Woods, Michael Joseph Peter
Title
Woods, Michael Joseph Peter
M J P Woods
Description
25 items.
The collection concerns Leading Aircraftman Michael Joseph Peter Woods (b. 1924, 1875269 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs.
He served as ground personnel with 61 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Eddie Woods and catalogued by Jan Johnstone.
The collection concerns Leading Aircraftman Michael Joseph Peter Woods (b. 1924, 1875269 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs.
He served as ground personnel with 61 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Eddie Woods and catalogued by Jan Johnstone.
Date
2019-09-27
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Woods, MJP
Collection Items
Operational Record of Lancaster ED860
A board recording that Lancaster Mark III, QR-N of 61 Squadron, serial number ED860 had completed 1031 flying hours and 130 successful operational sorties. The aircraft commenced service on 7 April 1943 and Completed service on 30 October 1944.
Ten ground crew
Ground crew standing and sitting on grass. A Lancaster is visible in the background.
Airman leaning out of cockpit
An airman in uniform leaning out of a Lancaster cockpit window. Other aircraft are visible in the background.
Twenty five airmen
A group airmen in uniform standing and sitting. All are wearing side caps. The man seated in the centre of the front row has corporal's stripes on his sleeves. The back of one photograph is annotated 'Best wishes' with an indecipherable signature.
Man in tropical uniform
A man in a short sleeved shirt and shorts standing in front of a palm tree and tents. A perimeter fence is visible on the right side of the image.
Lancaster ED588
A parked Lancaster with the letter 'G' painted on the nose and 125 operational bomb logos painted on the fuselage. A 4,000 lb 'cookie' on a bomb trolley can be seen in the background on the left.
Lancaster NG341 QR-N
Lancaster NG341 QR-N of 61 Squadron parked with fields and bushes in the background. The image shows part of the starboard wing, fuselage and tail fin on the port side. A door is open on the rear of the fuselage with a ladder and a man in uniform…
Lancaster EE176
Photograph of the nose of a Lancaster showing 83 operational bomb logos painted beneath the cockpit and nose art featuring Mickey Mouse pulling a bomb on a trolley. A second aircraft and hangars can be seen in the background.
Lancaster nose
Photograph of the nose of a Lancaster showing the cockpit, nose gun and bomb aimer's position.
The Daily Sketch 12 August 1944
Two pages from The Daily Sketch with photographs and text reporting on two Lancasters that have completed 236 operations, fighting in Albania and the progress of Allied forces in France.
Seven airmen sitting on bombs
Seven men in unform sitting on bombs next to an aircraft. Four are wearing side caps. The letter Q is painted on the side of the fuselage.
Lancaster N for Nan
A press cutting with a photograph of a Lancaster on the ground with five men in uniform standing next to the aircraft, two men standing on a scaffold next to the engine and two men standing on a scaffold next to the fuselage. One of these men is…
Two planes - 236 operations
A newspaper cutting with three photographs. Top left is a picture of Flight Lieutenant B Botha DFC with his mascot, a dog named as 'Aircraftman Sam'. On the right side ten Lancasters are shown in flight. Bottom left is photograph of a group of…
Emergency Flying Ration Mk II
A metal ration tin (reference number 27P/7) with instructions printed on one side.
Michaels Woods' Service and Release Book
Service and Release Book (RAF Form 2520) issued to Leading Aircraftman Michael Woods (1875269) covering his service from 2 April 1943 to 13 March 1947.
Michael Woods' Royal Air Force Pass Book, Form 295A
Royal Air Force pass book issued to Michael Woods, valid during the year 1946 up to the last day of June. Annotated in red ink on the front cover 'with permission to wear plain clothes'.
Michael Woods' Insurance Industry employment card
Receipt issued to Michael Woods for his Unemployment Book on entering employment in the Insurance Industry.
Michael Woods' identity card
National Registration Identity Card bearing Michael Woods' name, address and signature.
A Guide for Airmen on joining the RAF
Air Ministry pamphlet 130 providing information for new recruits.
Warum es mit Hitler keinen Frieden gibt
Through a series of articles and photographs, the leaflet concludes that there will be no peace with Hitler. It notes that Hitler has consistently broken his promises about peace and broken every non-aggression agreement. He had meticulously prepared…
Collection Tree
- Woods, Michael Joseph Peter