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The Phantom of the Ruhr Christmas card
Greetings cards showing a Lancaster with undercarriage down and a Royal Air Force pilot's badge. Captioned, 'The Phantom' and '1944 Greetings'. The nose of the Lancaster is decorated with a cloaked skeleton reaching down through clouds. Annotated,…
Wer hat den blitzkrieg gewollt?
Ppropaganda leaflet, including images of soldiers at a rally and aircraft in flight, one with open bomb doors.
Danish resistance
Writting to Stan Slater, Borge explains he had been a member of the Danish resistance and is researching escaped airmen.He describes how, following the crash of Stan's aircraft, the bodies of Harvey James Portor and Donald Morris were taken to the…
Incident over Mannheim
Short account of shooting down of 15 Squadron Lancaster NF958 (LS-M) by Ofw Ludwig Schmitt in Messerschmitt 110G-2. Two crew killed and the other prisoner of war. List crew including George Thomson (navigator). Includes painting of the incident.
Room in prisoner of war hut
Watercolour of inside a room in hut with window left and door right, bunk beds in front and table and more bunk at back. captioned 'Room 12, I Div, Luft 7'.
Sketch of Stalag Luft 7
Watercolour showing wire, guard tower and huts in prisoner of war camp.
Layout of huts at Stalag Luft 7
Hand drawn sketch plan of buildings at camp.
Drawings of Stalag Luft 7
Page 1 and 2 layout of camp and sketch of room 12. Page 3 and 4 drawings of people and camp scenes. Pages 5 and 6 repeat of page 1 and 2. Page 7 sketch of prisoner in room and page 8 people on room.
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Lancaster print
Colour print of side view of Lancaster B Mk 1, NF958, 'LS-0M'. 15 Squadron RAF Mildenhall. Includes squadron badge and battle honours as well as squadron history.
Ex-air force prisoner of war association B C branch dinner menu
Menu for international reunion dinner in Canada. Includes list of guests, menu and cartoon.
Arnhem Avenger
Cartoon of a woman's head and graffiti reading 'Arnhem Avenger'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'R136 Cam 1 Neg 1'.
George Thomson's prisoner of war diary
George Thomson’s prisoner of war diary in a wartime log supplied by the YMCA.
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…
Penguin
Drawing of a penguin. On one image of wrapping text 'Text on reverse "Happy Landings"'.
Penguin postcard
Half postcard with a penguin drawn on one side and 'Happy Landings' on the other.
Saint Jude postcard
The front of the card shows a painting of Saint Jude. The reverse is printed with a novena prayer to Saint Jude.
Praying soldier postcard
The front of the postcard has a coloured painting of a soldier in uniform kneeling in prayer. Christ is leaning over the soldier and reaching out his hand. The reverse of the card is printed with 'with you alway' in the top left corner and 'I pray…
Postcard: Empress of Canada
Postcard showing the Canadian Pacific steamship at anchor in a harbour with small boats and a coastal town with hills in the background.
Captioned: 'Canadian Pacific "Empress of Canada," 22,000 Tons'.
Captioned: 'Canadian Pacific "Empress of Canada," 22,000 Tons'.
Postcard: Mail and passenger services
A postcard with a full moon shining on the Steamship Moldavia and other smaller boats.
Captioned: ‘P.&O. India-China-Australia mail and passenger services, SS Moldavia 18,000 Tons, 13,250 H.P’.
Captioned: ‘P.&O. India-China-Australia mail and passenger services, SS Moldavia 18,000 Tons, 13,250 H.P’.
Postcard: Château Frontenac
Postcard with a view of the château on a hillside overlooking a steamship tugs and other boats.
Captioned: ‘Canadian Pacific “Empress” steamer and Château Frontenac, Quebec’.
Captioned: ‘Canadian Pacific “Empress” steamer and Château Frontenac, Quebec’.
Letter to George Thomson from his father
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Thanks him for latest letter with new address and entertainment available. Makes further comments on George's latest news. Comments on his navigation prowess, other members of his crew and flying experiences. Writes describing activities at home as…
Hawker Typhoon hydraulic system
A detailed plan of the hydraulic system, signed 'A Sutcliffe'.
Lincoln acceptance check
Checklist, diagrams, sketches and notes related to Lincoln aircraft.
Letter to George Thomson
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Chatty letter with banter. Writes of daily work activities and travel arrangements. Catches up with news. Hand drawn humorous cartoon at the end of men arriving at Guinness visitor entrance.
Letter to George Thomson from Hugh with included note from Aunt Betty
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Written by a young boy, writes of his daily activities including going to Edinburgh. Asks whether he was an officer yet. Drawing at the end. Aunt Betty says she had all his news from his mother. Posted to George as an LAC at RAF Ludlow.
Album cover
Album cover with drawing of a bomber aircraft