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VE Day Poster
Two Lancasters, OF-J and OL-J, flying side by side. The poster has VE day and 8th May 1945. At the top is a crest with LIV Bomber Base.
MT Section RAF Coningsby - Bomber Command MT Cup Winners 1946-47
A group photo of 40 men and women arranged in three rows flanked by MT vehicles.
Underneath each individual is named.
Underneath each individual is named.
List of aircraft flown
Gives dates when flown, name, type, use and where flown. Aircraft include Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Lincoln, Washington, Shackleton, as well as post war jet aircraft.
History of 106 Squadron
A short history of 106 Squadron. Covers formation in world war one. Reformed in 1938 with Hinds and Battles. Equipped with Hampden at beginning of the war. Initially a advanced training unit. Became operational in September 1940. Describes early…
Ernest Probyn, Photograph, Ration Card, Service of Thanksgiving and Warrant Officer Rank Badge
Four items from an album.
Item 1 is a three quarter length portrait of Ernes, captioned 'Warrant Officer at RAF Coningsby, No 83 Path Finder Force'.
Item 2 is an RAF ration card.
Item 3 is a pamphlet for a Service of Thanksgiving on the cessation…
Item 1 is a three quarter length portrait of Ernes, captioned 'Warrant Officer at RAF Coningsby, No 83 Path Finder Force'.
Item 2 is an RAF ration card.
Item 3 is a pamphlet for a Service of Thanksgiving on the cessation…
Deelen airfield
Target photograph showing an airfield with triangle of runways with buildings bottom and right. Bomb bursts are visible across the airfield. Caption '3248 CON. 15.8.44// 8" 17600, 080, 1208, DEELEN A/D Q., 11x1000, 4x500C35secs. F/Lt LASHAM, Q97'.
Aircrew and Lancaster
Top - two airmen, one wearing battledress, the other a tunic with pilot's brevet and both with peaked caps, standing behind the port tailplane of a Lancaster. Submitted with description 'P/O Jock Cassells and 2nd pilot, P/O E. White - both of 106…
Draft history
List of events covering joining the RAF, selection for pilot, training and start of operations.
Notes on Bomber Command
Mentions formation of Pathfinder force. Gee, pulse phasing radar, new compasses. Continues with short note of H2S, OBOE. Lists locations and RAF stations.
Arthur Tindall's service and operations
A list of aircraft, operations and details of each operation undertaken by Arthur Tindall.
The Crew
Squadron Leader Bill Williams's crew with 106 Squadron May 1944 to 3 September 1944 and with 9 Squadron September 1944 to March 1945.
'Vic' Prettejohns replaced original Flight engineer. Underneath is annotated the crew's names and positions.…
'Vic' Prettejohns replaced original Flight engineer. Underneath is annotated the crew's names and positions.…
Alan Edgar's Operations
A list of 34 operations undertaken by Alan Edgar.
George Charles Bedford
A half length portrait of a flight engineer George Charles Bedford (1874069 Royal Air Force).
He was the Flight Engineer on A G Edgar's crew in 1944 on 49 Squadron at RAF Fiskerton and with 83 Squadron at RAF Coningsby.
He was the Flight Engineer on A G Edgar's crew in 1944 on 49 Squadron at RAF Fiskerton and with 83 Squadron at RAF Coningsby.
Keith Thompson's time with 41 Squadron
Cutting reporting that 41 Squadron had been disbanded at RAF Coningsby in March 1977, also a small colour image of the RAF Coningsby badge and the invitation to Jessie Thompson to attend the 41 Squadron disbandment party.
A news cutting reporting…
A news cutting reporting…
Page 46 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - head and shoulders portrait of trainee Denis Bradbury smoking a pipe.
Photo 2 - an air-to-air image of a Percival Proctor.
Photo 3 - modern photograph with a side view of a Lancaster and E-7 Sentry in the distance.
