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  • Collection: Wright, Jim

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A crew list of Lancaster 111, ED531, PO-T, 467 Squadron.
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'1, F/O Mitchell RAAF (Pilot)
2 F/O St George RAAF (Nav)
3 Sgt Evans RAFVR (Eng)
4 F/O Morgan RAFVR (B/A)
5 F/Sgt Maher RAAF (Wop)
6 F.Sgt Terry RAAF (A/G)
7 F/Sgt Bolger…

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Photograph 1 is the crew of Stirling R9143. Five airmen are standing at the rear of the aircraft with the sixth crew member standing at the rear door. On his left is a large exit hole in the fuselage. The airmen are dressed in leather flying jackets…

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Group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Dam Busters 617 Squadron'.

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Vertical aerial of bombing damage on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. There are many craters and tracks of bulldozers undertaking repairs. A bridge shows little sign of damage. Captioned 'Dortmund-Ems Canal'.

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Vertical aerial photograph of bombed workshops. It is captioned 'Essen (Krupps)'. Majority of buildings shown are damaged or severely damaged, many are entirely without roofs. One smaller building to upper centre with a clerestory roof appears…

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MWrightJ[Ser#-DoB]-150527-11.pdf
27 pages transcribed from a local newspaper covering the night 100 bombers overflew Switzerland leading to two being shot down. Bombs were dropped on Swiss territory.
14 airmen were buried at Vevey and the funeral is described. There is repetition…

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A group of five airmen, three standing, two kneeling. One is smoking. On the reverse -
'57 sqn Bomber Command
Lanc JB474 15 March 1944
Crew (part)
Standing L to R
Sgt Reeve (survived) P/O Atcheson D.F.C. KIA P/O McCall KIA
Front F/Sgt…

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Full length portrait of Flight Lieutenant Arthur Jepps in airman's uniform. On the reverse '207 Sqn Lanc ED412 'O' 12/13/7/43 Navigator Flt/Lt A. Jepps R.A.F. Vevey CWGC'.

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Full length portrait of Flight Sergeant Anthony Terry in airman's uniform. He is smoking. Captioned '6 F/Sgt Terry RAAF A/G'

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Head and shoulders portrait of Flight Sergeant Hugh Bolger captioned '7 F/Sgt Bolger RAAF A/G'.

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Head and shoulders portrait of Flight Sergeant Hugh Bolger captioned 'F/Sgt H. Bolger R.A.A' [sic].
On the reverse 'F/Sgt Hugh Bolger R.A.A.F. via Jim Wright 1/95'

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Head portrait of John Maher while under training, captioned ' 5 F/Sgt Maher RAAF W/Op'.

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Head and shoulders portrait of Flight Sergeant Ronald Brett in uniform. On the reverse '207 Sqn Lanc ED412 'O' 12/13/7/1943 Mid Upper A/G Flt/Sgt R.O.C. Brett R.A.A.F. Vevey'.

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Six of Jack Benson's crew stand beside his coffin. In the background Swiss army. On the reverse 'Funeral P/O Jack Benson Vevey 1944'.

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Vertical aerial photograph of Hamburg. Most of the buildings are destroyed with only shells remaining. Captioned 'Hamburg'.

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Oblique aerial photograph of Hamburg showing bombing damage. In the foreground are patches of trees and buildings that are not damaged. In the middle is the river and behind are the docks. Captioned 'Hamburg'.

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Aerial oblique photograph of Heligoland showing damaged buildings and bomb craters. In the foreground are cliffs. Captioned 'Heligoland'.

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Two head and shoulders portaits of two airmen, both sergeants, on the left is Horace Badge and on the right Ronald Brett.

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Three months before he went missing Sergeant J A Clough wrote his parents a letter expressing no having regrets dying for his country. Annotated '8/12/42 149sqn'.

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Vertical aerial photograph of a bombed harbour area near the the Visserhaven. The majority is damaged buildings.

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Jim Wright was born in 1932. He was evacuated from West Ham during the Second World War, along with his mother and two brothers. His father joined the Royal Air Force as an Observer Bomb Aimer with 207 Squadron. His aircraft was shot down over…

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PWrightJ1540.jpg
John Wright was born in 1932. He was evacuated from West Ham during the war, along with his mother and two brothers. His father joined the Royal Air Force as an Observer Bomb Aimer with 207 Squadron. His aircraft was shot down over Switzerland on…

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PWrightJ1526.jpg
Aerial oblique photograph of bomb damage of shipyards at Kiel. Many damaged buildings and workshops. Large covered dock is undamaged, as are several cranes.. Captioned 'Kiel'.

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PWrightJ1536.jpg
Oblique aerial of bomb damage to the Krupps workshops. Captioned 'Krupps Armament Works Essen 11-3-1945'.

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PWrightJ1537.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph of bomb damage of the works. Captioned 'Krupps Essen. 3/1945'.

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