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Lancaster ED588
Front port fuselage of Lancaster ED588 with G registration and bomb symbols designating 125 operational sorties.
Group of five airmen
Group of five airmen standing in the snow. Two are wearing officers' caps and three are in greatcoats. Two have sergeant chevrons. On reverse, handwritten note - 'Myself, Jack, Jack (Nav), Ray and Ernie.
Remains of crashed aircraft
Remains of unidentifiable crashed aircraft.
On reverse, 'STA Brodie 2594 1862111 Kingsly TER4200 c/o Sgt's RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincoln. Cattermole Can 5487'.
On reverse, 'STA Brodie 2594 1862111 Kingsly TER4200 c/o Sgt's RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincoln. Cattermole Can 5487'.
Note about J C Aston's record of service
Handwritten note describing J C Aston's record of service. It states that he was posted to 83 Sqn, RAF Wyton on 3 March 1943. His first operation was to Berlin on 29 March 1943 and his second raid was to Essen. His aircraft was shot down and crew…
James Aston
Sergeant J C Aston in countryside location, wearing RAF uniform with Sergeant chevrons and Observer brevet.
James Carleton Aston
Head and shoulders picture of Sergeant J C Aston in RAF uniform with Sergeant chevrons and Observer brevet.
James Aston in RAF group photograph
Group photograph of RAF trainees wearing No1 uniform and chip hats
D Flight, No.4 Squadron NO.21 ITW, August 1943
Group photograph of members of D Flight, 4 Squadron, No1 Initial Training Wing including E H Blackwell, in No1 uniform with caps and trainee flashes. The men are named underneath.
Ernest Henry Blackwell's service record
Record of military service of E H Blackwell on Form 543, from date of enlistment to date of release.
Warrant Officer Robert Haire's Royal Air Force service and release book
Includes personal information, service information and statement of special aptitude, qualities or types of employment.
Selection board instruction and information
Includes what to bring to board, personal details, flying hours, medical category and board location.
Wedding congratulation note
Good wishes from the crew to Mr and Mrs Haire. On RAF Waddington officers mess headed paper.
Note about marriage
Note that Robert Haire married WAAF Joan Winifred Johnson at the school in Waddington as the church had been bombed.
Houffalize
Target photograph showing anti-aircraft fire and flare. No ground detail visible. Captioned 'WAD 30/31.12.44//NT 7" 11250 050 0502 Houffalize P, 6ANM59DT+5ANM65(IT)+4GP500DT 21 secs, F/O Forge P 467'.
Wilhelmshaven
Target photograph showing smoke or clouds. No ground detail visible. Captioned 'WAD 5.10.44//8" 16000 210 Wilhelmshaven W 10X1000+4"J" 35 secs F/O Forge W 467'.
Airmen and locals
A group of airmen wearing khaki and flower garlands mixed in with a number of civilians. Buildings in the background. Captioned 'subject 2nd right 3rd row back'.
A York
Front quarter view of an Avro York with men working up step ladder by cockpit. Oil bowser on right.
Joan Winifred Johnson
An airwoman in uniform reclining on grass with part of a bomber in the background. On the reverse 'Joan Winifred Johnson'.
Model aircraft on shelf
A model four engine bomber on a shelf with other objects and curtain behind.
Joan Winifred Johnson
An airwoman standing with arm up with shrubbery in the background. Two versions of the same image. On the reverse of the second 'nee JBW Haire'.
Joan Winifred Johnson
An airwoman sitting on a stone amongst shrubbery with building in the background. On the reverse 'Mrs Bunny Haire'.
Lancaster airborne
Air-to-air view of a Lancaster with letters 'PO-P'. On the reverse 'Mrs R J W B Haire'.
Six aircrew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet, one pilot and the others half brevets. Three sitting in front and three standing behind. On the reverse 'Haire R, back right'.
The gateway of India
Monumental building with arched openings.