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Combat report and biographies of Ernest Tansley's crew
About Lancaster (ED655) of 57 Squadron over target 22/23 September 1943. Report on engagement on two enemy night fighters by mid-upper and rear gunners. First enemy aircraft claimed as destroyed. Damage to Lancaster engine sub-frame. Continues with…
Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley 149542 VR biography
Covers background, marriage, civilian occupation and family. Followed by service history including basic and flying training in England and the United States and then advanced flying training and operational conversion back home. Posted to 57…
Seven aircrew
Seven men standing in line, some wearing battledress and other flying clothes. In the background the rear turret of a Lancaster. On the reverse 'Before Len joined Dad's crew. Far right Sergeant Leonard Charles Brown, flight engineer, J Alan Edwards…
Extract from 57 Squadron O.R.B (Air.27/258)
Account highly successful attach on Turin on 12/13 July 1943 by aircraft of 57 Squadron which included Sgt E H Tansley as second pilot in aircraft ED655. Includes list of aircraft and bomb load of ED655. Account of a further attack on Milan on 16/17…
Jack Vasey and Wife
The couple are dressed for a wedding, with floral buttonholes. On the reverse 'Jack Vasey (skipper) & Wife 57 Sqdn'.
Telegram to Mrs Brett
Informing her that her husband was missing following operations on 11 November 1944.
Peter Hazeldene's Biography
A brief biography of Peter Hazeldene DFC covering his RAF service and subsequent life.
Terence Leedham's life
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…
Terence Leedham's career
Joined Royal Air Force in 1936 as a Halton apprentice armourer. Promoted to flight sergeant at the beginning of the war he began a long association with 57 Squadron then flying Blenheims as part of British Expeditionary Force in France followed by…
Alan Ramsbottom
Head and shoulder studio portrait of Alan Ramsbottom, in uniform. On the reverse 'Alan Ramsbottom, Sergeant 1482867, Air Gunner 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died Tuesday 20th March 1945, Age 22'.
Notes on aircraft
Brief notes on history of 35 aircraft (Manchester, Lancaster and Lincoln) including those lost, crashed (one that at Bardney), or scrapped. Includes prototype Lincoln as well as Lancaster aircraft sent to Canada, India and for Tiger Force.
Bomb aimers notes
Notes include marking, briefing times, H2s set up, weights, bombing heights and target marking plan. Continues with bad weather plan, use of H2S, fighter escort details and aiming instructions.
Five airmen
A group of five airmen, three standing, two kneeling. One is smoking. On the reverse -
'57 sqn Bomber Command
Lanc JB474 15 March 1944
Crew (part)
Standing L to R
Sgt Reeve (survived) P/O Atcheson D.F.C. KIA P/O McCall KIA
Front F/Sgt…
'57 sqn Bomber Command
Lanc JB474 15 March 1944
Crew (part)
Standing L to R
Sgt Reeve (survived) P/O Atcheson D.F.C. KIA P/O McCall KIA
Front F/Sgt…
Operations board
Shows the operations board for an operation by two squadrons to Cologne on 31 May 1942. To the left are listed crew captains with take off and landing times. All have returned to base apart from F/O Johnson who is forth up from the bottom. On the…
William Fisher Martin DFC
A biography written by his grandson. It mainly covers the ditching.
Interview with Dougie Marsh
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Doug Marsh was the son of a Royal Navy officer and, as a child, frequently moved around between Kent and Lincolnshire. When his father retired from the Navy his parents bought a fish and chip shop in Grimsby but shortages meant that the business…
The Kriegie June 2001
News-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers The Bomber War book review, Branch reports from East Anglia and the South West, details of the ex-Services Referral Agency providing support, the cash handout to Far East POWs, 40 Squadron…
The Kriegie March 2010
The news-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers refurbishing the memorial to "The Fifty" and the construction of a replica hut 104 at Zagan., the 65th anniversary of the Great Escape, the Royal Windsor Tattoo, a POW day at High…
The Kriegie December 2000
The news-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the recovery of a crashed Blenheim in Holland, Roy Winton's fourth visit to Barth in 2000, the proposed erection of a memorial to RAF POWs, the Fallingbostel memorial project,…
In Memory of John Henry Patrick Dwyer DFM
A booklet commemorating JHP Dwyer (Jack). It contains school football and cricket photographs, his 19 operations, a telegram on his arrival in Gibraltar, the events when he was badly wounded over Kiel, a telegram advising his parents where he was in…
Interview with Stan Mellor
Squadron Leader Stan Mellor joined the RAF in 1943, initially training as a wireless operator and air gunner before qualifying as a signaller. His early service saw him instructing on Dakotas before deploying to Burma, where he flew operations to…
Interview with Len Manning
Len Manning grew up in London and worked in a factory before volunteering for the Royal Air Force. He flew operations with 57 Squadron before being shot down over France. He spent three months living with supporters of the Resistance in a small…
Letter to Commanding Officer from Senior Medical Officer, 57 Squadron
The letter recommends that Flight Lieutenant Nicklin and Flying Officer WF Martin are taken off operational flying and made tour expired.
Interview with Doug Jennings
While on operations with 5 Squadron Doug Jenning and his crew were forced to abandon their burning aircraft. The pilot died in the aircraft. Doug and the flight engineer separately evaded capture and returned to the UK. Doug went on to further…