15 Squadron Stirling Crew
Title
15 Squadron Stirling Crew
Description
Five photographs of airmen in uniform mounted on an album page. The page has the title '15 Sqd Stirling crew 1943. Bourn/Mildenhall/Waterbeach'. Each photograph has a caption identifying the men and their roles.
The photograph top left shows two airmen leaning on a bicycle and has the caption 'Bourn 15 Sqd March 1943 Sgt Harris Nav (Eddie), F/Sgt Dorie Rear/Gunner (Earl)'.
Top right is a photograph of an airman in uniform standing outside smoking a pipe and has the caption 'Bourn 15 Squadron March 1943 F/S Roach mid upper (Cock)'.
Middle row left shows five men standing and sitting in the doorway of a brick building and has the caption 'Bourn March 1943 15 Sqd From left Sgt Milne F Eng (Jock), Sgt Dumbrell B/A (Jinx), F Sgt Craven W/Op/AG (Davy), unknown, unknown'.
Middle row right is a head and shoulders photograph of David Craven with the caption 'F Sgt Craven DFM W Op Air Gunner (Dave)'.
Bottom row right is a head and shoulders photograph with the printed caption 'WO I J L Smale DFM Toronto, Ont'. The handwritten caption on the album page is 'Pilot (Jack)'.
The photograph top left shows two airmen leaning on a bicycle and has the caption 'Bourn 15 Sqd March 1943 Sgt Harris Nav (Eddie), F/Sgt Dorie Rear/Gunner (Earl)'.
Top right is a photograph of an airman in uniform standing outside smoking a pipe and has the caption 'Bourn 15 Squadron March 1943 F/S Roach mid upper (Cock)'.
Middle row left shows five men standing and sitting in the doorway of a brick building and has the caption 'Bourn March 1943 15 Sqd From left Sgt Milne F Eng (Jock), Sgt Dumbrell B/A (Jinx), F Sgt Craven W/Op/AG (Davy), unknown, unknown'.
Middle row right is a head and shoulders photograph of David Craven with the caption 'F Sgt Craven DFM W Op Air Gunner (Dave)'.
Bottom row right is a head and shoulders photograph with the printed caption 'WO I J L Smale DFM Toronto, Ont'. The handwritten caption on the album page is 'Pilot (Jack)'.
Date
1943
Temporal Coverage
Language
Type
Format
Five b/w photographs on an album page
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
PCravenD18010010
Collection
Citation
“15 Squadron Stirling Crew,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/59069.
