Fiskerton Memorial
Title
Fiskerton Memorial
Description
17 items. The collection concerns (Royal Air Force) and contains propaganda leaflets and photographs.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Charles Parker and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Charles Parker and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2019-02-19
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Fiskerton Mem
Collection Items
23 airmen and ground crew and Lancaster
The 23 men are arranged in two rows under the port side front of a Lancaster. The Lancaster has a large number of operations recorded on the nose. On the reverse - 'copy Fiskerton 5.45 Avro 685 Lancaster LM227 UL-I / 576 Squadron After 100th…
Ten airmen and four WAAFs
14 men and women arranged in two rows. Behind are two photographs of absentees, an airman and a WAAF.
There is a second copy with on the reverse 'Fiskerton Intelligence section 3/45'.
There is a second copy with on the reverse 'Fiskerton Intelligence section 3/45'.
49 Squadron
A squadron group photograph with airmen arranged in six rows. Behind are two Hawker Hinds in the hangar.
The caption reads '49th Squadron - 1937 - Worthy Down - Hawker Hinds - Sqdn. Ldr. W.E. Dibble (C.O. - July 1936 - November 1937)
Front row -…
The caption reads '49th Squadron - 1937 - Worthy Down - Hawker Hinds - Sqdn. Ldr. W.E. Dibble (C.O. - July 1936 - November 1937)
Front row -…
RAF Fiskerton Memorial plaque
Three photographs of the memorial plaque.
#1 the completed plaque
#2 the partially completed plaque with the sculptor's lines present.
#3 the sculptor at work on the plaque.
#1 the completed plaque
#2 the partially completed plaque with the sculptor's lines present.
#3 the sculptor at work on the plaque.
Aircrew, WAAFs and Lancaster
Two rows of airmen with two rows of WAAFs in front, behind is a Lancaster and a lorry.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, '49 Sq MT Section'.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, '49 Sq MT Section'.
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in five rows in front of a Lancaster.
Lancaster landing on FIDO runway
A Lancaster about to land on a runway lit with FIDO (Fog dispersal) burning.
RAF Fiskerton
A post-war aerial photograph of RAF Fiskerton showing some of the original runways had been returned to farmland. The view is to the south east.
Where are they now?
A squadron photograph of a large number of airmen and ground crew arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster.
On the reverse '49 Sq'.
On the reverse '49 Sq'.
Sternenbanner, London 29 November 1943
USA propaganda leaflet covering bombs dropped on major German cities, American troops under training in the UK and the Russian front.
Damals Heute
Contrasts Germany after the First World War with the present, exhorting Germans to save their country. By drawing things quickly to a conclusion, Germany could avoid more destruction and successfully rebuild.
Two photographs show a German…
Two photographs show a German…
Fahrt ins blaue -ist fahrt in den tod
The title translates as Drive into the blue - is drive to death and relates to the bombing of Munich.
Collection Tree
- Fiskerton Memorial