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RAF Waddington signals section
Five Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel, three standing and two crouched, are in front of a brick building. One is without tunic, another wears non-standard headscarf. A dog is partially visible. On the reverse:
'RAF
Waddington
May 1945
At…
'RAF
Waddington
May 1945
At…
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.
Paolo Troglio travel permit
Travel permit issued to Paolo Troglio by the 'Italia' partisan brigade. It allows him to travel freely to Milan and asks other partisan groups to provide support.
Tags: Resistance
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.
News Sheet No 42 May 1945
The News Sheet of the Canadian Prisoner of War Relatives Association. This edition covers Victory in Europe, the death of President Roosevelt, the liberation of Canadian POWs, assembly centres for released POWs, the seizure of German POW records,…
Tags: aircrew; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); Dulag Luft; entertainment; faith; fear; memorial; padre; prisoner of war; Red Cross; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945); sport; Stalag 357; Stalag 3A; Stalag 4B; Stalag 7A; Stalag 8B; Stalag Luft 1; Stalag Luft 3; Stalag Luft 4; Stalag Luft 7; the long march
Mulheim/Essen airfield
Top - oblique aerial photograph of an airfield with many bomb craters. Two wide grass runways forming a “V” at bottom left, with taxi-track running left to right across centre of photograph. Hardstanding leads off at top right with two or more small…
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing; Cook’s tour; perimeter track; runway
Malcolm Club Guide of Brussels and accommodation ticket
Contains information on Brussels including entertainment, city map, places of interest, things to see, clubs and canteens and the history of the Malcolm Club. Includes an accommodation ticket 16 May 1945.
Tags: entertainment
Mailly-le-Camp and aircrew
Top - target photograph showing fields on the left and a built up area with rows of buildings on the right. There is a four engine bomber below bottom left. Captioned '529 METH. 3/4.5.44//NT 8" 6,500' 219 degrees 00.17, MAILY.Rd.F 1x4000HC 16x500MC.…
Luckenwalde
Two photographs, the first captioned 'Arrival of U.S.A. at Luckenwalde' shows large numbers of men surrounding a few U.S. soldiers. The second captioned 'Arrival of Russian soldiers at Luckenwalde', shows small group of soldiers one with an accordion…
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag 3A
Lincoln and Sigs Inst Course
Photograph 1 is a side view of a Lincoln, captioned ''Dirty Dog' (Lincoln RF505 'D') 97 Sqdn Karachi, Pakistan, 1948.'
Photograph 2 is ten airmen arranged in two rows, the front row of six is seated with four men standing behind. It is captioned…
Photograph 2 is ten airmen arranged in two rows, the front row of six is seated with four men standing behind. It is captioned…
Tags: 97 Squadron; aircrew; Lincoln; RAF St Athan; training; wireless operator
Liberation of Stalag 3A
A detailed account of the events from April 19th to May 9th 1945.
Letter to Mrs Meredith from F/Lt Jack Lane
A letter to Mrs Meredith about her husband (Eddie) who baled out of his damaged aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Lane expresses hope that Eddie will have landed safely and, if he has been taken prisoner, will soon be released and return home.
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.
Tags: Resistance
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.
Tags: aircrew
Letter to Don Bennett from Alan Bramson
Catches up with correspondence. Says he had been looking at Operation Exodus. Hopes to do an article on this shortly.
Letter of thanks to Irene Green from the Chief Warden Civil Defence Service
Letter to Miss Green describing a response to call for volunteers for warden's service to help in defence of Stretford borough. Appreciates all she has done and wished good luck.
Letter from Wally Layne to his wife
Writes he would be seeing her soon. They were released by British Army the day before and should be sent home in two or three days possibly by air.
Tags: prisoner of war; the long march
Letter from John Brittain to his mother
Starts with apology for not writing but has been constantly flying to France to repatriate allied prisoners of war. Mentions typhoid injection to prevent crews catching it from ex-prisoners. Writes that he believes they will stay in UK but rumours of…
Letter from John Brittain to his mother
Writes that he has been flying 8 hours a day repatriation allied prisoners-of-war from Juvincourt near Reims in France. States that the civilian population is short of essentials and that anything can be had for a bar of soap, although as the…
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He thanks her for her letter and photograph. he hopes to get away on leave a little earlier. They have been doing POW trips and Cook's tours for ground staff.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He thanks he for her letter and a cake. He explains the RAF's system of pay for married men. He discusses their wedding arrangements.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has been collecting POWs from Juvaincourt. He has been flying low over south England and describes changes to spots they have visited. He is expecting to get nine days leave.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has still been dropping food in the Netherlands. He has been posted to Transport Command.