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Zola
Original cartoon drawing of woman with swirling dress used as basis of nose art for Denis Clyde-Smith's Lancaster. Annotated 'With love to the crew and ground crew of the Zola bomber from Zola'.
Young Cyril Barton
Cyril is sitting on a table. He is holding a model aeroplane. On the reverse 'A/C model Cyril made from balsa wood age 16½ (1937) after a very serious illness 3 months in hospital!'
Wrocisz
Two strips of cartoons. The first has six cartoons referring to Easter, in Polish and with an English explanation.The second has six cartoons with the theme 'I have'.
Wooden matchbox
Small brown box with text 'PoW, Shrewsbury, Camp'. For storing matches - German prisoners of war.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Wooden box with 104 squadron crest and B-24
A small wooden box with a 104 Squadron crest, an image of a B-24 and the text 'Flak Ship'. Inside is a typed piece of paper with '1215793 F/Sgt Norton'.
William Jones Cartoon
Two copies of a cartoon of William, annotated 'Caricature of " You Truly" by "Slash" ' and on the image 'Merry Xmas! and Happy New Year'.
Wellington model plans
Plan, side and front views of a model Wellington.
Wellington landing
Painting of a Wellington coming in to land. Submitted with caption 'Wellington landing by Norman Didwell'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Wellington Bomber Model
A wooden model of a Wellington Bomber that Bob Butler gave to his 10 year old nephew, Dick Heslop. Dick was told that the model had been painted with the genuine paints used to paint aircraft. The letters LN B, indicating 99 squadron, are painted…
Wellington and two Spitfires
Artwork of a Wellington from below with two Spitfires behind over snow covered landscape. On the reverse 'Vickers Wellington bomber and Spitfires, after the original by Albert Kaye'.
Wellington and brevet and squadron crests
On the front a painting of a Wellington on the left and bomb aimer's brevet on the right. On the reverse painting of 104 and 37 squadron crests. Initials top left 'B.H.[.]' Bottom right 'Sorrento 44'.
Washing Down
Stage hands preparing scenery. The stage door is open to the outside camp and two men are carrying a stage flat. More scenery is against the back drop at the back of the stage.
Wartime log
Contains drawings, names and addresses of other prisoners, dairy of events on being shot down, his crew and diagram of Lancaster, poems, stories of life in camp, Lists of prisoners in his hut, aircraft they flew and when and where shot down. Diagram…
Wandkalender 1948
The front page of a Flemish calendar. There is a colour drawing of an old woman.
Wally Layne's YMCA prisoner of war log book
Includes certificates as a prisoner at Dulag Luft and Stalag Luft 6, sketch map showing locations of prisoner of war camps, list of crew with brevets, Churchill's speech, cartoons of prisoner life, contents of Red Cross parcels, notes, signatures,…
WAAF Association Christmas card
On the front coloured artwork depicting a group wearing Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform with a number of large white sacks, One woman second from left is reading a letter. In the background a railway porter and other people. Captioned 'WAAF…
WAAF Association Christmas card
On the front under Season's Greetings coloured artwork showing a group of three women and a man hauling on rope while a woman wearing overalls and hat stands in charge. In the background a barrage balloon just of the ground below which another group…
WAAF Association Christmas card
On the front artwork showing at bottom two elderly ladies on a sofa with coffee table and Christmas tree. Thinking bubbles lead upwards to a crowd of women in uniform round a piano. On the inside left a WAAF Association badge and text 'Our thanks go…
WAAF Association Christmas card
On the front artwork showing women dressed in various uniform including cooks round a kitchen table covered with cakes and utensils, Text 'Merry Christmas. Signed Betty M Turner. On the inside top text 'Our thanks go to member Betty Turner for…
WAAF Association Christmas card
On the front artwork with a group of Women's Auxiliary Air Force members watching a four engine bomber flying past over a control tower. On the inside season's greetings from the WAAF Association.
W/O Bristow's steam boat - Stalag Luft 3
Top left - a man with head above water behind a model boat. Captioned 'D43 WO Bristow's Steam Boat, Stalag Luft 3, 42'.
Top middle - a man in vest sitting on the side of a pool while another in front of him tends a steam boat model in the water.…
Top middle - a man in vest sitting on the side of a pool while another in front of him tends a steam boat model in the water.…
W O Bristow's Steam Boat
Top left: a group of men sitting on side of a square pool. On the left a man is launching a model steam boat. Captioned 'D41 W O Bristow's Steam Boat, Stalag Luft 3, 42'. Top right: a man squatting down on the edge of a pool launching a model steam…
W E Akrill a life in art
Advertising poster entitled 'W E Akrill, 1922-1943, a life in art'.
Portrait photograph of Bill surrounded by artwork including cartoons, silhouettes, figures and Lincoln cathedral.
At Collingham Methodist Church, June 28 & 29 [no year], 9.30…
Portrait photograph of Bill surrounded by artwork including cartoons, silhouettes, figures and Lincoln cathedral.
At Collingham Methodist Church, June 28 & 29 [no year], 9.30…
Visiting ships
Five B-26 Martin Marauders on a grass airfield with buildings and hangars beyond. labelled 'M-38-Visiting ships, showing part of barracks and part of hangars. Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Al.' and 'photo by southeast air corp training center'.
Vanguard of the British Eighth Army enters S. Giorgio di Nogaro
Vehicles with British flags are entering the town while civilians line the streets, waving and throwing flowers. In front of a large building, behind the fountain, the Italian, British and American flags are flying. An aircraft is flying over and two…