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Details of operational use of FIDO at RAF Gravely
Gives times of operation of FIDO. Gives details of aircraft landed - including three Mosquitos who had difficulty owing to fog. Gives details of six 35 Squadron Lancaster airborne from Graveley, notes S crashed after take off. Gives further details…
Liberator and 233 Squadron aircrew
Aircrew posing next to a B-24 Liberator. The page is captioned '233 Squadron [223 squadron] (Bomber Support), Oulton. 100 Group'.
The photograph on the left shows four airmen in uniform standing and five crouching or kneeling next to the nose of…
The photograph on the left shows four airmen in uniform standing and five crouching or kneeling next to the nose of…
Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by a WAAF and a group of RAF officers and civilians, walking past a building painted with camouflage and with the windows open.
Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in uniform) and Queen Elizabeth walking past a group of RAF personnel standing to attention. The King and Queen are accompanied by RAF officers. Two members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force are present in the background together…
Royal Visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in uniform) and Queen Elizabeth walking past a camouflage painted building with the windows open. The King is in conversation with an RAF officer and the Queen with a WAAF. A second WAAF and other RAF officers are in the accompanying…
Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in RAF uniform) and Queen Elizabeth walking past camouflage painted buildings with open windows. The Queen is in conversation with a WAAF. A group of people in uniform and civilian clothes is following the King and Queen.
Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in uniform) and Queen Elizabeth in conversation with RAF officers in front of a Bristol Blenheim. The reverse of the image is annotated 'W/Cdr J F C Jenkins DSO DFC. Missing - Friday 27 March 1942 Reported safe 30 March 1942'. A…
Flying Officer William Baron Kane DFC
Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…
an afternoon in Norwich
Left: Mike in uniform, holding a dog, standing alongside a car. There are trees beyond. Captioned, 'an afternoon off in Norwich (May 1942)'.
Right: A woman, holding a dog, standing alongside a car. Captioned, 'same again!!'.
Right: A woman, holding a dog, standing alongside a car. Captioned, 'same again!!'.
139 Jamaica squadron
32 airmen in uniform arranged in three rows under the squadron coat of arms. Mike is front row, third from the left. Captioned '139 Squadron RAF - January 1943'.
A note identifying Mike. Captioned, 'front row 3rd from left both pic's'.
A note identifying Mike. Captioned, 'front row 3rd from left both pic's'.
139 Squadron
32 aircrew arranged in three rows in front of a Mosquito. Two further airmen look down from open windows in the building behind. Mike is front row, 3rd from the left.
Wellington
Side view of Wellington with letters 'HA-L parked on grass. Submitted with caption ' Wellington IA R1448 HA-L 218 Sqn Marham [John Vandervord]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 for a flight from Bari to Tibenham.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 partly completed. Flight to Capraia.
Order of service
Details of the service for the laying up of the standard of 207 Squadron at Leicester Cathedral. It includes a short history of the squadron.
The letters of Eric Lloyd during World War Two
Document with copies of all his letters to his family. Starts with six letters while he was training in New Zealand. Gives very details description of activities and colleagues. Includes period of illness and hospitalization. Follows two letters…
Wellington Crew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet standing in front of a Wellington with cartoon character nose art. Man in the middle holds up two bombs resting on the ground. Submitted with caption 'Frank Denton & crew 75 Sqn Feltwell '40, Len Hayter 3rd from…
Fighting the war sitting down
A summary of Horace Cooke's service career. Lists training as wireless operator/air gunner and later as a pilot in Canada, service with 7, 49, 99 and 156 Squadrons and 33 operations on two tours of duty and the award of the Distinguished Flying…
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Mosquito. On the reverse '608 Squadron Downham Market aircrew and ground crew, 18 March 1945'.
Liberator crew
Nine airmen , four squatting in front and five standing behind all wearing battledress. In the background the nose of a B-24 with nose art gremlin. Submitted with caption 'Liberator TS530 crew 223 sqn Oulton Barron top left'. Additional information…
Andrew Barron
An airman wearing battledress with half brevet standing by the nose of a Liberator. Nose art of a cartoon devil with name 'Gremlin Heaven" and sortie tally bombs. Submitted with caption 'Barron, Andrew Flg Off with Liberator TS530 223 sqn Oulton'.…
Harrold Bratley - biography
Starts with his early life and employment before the war. He was an RAF reserve and was called up at beginning of the war. He recalls his training prior to joining 9 Squadron. He talks about his experiences including a forced landing after an…
Five people standing by newspaper poster
Photograph of five people (2 women and 3 men) standing smiling outside a shop and alongside a poster for the Eastern Daily Press with the headline '5 rescued in gale off Wells'.
Newspaper Poster
Photograph of a poster from the Eastern Daily Press stating '5 rescued in Gale off Wells'. One print annotated on the reverse 'Notice in paper of us being rescued from N/th Sea'. Second print annotated on reverse 'Wells Next to Sea Newspaper report…
List of postings
Mentions St John's Wood, Bridgnorth, 11 AGS, 12 OTU, 1657 Conversion Unit, Lancaster finishing school, 115 Squadron, Pathfinder NTU, 7 Squadron. Training and operational units have associated flying hours alongside,