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Krupps Essen
Inclined aerial photograph of industrial area. On the reverse 'Krupps Essen'.
Krupps Essen
Inclined aerial photograph of industrial area and housing. shows damaged buildings. Part of aircraft engine bottom right On the reverse 'Krupps, Essen'.
Dennis Dowdeswell's navigator's, air bombers and air gunner's flying log book
Navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book for Dennis Dowdeswell covering the period 22 May 1943 to 14 November 1945. Details his training and operations flown as air gunner. He was stationed at RAF Morpeth (4 AGS), RAF Lichfield (27…
Tommy Fairclough's flying log book for observers and air gunners. Two
Flying log book for observers and air gunners for Tommy Fairclough from 9 July 1942 to September 1945, detailing his training and operational duties. Tommy flew 43 operations, 33 night time and ten daylight as wireless operator/air gunner in…
Sidney (Laurie) Davis's Navigator's, Air Bomber's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
Navigator's, Air Bomber's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book for Wireless Operator Laurie Davis (nickname Red) covering the period 19 November 1943 to 30 April 1946 and detailing training flights and operations. Served at RAF Llandwrog, RAF Silverstone…
Münster
Oblique aerial reconnaissance photographs of Münster showing bomb damage. One photograph has the caption 'This, and the following four photographs show some of the damage done to Münster during the all-out bombing of Germany.'.
Dortmund
Oblique aerial photograph of Dortmund with the caption 'Dortmund. Unfortunately the town was covered with cloud, and as were flying at 2,500 feet, the photograph is not as clear as I would have liked.'.
Conversation with Ted Mercer
Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…
Lionel Horner’s Royal Air Force Air Navigator’s Flying Log Book
Lionel Horner’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book as an Air Navigator from 29th June 1942 until 10th September 1945.
Navigation training at the Pan American Airways Navigation Section, Miami and then Advanced Flying Unit in England. Posted to 29…
Navigation training at the Pan American Airways Navigation Section, Miami and then Advanced Flying Unit in England. Posted to 29…
K W Payne's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book
K Payne’s Flying Log Book from 14th March 1943 until 17th December 1950. Initial pilot training at No 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF, followed by No 8 Service Flying Training School. Posted to No 1 Air Navigation School in September 1943.…
Interview with George Dunn
George talks about his career staring with OTU at RAF Lossiemouth where he crewed up. He describes the state of old Wellingtons on that unit and recounts some incidents. He recalls HCU on Halifax at RAF Rufforth, including his first two trips as…
David James Hughes' flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers
Flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers for David James Hughes covering the period 7 January 1945 to 5 July 1945. Details his training and operational duties. He flew seven operations, two night time and five…
Eric Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Eric Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25th August 1941 until 30th June 1947. Training started at No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School followed by No. 36 Service Flying Training School in Canada in January 1942. Further training at 14…
Douglas Ross Arrowsmith’s pilots flying log book
Pilots flying log book for Douglas Ross Arrowsmith, covering the period from 15 January 1943 to 3 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAF RAAF…
A Woolley’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for A Woolley, flight engineer. Covering the period from 6 July 1943 to 25 June 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 1654…
Archibald Steele’s Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
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Flight Sergeant Archibald Steele’s Flying Log Book as a pilot and flight engineer from 20th April 1943 to 10th September 1945. Flying training started with 19 Elementary Flying Training School then at 12 and 36 Service Flying Training Schools in…
G W A White’s Royal Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
G White’s Flying Log Book as a wireless operator and air gunner from 18 November 1942 until 7 May 1946. Training at No. 4 Radio School, No. 1 Air Gunnery School, 28 Operational Training Unit, 1652 Conversion Unit. Posted to 78 Squadron in July 1943…
H Maddox’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot
Flight Sergeant H Maddox’s Flying Log Book as an Air Gunner from 2nd August 1944 until 24th July 1945. Initial training at No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School in Canada. Training continued at Operational Training Unit 11 and 1699 Training Flight/Heavy…
Charles Flint's Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s, Air Gunner’s and Flight Engineer’s
C E Flint’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 18 December 1943 to 03 October 1946 detailing his flying training and operations flown as Wireless Operator. He was stationed at RAF Madley (4 Radio School), RAF Bishop Court (7 Air Observer’s…
Richard Pexton’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Richard Pexton’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 3rd October 1943 until 31st March 1950. Posted to No. 34 Service Flying Training School to train as a flying instructor. Posted Beam Approach Training Flight December 1943. February 1944 saw posting to 16…
Bomb damage Duisburg
An oblique aerial photograph of bomb damage at Duisburg. The area is residential, with many multi storied apartment buildings. All the buildings shown are destroyed and roofless. A wide road with trees either side runs through the left side of the…
Railway station
A low level aerial oblique photograph of a railway station. On the reverse '2-6 Duisburg'.
Please note: The accuracy of the caption has been called into question. We advise that corroborative research is undertaken to establish the actual place of…
Please note: The accuracy of the caption has been called into question. We advise that corroborative research is undertaken to establish the actual place of…
Bonn Rhine River bridge
An oblique aerial photograph of a bomb damaged road bridge over the Rhine. The spans lie in the river with the larger arch girder span towards the bottom of the photograph. The supporting tower in mid stream is also severely damaged. Damaged and…
Five oblique aerial photographs
Five photographs from an album.
#1 is the Knapsach Factory at Cologne.
#2 is a destroyed Admiral-Scheer-Brücke over the Rhine at Duisburg.
#3 is a damaged industrial plant and marshalling yard at Gladbeck.
#4 is a damaged marshalling yard at…
#1 is the Knapsach Factory at Cologne.
#2 is a destroyed Admiral-Scheer-Brücke over the Rhine at Duisburg.
#3 is a damaged industrial plant and marshalling yard at Gladbeck.
#4 is a damaged marshalling yard at…