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40 airmen
Group portrait of 40 airmen, formally arranged in three rows in front of huts. 14 are seated, the rest standing; all wearing side caps, some greatcoats. Two men in the back row are looking towards each other, the left hand of whom has been marked…
40,000 firebombs hit Mannheim at once
Reports attack on Mannheim using incendiaries by Stirling, Halifax, Lancaster, Manchester, Wellington and Hampdens.
428 Squadron
A squadron group of Royal Air Force personnel sitting and standing in rows in front of a Wellington. There are two men standing up through the cockpit roof of the aircraft. On the reverse the title '428 Squadron 1943, Dalton, Feb 1943'. Statements on…
428 Squadron Dalton Late 1942
A squadron group of Royal Air Force personnel sitting and standing in rows in front of a Wellington. There are two men standing up through the cockpit roof of the aircraft. A number of personnel have numbers appended above or below them. On the…
432 Squadron RCAF
Two images of 432 Squadron arranged in nine or so rows in front and on top of a Halifax.
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
The images have…
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
The images have…
44 Squadron Personnel Occurrence Reports - Airmen RAF
Contains lists of promotions, movements and movement corrections for airmen on 44 Squadron.
467 Squadron Order of Battle for 24 April 1945
Lists aircraft details and crews for 467 Squadron's A and B flights on 24 April 1945. Derrick Allen is mid-upper gunner on the third crew down in A Flight. Also includes reserve and window crews and other operational details.
5 Group training staff
Eleven aircrew officers wearing tunics with brevet sitting and standing in two rows. Standing behind are four members of the women's auxiliary air force. In the background an ivy covered wall and a doorway. Captioned 'Training Staff HQ No 5 Group RAF…
5-Nazi 'Cobber' was only turned down by RAF
Newspaper cutting account of Flying Officer E J Kain a New Zealander turned down on his first attempt to join the RAF. He had now been shot down twice but himself shot down two Dornier and three Messerschmitt. Includes photograph.
50,000 of RAF's 110,000 Bomber men Died - Harris
Newspaper cutting reporting number of bomber command aircrew killed and comparing it to combined Army casualties from D-Day to the end of the war.
51 Course AGS
12 airmen arranged in three rows. George Stone is back row, far right.
51 Course W-Op/AGs
13 airmen arranged in two rows. Each man is annotated with his name. On the reverse 'Subject Front Centre'.
517 Squadron RAF Chivenor June 1946
Top, the right wing of the Halifax with members of 517 Squadron in uniform, one row standing on the wing, two rows standing beneath the wing, one row seated and one row sitting on the ground.
Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the…
Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the…
51A course Thornhill
Formal photograph of the 65 members of course arranged in five rows in front of hangar doors, captioned, 22 S.F.T.S. at Thornhill, Gwelo 51A course'. Annotated 'The 'Boys' of 51A Course'. The surnames are written on the individual photographs.
55 Airmen
55 airmen arranged in a formal group of five rows. The front and back are signed by those present.
56 Airmen
56 Airman wearing tunic and side caps in four rows. Front row sitting on ground, second on chairs and the rear two standing. Title 'No 4 Flight, No 4 Squadron, 10 I.T.W, RAF, July 1941. On the reverse signatures. H R Madgett is eleventh down in…
576 Squadron Order of Battle No.290
List detailing 25 aircrews, headed, 'No.576 Squadron RAF Station Fiskerton, Order of Battle NO.290'.
9 Squadron handwritten Operations Record Book. Four
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This is a handwritten record of the operations of 9 Squadron from 22nd November 1944 to 9th June 1945. For each operation it includes many details of the target, routes, bomb load, a description of results, and if any did not return. Inserted is the…
A Czech village wiped our
Barbarous vengeance for Heydrich. Account of execution of men in Czech village of Lidice after assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
A Flight No.1 Squadron 13 Initial Training Wing June 1942
53 trainee airmen arranged in four rows. The image is mounted on a card and framed. Many of the group have signed their names on the card. It is captioned 'A Flight No.1 Squadron 13 ITW June 1942'.
A Gastronomic Journey (Experience)
Ted Neale describes life at No 1 Aircrew Reception at Lords Cricket Ground, recalling the food being forgettable, apart from the fresh milk. He was posted to Scarborough where the food was so bad that they ate fish and chips and flapjacks at a nearby…
A Guide for Airmen on joining the RAF
Information for new recruits.
A letter from Iga and John's reply
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Iga writes that her health is improving, she is working in the hospital and wishes John a happy Christmas. John replies that he is glad she is feeling better and wishes her a happy new year.
A short history of 640 Squadron (George Keeling)
A number of stories, recollections and events remembered by George, who was part of the ground crew on the squadron. It includes press coverage and a programme from an amateur dramatics production that George appeared in post-war. There is also a…
A W/OP's Lament
A poem about a wireless operator lying, dying. His body is full of aircraft parts. There is also a 'Chad' sketch and reference to Gremlins.