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W G Uprichard - An Account of my Experiences in the RAF during my Long Service of 41 Years
Details of W G Uprichard's time in the RAF.
Vulcans at Goose Bay
Title 'RAF Goose Bay Labrador Canada, C.O. Wing Commander Ron Redding, the only unit to wear K.D. and artic clothing'.
Top - squadron photograph of airmen wearing tropical uniform sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Vulcan,
Bottom -…
Top - squadron photograph of airmen wearing tropical uniform sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Vulcan,
Bottom -…
Vickers Vincent
A starboard view of a Vincent being serviced. On the reverse 'Plane . Jack took 3'.
Venturas
Five Venturas parked in a row, many airmen standing around, on reverse '21 Squadron Venturas and groundcrew - Feb 1943'. Sixth from the left is Leading Aircraftsman Herbert John Nassau ( 1920-1969).
Vacancies for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled men, and outline of conditions of enlistment
RAF Form 432 with details of vacancies.
Typhoon, Harvard and bomber crew
Album page with four photographs: - one of bomber crew de-briefing, sergeant in foreground in RAF uniform with USA shoulder flash, Flight Sergeant with Australia shoulder flash. - two photographs of Typhoon with 609 Squadron code PR, with servicing…
Two Squadron Photographs
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in four rows in front of a hangar. On the ground is a covering of snow.
Two men stranding by the rear turret of a Halifax
Two men wearing battledress stand each holding one of the guns of the rear turret of a bomber.
Two men stranding by the rear turret of a Halifax
Two versions of the same photograph. Two men wearing battledress stand each holding one of the guns of the rear turret of a bomber. On the reverse of the first photo 'L - R Stan Jeffrey - Cpl?'.
Two men sitting on a bomb trolley
Two versions of the same photograph. Two men in uniform sitting on a bomb trolley behind the port wing of a Halifax. On the reverse of the first photograph 'L - R Stan Jeffrey - Eric Pinnock, bombing up for night op 1942'.
Two Lancasters being Waved Off
Two Lancasters about to depart with ground crews waving them off.
Two Lancasters and their ground crews
Two Lancasters with engines running are being waved off by a group of ground crew. The nearer Lancaster is ED860 QR-N and the farther one is ED588 VN-G. Both have nose art depicting many operations.
Two Crashed Stearman
Three photographs from an album, dated July 1942. It is captioned 'U/Ts do it again'.
#1 is a side view of the two aircraft , one aircraft on the top of a second.
#2 is a front view of the two aircraft.
#3 is a side view of the two crashed…
#1 is a side view of the two aircraft , one aircraft on the top of a second.
#2 is a front view of the two aircraft.
#3 is a side view of the two crashed…
Two airmen working on aircraft engine watched by an officer
Two ground crew working on an aircraft engine while a squadron leader wearing battledress and peaked cap watches. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Halifax Eng personnel at work'.
Two airmen sitting on a trailer
One ground crew and one aircrew sitting on the side of a trailer. Behind is a second, enclosed trailer with a Royal Air Force roundel.
Two Airmen on top of a Fire Engine
Two men standing on top of a fire engine. On the reverse: "The Fire Officers on the Job" Udine 1946'.
Two airmen by engine
Two airmen, one a warrant officer, standing on a gantry platform by the engine of a Lancaster with open panel.
Two Airmen and a WAAF
The three are sitting on a motorcycle. The WAAF is driving and the two men are sitting behind.
Two Airmen and a Halifax
Two airmen sitting on the port outer engine of a Halifax during refuelling operations.
Twenty-five groundcrew in front of a Halifax
Twenty-five airmen in a mixture of uniform in four rows, front sitting, next squatting and the other two standing. In the background the port inner and outer engines of a four engine bomber. On the reverse 'Pocklington 1943, Groundcrew A Flight'.
Twenty Lancasters
Article by Carl Ollson from the Illustrated magazine published on 25 March 1944. The article covers the preparations made by the station staff to prepare the aircraft and equipment for an operation. There is a large photograph of twenty Lancasters in…
Twenty air and ground crew
Twenty men mostly wearing battledress but two with uniform tunics and peaked caps in two lines in front of a Lancaster. Aircrew in back row with some groundcrew are standing, groundcrew are kneeling in front. In the background the Lancaster has 30…
Twelve airmen
Twelve airmen wearing overalls standing in line in front of the tail of a Handley Page Heyford. Captioned 'in group, Bill Herriott, Tubby Haladine, Les Evans, Benny Hedges, Bud Downham, "Coop" x - Cal Cooper, Joe Skinner, Mildenhall 1936'. Two…
Twelve airmen
12 airmen under the nose of a Lancaster.
Twelve air and ground crew by a Lancaster
Twelve servicemen, three squatting and four standing on the ground. Five further are on a raised stand or ladder leading to front fuselage of a Lancaster. Notes with names on the reverse.