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  • Tags: RAF Wyton
  • Type is exactly "Photograph"

SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v10044-0001.jpg
Three men in uniform chatting. In the background bombs on trolley and hangar. On the reverse '1945 Russians at Wyton'. Submitted with information 'Photo "1945 Russians at Wyton", AVM Don Bennett next to Russian (Soviet) officer'. Additional…

PPearsonFS18010058.jpg
A group of airmen standing behind a NAAFI van with B-29 behind them on taxiway. On the reverse 'Wyton 1950'.

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An airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank, air gunner brevet, medal ribbons, and beret. Standing next to his wife who wears skirt and jacket. On the reverse 'subjects wedding, RAF Wyton'.

PPearsonFS18010033.jpg
A woman wearing shirt and trousers with dog, sitting on the front bumper of a Thames lorry in front of a building. On the reverse 'Eva Marion Pearson, wife, RAF Wyton'.

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Thirty-six airmen and two airwomen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a brick building. On the reverse 'Engine and Airframe mechanics "B" Flight, 83 Squadron (Lancaster) "Pathfinders" RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire'.

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MichaelMyersWaymanPDF.pdf
Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC.…

MichaelMyersWaymanPDF-Revised.pdf
Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC.…

PLutwycheCE1718.jpg
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in front of a Blenheim. Information supplied with the collection states '1938 RAF Wyton 114 Squadron (C.E.L. absent on leave)'.

PLucasWE17010023.jpg
15 Squadron at RAF Wyton, posed in four rows in front of a Stirling.

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YArthurEG431155v1.pdf
Diary starts in early 1944 and describes in some detail his journey to England and his travels around Britain when on leave. Eric was called up into the Australian Army in November 1941 and transferred to the RAAF in June 1943. Went to No 2 AOS at Mt…

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102 aircrew wearing tunic and peaked or side caps sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. There is a defaced set of characters in the top left of the photograph. Captioned 'August 1942, Wyton: Pathfinder Force'.

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Three items on an album page.

Item 1 is a photograph of eight airmen captioned 'Crew Room Wyton'.
Item 2 is a chart of Shallufa, Egypt captioned 'RANAD for Shallufa'.
Item 3 is a photograph of a Lancastrian captioned 'Lancastrian loading for…

PWatsonJB15010001.jpg
Two photographs on an album page.

Photo 1 is a front/starboard side view of a Lincoln, captioned '1 hr before T.O. for Shallufa (at Wyton)'.

Photo 2 is a port side view of the front half of a Lincoln captioned 'View from Flying Control Luqa…

PThomasAF20050045.jpg
A formation of three Stirlings flying over Cambridgeshire. [nb. The album notes suggest these were 15 Sqn aircraft. However by April 1942 when the photo was taken by Charles Brown they had transferred from 15 Sqn to 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit based…

PLambAM17010027.jpg
An air-to-air side view of Lancaster LS-Z taken from another in formation, annotated 'Front Line Lanc Special W/C Bell Wyton 46'.

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Alexander in the rear turret of a Lincoln, annotated 'Lincoln May 47 My Office BP Type D 2.5" Wyton'.

PLambAM17010024.jpg
Four airmen standing in snow at the nose of a Lancaster, captioned '44 Sqdn KM-H Snow science 46/47 Wyton 15 Sqdn Gunners Stand by Air Sea Rescue'.

PLambAM17010022.jpg
A row of bunk beds, some occupied, captioned 'Billets Wyton'.

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An airman leaning out of the cockpit of a Lincoln aircraft, annotated 'Lincoln Wyton 47'.

PStachiewiczM17010029.jpg
A chart of central England used for navigation. It is annotated with navigational fixes. The position of a dinghy is marked with the date 23/6/42.
In the top corner is a photograph of an airman in the cockpit of his aircraft.
There is a yellow post…

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A record of Terence Leedham's life outlining his RAF career, joining in 1936 as a Halton apprentice armourer. Having been promoted to flight sergeant at the beginning of the war, he began a long association with 57 Squadron, flying Blenheims, as…

PThompsonKG15010148.jpg
Formal course photograph of No 87 Officer Photographic Interpreters course at RAF Wyton Sept-December 1969, three rows posed on entrance steps to the Joint School of Photographic Interpretation. Back row, M/Nav Thompson, M/Plt Garrett, Plt. Off…