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Wing Commander William Watkins DSO, DFC & Bar
Officer commanding 15 Squadron. Gives details of being shot down while operating as master bomber with Flight Lieutenant Frederick Saunders. Was the only survivor of crew and was prisoner of war. Includes half length b/w photograph of Watkins wearing…
Bomber Command loss
Gives details of loss of George Thomson's Lancaster. Notes operation details, location of loss and cause. Notes shot down by night fighter piloted by Oberfeldwbel Heinrich Schmidt (2NG6). List crew with status: pilot Norman Overend and mid upper…
Operation details - loss of aircraft
Form with operation data: date, squadron, type of aircraft, cause, other data, location of fix, target, bomb load. Lists crew members and notes Overend N R and Beverton H G both killed the others all safe as prisoners of war.
Train ticket
Return to ticket from Ardgalss to Belfast. For military on leave, third class, valid day of issue only.
Posting notice
For LAC Thomson G B from RAF Ludlow to 1 EANS Bridgnorth
NAAFI weekly table
Made out to Thomson. Document with weeks 20 September to 6th of December with numbers/letter 20, 10, 15 C on each week. NAAFI stamp for Bishop' Court.
Two out of bound passes
Made out to LAC Thomson GB - permission to be absent from quarters.
Civilians by the Kierbedź Bridge over the Vistula
A group of civilians (two men and four women) posing by a balustrade and wall on the banks of the Vistula. Visible in the background are parts of the middle section of the Kierbedź Bridge.
Arnhem
Frontispiece, 'Arnhem'.
300 Squadron badge
Photograph of 300 Squadron badge with the dates '1.7.1940 - 1.7.1945' printed beneath the image of the badge. Handwritten annotation at the top of the photograph stating Stanislaw Sewerin's name and RAF station. Handwritten annotation beneath the…
Stanislaw Sewerin
Head and shoulders photographs of Stanislaw Sewerin in uniform.
K Davis, crew photograph
Seven aircrew in front of a Lancaster.
On the reverse:
619 SQD
H Wollner, A/G
F James, Flt/Engineer
K Davis, pilot
E Cook, Navigator
Hogan, W/OP AG
A Page, Bomb aimer
A W Newman A/G
On the reverse:
619 SQD
H Wollner, A/G
F James, Flt/Engineer
K Davis, pilot
E Cook, Navigator
Hogan, W/OP AG
A Page, Bomb aimer
A W Newman A/G
Lancaster and crew
Left - side view of Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Right - seven aircrew wearing battledress standing and squatting in front of a hut with window.
Right - seven aircrew wearing battledress standing and squatting in front of a hut with window.
George Thomson at Dulag Luft
Personal details with German headings. At bottom two head and shoulders images (front and side) of George Thomson. Captioned 'George Thomson at Dulag Luft after capture'. Thumbprint bottom right.
Royal visit to Mildenhall
Top - King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth meet crews of 15 Squadron accompanied by senior officers. 5 July 1944. Bottom - air and ground crew lined up in front of Lancaster, captioned 'Lancaster J "Jig" of No 15 Squadron showing…
No 15 Squadron 2nd order for 8 August 1944
Lists thirteen (plus one spare) aircraft, letter, captain and crews for operations on 8 August 1944. George's crew marked with asterisk. Notes at bottom. Three copies of document.
Prisoner of war leaders
Four men standing in front of a hut. captioned 'Stalag Luft 7 Bankau,
P/O Ken Lane DFC RAF Deputy Camp Leader, PoW no 31
Sgt Dick Green RCAF man of confidence, PoW no 141
P/O Peter Thomson RAAF Camp Leader, PoW no 100
F/Sgt Joe Walk[..] RCAF Adg…
P/O Ken Lane DFC RAF Deputy Camp Leader, PoW no 31
Sgt Dick Green RCAF man of confidence, PoW no 141
P/O Peter Thomson RAAF Camp Leader, PoW no 100
F/Sgt Joe Walk[..] RCAF Adg…
Prisoner of war entertainment
Top - orchestra on stage captioned 'F/Sgt (Bob) Burns'. Bob Burns and his orchestra.
Bottom Leo Maki's accordion band.
Bottom Leo Maki's accordion band.
Prisoner of war entertainment
Top - eight figures on stage.
Bottom - a band on stage captioned 'Leo Maki's accordion band (Leo on left - Geraldine on right), Stalag Luft 7'.
Bottom - a band on stage captioned 'Leo Maki's accordion band (Leo on left - Geraldine on right), Stalag Luft 7'.
Initial Training Wing course photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting on steps and standing in five rows in front of a building. Captioned 'A Flight No 1 squadron, 17 I.T.W RAF Jan 1943'. On the reverse - signatures. Separate document with all names. George…
The camp - newspaper
Four page newspaper with British home news, world and war news, political news, international news, sports and cartoons.
Three photographs: squadron, aircraft and crew
Top - squadron photograph of large group of airmen in five rows in front of a Lancaster.
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Squadron photograph
A very large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. A dog sits in front of centre airmen in front row. Two versions of the image, on the reverse of the second 'No 15 Squadron Mildenhall, 1944'.
Two prisoners facing armed German soldiers
Two men with bare chests and arms raised stand in front of a wall with German soldier alongside. Soldier with rifle on right.
Prisoner of war liberation
Russian and Americans liberate the camp. Russian with an accordion and a young woman. Behind are American soldiers