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Hampdens, Wimpeys and Barbed Wire
Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…
A diary kept by Herbert Leslie Cousins
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Handwritten notes from January to July 1941.
Number 10 Air Gunnery School
Eleven airmen in uniform standing and sitting outside. Annotated with a cross above the head of the man standing fourth from the left on the back row. Aircraft and hangars are visible in the background.
Caption reads: 'No 10 Air Gunnery School…
Caption reads: 'No 10 Air Gunnery School…
Inspection of RAF guard
Two views of an inspection of airmen with the squadron's flag.
On the reverse is 'RAF Marham 28 Jan 1977'.
On the reverse is 'RAF Marham 28 Jan 1977'.
Avro Anson and group of airmen.
A group of 19 Royal Air Force sergeant observers and two officer pilots seated and standing in front of an Avro Anson aircraft. All are in uniform with brevets visible. The doors of a hangar can be seen on the right.
On the reverse is written:…
On the reverse is written:…
A.O. Course No.35 No. 8 B&G School Lethbridge Alberta RCAF
Airmen standing in a row in front of hangar doors. The sun is shining and all are in uniform with training flashes visible on their field service caps.
The first image shows ten airmen and is captioned: "A.O Course No.35 No. 8 B&G School…
The first image shows ten airmen and is captioned: "A.O Course No.35 No. 8 B&G School…
Stan Dodwell
Stan in flying suit, helmet and goggles standing beside a single storey building next to a hangar. He is holding leather flying gloves and has a parachute attached to the back of his flying suit.
Additional information about this item has been…
Additional information about this item has been…
Blackburn B2 and hangar
Man in flying suit, helmet and goggles stands alongside a Blackburn B2 biplane. Behind is a hangar.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
The item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no…
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
The item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no…
Six aircrew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet and side caps. The one on the left is a pilot officer the rest are sergeants. They are standing in line in front of a hangar. Submitted with caption 'Six unidentified aircrew photographed outdoors at an…
Six sergeant aircrew
Six airmen wearing tunic with brevet and side caps standing in line in front of a hangar. Submitted with caption 'Six sergeant aircrew photographed outdoors with hangar in the background. Two wear pilot brevets; one an observer brevet and three air…
Aircraft manufacture
Different types of aircraft in various state of manufacture inside a hangar. Aircraft include G-ABSO DH80A Puss Moth, G-ABNC DH80A Puss Moth, G-AAXZ DH80A Puss Moth, G-ADFI DH84 Dragon, G-ABBX DH60G Gipsy Moth, SU-ABO DH86, G-ACXJ Avro Cadet, G-ACXA…
Blackburn B2 G-ACBH
Blackburn B2 biplane trainer, with an airman behind, stands in front of a hangar. There are further aircraft within.
The item was sent to IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no better quality copies are available.
The item was sent to IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no better quality copies are available.
Station Headquarters Wing, RAF Hemswell
Group picture in front of Lancaster bomber and hangar, captioned 'Station Headquarters Wing, Royal Air Force Station Hemswell, June 1945'; three separate segments and on reverse handwritten note 'Miss N Wills'. Separate close up with one WAAF…
Blackburn Ripon
A man walks in front of a biplane, with chocks under its wheels, parked in front of a hangar.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
The item was sent to IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no better quality…
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
The item was sent to IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no better quality…
The story of an operation told in pictures
Six photographs.
#1 aircrew walking to their aircraft. Behind is a hangar.
#2 ground crew working on a Stirling.
#3 a WAAF working on a pictorial map of the airfield.
#4 bombing up a Wellington.
#5 view of an operations room.
#6 aircrew…
#1 aircrew walking to their aircraft. Behind is a hangar.
#2 ground crew working on a Stirling.
#3 a WAAF working on a pictorial map of the airfield.
#4 bombing up a Wellington.
#5 view of an operations room.
#6 aircrew…
Large group of airmen in front of an aircraft
236 Royal Air Force airman and officers standing and seated in front of a C-47. Hangar doors are visible behind.
Lysander
Lysander aircraft with airman wearing RAF tropical kit standing under port wing. Aircraft serial 2339. Hangar in the background.
Hampden
Hampden aircraft with hangar in background and a wheelbarrow and hardstanding under repair or construction in foreground.
Group of airmen outside hangar
Large group of airmen outside hangar, surrounding aircraft engine, wearing training flashes. Explanatory note: 'Howard Dowker, 430255, left of prop blade, second row up'.
Fourteen trainee airmen
Fourteen trainee leading aircraftmen inside a hangar, wearing chip hats with trainee white flash.
Five aircrew next to a Lancaster
Five aircrew standing on a ladder on port side of Lancaster with crew autographs, names unclear. A hangar, service lorry and nissen huts can be seen in the background. On reverse, 'FRANKISH. To Mr and Mrs Enderby. Wishing you all the very best.…
Lancaster taxying
A front/port side view of Lancaster, PA474 taxying. A hangar in the background, possibly RAF Waddington.
Tentative identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Tentative identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
John Maunsell passing out
John Maunsell in uniform shaking hands with an officer. The photograph shows the two men standing outside in front of a hangar. Captioned 'Passing Out, Air Commodore [indecipherable]'.
RAF Driffield
Inclined aerial photograph of station buildings with hangars on left with airfield out of shot to left. On the reverse 'RAF Driffield 12 Sep 1945'.