Photo 4 -…
Photo 2 - an air-to-air image of a Percival Proctor.
Photo 3 - modern photograph with a side view of a Lancaster and E-7 Sentry in the distance.
Photo 4 -…
Page 45 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 is Denis at the tail of a Lancaster
Photo 2 is a side view of the RAF Lancaster, undergoing maintenance.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Photo 2 is a side view of the RAF Lancaster, undergoing maintenance.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Page 44 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - Spitfire MK356 annotated 'Fly-past Spitfire'.
Photo 2 - Dakota, annotated 'Fly-past Dakota'.
Photo 3 - Spitfire P7350, annotated 'Spitfire in hanger [sic]'
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
Photo 2 - Dakota, annotated 'Fly-past Dakota'.
Photo 3 - Spitfire P7350, annotated 'Spitfire in hanger [sic]'
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
Page 41, 42 and 43 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - inside the hangar at RAF Coningsby. Two aircraft are visible and it is annotated 'BBMF Hanger [sic] prior to the Canadian Lancaster being towed in'.
Photo 2 - a front image of a Spitfire in the hangar.
Photos 3 and 4 - Denis Bradbury…
Photo 2 - a front image of a Spitfire in the hangar.
Photos 3 and 4 - Denis Bradbury…
Page 40 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - Denis Bradbury and family at the tail of the RAF Lancaster.
Photo 2 - a view of a hangar and Spitfire across the wing of the RAF Lancaster.
Photo 3 - Denis and the Canadian pilot at the tail of the Canadian Lancaster, VR-A, captioned 'The…
Photo 2 - a view of a hangar and Spitfire across the wing of the RAF Lancaster.
Photo 3 - Denis and the Canadian pilot at the tail of the Canadian Lancaster, VR-A, captioned 'The…
Pages 37, 38 and 39 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - a view of the front of the Lancaster, partly obscured by a head.
Photo 2 - the Lancaster taxing in after landing with the nose of a second Lancaster on the left.
Photo 3 - the Lancaster parked annotated 'Parked for passengers & crew to…
Photo 2 - the Lancaster taxing in after landing with the nose of a second Lancaster on the left.
Photo 3 - the Lancaster parked annotated 'Parked for passengers & crew to…
Pages 35 and 36 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Internal images of inside the RAF Lancaster, captioned 'Last time in a Lancaster was on Thursday 20th. March 1947 flying back to Ein Shemer from Malta Now inside a Lancaster some 67 and a half years later.'
Photo 1 - the cockpit, annotated 'Pilot…
Photo 1 - the cockpit, annotated 'Pilot…
Page 34 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - Lancaster PA474 on the ground undergoing maintenance.
Photo 2 - Denis Bradbury standing at the personnel ladder of Lancaster PA474.
Photo 3 - close up of Denis standing at the personnel ladder of the Lancaster.
Photo 4 - Denis standing…
Photo 2 - Denis Bradbury standing at the personnel ladder of Lancaster PA474.
Photo 3 - close up of Denis standing at the personnel ladder of the Lancaster.
Photo 4 - Denis standing…
Page 33 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
A montage of four photographs and one sketch map relating to Denis' visit to the centre.
Photo 1 - an aerial photograph of Coningsby with arrows showing the location of the Main Guard Room and the arrival gate.
Item 2 - a location diagram…
Photo 1 - an aerial photograph of Coningsby with arrows showing the location of the Main Guard Room and the arrival gate.
Item 2 - a location diagram…
Page 32 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Images and text taken from http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx, referring to the visit of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster.
Also front cover of Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight booklet.
Includes…
Also front cover of Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight booklet.
Includes…
Page 31 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
RAF BBMF to host Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Lancaster during visit to England.
Two colour photographs of Lancasters from an online source.
Photo 1 is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster in flight.
Photo 2 is the Canadian…
Two colour photographs of Lancasters from an online source.
Photo 1 is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster in flight.
Photo 2 is the Canadian…