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.
Who
 |
Explore collections
The Archive has more than 2,500 collections, normally named after the person that is their subject.
|
What
 |
Browse tags
Discover the Archive by browsing over 1,000 different subject matters and topics.
|
Where
 |
Navigate places
Find items about more than 3,600 places worldwide and access them directly.
|
|
Navigate aerial photographs
See more than 1,000 aerial photographs plotted on a map and access them directly.
|
When
|
Explore timelines
See how events unfolded day-by-day or discover all items about a specific date.
|
 |
Advanced search
Use queries and filters, cross-search for keywords and tags across multiple fields.
See also the help page.
|
|
See all unidentified items
Some ‘mystery items’ have evaded identification. Can you help us?
|
Do you need support? Please see the
help page.
Recently Added Items
James Williams grew up in an orphanage in Trinidad. At the start of the war, he worked in the stores for an American naval repair station in Trinidad.…
Thirteen servicemen and woman sitting and standing in two rows in front of brick building with windows. All wear tunics. Signatures at the bottom.…
Inclined aerial photograph of station buildings with hangars on left with airfield out of shot to left. On the reverse 'RAF Driffield 12 Sep 1945'.
Front and rear row are cadets. Centre row contains one cadet sergeant on left and eight RAF officers, some with flying brevet and medal ribbons, and…
Inclined aerial photograph of part of city with railway lines bottom centre to top right. On the reverse 'Cologne'.
Inclined aerial photograph of part of city with canals centre top to bottom and off to the left. On the reverse 'Amsterdam'.
Inclined aerial photograph of industrial area. On the reverse 'Krupps Essen'.
Inclined aerial photograph of industrial area and housing. shows damaged buildings. Part of aircraft engine bottom right On the reverse 'Krupps,…
Inclined aerial photograph of city with factories on bottom half. On the reverse 'Amsterdam'.
View All Items