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A list of airmen, trade and addresses and where they were held.

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John Maunsell with his aircrew and ground crew, all in uniform, standing and crouching alongside a Lancaster. The letters 'DX M' (57 Sqn) and 'ND468' are painted on the side of the aircraft. The upper photograph has the caption 'Sam, Roy, Self, Tony,…

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The image on the left shows a pilot, in uniform, standing in garden with a man in civilian clothes. Captioned "Bill" and his brother'.
The image on the right shows three men in uniform, one smoking a pipe, leaning against a car. Engine trestles…

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Seven airmen, four wearing battledress with half brevet, two in shirt sleeves and the other in overalls. Four standing behind and three squatting in front. Part of Lancaster in the background.

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Six airmen wearing overalls or battledress standing in line in font of a Lancaster. On he reverse 'Jock on the left called Eddie Simpson'.

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Six air crew wearing Mae West standing in line and three groundcrew squatting in front with two practice bombs on the ground in front. All standing in front of a Lancaster.

The pilot was Squadron Leader W G (Bill ) Drinkell DFC AFC. He flew with…

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Six air crew wearing Mae West standing in line and three groundcrew squatting in front. All in front of rear fuselage of Lancaster with letters 'VN-T'.

The pilot was Squadron Leader W G (Bill ) Drinkell DFC AFC. He flew with 50 Squadron from 1944…

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A large group of ground personnel gathered round and sitting on a 50 Squadron Lancaster 'RE 135' with squadron letters 'VN'.

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A special Royal Air Force issue introducing the film, 'Wings for the Eagle', in praise of the workers of America's aircraft industry with images of airmen working on the engines of a Stirling on the cover and a P-38 and silhouettes of flying aircraft…

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Jack Clyde with his air and ground crews, in uniform, standing, kneeling and sitting in front of a Halifax. Thirteen operations have been marked on the nose of the Halifax. The reverse of the image is annotated ' Air Crew + Ground Crew. Sgt Rudkin…

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Group of 15 aircrew and ground crew arranged in two rows in front of a Halifax. Three of the men have brevet's including Douglas, standing back row, fourth right. On reverse, 'Halifax II W7661 at Croft June 5th 1942 P/O Davidson, Sgt Burden, Sgt…

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An airman stands under the portside wing of a Whitley. A step ladder is erected on the starboard side and a bowser and other equipment is nearby. On reverse, 'Whitley at Dispersal Croft Aerodrome 1941'.

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Six airmen, three standing and three squatting down in front of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'H for Harry crew Nov 43'.

Additional information was kindly provided by the donor.

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Six airmen standing at the nose of their Hampden. The nose art is shown on a second image. D for Donald.

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Six airmen standing at the nose of Hampden X3057. One man is in civilian clothes.

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A group of five airmen, one with officer's s cap, sat on the ground in front of a Lancaster studying a map. The bomb doors are open and a member of ground crew is on a ladder attending to one of the starboard engines.

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A group of five airmen, three sat on a Lancaster propeller. On reverse,' This will give you an idea of the size of one of the engines. Some of our ground crew sitting on the prop'.

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11 airmen arranged in three rows in open ground. On reverse, 'Some of the crew with some of the ground crew'. together with signature of the 'rear gunner, J G White bomb aimer H Aspinall engineer'.

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A group of 13 airmen and 3 women arranged in two rows under the fuselage of a Lancaster with open bomb doors.

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Top - three airmen two wearing tunic and the other battledress, all with side caps, standing in front of a parked Lancaster.
Bottom - seven airmen one squatting the others standing on snow in front of a Nissen hut,

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Top - four airmen, one sitting in mid-upper turret and three standing in front of rear fuselage of Lancaster letter 'UM-P'. Annotated 'Wickenby, UM - Peter'.
In the centre is Aircraftman John Desmond Crowe (1901017 Royal Air Force).
Bottom -…

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Top - seven aircrew standing in line in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'F/O Arthur Diack RNZAF + crew. L T R Derry Kimber (W/Op); W/O Bert Redgrove (R/G); F/Sgt "Curly Petherbridge (B/A); F/Sgt Frank Paterson (P/F/E); F/O Diack (pilot); F/Sgt George…

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Top - rear quarter view of an airborne Lancaster.
Bottom - three airmen standing in front of a parked Lancaster.

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Three airmen, two wearing tunics the other battledress, standing in line in front of the nose of a Lancaster with kiwi nose art.

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One airman in the mid upper turret and three standing in front of rear fuselage of a Lancaster with letters 'UM-P'.
In the centre is Aircraftman John Desmond Crowe (1901017 Royal Air Force).