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- Collection: Cothliff, Ken. Folder 1509
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Airman and Lancaster
An airman wearing glasses sitting in the cockpit of a Lancaster. Underneath is a cartoon of Donald Duck with a horn. There are also 11 maple leaves with a letter.
Airman and Lancaster in a hangar
An airman leaning out of a Lancaster cockpit. There is nose art of a flying woman and 'Countess' painted, along with three bombs.
Airman in Mae West and parachute harness
A three quarter length portrait of an airman wearing his flying kit. Behind is a radial engined Halifax.
Airman inside his Aircraft
An airman complete with lifejacket is inside his aircraft heading to his station. On his shoulders are Canada flashes.
Eight Airman and a Lancaster
A crew of seven airman and a ground crew man with 'Don' painted on the back of his leather jerkin. They are standing towards the rear of Lancaster 'DS830'.
Eight Airmen and a Lancaster Mk 2
Seven airmen dressed in flying kit with an eighth airman, a pilot. They are standing in a row in front of a Lancaster.
Fourth left is Wing Commander Bill Swetman.
Fourth left is Wing Commander Bill Swetman.
Five Airmen and a Lancaster
Five airmen at the rear of a Lancaster, DS830, 'OW-S', It is annotated 'PL28585'.
Five airmen being debriefed
Five airmen arranged round a table. The airman in the centre is taking notes and an airman in a leather jacket is working with a map.The other three, including a pilot, are looking on.
Five Airmen drinking Tea
Five airmen drinking tea. They are all in flying kit. The image is annotated 'PL19702'.
Five Airmen in a Hut
Five airmen seated round a table in a Nissen hut. It is annotated 'PL22574'.
Five Airmen Kitting Up
Five airmen in a locker room putting their kit on. It is annotated 'PL33937'.
Five Ground Crew and a Lancaster
Five ground crew at work on a Lancaster Mk 2. Two are on the wings refuelling. There is an oil bowser and petrol bowser in the foreground.
Flight Engineer at Work
A sergeant flight engineer at work inside his aircraft. It is annotated 'PL22179'.
Four Airmen and a Mascot
Four airmen at the rear hatch of a Lancaster. Two are seated in the entrance to the hatch and the other two are standing. One man, a bomb aimer, is holding a mascot doll.
Four Airmen and a WAAF
The four airmen are in a parachute store and are examining a drogue chute. A WAAF is looking on.
The image is annotated 'PL22178'.
The image is annotated 'PL22178'.
Ground Crews Waving Off Lancasters
Small groups of ground personnel at the side of the runway, waving off departing Lancasters. Alongside the control caravan is an assortment service vehicles; bikes, cars and trucks. It is annotated 'PL22525'.
Halifax
A port side view of a Halifax, 'OW-M' on dispersal. In front is a Nissen hut and a tractor is in the distance. The image is annotated 'PL43473' and 'UK20572'.
Halifax
A Halifax 'R' on the ground, seen from the rear and port side. The photographer has framed the image with a bush and a tree.
A trolley accumulator and a lorry carrying oxygen cylinders are in front of the aircraft.
A trolley accumulator and a lorry carrying oxygen cylinders are in front of the aircraft.
Halifax in the Snow
A rear/starboard view of a Lancaster on a snowy taxiway, with its engines running. It is annotated 'Halifax at Linton 426/Sqd'.
Halifax Landing
A Halifax landing on a snowy airfield, seen from the front/port. The aircraft's propwash or slipstream has picked up a swirl of snow.
Lancaster Mk 2
A Lancaster seen from the front. In front is a RAF Fordson Sussex 3 ton crew lorry with seven airmen.
Lancaster Mk 2 engine run
A Lancaster Mk 2 'EQ-H' is on the ground and chocked whilst its engines are run up. On the ground an engineer looks on. It is annotated 'PL22517'.
Another annotated 'PL22518'
Another annotated 'PL22518'
Lancaster Mk 2 landing
A Lancaster landing, seen from the front. It is annotated 'PL28592'.
Lancaster Mk 2 Refuelling
Lancaster Mk 2 'Z' being refuelled. A ground crew airman is up a ladder partly obscuring the nose art, a cartoon of a running skeleton with 'Zombie'. It is annotated 'PL29074'.
Lancaster Mk 2s departing on an Operation
Five photographs of Lancasters Mk 2s departing on an operation. As they start their take off a crowd of well wishers wave them off.
Annotated 'PL22520-PL22524'
Annotated 'PL22520-PL22524'