The IBCC Digital Archive consists of more than 41,000 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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Marie Meadows

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Portrait of Marie Meadows in No. 1 Home Dress uniform with service cap. Image shows her left side and she has turned to face the camera but is looking…

Marie Meadows' service record

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Service record, form F543, of Marie Meadows. Gives details such as date of birth, service engagement and the units at which she served.

Marie Meadows

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Marie Meadows seated in long grass. She is wearing WAAF uniform skirt, blouse and tie and is looking at the camera. Behind her is a wire fence.
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Jo Lancaster

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An RAF officer, in uniform and hat, seated in an armchair and looking to his left at the camera. Above his tunic pocket is a pilot brevet and…

Jo Lancaster

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An RAF officer standing below the left side of the nose of a Lancaster. He is wearing the uniform of a flight lieutenant, with a pilot brevet above…

Reconnaissance photograph - Tirpitz

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Fjord with smoke from scattered sources to create smokescreen. On the reverse '1140 Smoke screen over Tirpitz. Abortive attack from Russia by 9 and…

American air base money - RAF East Kirkby

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Envelope and 10 and 5 cent value money notes.

Three men in swimming costumes

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Two photographs. The first shows three men wearing swimming costumes standing in line with a towel in front of them. Building behind on right. The…

Two children in front of car

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Two children (boy and girl) standing in front of a sports car.