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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…
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…
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…
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'.
Lancaster in fog
Rear quarter view of Lancaster parked on dispersal on a foggy day with hangar in the background. 50 Squadron code VN is visible.
25 Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Mosquito with hangar in the background. Six versions of the same image, three titled '25 Squadron' and one captioned 'Fighter Command'. On the reverse of one is a partially…
4 Group Digest, February 1945
A monthly report on operations, photography, signals, armament, gunnery, bombing, navigation, flying control, gardening, operational training, accidents, air & sea rescue, organisation, aerodrome defence, equipment, public relations and honours and…
Letter to Flight Lieutenant A D Webb
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Enclosing a copy of the lyrics of 'Ops on a Whitley', to be sung to the tune of Waltzing Matilda.
Diary 1944
Covering the period 2 February to 11 May 1944 Douglas records aircraft incidents including accidents, causes and fatalities.Additional information on Flying Officer Hugh Barkley is available via the IBCC Losses Database.