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Le Havre
Target photograph showing open countryside with many explosions in centre. Captioned '2601 SKELL 10.9.44//8" 12000ft 125 degrees 1723, LE HAVRE RD B 11 x 1000 4 x 500 29 secs F?O HEATH B 61'.
Le Havre docks
A vertical aerial photograph of the docks. There is an arrow with 2 pointing at a target.
On the reverse '48 Le Havre'.
On the reverse '48 Le Havre'.
Beach steps and Five Acre farm
Top: A group of people arranged on steps leading down to the beach where there is a tent erected. Captioned, 'Emily George Nellie Portlet Bay Jersey marked with AN'.
Bottom left: Two women sit on steps outside a building. Captioned, 'Minnie…
Bottom left: Two women sit on steps outside a building. Captioned, 'Minnie…
Rochdale, Jersey, and Spain
Top: A group of two women and three men sit outside a house. Captioned, 'Emily centre Cyril back right C E Jackson 59 Whitworth Road Rochdale Lancs'.
Centre right: Two women drinking and smoking. Captioned, 'Emily and Minnie'.
Bottom left: Four…
Centre right: Two women drinking and smoking. Captioned, 'Emily and Minnie'.
Bottom left: Four…
Family and beach photographs
Top left: Three men and two women stand together under a tree. Captioned, 'Emily Dick Alf and wife George'.
Top right: Three women sit on a beach wearing summer dresses. Captioned, 'Minnie Nellie Emily'.
Centre left: Two women in the sea.…
Top right: Three women sit on a beach wearing summer dresses. Captioned, 'Minnie Nellie Emily'.
Centre left: Two women in the sea.…
German view of coast at Dover
Image of the cliffs at Dover with radio towers on the clifftops. Annotated on the reverse 'German view of Dover from France 1940'. A description pasted to the reverse indicates that radio towers and barrage balloons are visible. The reverse of…
Le Havre
Target photograph with docks visible bottom left and coastline top left. Further dock centre right with built up area around and above it. Rest of view is obscured by smoke/cloud. Photo damaged at centre top (look like explosions but actually pin…
Calais
Target photograph of coastline. Some roads and tracks are visible in between flares and smoke. Two round gun or searchlight emplacements are visible left of centre in lower half of photograph. Captioned '842NKL 25.9.44//8" 3000 138 degrees, 1221.…
Two men doing agricultural work
Two men wearing overalls and berets leaning on a barrel. Annotated on reverse 'Brother Ron on left in Jersey potato picking 1939'.
Wilsford Airman Missing
A newspaper cutting about George Robinson being reported missing. It briefly describes the circumstances and gives some details about his late father, his recent marriage and his education.
1944 continued
List operations on 27 August as MUG and skipper awarded DFM. Continues to list operations through September, October, November and December 1944. All in Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. Includes photograph of a large group of airmen wearing…
Bombing over Europe
Reports relating to Derek Carrott.
Left: Annotated '29-7-44' a report of a 2,000 plus bomber raids on Stuttgart, Bremen, the Luena factory at Meresburg, Juvincourt airfield and Laon-Couvron air base, Frankfurt am Main, Ploiești, Sarajevo and…
Left: Annotated '29-7-44' a report of a 2,000 plus bomber raids on Stuttgart, Bremen, the Luena factory at Meresburg, Juvincourt airfield and Laon-Couvron air base, Frankfurt am Main, Ploiești, Sarajevo and…
Postcard with view of St Martin's Point, Guernsey
Image shows view of headland with small building and navigation marker to left. In the distance more land beyond open sea. Addressed to Mrs Dent in Rugby.
To Cologne - Gremberg by Oboe - tribute to Squadron Leader Robert A.M.Palmer VC, DFC & Bar
The story of an attack by Pathfinders of 35,105,109 and 582 Squadrons 23 December 1944. Tribute to Robert Palmer and 30 comrades who died with him. It contains; history of Battle of the Bulge; description of Oboe system; list of aircraft and crews…
German cemetery
Top left: two rows of white crosses set in long grass.
Top right: an individual standing inside a building.
Bottom: a group of three white single story buildings in the distance, low walls either side of the road /track leading to the buildings.…
Top right: an individual standing inside a building.
Bottom: a group of three white single story buildings in the distance, low walls either side of the road /track leading to the buildings.…
Operations
Top left - extract from Ned Sparkes's log book between 3 August 1944 and 25 August 1944 with operations to Foret de Nieppe, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent and Brest.
Right - document titled "The Reckoning". Giving details of bomber commands sorties, aircraft…
Right - document titled "The Reckoning". Giving details of bomber commands sorties, aircraft…
Calais Batterie Oldenburg and Batterie Waldam
Target photograph of coastline and Batterie Oldenburg and Batterie Waldam. Port of Calais is just to bottom of the photograph Bomb explosions, smoke and target markers obscure the target. The beach is visible with many obstructions. Two Halifax III…
Alvis 2 target area
Target photograph of bombs exploding and obscuring target. Many bomb craters on the right side of image. Captioned 'DRF 10.9.44//7" 10000 > 108.1707.Alvis 2, M.9x1000.4x500.C. 27 secs. F/O Wilson G.462'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital…
Le Havre
Article includes target photograph of dock area with smoke and explanatory text - Round the area of the Bassin du Commerce at Le Havre, explains level of damage assessed.
Evidence in Camera Vol 4 No 3
A magazine of aerial photographs covering the bombing of Cologne, railway yards, factories, gun battery, Copenhagen, two prominent island landmarks, an attack on a U-boat, storage depot, the Schneider works at Le Creusot, Do 217 s at Munich and Dijon…
RAF personnel on parade
Ten RAF personnel stand in formation at ease. A St Bernard dog sits on the left. Behind is a large crowd of spectators and in the background town houses. On the reverse 'Guernsey 1952'.
Basil Harrington
Full length portrait of an officer wearing tunic with half brevet and medal ribbons standing by a stone wall in front of a large building. On the reverse 'Basil at St Brelade's Bay Hotel, Jersey'.
Terry Ford, Lancasters and Reg Weeden
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Terry Ford at the ladder of his Lancaster, captioned 'Self. At entrance to our kite Y Yoke before going to Le Havre'.
Photo 2 is 14 Lancasters flying in formation, seen from the ground and captioned '75…
Photo 1 is Terry Ford at the ladder of his Lancaster, captioned 'Self. At entrance to our kite Y Yoke before going to Le Havre'.
Photo 2 is 14 Lancasters flying in formation, seen from the ground and captioned '75…
75 Squadron return to Mepal
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is 14 aircraft over Mepal after an operation to Le Havre.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford at the ladder at the rear of his Lancaster.
Photo 3 is 15 Lancasters breaking formation to land at Mepal.
Photo 4 is six…
Photo 1 is 14 aircraft over Mepal after an operation to Le Havre.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford at the ladder at the rear of his Lancaster.
Photo 3 is 15 Lancasters breaking formation to land at Mepal.
Photo 4 is six…
Le Havre
Two vertical aerial photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is bombing of the centre of Le Havre.
Photo 2 is taken on the next day and German Army positions on the outskirts were attacked.
Photo 1 is bombing of the centre of Le Havre.
Photo 2 is taken on the next day and German Army positions on the outskirts were attacked.