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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…
Tags: 75 Squadron; childhood in wartime; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926 - 2022); entertainment; evacuation; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952); ground personnel; home front; killed in action; love and romance; mess; military living conditions; RAF Felixstowe; RAF High Wycombe; RAF Martlesham Heath; RAF Mepal; recruitment; training; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
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…
Statuette of an airman
A coloured statuette of airman in flying kit with helmet, goggles and lifejacket, mounted on plinth.
Tags: aircrew
Five women
Five woman, four wearing NAAFI uniform and one military uniform. Submitted with caption 'NAAFI group including Doreen Keen (nee Hall) in the back right RAF Usworth'.
Eric Keen with wife and baby daughter
An airman wearing tunic with flight engineer brevet standing alongside a woman holding baby. Submitted with caption 'Eric Keen with wife and baby daughter'.
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,
Tags: 1651 HCU; 1665 HCU; 196 Squadron; aircrew; flight engineer
Royal Air Force training school notebook - flight engineer
Notes on: propeller feathering, rated and weak climb data, computer check and limitations, range losses, starting and closing down procedures. Followed by printed notes for pilots and engineers on the correct methods of controlling and handling…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; Halifax; training
Notebook
Notes on engine layout, fuel consumption for Hercules engines. Goes on with advantages of sleeve valve, inlet and exhaust openings, other parts operations with diagrams, crankshafts, master rod assemblies, reduction gear, oil pump unit with notes.…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; training
Royal Air Force notebook - engineering
Covers indicated and real airspeed calculations. Engines horsepower, electrical systems (with circuit diagrams), fuel charts for Hercules engines, aircraft electronics, supercharging and carburettors, Goes on with aircraft performance, with tables,…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; training
Group of RAF recruits, including S A Jordon
Group of RAF recruits, including S A Jordon, before leaving for Great Britain.
S A Jordon is fifth from left, second row.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
S A Jordon is fifth from left, second row.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: African heritage; recruitment
Samuel Jordon in RAF uniform
S A Jordon in RAF uniform.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: African heritage; ground personnel