leaflet explaining that food supplies are to be dropped by aircraft and providing instructions on how to act.

Wedding day

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A couple hold hands outside a building. He is wearing civilian clothes and she wears a full length coat and hat and holds a horseshoe decoration. They…

Ken Johnson's wedding

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Ken stands with his bride at the church entrance. He is in uniform and wears warrant offer badge on his sleeve. Accompanying the couple are best man…

Und mit uns fliegt der Tod

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The book recounts the daring exploits, during a severe storm, of the four Else’s aircrew, an aircraft named after the newly married pilot…

Bomben gegen England

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The first part of the book focuses on one of the nine German fighter planes from the First Staffel, carrying out an operation on an English convoy in…

Story of my war

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Describes a two year delay in joining the Royal Air Force due to his reserved occupation making cables for barrage balloons. Covers recruitment and…

Seven aircrew in front of a Lancaster

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Seven aircrew wearing Mae West standing in line in front of a Lancaster. The crew are identified from left 'Toff? Lloyd? Trevor G Muhl (Bomb Aimer),…