Seven aircrew

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Title

Seven aircrew

Description

Seven aircrew in a variety of flying clothes at the rear of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Seven aircrew at rear of 106 Sqn Lancaster ND331 wearing a mixture of flying suits and equipment. Annotation at right of photograph reads: "L to Right back row Bill Haig W/OP, Vic Cole Pilot, Bill Woods F/E, Johnny Johnson B/A, M.D Parkinson R A G, T Ross M/UG, A T Bristow Nav. The annotation below the photograph reads: "Vic Cole and crew immediately after completing their tour - the target Magdeburg, last off - first back. Took off with only 13 volts in the batteries - as I gave them the OK no one was happier than me when they returned"'.

Spatial Coverage

Type

Format

One b/w photograph

Rights

This content is property of the Royal Air Force Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘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.

Identifier

PFOMetheringhamAF25030014

Citation

“Seven aircrew,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 16, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/58510.