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Albert Edward Clayton and other members of 5 Group Signals Section HQ
Albert Edward Clayton and other members of Signals Section HQ, No. 5 Group, RAF, May 1945. On accompanying note: 'Clayton GPO Sigs'. Albert Edward Clayton is fourth from right, front row, light coloured suit.
Alexander Lamb's Operational Diary
An unofficial diary kept by Alexander from March 21st, 1945 to May 2nd 1945.
An account of Operation Manna
An account of events leading up to, and during Operation Manna, plus personal involvement. Page contains head and shoulders photograph of Jeff Brown in uniform.
Aviation map east Africa - Dar Es Salaam
Coloured map Africa 1:1,000,000 scale showing east African coast with Mombasa, Zanzibar and Dar Es Salaam. EAF No 1620. Marked 'Restricted'.
Barbara Wood
Barbara sitting on a grassy hillside. On the reverse 'Ramsey May 1945'.
Bomber crew next to aircraft
Seven man bomber crew in flying kit next to starboard side of 61 Squadron Lancaster. Explanatory note: 'Norm, Captain Howard Dowker, Curly, Eric, Jim, JC, Len - May 1945'.
Bremen
Top - oblique aerial photograph of Bremen port with river Weser to the left running bottom to top with dock to the right. Pier in between has extensive railway sidings to the left, warehouses in the middle are mainly without roofs but cleared of…
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'.
British soldiers and Norwegian men
A group of soldiers and Norwegians in uniform. One soldier is holding a Norwegian flag.
Card with Lancaster dropping food parcels
Ground to air photograph of a Lancaster flying to the right dropping food parcels with cheering crowd at the bottom below. Submitted with description 'A card with a photograph of a Lancaster dropping food parcels. Printed on the card: "Operation…
Celle
Four photographs, one of a serviceman leaning against a large aircraft part with swastika, captioned 'Pop'.
Second is of a structure built within trees, captioned 'German observation post'.
Third is of a flat wooden platform overlooking trees,…
Second is of a structure built within trees, captioned 'German observation post'.
Third is of a flat wooden platform overlooking trees,…
Celle swimming pool
Three photographs showing servicemen enjoying the large exterior swimming pool at Celle. Caption 'Celle B 118 Swimming Pool'.
Cologne
Two aerial photographs of Cologne in 1945, one showing the destroyed bridges over the Rhine and one the area around the Cathedral, with the caption 'After V.E. day we took the ground crew to see the damage. We flew round Cologne for 20 mins and…
Cologne, Germany - May 1945
A low level oblique aerial photograph of Cologne showing the cathedral, severely damaged building and a destroyed bridge. It is mounted in a frame with the caption 'Cologne, Germany - May 1945'.
Copy of Deans' Notes
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Notes kept by Dixie Deans during an interview with Lieutenant-General (later Sir) Evelyn Hugh Barker (1894-1983), commanding VIII Corps of British 2nd Army.
Course photograph
Twenty-three airmen wearing battledress with half brevet sitting and standing in three rows. Captioned 'Catfoss, 90 GL Course, March - May 45'. Two versions of same image.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
Crew member inside aircraft
Crew member in the bomb aimer's position inside aircraft. Separate descriptive caption - 'Eric inside Lanc, May1945'.
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'.
Damaged German aircraft at Celle, 1945
Four photographs, showing a variety of German aircraft damaged to varying degrees. Page captioned, 'Celle (Germany) B 118.'
Top left Arado 96
Top right Junkers Ju-188A-2 WNr 160078
Bottom left Nearest camera - Bucker 131 with Siebel 204…
Top left Arado 96
Top right Junkers Ju-188A-2 WNr 160078
Bottom left Nearest camera - Bucker 131 with Siebel 204…
Emmerich
Top - a note referring to a missing photograph.
Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of Emmerich with the Rhine running top left to middle right. St. Martini church on near bank and a pontoon bridge across the Rhine. Captioned 'a town on the river…
Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of Emmerich with the Rhine running top left to middle right. St. Martini church on near bank and a pontoon bridge across the Rhine. Captioned 'a town on the river…
Enrico da Ronca persuades the partisan 'Romano' to stop the violence
In a town square, a figure in priest's clothes approaches a partisan who is brandishing a sub-machine gun. Two other figures in uniform are featured on the right hand side. Three Italian flags are visible on a bell tower with a clock.
Label reads…
Label reads…
Essen
Top - reconnaissance photograph of a city with many damaged buildings. Captioned 'Essen'. Submitted with description 'Aerial "Cook's tour" view of Essen May 45. May 1945'.
Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of industrial site with many damaged…
Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of industrial site with many damaged…
Five groups of airmen
Top left is of five airmen in front of a tent. On the reverse 'Ingoldmells Rest Camp
September, 1945'.
Top centre is of six airmen sitting on a grassy bank. On the reverse
'Spilsby, May 1945.
Ian Ron
Taffy Eric
Me Jim
Ron'
Top right 3 is…
September, 1945'.
Top centre is of six airmen sitting on a grassy bank. On the reverse
'Spilsby, May 1945.
Ian Ron
Taffy Eric
Me Jim
Ron'
Top right 3 is…