The IBCC Digital Archive consists of more than 40,000 documents about those who were caught up in bombing war in Europe 1939-1945. Our ethos is to promote recognition, remembrance, and reconciliation. Archival content includes interviews with eyewitnesses, personal papers and memorabilia that have for the most part not been seen in the public domain before.


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Interview with Jacqui Whitehead

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Jacqui Whitehead talks of how she has been involved with veterans, remembrance, and the Air Gunners Association over the last thirty years. She…

Aircrew with Lancaster

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Seven airmen in flying gear, including life jackets and parachute harnesses, standing in front of a Lancaster with its engines running. Nose art on…

Aircrew and ground crew with Lancaster

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Eleven men in uniform standing and crouching in front of a Lancaster.

Five airmen

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Five airmen in uniform standing and sitting outside a hut. Two are corporals. Two words painted on the side of the hut are obscured by one of the men…

Lancaster aircrew

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Seven airmen in flying gear, including life jackets and parachute harnesses, standing next to a Lancaster on dispersal. The aircraft has the letter…

Station football team, RAF Tuddenham

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Eleven men wearing football kit and one man in uniform standing and sitting outside.

Bomb dump personnel, RAF Tuddenham

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Thirty nine men in uniform standing and sitting outside. Several of the men on the front row are corporals. Two men on the front row have dogs.

Aircrew and ground crew for Stirling K for King

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Fourteen men in uniform standing and kneeling outside.

Charles Woolford's exercise book

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An exercise book of handwritten technical notes and diagrams including descriptions of aircraft instruments, equipment, controls and maintenance…