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1000 RAF Bombers Back Up the Army
A newspaper cutting referring to the first daylight 1000 bomber operations. Chris Scrimshaw took part in this attack. It is annotated 'Dad'.
Interview with Richard Moore
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Leading Aircraftsman Richard Moore joined up aged 18 and completed his basic training in Lincolnshire. He served as ground crew at RAF Locking, RAF Squires Gate and RAF Wickenby, working on several types of aircraft. He was able to take the controls…
Interview with George Arthur Bell
George Arthur Bell, (b. 1925), grew up in Lincolnshire. George lived around Boston at the beginning of the war. After leaving school he worked with his father as a builder, which George states was a ‘sort of reserved occupation’. George tells of the…
Interview with Peter Scoley
Peter spent most of his life in and around farming near RAF Metheringham, which he witnessed being built but not whilst operational, and RAF Waddington after the family was moved in 1943, due to the RAF requiring farmland. He was away at school in…
Interview with Kenneth Ivan Duddell
Ken joined the RAF in January 1942 and qualified as a flight engineer in July 1943 at RAF St Athans. He passed through a number of RAF stations before they were posted to RAF Elsham Wolds and flew operations as a flight engineer with 460, 12 and 103…
101 squadron Lancaster dropping incendiaries
Newspaper cutting of Lancaster captioned 'Through the clouds the fire bombs fall........ Showers of incendiaries released from the bomb bay of a Lancaster hurtle down through the cloud to the city of Duisburg below. A picture released last night of…
101 Squadron No 1 Group Bomber Command
A framed photograph of 101 squadron on VJ day 15th August 1945. A large group of squadron personnel are arranged in six rows on front of a Lancaster.
Interview with Colin Cole
Colin Cole took part in the attack that sunk the Tirpitz. He describes how the aircraft was adapted for the operation and flew via RAF Lossiemouth. Colin disposed of the Upkeep 'bouncing bombs' as part of his service with the RAF. They were…
The Story of Flight Lieutenant John J Blair, DFC
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The story of John Blair, born in Jamaica, 1919. It covers his early life, joining the RAF and training as a navigator. It details his career and operations. It also includes a eulogy written by John's nephew, Mark Johnson. Appendix A is a…
Wyton: Pathfinder Force
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'.
Interview with Les Rutherford
Les Rutherford was called up for the Army just short of his 21st birthday. He was in France at the time of Dunkirk and made it to the beach of St Valery where they were under constant bombardment. He and another soldier found a door and used it to…
Interview with James Douglas Hudson
James Douglas Hudson followed a friend to join the RAF, trained as a navigator and was posted to 101 Squadron at RAF West Raynham. On his final operational flight with the squadron he ran out of fuel and crashed. He was taken prisoner by the Vichy…
Interview with Bob Panton
Bob Panton was a child during the war. One day as his father was coming towards their house Bob saw three Dornier 17 come into view. Then out of the sun came six Spitfires and a battle started in front of him. Bob saw the Dorniers shot down and,…
Crew of Lancaster PM-C
Photograph 1 is of Lou Morgan at the controls of the Lancaster, captioned 'Lou Morgan (left)'.
Photograph 2 is of Syd Marshall at his position, captioned 'Myself Syd Marshall F/E'.
Photograph 3 is of Nobby Clark standing by a gate, captioned '…
Photograph 2 is of Syd Marshall at his position, captioned 'Myself Syd Marshall F/E'.
Photograph 3 is of Nobby Clark standing by a gate, captioned '…
Interview with Wing Commander Kenneth Cook DFC
Ken Cook joined the RAF in 1941 and trained as a bomb aimer. He was posted to 9 Squadron at RAF Bardney. After approximately ten operations the crew were posted to the Pathfinder Force at RAF Bourn where he became radar navigator and air bomber. …
104 Squadron group photograph
A group photograph of air and ground crew arranged in front of a Lancaster.
On the reverse -
'104 Sqdn RAF Abu Sueir MEF
May 1946
Complement 112 Crew members 7 136 ground crew.
W/O Rooke'.
On the reverse -
'104 Sqdn RAF Abu Sueir MEF
May 1946
Complement 112 Crew members 7 136 ground crew.
W/O Rooke'.
106 Squadron - happy days and others
Pete writes of his time on 106 Squadron at RAF Syerston. He mentions operations to the Ruhr and Italy and that they were two thirds of their way through tour. He writes of his last operation at RAF Syerston and squadron's move to RAF Metheringham. He…
Admiral Prune
33 airmen and one Naval Officer standing in front of Lancaster with Nickey Mouse / Admiral Prune II nose art and 11 bomb symbols. Guy Gibson is eigth from the left on the front row.
On the reverse ‘March 1943 ED593 Admiral Prune
Left to…
On the reverse ‘March 1943 ED593 Admiral Prune
Left to…
106 Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen in front of and standing on a Lancaster. Submitted with caption '106 Sqn aircrew and ground personnel in group photograph with a Lancaster. Identifiable in the centre of the third row from the front is W/Cdr Guy Gibson, the…
109 Squadron Pathfinders fact sheet
Gives history of 109 Squadron from reformation on 10 December 1940 until last bombs dropped on 2/3 May 1945. Covers development of blind bombing and Oboe. Moved to RAF Wyton as independent unit of newly formed Pathfinder force. Mentions first Oboe…
11 Aircrew and ground crew on a Lancaster
11 men standing and sitting on the wing of a Lancaster.
11 airmen standing in front of a Lancaster
Airmen standing in front of a Lancaster. Various illustrations can be seen around the cockpit, such as a bombing tally, a kangaroo, a swastika, and the inscription "FLAK SHIP".
115 Squadron - Witchford
A brief description of the shooting down of two Lancasters by a Me 410 over Witchford.
115 Squadron Battle Order
Samual Guyan's last operation of his second tour, Lancaster NG236 to Hüls.
12 Airman and Lancaster W4157
A mix of air and ground crew standing in front of a Lancaster. Additionally each man is named.