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Interview with Queenie Hall.
Queenie 'Robbie' Hall was born in Suffolk and describes volunteering, her recruitment and training. At first she worked in kitchens but remustered as a clerk and worked in Command Accounts at RAF High Wycombe. She later requested a transfer to RAF…
Flying Officer Ling's crew
Picture of seven-man bomber crew. On reverse, names of crew.
Back row left to right:
Flight Sergeant Tom Fletcher, Bomb Aimer; Flying Officer Gordon Ling, Pilot; Sergeant Harry Laws, Navigator
Front row left to right:
Sergeant Len Moss, Flight…
Back row left to right:
Flight Sergeant Tom Fletcher, Bomb Aimer; Flying Officer Gordon Ling, Pilot; Sergeant Harry Laws, Navigator
Front row left to right:
Sergeant Len Moss, Flight…
Flight Lieutenant A L Barlow's decorations
Flight Lieutenant Arnold Leighton Barlow's medal collection as follows:
1. Distinguished Flying Cross
2. World War II 1939-1945 Star
3. Air Crew Europe Star
4. Defence Medal
5. War Medal 1939-1945 with Mention in Despatches
6. Australian…
1. Distinguished Flying Cross
2. World War II 1939-1945 Star
3. Air Crew Europe Star
4. Defence Medal
5. War Medal 1939-1945 with Mention in Despatches
6. Australian…
Flight Lieutenant Arnold Leighton Barlow
B/w head and shoulders photograph of Flight Lieutenant A L Barlow wearing RAF No1 uniform and cap.
Picture of Sergeant I S Greenstreet
Colourised head and shoulders portrait of Sergeant Irvine Stewart Greenstreet in RAF No1 uniform, showing Sergeant chevrons and Observer brevet.
Eric Keen's service record
Personnel management form with basic personal information. Enlisted 5-7-41 released 8-8-46, engine fitter then flight engineer, served on training units and 196 Squadron,
Fragments of crashed Lancaster
Label relating to Lancaster JB715 as follows:
Crashed at Hainton on 16 December 1943 at 23.45hrs
PILOT - Flt Sgt H Ross - Age 23 years
NAVIGATOR - Flt Lieutenant Arthur Walker - Age 31yrs 'POP' -
From Bishops Castle in Shropshire - buried in…
Crashed at Hainton on 16 December 1943 at 23.45hrs
PILOT - Flt Sgt H Ross - Age 23 years
NAVIGATOR - Flt Lieutenant Arthur Walker - Age 31yrs 'POP' -
From Bishops Castle in Shropshire - buried in…
Samuel Jordon
S A Jordon in his later years, wearing casual civilian clothes and standing in front of a memorial wall at the IBCC.
Bomber County book
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'Bomber County', a History of the Royal Air Force in Lincolnshire, by T N Hancock.
This copy was passed around a 617 Squadron Association reunion in the early 1980s. It was signed by several veterans from the squadron.
Additional information…
This copy was passed around a 617 Squadron Association reunion in the early 1980s. It was signed by several veterans from the squadron.
Additional information…
Flight Sergeant H Aspinall
Flight Sergeant H Aspinall in RAF uniform with Flight Sergeant rank, Air Gunner brevet and Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon. On reverse, sticker 'Aspinall,H'.
Commemorative scroll for Flight Sergeant H Aspinall DFM
Commemorative scroll with Royal Crest for Flight Sergeant H Aspinall DFM, accompanying photograph of him and printed proforma letter of sympathy to Mrs H Aspinall from King George VI.
Sergeant H Aspinall - citation
Typed citation from London Gazette dated 26 October 1943 detailing an operation over Hanover in September 1943, in which the aircraft was attacked by night fighters but managed to evade them and return to base although damaged, through the efforts…
Dixie Deans interview
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Part of an interview with Dixie Deans.
Wellington navigator
Navigator at station working with chart.
A pigeon, let out of its basket is also looking at the map.
Above is a list of cartoon captions. ‘You be the enemy a/c & I’ll show you how I went down on it!’ / ‘Don’t look now but I think we’re being…
A pigeon, let out of its basket is also looking at the map.
Above is a list of cartoon captions. ‘You be the enemy a/c & I’ll show you how I went down on it!’ / ‘Don’t look now but I think we’re being…
Tail gunner and barrage balloon
A surprised looking rear gunner seeing a barrage balloon.
Mid-upper gunner under water
A mid-upper gunner looking out of his turret at a fish swimming by. Captioned 'The boys'll never believe this!'
Airmen in life raft
Two airmen in life raft, one looking worried and the other looking out. Sinking aircraft to the left and sketch of a grinning fish below. Captioned '13th October 1942, North Sea'.
Angry aircrew
An airman in flying kit standing by the wing of a Wellington with fist raised and angry scowl. Captioned 'Quietly my captain waits!'.
Bail out
A navigator working at his station with upper fuselage and turret above. To the left a hatch with just feet of a baling out airman with text 'Whoosh' above. Speech bubble to right 'Bail out'.
Collage of Blenheim and Ju-87
Cut out b/w photographs of a Blenheim and below a Ju-87 with flames from rear.
Harry Hicks’ Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Harry Hicks’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 15th August 1942 until 16th October 1945. Training as a pilot started at No. 9 Elementary Flying School, followed by No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 34 Service Flying Training School, No. 4…
William Thew Mayson’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book One
William Mayson’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book One from 20th October 1941 until 30th September 1947. During this time trained as an observer/navigator, air gunner, second pilot and air bomber. Trained at No. 9 Air Observers School, 23…
William Thew Mayson’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers. Log Book Two
William Mayson’s Flying Log Book from 16th October 1947 until 16th January 1952. During this time he flew as a navigator, firstly with 109 Squadron and then 57 Squadron from October 1948. In December 1949 posted to HQ Bomber Command.
Served at RAF…
Served at RAF…
Transcripts -Todd Hawkins: messages from prisoner of war camps - 3
Transcripts from the last part of letter dated 26 September part 2, letter 14 October (the letter was dated 4 October) and part of 20th October 1940. First part letter talks about known colleagues in camp and mentions Houghton-Brown (additional…
Alexander Marshall's service record (Two)
Service record of Alexander Marshall from 18 April 1944 to 9 November 1945.