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Letter from W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd to Jo Lancaster's father
Offering him an apprenticeship for his son.
Pupil group photographs
Two similar images showing groups of young men, some with parachute harness and flying helmets standing and squatting in front of a Tiger Moth in the open. Submitted with captions '02-pupils photo A' and '02-pupils photo B'.
Group photograph - RAF volunteer reserve course
A group on men wearing civilian jacket and tie or coveralls, sitting and standing in three rows. Captioned 'RAF Volunteer Reserve Course July - August 1937'. On the reverse the names, Jo Lancaster is front row left end.
Knocker West
Half length image of a man seated wearing a flying jacket. Submitted with caption 'Knocker West'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Avro Cadet crash
Three photographs, from different angles, showing a Cadet biplane node down in a field after a crash. Submitted with caption 'Avro Cadet crash'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Pages from log book
Pages for January and part of February 1938 recoding sorties in Hart aircraft. Includes first solo. Last page has summary of hours and proficiency from flying school. Note he had been suspended from further training due to breach of flying…
Letter to Jo Lancaster from secretary of state for air
Reply to Jo Lancaster's letter stating that he was not prepared to alter the decision to terminate his engagement in the Royal Air Force volunteer reserve. This was due to the seriousness of his breach of regulations.
Page from apprentice record book
Information and comments on apprentice. Remarks state 'not very keen, more interested in RAF than present job. Submitted with caption 'apprentice record book'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Refund
Refund to Jo Lancaster of 4 shillings from ministry of labour. Refund of advance for military training.
Roll of recruits
Nominal roll of recruits drafted to Cardington, includes J O Lancaster with trade air crew.
Course photograph
A large group of airmen trainees and staff wearing tunics and side or peaked caps, sitting and standing in three rows, A large three story building in the background. On the reverse are names. Jo Lancaster is in the middle of second row down (behind…
Course photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a hangar door. On the reverse all the names of those present and caption 'Group photograph taken at RAF Sealand (near Chester), October 1940.…
Jo Lancaster - Getting kicked out of the VR
Starts with detailed description of events concerning his growing interest in aviation as a child and young man. He describes his first flight with Cobham's flying circus. He explains his application as apprentice to Armstrong Whitworth and describes…
Jo Lancaster -list of artefacts
List of 13 items with description of some of the items in the Jo Lancaster collection.
Conversation with Jo Lancaster
Partial transcript of a conversation from minute 21 to minute 45:44 of the oral recording. Starts by describing his training at EFTS and OTU; includes details of crewing up. Posted to 40 Squadron at RAF Wyton & RAF Alconbury on Wellingtons. He…
Conversation with Jo Lancaster. Part one
Steve Bond explains the purpose of the interiew, that he is gathering information from personnel involved with the Wellington with a view to producing a book on the "Wimpy". Jo starts by talking about his training and Wellington flying. He starts by…
Conversation with Jo Lancaster. Part two
Jo talks about aircraft he liked and those he did not. He did not like Oxford and Halifax and was uncomplimentary about B-17 and B-24. He recalls an incident of accidentally feathering two engines on B-24. Jo loved the Wellington Mk 3; he liked…
On approach at Wickenby
View out of cockpit of runway on airfield. Submitted with caption 'approaching Wickenby in 12 Sqn Wellington [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Avro Cadet II aircraft crash
Two images from different angles of a biplane nosed in in a field with men gathered round. Submitted with caption 'Cadet II G-ADTY AST Ansty 1937 1 and 2 [Jo Lancaster]'.
Jo Lancaster crew photographs
Top page 1 - six airman standing in line in front of the starboard engine of a Wellington. Captioned with crew names 'Left to right: Sgt J O Lancaster RAFVR 2nd pilot, Sgt Glen Leitch RCAF nav, Sgt Jack Crowther (Welsh) WOp/AG No.1, Sgt Keith Coleman…
Aircrew in cockpit and on top of canopy of a Lancaster
Several aircrew crammed in the cockpit with two looking out of the escape hatch on top of the canopy of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Jo Lancaster & crew with Lancaster I W4366 PH-R 12 Sqn Wickenby '43 2 [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information…
Jo Lancaster as an apprentice
Head and shoulder portrait of a young man. Submitted with caption 'Jo Lancaster as an AWA apprentice 1937 [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Jo Lancaster
Jo Lancaster wearing flying suit standing in the cockpit of aa Meteor. Submitted with caption 'Jo Lancaster in Meteor c.1950'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Lancaster, bombs and Jo Lancaster
Jo Lancaster wearing battledress sitting on a 4,000-lb HC bomb on trolley, with further trolley behind with incendiary cannisters, all in front of a parked Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Jo Lancaster with Lancaster I W4366 PH-R and 4,000 lb…
Two men with cockpit
One man sitting in cockpit mock-up while another leans on fuselage. Fuselage has ejection seat sign. Submitted with caption ' Sqn Ldr Jo Lancaster [right] with Martin-Baker test pilot Benny Lynch'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.