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Airmen in flying gear
13 airmen in Sidcot suits, 11 also wearing parachute harnesses, in a Nissen hut. Most are seated in chairs along the side of the building. One man is lighting another's cigarette.
Damaged Wellington
An aircraft with damage to the rear starboard fuselage and tail. Captioned, 'SWIN.G.260. 12.6.41. Damaged A/C enemy action.'
Airmen in a Nissen Hut
17 airmen wearing Sidcot suits and parachute harnesses in a Nissen hut.
Dennis Dowdeswell
Head and shoulder portrait of Dennis in uniform with air gunner's brevet and officer's cap with 101 Squadron cap badge. A Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon is also included. On reverse, 'Dennis, 1944'.
Trainees
An officer with a group of 11 trainees in half caps arranged in three rows. On reverse are eight signatures including Donald John Macfarlane, W Gilbert, Oscar Thurling, W L Howell and Tommy Hill.
Group of airmen
Group of 12 airmen, four in uniform and eight in Sidcot suits. Peter Hopper is standing far right. On reverse, 'Peter' together with a post it note reading, 'standing 1st right'.
50 Squadron
A cropped image of 102 members of 50 Squadron arranged in five rows under the starboard wing of a Lancaster.
Peter Hopper
Full length portrait of Peter in uniform and flying boots. He is holding his gauntlets and has a whistle attached to his collar.
Aircraft crash site
Three airmen stand amongst the wreckage of an aircraft. Behind is a single storey building with a pitched roof, a parked van and utility poles.
William on a motorcyle
Sergeant William Baillie sits pillion on a Norton motorcycle alongside a row of Nissen huts with trees beyond.
The crew
Seven airmen in flying kit including Mae Wests, boots and parachute harnesses standing under the fuselage of a Halifax. William is standing in the centre.
With a Stirling
William, standing under the fuselage of a Stirling which has covered engines.
Studying a map
A group of five airmen, one with officer's s cap, sat on the ground in front of a Lancaster studying a map. The bomb doors are open and a member of ground crew is on a ladder attending to one of the starboard engines.
William in uniform
Full length portrait of William in a garden with a dog at his feet.
William's pass
Head and shoulder portrait of William attached to a pass, numbered 20 with a label reading 20480.
William Baillie
Head and shoulder portrait of William wearing his trainee half cap.
Lancasters in formation
Air to air view of three Lancasters flying in formation above the clouds. On reverse, 'A formation after target. We are the nearest Lancaster on the photo. For security reasons the photo had to be taken after we came through flak. A minute before…
Coming into land
An air to air view of the port side of a Lancaster, undercarriage down. On reverse, 'Us coming into land'.
Sitting on the prop
A group of five airmen, three sat on a Lancaster propeller. On reverse,' This will give you an idea of the size of one of the engines. Some of our ground crew sitting on the prop'.
With ground crew
11 airmen arranged in three rows in open ground. On reverse, 'Some of the crew with some of the ground crew'. together with signature of the 'rear gunner, J G White bomb aimer H Aspinall engineer'.
Lancaster in flight
An air to air view of a Lancaster flying above clouds. On reverse, 'Us again, after the target skipper:- J A White F/O'.
Trainees
A group of 43 trainees, arranged in four rows, on the pavement outside brick built houses. Each trainee has a sash of folded material over their right shoulder and tucked into their uniform belts.
Hindu funeral
A funeral pyre. On reverse, 'Hindu funeral taken 14 August 1943'.
William Baillie's wedding
William, in uniform, with signaller brevet, accompanied by his wife, outside an open doorway. Another man, also in uniform, with navigator's brevet, and a woman stand with them.
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Barber
Describes Douglas Berber's service in the Royal Air Force between 1938 and 1947 with Bomber Command and, later, with Transport Command. It includes photographs. He was wounded in France, commended, reprimanded and awarded the Soviet Medal for…