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PWaddingtonA1601.jpg
Three photographs.
#1 and 2 were taken when the airfield was in use.
#3 is a more modern image taken after the airfield's closure.

SWaddingtonA[Ser#-DoB]v10003.jpg
Two sketches, with dimensions.

SWaddingtonA[Ser#-DoB]v10002.jpg
A general view of the ruins of the tower.

SWaddingtonA[Ser#-DoB]v10005-0001.jpg
A series of 10 photographs of the control tower. #1 two front images of the exterior. #2 two rear images of the exterior. #3 two side images, the first is of the exterior balcony. The second is a ground floor building. #4 two ground floor rooms. #5 a…

PGarlandVA21010043.jpg
View over motor transport yard and other station buildings covered in snow. On the revere 'Leeming Yorks 1945'.

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View over the motor transport yard and other station buildings. On the reverse 'Leeming Yorks 1945'.

SMilsonGW937875v60017.pdf
A detailed history of 84 Squadron over a two month period.
There is a second, different, history.

SClarkeBE18567619v10023.jpg
A diagram of the airfield with the A15 trunk road, built in the 1970s, overlaid.

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Photograph of night view with vehicles and people on ground with searchlight looking up. Building on left (control tower) has people on balcony. Captioned 'after the raid: the station commander of a Bomber Command station watches the return of his…

SHarriganD[Ser#-DoB]v220002.mp3
Kathleen Reid worked in a reserved occupation but wanted to join the RAF as a WAAF. She was, initially, trained as a telephonist but re-mustered to flight control. Duty meant staying all night in the tower to guide flights home. Then they would…

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Two photographs of three Spitfires,
#1 A view of the port side of three Spitfires. Behind is a watch tower. On the reverse 'Ein Shemeer Palestine 46'.
#2 a view of the same three Spitfires but taken at the front. On the reverse 'Spitfires Palestine…

PFoskettW23020127.jpg
Bill Foskett standing on the balcony of the Udine airfield control tower.

PFoskettW23020125.jpg
A man standing on the balcony of the Udine-Campoformido airfield control tower. On the reverse 'The New Tower'.

PFoskettW23020111.jpg
View of the Campoformido airfield control tower, the Pasian di Prato bell tower is visible in the distance. On the reverse 'My Domain'.

PFoskettW23020098.jpg
Oblique aerial views of Udine Campoformido airfield. On the reverse ' "My Domain from the Air" while still under construction. Udine Feb 1946'.

PFoskettW23020114.jpg
The two men are in the control tower at Udine. A second photograph has Bill and a different colleague in the tower. On the reverse 'Candid shot in the Tower. Cpl Whittaker in corner. Udine Feb 1946.'
A third photograph is Bill, alone with an Aldis…

PFoskettW23020095.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Bill. He has a Bomb Aimer brevet.
On the reverse 'To "The Old Man" With love from Son. "On Udine Tower Balcony" - My Domain Feb 1946.'

PFoskettW23020077.jpg
Oblique aerial views of the signal square and control tower at Udine airfield. Two C-47s can be seen on the hard standing. Airfield marking reads "LIGHT AIRCRAFT".
In the background, the 'caserma avieri', the 'Voisin' hangars, the main road, and the…

PFoskettW23020053.jpg
A view of the new roundabout from the Udine control tower. There is a Jeep, a mobile control caravan, two small trucks - one of which is afire engine -plus two tents. On the reverse: "Flying Control Roundabout" Udine. Feb 1946.'

PFoskettW23020048.jpg
Three airmen standing at the balcony of the Udine control tower.
There is a second view of the tower, the Pasian di Prato bell tower is visible in the distance. On the reverse 'My Domain'.
A third photograph is of a man standing on the balcony of…

PFoskettW23020039.jpg
Two photographs.
#1 Bill at his work station in the control tower with an ICAN altimeter on the table.
On the reverse 'Candid Shot'.
#2 is a duplicate. On the reverse 'Candid shot in the tower Udine Feb 1946'.

Additional information kindly…

PFoskettW23020014.jpg
An airfield control tower and caravan surrounded by white painted drums.
On the reverse 'The Tower & My Caravan Udine Feb 1946'.

PUprichardWG18010019.jpg
The two aircraft are viewed from the front, side by side. Behind is a large hangar and a control tower. On the reverse is handwritten 'Designed by TM Shelton' and typewritten 'The Crusader beside a Boeing Transport'. It is stamped 'Wm L Ford…

PEwingRL19010032.jpg
#1 is five ground crew standing in front of two crash trucks.
#2 is 12 men and women from the SSQ staff.
#3 is 12 men and women in front of trucks, captioned 'Staff'.
#4 is a red and white control caravan.
#5 is an ambulance.
#6 is a Nissen hut…

MReidK473650-180123-15.jpg
Gives description of duties and work of R/T operators in flying control at RAF Waltham (Grimsby). Mentions taking notes of all transmissions, giving directional help to pilots and having to divert aircraft due to bad weather.
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