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Wellington X3763
A Wellington in flight with identification letters KW on the fuselage.
Wellington
A Wellington in flight with serial number P9249 on the fuselage.
Wellington
Parked on dispersal with a hedge in the background. On the reverse caption 'Wellington 1A'.
Watermelons
A field of watermelons.
Warwick
An aircraft in camouflage colours flying in light cloud above a town. It has identification letters A - AGFK on its fuselage and across its wings. This aircraft was originally BV256.
Vultee Valiant
An air-to air photograph of Vultee Valiant 10099.
Visiting ships
Five B-26 Martin Marauders on a grass airfield with buildings and hangars beyond. labelled 'M-38-Visiting ships, showing part of barracks and part of hangars. Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Al.' and 'photo by southeast air corp training center'.
Vickers Armstrong Wellington III
The twin engine bomber in flight with identification letters Q VR on fuselage and Z1572 on the tail.
USAAF Base, Napier Field magazine May 1942
Covers a wide variety subjects including the details of life at the base and the progress of the war in the SW Pacific.
Transporting wood
A cart with unhewn wood driven by a man and pulled by two horses. Beyond the cart are trees, utility poles, a car and buildings with an advertising board for Coca Cola.
Trainees
Four airmen, three wearing trainee side caps, standing either side of an officer. Behind the group is a long single storey wooden building against which a bicycle is leaning.
Tom Hedger
Tom Hedger standing in front of an ambulance. The reverse has caption 'Tom Hedger travelled to America with Geoff Shattock for training but killed during flying training Macon Georgia'.
Three grave marker crosses. The central one reads 'RAF Leading…
Three grave marker crosses. The central one reads 'RAF Leading…
The story of the loss of Stirling BK767 June 1943
An account of the loss of Stirling BK767 compiled by Peter Rhebergen. It includes interviews with one of the two survivors, correspondence with the widow of the other and discussions with other surviving Stirling aircrew. There are accounts of the…
The Stirling
Short Stirling on a runway with two personnel standing by the rear turret. A description of the aircraft is printed below. On the reverse A description of actions by the United States to restrict supplies to Japan and the pact between Japan and…
The Short Stirling 1
Aircraft recognition card for the Short Stirling 1 with description and diagrams.
The Shattock crew
Standing in front of the right side of the rear fuselage 'Their' Stirling, Geoff in the centre. On the reverse caption 'The Shattock crew, 214 Squadron, Chedburgh 1943, Sgt David Lamming RAF, Fl Lt Alexander Cameron Wallace RCAF (Cam), Sgt Maurice L…
The Ohio bank building
23 storey building on a street corner with lower buildings to one side, cars on the street and people walking on the pavement. Labeled 'The Ohio Bank Bldg., Toledo, Ohio'.
The load carrier
A short Stirling in flight with description and dimensions.
Suspension bridge
A metal bridge across a river with a railway alongside and cityscape beyond. Labelled 'high level bridge across Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio'.
Sunrise
View out to sea through a row of palm trees. Labeled 'Sunrise on the Florida Coast'.
Sunderland
A Sunderland in flight.
Summary by Geoff Shattock of the operations he flew in the "Battle of the Ruhr"
Research by Geoff following the BBC2 programme "Bomber Command"
He defines The Battle of the Ruhr" as running from March 5th to July 18th 1943 and reports 4171 aircrew killed, 1347 missing, 1183 as POW, 1045 aircraft lost.
He defines The Battle of the Ruhr" as running from March 5th to July 18th 1943 and reports 4171 aircrew killed, 1347 missing, 1183 as POW, 1045 aircraft lost.
Stirling with aircrew and ground crew
14 personnel posed in two rows under the right wing of a Stirling, Geoff is fifth from the left, standing. On the reverse caption 'Chedburgh 1943, 214 Squadron, Aircrew and ground crew "N" BF444 Stirling III April 1943.'
Stirling Pilots Notes
The front cover, a cut away drawing of a Stirling and a page of the amendment list.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
Stirling cockpit
Instrument panel of a Stirling. On centre console 'Serial No LFE 1339 HM'.