Browse Items (85 total)
- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Gibraltar"
Sort by:
The aircraft
A list of flights made from the UK to Indonesia.
Around the world
A list of place where Geoffrey was based.
Newspaper cutting - D.F.C for old Ludensian
Announces that his parents from Louth had received news that their son Flight Lieutenant Harold William Bratley had been awarded the DFC. Gives details of former employment. Mentions that on his first tour he and crew came down in occupied enemy…
Harold Bratley service record
Gives personal details and list of postings. Notes at one stage missing believed intered.
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…
Suez Canal, de Lesseps statue, Port Said Lighthouse and Gibraltar
Nine photographs from an album.
#1 and 3 are ships in the Suez Canal.
#2 is a hill seen from a ship.
#4 is de Lesseps statue.
#5 is a soldier leaning on the railings of a ship.
#6 is the Port Said lighthouse.
#7, 8 and 9 are the Rock of…
#1 and 3 are ships in the Suez Canal.
#2 is a hill seen from a ship.
#4 is de Lesseps statue.
#5 is a soldier leaning on the railings of a ship.
#6 is the Port Said lighthouse.
#7, 8 and 9 are the Rock of…
Harry Dawson's decorations
![SGrewB[Ser#-DoB]v20001.jpg](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/square_thumbnails/2674/47321/SGrewB[Ser -DoB]v20001.jpg "SGrewB[Ser#-DoB]v20001.jpg")
Medal set belonging to Harry Dawson (178722 Royal Air Force). 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, and War Medal 1939-1945. Includes his identity tags and a letter about the loss of Wellington Z9016.
Statement of Sergeant Stanley Herbert Eyre
Member of pilot Flight Sergeant Whyte's crew. Baled out of aircraft landed near St Brisson France and evaded with his pilot and returned to UK. Notes that rest of crew were found dead in the crashed aircraft.
Statement of Flight Sergeant John Henry Francis Whyte
Interviewee was pilot of Lancaster on operation to Milan. Engine caught fire on return and he baled out. Aircraft crashed in France. He and engineer survived and evaded and returned UK. Notes leaving Gibraltar and return UK. All other crew were…
Gibraltar to England
Describes Gibraltar and activities there. Mentions surprise when the author met a school chum of Mackie's. Describes being bored and relieving this by watching British women. Mentions meeting other acquaintances. Goes on to describe journey to…
Gibraltar scenes
Six photographs all annotated with Gibraltar showing various scenes.
Top left shows a women on a donkey which is carrying baskets. Standing next to the donkey is a boy. They are standing on Winston Churchill way looking south. Moorish Castle on…
Top left shows a women on a donkey which is carrying baskets. Standing next to the donkey is a boy. They are standing on Winston Churchill way looking south. Moorish Castle on…
Gibraltar scenes
Six photographs showing buildings, coasts and landscapes of Gibraltar, with annotations.
Top left shows the water catchments from the sea.
Top right shows Moorish Castle.
Middle left shows buildings of the vineyards / gasworks area on the…
Top left shows the water catchments from the sea.
Top right shows Moorish Castle.
Middle left shows buildings of the vineyards / gasworks area on the…
Canberra at Gibraltar
The nose of a Canberra with a hangar and the Rock, behind.
Flashbacks to My Tour with the Americans
An diary kept of operations, starting 1st to 18th December then 8 May 1944 to July 30th 1944.
Ships and Gibraltar
Five photographs from an album.
#1 is a three funnelled liner sailing behind a paddle steamer.
#2 is the liner entering a harbour.
#3 is the Rock of Gibraltar seen from the sea.
#4 and 5 is a destroyer HMS Skate, D16 sailing past The Needles,…
#1 is a three funnelled liner sailing behind a paddle steamer.
#2 is the liner entering a harbour.
#3 is the Rock of Gibraltar seen from the sea.
#4 and 5 is a destroyer HMS Skate, D16 sailing past The Needles,…
No 224 Squadron Gibraltar 1957-1959
Top centre - three airmen wearing khaki uniform with shorts sitting outside a corrugated iron hut with a 224 squadron sign.
Middle left - half length image of a man wearing civilian shirt with ape on his shoulder. Captioned 'Me with one of the local…
Middle left - half length image of a man wearing civilian shirt with ape on his shoulder. Captioned 'Me with one of the local…
Conquest-Hospital Radio interview with Jack Newton
![ANewtonJL[Date]-01.mp3](/application/views/scripts/images/fallback-audio.png "ANewtonJL[Date]-01.mp3")
Jack Newton joined the RAF in 1938. He trained as an air gunner and was posted to 12 Squadron at RAF Binbrook. Just before midnight on the 5 August 1941, Jack and his crew set off for Cologne, but were attacked by a night fighter. One engine was on…
Map of Comete line
Map showing air route from England to Aachen then escape route through Belgium, France, Spain, Gibraltar and back to Pembroke Dock and London. Top left - badge of Comète with aircraft in flames and star on blue background.
Two telegrams to Jack Newton's wife
Top - telegram reporting that Jack was interned. Bottom - telegram informs that he husband was now at Gibraltar.
First airman to travel via Comète
Describes events leading up to and including Jack Newton's last operation before crash landing in Belgium. Lists his crew and gives account of their attempts at evasion, meeting with Belgian helpers, moving to various safe houses and Jack Newton's…
Account of crash of Wellington W5421 and Flt Lt Roy Langlois's crew and Belgian Comet escape line
Includes photographs of twelve squadron officers, the crashed aircraft, some of the crew, Jack and Mary Newton and Sgt R D Porteous. Recounts the last sortie of the crew to Aachen when they had to jettison their bombs, an engine caught fire and they…
Gibraltar
Photo 1 is a view of the docks from the Rock.
Photo 2 is a view of the airfield from the Rock.
Photo 3 is a view of La Linea from the Rock, looking across the airfield.
Photo 4 is Horace on the Rock.
Photo 5 is Pilot Officer Adams on the…
Photo 2 is a view of the airfield from the Rock.
Photo 3 is a view of La Linea from the Rock, looking across the airfield.
Photo 4 is Horace on the Rock.
Photo 5 is Pilot Officer Adams on the…
Mr Churchill on his eastern journey
Article: Mr Churchill on his eastern journey. Account of review of war situation given in parliament by Churchill of events mentioned covering visit to Moscow, talks with M Stalin, growing strength of British forces in Egypt. Malta convoy success,…
Two articles: enemy fiasco in Channel and Loss of the Eagle
First article: enemy fiasco in channel, ships fight each other. Describes action of British naval force where German ships and shore batteries ended up firing on each other. Covers Royal Navy commander's leadership and the enemy version. Second…
Keith Thompson's time on 115 Squadron
115 Squadron badge.
Three colour postcards of Malta, two of Grand Harbour Valetta, one captioned Maltas stone buildings and one of a horse powered carriage.
A colour postcard of a military cemetery captioned 'Tobruk, Knight Bridge Cemetery near El…
Three colour postcards of Malta, two of Grand Harbour Valetta, one captioned Maltas stone buildings and one of a horse powered carriage.
A colour postcard of a military cemetery captioned 'Tobruk, Knight Bridge Cemetery near El…