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Crest and motto Fighter Command Communication Squadron
Crest and motto of Fighter Command Communication Squadron bearing the signatures of King George VI and J D Heaton-Armstrong, Chester Herald and Inspector of Royal Air Force Badges, College of Arms.
A conversation with Oliver Wells
Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…
Wendy Leigh's school sports day
Schools port's day. Eight young girls being supervised by an older girl.
On the reverse 'Wendy's school sport press photograph June 1945, Wendy 6 years'.
On the reverse 'Wendy's school sport press photograph June 1945, Wendy 6 years'.
Lost over Hanover
Concerns crew captained by Flying Officer A Robertson RCAF including Flight Sergeant Jack Bromfield as wireless operation. Lists crew. Gives account of their 12th operation to Hanover where their Halifax was attacked and shot down by a Ju 88 flown by…
1945
List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…
1945 calendar with dates on 7 Squadron
Calendar mounted below a b/w photograph of rear quarter of airborne Lancaster annotated 'Best of Luck from Ken'. Title 'East West Home's Best'. Successive items show successive months flipped up with dates blocked out and document with list of months…
Appendix V(f): Letter to the Commodore Superintendent
Letter written by a manger an engineering department, detailing the work done by the department sent to the Commodore Superintendent.
Extracts from George Royall's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Nine images on three sheets of selected pages from George Royall's log book, each showing a double page spread.
The three images on the first sheet cover nine bombing operations as well as training and air test flights. Each image has the…
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He writes that he has been flying to test German radar. He talks about their wedding plans, folk dropping out of the wedding and presents.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He thanks Jean for her letter and cake. He has booked their honeymoon hotel in Bideford since Lynton was not available. He has just enough petrol saved up and rationed. Jack is coming back so they can resume flying.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He replies to Jean's latest letter with domestic comments. He says he has no news.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
His next leave is sorted, when they intend to get married. He is trying to book accommodation at Lynton and hotels enroute.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He is not flying because his pilot is ill. He writes about getting tyres for his car and playing in cricket match.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He discusses letters and a problem involving insurance. he is looking forward to his next leave.
Payslip - L Hadfield
Payslip for June 1945.
11 FIS Shallufa Course 18
20 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. Each man is named on the reverse.
Münster and Brussels
Top middle - view down street with buildings either side.
Top right - view down street with buildings either side.
Both captioned 'Münster June 1945'.
Bottom left - view across street with tram of large multi-storey building (Royal…
Top right - view down street with buildings either side.
Both captioned 'Münster June 1945'.
Bottom left - view across street with tram of large multi-storey building (Royal…
Detmold
Left - view of castle with round tower captioned 'Das Schloss, Detmold'.
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…
Swimming pool at Celle
Two photographs showing activities arround the swimming pool at Celle. Arthur's Mobile Servicing Squadron was based there, base B 118 from June 1945.
Two Receipts for Money and San McCron's Effects
The two receipts, for $166.41 and personal effects are signed by Olive, Sam's widow.
Picton and Mount Hope
Caption for the page, 'With the boys at 31 B. & G.S. February - May & 33 A.N.S. May-July'. First picture, three individuals standing in front of a wooden building, captioned 'With Mike and Johnney at Picton'.
Second and third, group of individuals…
Second and third, group of individuals…
Lancaster
Air-to-air view of the top of a Lancaster registration 'RE172' flying over over the south Manchester areas of Withington, Fallowfield and Ladybarn. On the reverse 'Lancaster BIII, made A.V.Roe (Yeadon) Merlin 224 (March/June 45)'.
625 Squadron photograph
A large group of aircrew sitting and standing in four/five rows in front of a Lancaster. Titled '625 Squadron RAF Scampton, June 1945'.
No 153 Squadron photograph
From information provided by the donor. Panoramic landscape photograph (stitched together from multiple images) of 153 Squadron at Scampton, dated 06/1945, PD Baxter is Front row, 14th from the left. Spreadsheet (on three tabs) identifying some of…
Jim Eley and Crew
Seven RAF crew, standing in front of the rear end of a Lancaster Bomb bay, next to a record of 514 Squadron Operations, submitted with caption; “Flying Officer Norman James Eley and crew, RAF Waterbeach June 1945”.
Annotated 'Good Luck! Tommy'.
A…
Annotated 'Good Luck! Tommy'.
A…