https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/141/1597/PBanksP15010115.1.jpg 78b888c3edb973ef41e382b9d41a3a82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Banks, Peter. Album 1 Description An account of the resource 134 items. The album contains pictures taken at RAF Methwold and Feltwell, Battles in France as part of the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force in 1940, 2 Group target photographs, and Venturas and Photographic Reconnaissance Unit Spitfires. There are also a number of aerial photographs of cities and targets in the Ruhr and the Low countries taken at low level during a sightseeing Cooks tour after VE Day. <br /><br />Return to the <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/140">main collection</a>. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One photograph album Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PBanksP1501 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document P.R.U. [photograph] S/Ldr Alistair Taylor, DSO & Bar D.F.C. & 2 Bars [missing letter]2 camouflage unit, [missing letter]1 PDU, [missing letter]212 Sqdn ‘A’&’B’ flights [missing letter]1 P.R.U. Dec 1939 – may 1941 Blue ‘Spitfire’ Recce [missing words] BARS TO HIS D.F.C. The R.A.F.’s ace cameraman, Flight Lieut. Alisrair Lennox Taylor, is the first airman of the war to win a second bar to the D.F.C. [photograph] FLT.-LIEUT. TAYLOR. He won the Cross last July, and in September was awarded the first bar for photographic reconnaissance of the Dortmund-Ems canal aqueduct. Flight Lieut. Taylor is 24. He carried out the Kiel reconnaissance considered by the Navy the most valuable of the war. Another air award announced yesterday is the D.S.O. to Flight Lieut. Eric C. LeMesurier, who already holds the D.F.C. [photograph] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Squadron Leader Alistair Taylor DSO and bar DFC and 2 bars Photographic Reconnaissance Unit Description An account of the resource Top left an air-to-air view of a reconnaissance Spitfire flying right to left with cloud background. Bottom left air-to-air view of the bottom of a reconnaissance spitfire with Invasion stripes. The camera openings can be seen in the rear fuselage. Top right a white note 'S/Ldr Alistair Taylor DSO & bar DFC & 2 bars, Camouflage Unit, 1PDU, [?] 212 Sqdn A & B Flight, Dec 1939 - May 1941, Blue 'Spitfire' Recce'. Bottom right newspaper cutting explaining that Flight Lieutenant Alistair Lennox Taylor was the first airman of the war to win a second bar to DFC for photographic reconnaissance of the Dortmund-Ems Canal. On the left a photograph of Flt Lt Taylor. Title Caption 'P.R.U.' Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two b/w photographs, one note and one newspaper cutting mounted on an album page Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PBanksP15010115 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1939 1940 1941 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Steve Baldwin aircrew Distinguished Flying Cross Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Photographic Reconnaissance Unit pilot Spitfire