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Chan Chandler's biography
A biography of Chan's life.
He flew 95 operations as Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Gunnery Leader and Cameraman with 49 and 617 Squadrons and survived nine days adrift in the North Sea. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and a rare Soviet…
He flew 95 operations as Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Gunnery Leader and Cameraman with 49 and 617 Squadrons and survived nine days adrift in the North Sea. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and a rare Soviet…
Training aircraft
Top: A Harvard with wheel chocks. Captioned, 'Harvard'. Centre: Parts of an Oxford on the back of a flat bed 1941 Ford Stake truck, registration number G 1775. Captioned, 'crash being taken in'. Bottom left: Looking into an Oxford's aircraft's…
African Sunset
Top right: Looking across a river with a rocky bank. Captioned, 'Hunyani River'. On reverse: 'Hunyani'.
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…
Order of service
Details of the service for the laying up of the standard of 207 Squadron at Leicester Cathedral. It includes a short history of the squadron.
Certificates of knowledge
Two certificates signed by Eugeniesz Olenyn.
#1 certifies that Eugeniesz is familiar with a Wellington and its systems.
#2 certifies that Eugeniesz is familiar with a Battle and its systems.
#1 certifies that Eugeniesz is familiar with a Wellington and its systems.
#2 certifies that Eugeniesz is familiar with a Battle and its systems.
Airmen
#1 is an airman holding a young girl. #2 is an airman sitting in the rear of a Battle. #3 is an airman in flying kit. #4 is an airman in a flying jacket standing by a hedge.
John Leigh, Washington Monument and Lincoln memorial
#1 is John Leigh standing on the wing of a Battlet. #2 is John at the controls of a Wellington. #3 is a postcard of the Washington memorial. #4 is an aerial view of the Lincoln memorial and bridge.
Airmen and aerial views
#1 is three airmen standing in front of a Fairey Battle. #2 is an oblique aerial photograph of an American town partly framed by an aircraft wing. It is annotated 'America'. #3 is an oblique aerial view of two hotels and a beach, annotated 'Miami…
Eric Lloyd - Flying Log Book
A representation of Eric Lloyd's log book.
Training and operations and operational flights are recorded throughout 1941
Training and operations and operational flights are recorded throughout 1941
Bill Foskett Biography - Chapter Three
The third chapter of Bill's wartime experiences. (The first two chapters used Bill's words but the third is written by an anonymous friend)
Airmen with a Vicker's K machine gun in a Fairey Battle
An airmen standing in an aircraft holding on to a machine gun.
Bolingbroke and a Battle
The photograph on the left page shows a Bolingbroke.
The photograph on the right page shows a Fairey Battle with the numbers "9" and "1792" visible on the side of the aircraft.
The photograph on the right page shows a Fairey Battle with the numbers "9" and "1792" visible on the side of the aircraft.
Airmen and aircraft
The two photographs on the left page show two men in military uniform standing in front of a hedge. They have training flashes on their caps.
The photograph on the top left of the right page shows trees and a house with ivy growing up the walls.…
The photograph on the top left of the right page shows trees and a house with ivy growing up the walls.…
Teddy's Career in the RAFVR 9th September 1939 - 11th October 1941
A detailed account of Teddy's service in the RAFVR.
Personnel and Battles
Personnel in the cockpit and in front of four Battles. Annotated on the reverse 'A 142 December 1938 L4937'.
Airmen and aircraft
Left page - left - two airmen wearing greatcoats by a lake.
Centre - a group of airmen on railway tracks with steam locomotive in the background.
Right - an airman sitting on wooden dock with dog.
Right page - a line of parked battle aircraft.
Centre - a group of airmen on railway tracks with steam locomotive in the background.
Right - an airman sitting on wooden dock with dog.
Right page - a line of parked battle aircraft.
Aircraft
Left page - a large group of airmen wearing tunics with various brevet in a room. Captioned 'Pilot's party'.
Right page - air-to-air view looking down at a Battle. Captioned 'Fairey Battle'.
Right page - air-to-air view looking down at a Battle. Captioned 'Fairey Battle'.
Aircraft and places
Left page - left - three Battle airborne in formation.
Right - airborne Mosquito.
Right page - ;left - view from air of prairie, captioned 'The prairies'.
Right airborne Tiger Moth from another Tiger Moth. Captioned 'Tiger Moths in formation'.
Right - airborne Mosquito.
Right page - ;left - view from air of prairie, captioned 'The prairies'.
Right airborne Tiger Moth from another Tiger Moth. Captioned 'Tiger Moths in formation'.
Aircraft and Virden
Left page - left airborne Battle.
Right three Bolingbroke in formation.
Right page - left - view of river from the air. Captioned 'Assiniboine River'.
Right - ice skaters with building in the background. captioned 'Skating Virden'.
Right three Bolingbroke in formation.
Right page - left - view of river from the air. Captioned 'Assiniboine River'.
Right - ice skaters with building in the background. captioned 'Skating Virden'.
Rowland Kethro's Wartime Service and Operations Record
A compilation of Rowland's service in the RAF, throughout WW2.
Course 45A Observers
13 airmen in two rows in front of a Fairey Battle. Each man is named on the front. On the reverse each man has signed his name and 'A/C Fairey Battle Course 45A Observers No 9 Bombing and Gunnery School Mont-Joli PQ July 1942 Back Row RCAF Front RAF…
Battle, Steam Locomotive and Canadian Street Scenes
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is an air-to-air view of a Battle, starboard side, in flight.
#2 is a steam locomotive passing a water crane.
#3 is a Canadian street scene.
#4 is a 2nd Avenue, Rivers, Manitoba, looking east.
#1 is an air-to-air view of a Battle, starboard side, in flight.
#2 is a steam locomotive passing a water crane.
#3 is a Canadian street scene.
#4 is a 2nd Avenue, Rivers, Manitoba, looking east.
Canadian Scenery and 13 Airmen
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is a bridge over a stream.
#2 is a river and trees.
#3 is a group of thirteen trainees in two rows in front of a Battle aircraft. The image is annotated 'Course 45 [indecipherable]' and each man is identified.…
#1 is a bridge over a stream.
#2 is a river and trees.
#3 is a group of thirteen trainees in two rows in front of a Battle aircraft. The image is annotated 'Course 45 [indecipherable]' and each man is identified.…
Battle and York
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is a starboard view of a Battle in flight.
#2 is a port view of a York on the ground.
#1 is a starboard view of a Battle in flight.
#2 is a port view of a York on the ground.
13 Trainee Airmen
13 men arranged in two rows in front of a Battle aircraft.