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44 (Rhodesian) Squadron
44 (Rhodesian) Squadron in front of a Lancaster. On reverse of picture, dedication 'Your Everloving Son and Brother Albert. To my Darling Mum, Pop and Sisters. All my love, 16th Jan 1945'.
Woman and a cat
A woman, holding the paws of a cat in her hands, looks out from a curtained window. Reverse annotated, "Mutter Irina Febr 37".
Woman and cat
A woman, holding a cat, looks out from an open curtained window. Reverse annotated, "Mother Feb 37".
Bomb dump personnel, RAF Tuddenham
Thirty nine men in uniform standing and sitting outside. Several of the men on the front row are corporals. Two men on the front row have dogs.
The Daily Sketch 12 August 1944
Two pages from The Daily Sketch with photographs and text reporting on two Lancasters that have completed 236 operations, fighting in Albania and the progress of Allied forces in France.
Two planes - 236 operations
A newspaper cutting with three photographs. Top left is a picture of Flight Lieutenant B Botha DFC with his mascot, a dog named as 'Aircraftman Sam'. On the right side ten Lancasters are shown in flight. Bottom left is photograph of a group of…
A basket of chicks
A basket of chicks on a table. Reverse printed, 'Leonar'.
Woman with a basket of chicks
Dorothy sits at a table with a basket of chicks. Reverse printed, 'Leonar'.
Man with a dog
A man, with a pipe in his mouth, crouches down to a dog with a chain attached to its collar. They are next to a wooden door on a cobbled yard. Reverse printed 'Leonar'.
Woman holding piglets
Dorothy stands by the entrance to a wooden building, holding two piglets in her arms. Reverse printed 'Leonar'.
Group of 11 people, airmen and civilians, Cross Keys pub, Grasby
Group of eleven people (six airmen and five civilians) and a dog outside the Cross Keys public house. On reverse of picture, 'FRANKISH'.
Six airmen and an elderly couple Cross Keys pub, Grasby
Six airmen and a couple in civilian clothes standing outside a building, with dog in foreground. On reverse of picture, 'FRANKISH. Airmen from Kermington [RAF Kirmington] taken outside X Keys Grasby with my Mum and Dad'.
Halifax landing
A Halifax about to touchdown. In the foreground are two horses.
Station Police
Fourteen airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows inside a room with notice board on wall behind. Centre front row a police dog. Title 'RAF Station Police, RAF Base Station Driffield, April 1944'. On the bottom…
Egypt
31 airmen arranged in four rows in the sand with tents beyond. Douglas is standing far right in shorts and the man sat in the centre front row is holding a dog. On reverse, 'Wyatt,- -, Clack, Clulow, Lally, Falhoushi, Buggé; --, Grubben, Raymond,…
Feeding the dog
A crouched man in uniform feeds a dog from his hand by the open entrance to a tent. Inside there are camp beds and folded bedding with a spade leaning against a jerry can.
Christmas Day
30 airmen and a dog arranged in four rows on sand with tents behind. Douglas, wearing shorts, is standing far right with his arms crossed. On reverse, 'Christmas 1942 pre - lunch Egypt'.
Chan Chandler, two kittens and a beer
Chan sitting outside with two cats and a pint of beer.
Chan and his family
Four photographs. #1 Chan in a BMW 328 #2 Man with two young children.#3 Man, boy and wife. #4 Man, two children and a dog.
William in uniform
Full length portrait of William in a garden with a dog at his feet.
Eva Pearson sitting on front of lorry
A woman wearing shirt and trousers with dog, sitting on the front bumper of a Thames lorry in front of a building. On the reverse 'Eva Marion Pearson, wife, RAF Wyton'.
Airman and three dogs
An airman wearing battledress with half brevet sitting in a field with three dogs.
Three photographs: squadron, aircraft and crew
Top - squadron photograph of large group of airmen in five rows in front of a Lancaster.
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Squadron photograph
A very large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. A dog sits in front of centre airmen in front row. Two versions of the image, on the reverse of the second 'No 15 Squadron Mildenhall, 1944'.
Penguin postcard
Half postcard with a penguin drawn on one side and 'Happy Landings' on the other.