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Cochin views
Six items relating to Kochi (then Cochin).
#1 a photograph of Cochin.
#2 a photograph of a street in 'British Cochin'.
#3 a card wishing a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year 1945-46 from 312 Maintenance Unit, RAF Ernakulam.
#4 a photograph…
#1 a photograph of Cochin.
#2 a photograph of a street in 'British Cochin'.
#3 a card wishing a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year 1945-46 from 312 Maintenance Unit, RAF Ernakulam.
#4 a photograph…
Newspaper cutting ATC party
Reports on party given by 1481 Squadron Air Training Corps for parents and friends. Flight Sergeant Shepherd was guest.
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…
Margaret, RKS, Tommy Body and Snow's Mum and Dad
#1 is Margaret and RKS at Blenheim Palace after the Victory parade, June 1946.
#2 and 3 are Margaret and Tommy Body on top of a snowy Lincoln Cathedral, Xmas 1946.
#4 is Snowy's Mum & Dad.
#2 and 3 are Margaret and Tommy Body on top of a snowy Lincoln Cathedral, Xmas 1946.
#4 is Snowy's Mum & Dad.
Singapore Dec 1945
Seven photographs from an album.
#1, 2 and 3 are annotated 'The billets and our bunk at Seletar'.
#4 is a man at his desk annotated ' Benny at desk in section'.
#5 is a man annotated 'Tommy Handley outside the Section'.
#6 is a man on a bike…
#1, 2 and 3 are annotated 'The billets and our bunk at Seletar'.
#4 is a man at his desk annotated ' Benny at desk in section'.
#5 is a man annotated 'Tommy Handley outside the Section'.
#6 is a man on a bike…
Christmas menu 1945
Menu for Christmas 1945 at RAF Church Fenton. Signatures on reverse.
Sergeants Mess Christmas dinner menu
Drawing of tree with birds and signs, list of food for dinner for sergeants' mess at RAF Abu Sueir. Signatures on the reverse.
Peter Field - a memoir
Peter's memoir starts with his account of life at school (Rendcomb College) from 1931 to 1937 and continues through the decade 1938-1948, starting with his time at Cheltenham Art School in 1938 and 1939. He then continues with an account of wartime…
Jose Hayhurst's Leave Pass
A pass issued to Jose to allow her to travel home.
Leave Pass
Army Form W4098 issued to Jose
Life as a prisoner of war
After baling out on 12 September 1944 and evading with the flight engineer for 8 day, George describes his capture and the prisoner of war camps. He gives detailed description of camp and activities. He records dates of memorable events during his…
Trip to India
Top left - view on landing from aircraft window of airport buildings including control tower. Runway in foreground. Captioned 'Taken just as we landed at Dum-Dum aerodrome, Calcutta, March 46'.
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Christmas show programme
For show "Fastair' with programme of acts and other events. Christmas 1945 RAF Mauripur.
RAF Station Maripur Christmas 1945 sergeants' mess
Christmas greetings and Christmas dinner menu.
No 2 officers' mess - Christmas dinner menu
For mess at Mauripur Sind, SEAAF Christmas 1945. Includes wine list, list of toasts and Christmas day dinner menu. On the back are signatures.
Four air force officers and two women
Four air force officers wearing tunic, two with pilot's brevet and two with half brevet sitting sitting in line with two women wearing dresses between them. In the background a building with bay window. On the reverse 'Cape Town, South Africa, early…
Cape Town harbour
Blurred view of harbour with small boat centre and a ship on left. On the reverse 'Capetown [sic] harbour Dec 45'.
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.
Four Airmen drinking Beer
Four airmen in the mess, drinking beer. Underneath is a caption with 'Marp, Murry, Bru, Shep'. Information supplied with the collection states 'Flying Control Leeming Christmas 1945'.
Award promulgated in the London Gazette dated 7th December 1945
A notification to Clifford Watson about his DFC. Citation includes that in his numerous operations 'he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty'.
Terence Leedham's life
A record of Terence Leedham's life outlining his RAF career, joining in 1936 as a Halton apprentice armourer. Having been promoted to flight sergeant at the beginning of the war, he began a long association with 57 Squadron, flying Blenheims, as…
Page 22 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - Woody Freamo in civilian clothes with a toddler.
Photo 2 - Wedding photograph of Woody Freamo and Lily. He is in uniform, she is wearing a dress with a fur stole over her shoulders, hat and gloves.
Photo 3 - a hotel in Bridlington,…
Photo 2 - Wedding photograph of Woody Freamo and Lily. He is in uniform, she is wearing a dress with a fur stole over her shoulders, hat and gloves.
Photo 3 - a hotel in Bridlington,…
Page 14 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - three airmen standing in front of a castle, captioned 'Me as an officer'.
Photo 2 - an officer with a woman smartly dressed with hat, fur and gloves. [Identified on page 22 as Woody and Lily Freamo on their wedding day, Dec…
Photo 2 - an officer with a woman smartly dressed with hat, fur and gloves. [Identified on page 22 as Woody and Lily Freamo on their wedding day, Dec…
Southwark 'Pathfinder' on goodwill mission
Top left - Arthur Pearce in the rear turret of a Lancaster.
Bottom right - Arthur Pearce leaning out of the rear door of a Lancaster rear turret which is rotated fully to port.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting title 'Southwark "Pathfinder" on…
Bottom right - Arthur Pearce leaning out of the rear door of a Lancaster rear turret which is rotated fully to port.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting title 'Southwark "Pathfinder" on…
Christmas Card from Arthur Hollis to his wife
Card with Royal Air Force crest and "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" in Chinese characters on the front. Inside a note commenting on enclosed photograph, the Air Officer Commanding's character and other news of colleagues. Sends kiss to Jennifer.…
Sergeants' Mess RAF Maison Blanche Xmas Menu 1945
A menu signed by Ted Neale and others for the Christmas meals. Final page has 'ETH Neale, his effort'.