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Route from where shot down to prisoner of war camp and evacuation on long march
Sketch map of Germany and Poland showing route from capture at Rastatt via Dulag Luft to Stalag Luft 7 and the long march to Luckenwalde.
Account of events during final operation and capture
Give details of how crew get together before flight. Battle order, crew briefings, manning aircraft, operation flight details, baling out, evasion route/events and kit. Notes on interrogation, and dispersal to Stalag Luft 7.
207 Squadron, Air Gunners, May 1945
50 Air Gunners in three rows, mostly seated, mostly wearing working dress.
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…
RAF Chedburgh token ration card
For confectionery to be handed in to NAAFI when confectionary available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Page from flying log book
Page shows two sorties in May 1945 - one for food dropping at The Hague and the other returning prisoners of war from Juvincourt.
Seven men
A group of seven men, a mixture of British Army, RAF and one civilian.
British soldiers and Norwegian men
A group of soldiers and Norwegians in uniform. One soldier is holding a Norwegian flag.
Soldier, airmen and woman reporter
A row of seven people, a mixture of soldiers, airmen and a Norwegian reporter, Laura. Two of the men are holding Norwegian flags. On the reverse 'Best greetings from the reporter Laura[indecipherable] Honefoss'.
British and Norwegian soldiers
A head and shoulders image of three soldiers, at Honefoss.
British Army in Norway
A group of British soldiers, one saluting and holding a Norwegian flag.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, 'The [indecipherable] Honefoss, Norway'.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, 'The [indecipherable] Honefoss, Norway'.
Letter to Idwal Davies from Bjorn Knoph
Bjorn writes that he will help Idwal get the diploma of recognition for his work in Norway. He supplied Idwal with suggestions of what to write and he will forward it to the relevant Department.
Letter to Idwal Davies from Bjorn Knoph
Bjorn writes that he has enclosed a photocopy of the newspaper he has requested but cannot find the photographs he was seeking.
Letter to Idwal Davies from Air Ministry
The writer advises that Idwal has been awarded the Dutch Flying Cross in recognition of his valuable service.
There is also a b/w head and shoulders portrait of Idwal.
There is also a b/w head and shoulders portrait of Idwal.
Union Jack newspaper 4 May 1945
A copy of the Western Italy edition of the newspaper. It contains various articles on the war including the capture of Hamburg, the surrender of German troops in Italy, Goebbels' suicide, the rescinding of the Control of Noise Order allowing hooters,…
Liberation of Stalag 3A
A detailed account of the events from April 19th to May 9th 1945.
Halifax and A Flight Groundcrew 192 Squadron
48 airmen, one WAAF and an officer in three rows in front of a Halifax PN431 with 'Angel' bare breasted pin up nose art.
K W Payne and crew with a Halifax
Halifax PN431 with 'Angel' nose art of a woman sitting on a cloud and putting on her stockings. Seven airmen standing in front. K W Payne is in the centre.
Servicing Wing, RAF Waddington
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in six rows in front of a Lancaster. Title 'Royal air Force Nos 463 & 467 RAAF Squadrons, Waddington Servicing Wing Bomber Command, may 1945'.
23 airmen and ground crew and Lancaster
The 23 men are arranged in two rows under the port side front of a Lancaster. The Lancaster has a large number of operations recorded on the nose. On the reverse - 'copy Fiskerton 5.45 Avro 685 Lancaster LM227 UL-I / 576 Squadron After 100th…
Frank Dennis' memoir
In 1943 Frank completed an engineering apprenticeship and volunteered to join the Royal Air Force as a flight engineer. He completed basic training in London, where he witnessed the fatal crash of a C-47 and then went to Initial Training Wing at RAF…
Roll of Honour. Killed in Action. Flight-Sergeant J. Ayers
An obituary of John Ayers who died when his aircraft crash landed in Denmark.
Crowds at St Martins in the Fields Church
Crowds celebrating the end of the war.
On the reverse 'PH JE'.
On the reverse 'PH JE'.
Crowds at Trafalgar Square
Celebrations at Trafalgar Square at the end of the war. On the reverse 'PH JE'.
Three airmen
Three airmen in front of the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain with the Lillywhites building, 25 Regent Street, London behind.
On the reverse 'PH JE'.
On the reverse 'PH JE'.