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Allied air crew
Programme of events to remember the crew of Lancaster ME449. Includes images of the crew: pilot, Squadron Leader Stan Slater; flight engineer, Sergeant Ken Foster; navigator, Flying Officer Stoney Mitchell; bomb aimer, Pilot Officer Merv Bertie;…
Medals for veterans
Outlines history of Bomber Command in World War 2 and despite many other memorials round the country, it was not until 2012 that a Bomber Command memorial was erected in Green Park London.
Bomber Command Memorial
Left page:
Top: The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial.
Bottom: A woman sitting in the rear gunner position of a Lancaster.
Top: The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial.
Bottom: A woman sitting in the rear gunner position of a Lancaster.
Remembered with honour
Left page:
Top, a memorial to Squadron leader Andrew Muir, DFC.
Bottom, the memorial at Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Right page:
Top left, stone cross war memorial with white headstones beyond.
Right, rows of white headstones.
Bottom, a view of the…
Top, a memorial to Squadron leader Andrew Muir, DFC.
Bottom, the memorial at Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Right page:
Top left, stone cross war memorial with white headstones beyond.
Right, rows of white headstones.
Bottom, a view of the…
'44-'84 Fortieth anniversary of "Market Garden"
A leaflet with photographs, maps and text about Market Garden. It includes details of three museums commemorating the Operation. Also a list of memorial celebrations and special events. There are four pages of events in Dutch and four pages detailing…
Enthusiastic cadet
Left page:
Top, 34 boys, arranged in four rows with a man standing alongside.
Bottom, recollections of Andrew and his time spent as a cadet and his career in the Royal Air Force.
Right page:
Book of remembrance on a pedestal with a wreath with…
Top, 34 boys, arranged in four rows with a man standing alongside.
Bottom, recollections of Andrew and his time spent as a cadet and his career in the Royal Air Force.
Right page:
Book of remembrance on a pedestal with a wreath with…
Harold Chadwick's grave
Six photographs.
#1 is Harold's grave.
#2 is a young man standing behind Harold's grave.
#3 is the memorial at the cemetery.
#4, 5 and 6 are Harold's mother and father at his grave.
#1 is Harold's grave.
#2 is a young man standing behind Harold's grave.
#3 is the memorial at the cemetery.
#4, 5 and 6 are Harold's mother and father at his grave.
I was a 'Military Brat'!
A memoir of an airman's daughter.
US Supreme Court and Lincoln Memorial
Two postcards.
#1 the US Supreme Court, Washington DC.
#2 is the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
#1 the US Supreme Court, Washington DC.
#2 is the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC
The Battle of Berlin
Arthur John Pugh Lee's memoir of the Battle of Berlin, of being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war. He discusses his role in the de-Nazification trial of Robert Stauch, the Burgomaster of Katzenelnbogen.
If Love were all...the story of a Second World War bomber crew
The story of two members of a Lancaster crew from 626 Squadron at RAF Wickenby, their operations together and their final operation over Germany.
Flight Sergeant Unwin
A folder cover and a comment about a memorial seat inscribed with crew names at Elsham Wolds association headquarters. Presented by the Unwin family.
Exhibit at Newark Air Museum
Exhibit displaying wooden cross from Eric Bailey's grave. There is a framed head and shoulders photograph of Sgt Bailey in uniform on the left of the cross and a framed account of his death on the right of the cross.
'Sgt. Bailey was killed…
'Sgt. Bailey was killed…
Air Force Memorial, Runnymede
Two photographs.
#1 the entrance
#2 the tower
#1 the entrance
#2 the tower
Memorial Service Luton Grammar School
A memorial service for the former pupils of the school, lost in the war.
Visit to Brian Clarke's grave by his parents and AE Unwin's wife and mother
Four photographs taken in October 1957.
#1 is the central memorial.
#2 is a view across the rows of graves.
#3 is grave but not clear enough to determine the name.
#4 is the cemetery annotated 'Christmas card from Mrs Unwin'.
#1 is the central memorial.
#2 is a view across the rows of graves.
#3 is grave but not clear enough to determine the name.
#4 is the cemetery annotated 'Christmas card from Mrs Unwin'.
The Astronomical Clock
A memorial to fallen airmen 1939-1945.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.
Indian War memorial, de Lesseps statue, Port Said and Suez Canal
Nine photographs from an album.
#1 and 2 are the Indian War Memorial at Port Said.
#3 is the entrance to the Suez canal.
#4 is de Lesseps statue, northern canal entrance.
#5 is the northern entrance to the canal.
#6 is a soldier standing by a…
#1 and 2 are the Indian War Memorial at Port Said.
#3 is the entrance to the Suez canal.
#4 is de Lesseps statue, northern canal entrance.
#5 is the northern entrance to the canal.
#6 is a soldier standing by a…
War memorial
A war memorial in Moreton in Marsh.
Memorial books transfer to Airmen's chapel
A newspaper cutting recording the transfer of the memorial books of 1 and 5 Group to the Airmen's chapel at Lincoln Cathedral.
Form of Service
A memorial service held in Lincoln for 1 and 5 Bomber Groups.
Interview with Dr James Hendrie Burt. Two
During his time as medical officer at RAF Waddington, James Burt was responsible for inspecting sanitation and food hygiene, as well as general medicine. On one occasion he also had to travel to RAF Tangmere to investigate the death of a member of…
Interview with Dr James Hendrie Burt. One
James Burt conducted his medical training St Andrew’s University in Scotland. Although he and his friends had tried to join a Service during the war, their training was a Reserved Occupation and, not only were they refused but they were strictly told…
RAF Fiskerton Memorial plaque
Three photographs of the memorial plaque.
#1 the completed plaque
#2 the partially completed plaque with the sculptor's lines present.
#3 the sculptor at work on the plaque.
#1 the completed plaque
#2 the partially completed plaque with the sculptor's lines present.
#3 the sculptor at work on the plaque.
Alan North at Belgium memorial for dead aviators
Alan is standing beside the memorial in Brussels for those killed 1914 - 1918.