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102 Sqdn aircrew football team
Eleven men wearing a mixture of battledress jackets, shorts and football tops with a cup. Information from donor 'Squadron aircrew football team March 1945'.
Tags: 102 Squadron; aircrew; observer; pilot; RAF Pocklington; sport
102 Squadron bomb aimers
Two photographs, first of 39 aircrew posed in two rows in front of a Halifax, second of 19 aircrew posed in two rows in front of wooden building. Information from donor '102 Squadron bomb aimers, Pocklington 1945'.
Tags: 102 Squadron; aircrew; bomb aimer; Halifax; RAF Pocklington
102 Squadron crew
Seven aircrew standing in front of right inner engine of Halifax. From information supplied by donor 'No 102 Sqdn crew'.
Tags: 102 Squadron; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; RAF Pocklington
102 Squadron Halifax and crew
Two photographs, first of a crew posed close to the H2S fairing on the left side DY E are the a/c letters, second is of Halifax just about to taxi, airman removing wheel chock. Information from donor 'Halifax DY-E about to taxi for bombing run'.
Cologne
Most of target obscured by smoke and dust. Captioned '6014 PCK 2-3-45// 7" 20000' 095t 1009 COLOGNE Z 8MC500DT 8GP250IT C 33 Secs F/O McVICAR A/102
Cologne bomb damage
Three photographs of Cologne Cathedral and damaged bridge over the Rhine.
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing; Cook’s tour
Halifax crash from RAF Pocklington
The burnt tail section of a Halifax and a partially damaged house.
Information from donor 'Crashed on take-off from RAF Pocklington all five crew killed'.
This is 102 Squadron Halifax RG482 ‘K’ which crashed into the Red House on Yapham Road,…
Information from donor 'Crashed on take-off from RAF Pocklington all five crew killed'.
This is 102 Squadron Halifax RG482 ‘K’ which crashed into the Red House on Yapham Road,…
Tags: crash; Halifax; killed in action; RAF Pocklington
Halifax over Germany and France
Information from donor, four photographs air to air of Halifax, all of 102 Squadron Halifax F-DY taken from C, F/O Wright. First is near Rhine, second is over France, third over Germany and fourth over Dusseldorf.
Halifax over North Sea
Air-to air view of a Halifax flying towards the camera over the sea.
From information supplied by donor '102 Sqdn Halifax F over North Sea'.
From information supplied by donor '102 Sqdn Halifax F over North Sea'.
Tags: 102 Squadron; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; RAF Pocklington
Heligoland
Coastline, bomb explosions and dust visible on land, only caption visible is E 102. From donor information 'After bombing run Heligoland'.
Interview with Stephen Walker
Stephen’s father, Ronald Cecil Walker, was born in Southampton in 1923. On leaving school he worked as a junior clerk with an accountancy firm. In 1941 he joined the Air Training Corps, 424 Squadron, in Southampton and, in December, the Royal Air…
Kamen
Target completely obscured by smoke/dust/cloud. Captioned '6028 PCK 3/4-3-45//NT(C)7" 20000 063T 2303 KAMEN Z 8M0500DT 8GT250IT 33Secs F/O McVICAR A/102'
Nürnberg-Langwasser
A target aerial photograph of Nürnberg-Langwasser, adjacent to Moorenbrunn, Nuremberg. Bomb craters are visible throughout.
Captioned 'PCK. 11-4-45//7" 16000' NURNBURG. M. 10ANM64IN 6MO500DT. F/O McVICAR. E/102.'
Captioned 'PCK. 11-4-45//7" 16000' NURNBURG. M. 10ANM64IN 6MO500DT. F/O McVICAR. E/102.'
Osnabruck
A target aerial photograph of Osnabruck with numerous bomb craters visible.
Captioned '6195 PCK. 25-3.45//8" 16200' OSNABRUCK. Q. 1HC2000IN 11X15CP. F/O McVICAR. X/102
Captioned '6195 PCK. 25-3.45//8" 16200' OSNABRUCK. Q. 1HC2000IN 11X15CP. F/O McVICAR. X/102
Osnabrück
Urban area, smoke and dust in centre of picture. Captioned '6195 PCK 25-3-45//8" 16200' 020T 10.01 OSNABRUCK. Q. 1HC2000IN 11X15CP. C 27secs F/O McVICAR X/102
RCAF Rivers
Six photographs of RCAF Rivers, No 1 Air Navigation School. First, third, fourth and fifth are from the air. The second is of a Harvard alongside a hangar and the sixth is of a row of Cornell aircraft and an Anson in the background.
Tags: aerial photograph; Anson; Cornell; Harvard; RCAF Rivers; runway; training
Ronald Walker
Three photographs of Ronald Walker as an officer. First portrait, head and shoulders, bomb aimer brevet. Second formal head and shoulders, third portrait head and shoulders, bomb aimer brevet and medal ribbons.
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer