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Record of Service for William Slater
List airmen service and promotions, officer appointments, and postings from February 1939 to July 1948.
Clothing book 1946-47
Made out for George Thomson. Includes coupons and other pages.
Sunderland in flight
A port side view of a Sunderland. On the front is 'This is the Sunderland Mum, don't you think she is really lovely'.
On the reverse 'Uncle Charlie flew Sunderlands based at Pembroke dock, Wales. Took part in Berlin airlift 1947 landing on Lake…
On the reverse 'Uncle Charlie flew Sunderlands based at Pembroke dock, Wales. Took part in Berlin airlift 1947 landing on Lake…
Five airmen and a Lancaster
Five airmen, three wearing parachute harness and one in battledress with visible pilot's brevet squatting behind a pile of snow in front of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Jock Richardson & crew with Lancaster at Stradishall 1947'. Additional…
Interview with Terry Lloyd
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Terry Lloyd’s older brother was a wireless operator in Bomber Command and became a prisoner of war. Terry was also determined to join the RAF as aircrew. However, he was rejected due to his eyesight and served on Air Sea Rescue launches. Terry was…
Interview with George Griffiths
George Griffiths recounts his service in the RAF from 1942, when he volunteered as a wireless operator. In June 1942, he was called up and completed his wireless operator training before being posted to Norfolk in February 1943. During this time, he…
Five airmen watch a Lancaster taking off
Distant view of five men standing in line watching a Lancaster in white paint scheme taking off in the far distance. On the reverse 'off to Singapore, 7 Sqdn 1947'.
War's over celebration
Photograph of a large group of people, men, women and children. Some men in uniform taken inside with flags from ceiling. Captioned "1947. War's over celebration "Social" at 50 F (Founder) Sqdn Air Training Corps), Tulse Hill Barracks'.
Letter to ER Abbott from Freddie
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She writes that she is off to Switzerland for treatment. Her health has partly recovered. She has been out in a car to look at Marlow and the Thames.
Group of twelve servicemen
Twelve servicemen, army and air force sitting and standing in two rows. Submitted with caption 'mreu1 001 Officers and NCO's of 74 Graves Concentration Unit 1947'.
Personnel with Halifax
Five personnel standing around a Halifax on the grass. Two further aircraft on ground beyond. On the fuselage, 'LY' and 'RT883' Annotated on the reverse 'Athan S 1947 freight to Egypt from Rome'.
Loch Lomond March 1947
#1 is Ben Lomond seen from the west bank.
#2 is Dad and Margaret with [indecipherable] March 1947.
#3 is a view looking north up Loch Lomond.
#4 is Dad and Margaret play sword fighting at the side of Loch Lomond.
#2 is Dad and Margaret with [indecipherable] March 1947.
#3 is a view looking north up Loch Lomond.
#4 is Dad and Margaret play sword fighting at the side of Loch Lomond.
Warr Kings, Collyweston and Nylons
#1 is two men and two women in a garden, captioned 'Warr Kings Careby June 1947'.
#2 is man in a garden, captioned 'W/Cdr D Warr King'.
#3 is Manor Farm, Collyweston 1946-7'.
#4 is a woman in a dress in a garden, captioned 'May 1947 at Manor…
#2 is man in a garden, captioned 'W/Cdr D Warr King'.
#3 is Manor Farm, Collyweston 1946-7'.
#4 is a woman in a dress in a garden, captioned 'May 1947 at Manor…
Loch Long, Garscube Estate and Collyweston
#1 and 4 are landscapes of Loch Long.
#2 is Garscube Estate, Bearsden.
#3 is a flooded road, captioned 'Floods at Collyweston after snow of 1947'.
#2 is Garscube Estate, Bearsden.
#3 is a flooded road, captioned 'Floods at Collyweston after snow of 1947'.
Collywyston, Empingham and Caveby
#1 is an airman standing outside a house, captioned 'Collyweston 1947'.
#2 is a garden and house captioned 'Empingham'.
#3 is a civilian standing in a garden, captioned 'W/Cdr D. Warr King Caveby May 1947'.
#2 is a garden and house captioned 'Empingham'.
#3 is a civilian standing in a garden, captioned 'W/Cdr D. Warr King Caveby May 1947'.
Wedding of Wing Commander Davis
A group of airmen, civilians, wives and girlfriends standing outside North Luffenham Officers' Mess.
Stanley Walter Beer; a life
A biography of Stanley used as his funeral address.
Albert Frederick Nye's service and release book
Albert Frederick Nye's service and release book from 13 December 1943 to 10 May 1947. The statement states that 'This airman has been instructed in two trades since his original attestation to the Service and he has obtained excellent results in…
National registration identity card
Made out for Norman Powell with address in Southampton.
RAF Officers record of service - Kenneth Saw
Contains personal data, mustering dates and trades, commission, course, postings, movements and duties. Includes post-war service.
MT Section RAF Coningsby - Bomber Command MT Cup Winners 1946-47
A group photo of 40 men and women arranged in three rows flanked by MT vehicles.
Underneath each individual is named.
Underneath each individual is named.
Record of service, education and professional qualifications
Made out for Charles Robert Cuthill. Gives years of service in RAF and brief history of service. Includes specialist symbols - flying instructor and lists decorations.
Man in park
A man wearing jacket and tie with overcoat over his arm standing in a park with trees in the background. On the reverse 'Regent's Park 1947'.
Woman in a park
A woman wearing dress and carrying handbag and coat standing in a park with trees in the background, On the reverse 'Regent's Park 1947'
Hamburg operation and aircraft losses
Top - Title note Hamburg 1944 relates 431 squadron lost 48 aircraft between July 1943 and October 1944. Mentions that 5 aircraft were lost out of 17 dispatched to Hamburg om 29 July 1944.
Below - document listing all aircraft lost on squadron with…
Below - document listing all aircraft lost on squadron with…