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Aircrew
A group of five airmen in uniform who are wearing brevets of air gunner (sergeant), air gunner, navigator, pilot and bomb aimer (from top left to bottom right).
Photos of Airmen
Five pictures of airmen all in uniform. All are RAF pilots and four are wearing ranks of their shoulders (Wing Commander, Wing Commander, Squadron Leader, Squadron Leader (top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right)). Top right and bottom right…
Course photograph
Forty-three airmen wearing uniform mostly with pilot's brevet sitting and standing in four rows in front of doorway with pillars. Captioned 'No 18 OTU course 7 F.I.S. RAF Upavon June-July 1942'. The names of all participants at the bottom. P/O A E…
Service record - Flight Lieutenant Alfred Ellis Prior DFM
List promotions, squadrons and units, orders and decorations. Crew of special duties squadron lost in Halifax from 161 and 138 Squadrons on night of March 14 1943. Commonwealth war graves commission infomation on graves. Information held by RAF…
Alfred Prior receiving gold watch
An RAF sergeant pilot receiving a watch from civilian man who is shaking his hand. Two other civilians men on the right and an man in uniform on the left. On the reverse 'Presentation by Armstrong Whitworth of a gold watch to Alfred Ellis Prior on…
Pilots and Miles Master trainers
A large group of airmen, many wearing flying suits. helmets and goggles, and some groups further back in uniform standing in a group in front of a line of Miles Master training aircraft.
Alfred E Prior
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and DFM ribbon.
Sergeant A E Prior and wife
Full length image of an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet standing arm in arm with a woman wearing flowered dress in a back garden. On the reverse 'summer 1940, Coventry, Mum and Dad'.
Letter to D Carter from air historical branch
Reply to letter concerning information on the circumstances of the death of Flying Officer Derek Lahee Skinner DFC. Records show he served on 148 Squadron RAF Kabril, Egypt and was lost while a Wellington pilot on an operation to Derna and Gazala…
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Dutchman-Smith
Head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer wearing tunic with brevet and medal ribbons (DFC), and peaked cap.
Embry-Riddle FLY PAPER "Stick to it"
Page 11 from newspaper (from Riddle Field training base) with articles about various aircrew including one on Kenneth Dutchman Smith's award of Distinguished Flying Cross.
Display case with photographs
Blue display case with sheet with 24 small b/w head and shoulders portraits of an RAF pilot wearing tunic with brevet and peaked cap.
Kenneth Dutchman Smith RAF (airmen) personnel document
Has some personal information. Dates of enlistment and discharge (on commission), movements and mustering. Mentions award of Distinguished Flying Medal upgraded to Distinguished Flying Cross.
Kenneth Dutchman Smith RAF (Officers) Personnel document
Gives dates of commission and promotions, medal (DFC), courses of instruction, appointments and movements. Some personal details.
Pages from flying log book
Records sorties from 23 November 1943 to 3 May 1944. Operations for complete first tour. Twenty-nine operations with comments on each.
Roy Horace Wells with five aircrew
A black and white photograph of six men standing outdoors, wearing RAF battle dresses and caps. Some badges are visible on their chests and shoulders. There were trees and a building on the background.
Letter from Reg Johnstone to his parents
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Reg writes that he has moved to RAF Market Harborough. He has crewed up.
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing flying kit standing in line in front of a Lancaster with names appended: Jack Crawford, Doug Looms, Tom Dykins, no caption, Stan Jones. Captioned 'Mr Dykins crew prior to Paul Thompson joining them in Feb/March 1945.1 crew member…
Jo Lancaster
An RAF officer, in uniform and hat, seated in an armchair and looking to his left at the camera. Above his tunic pocket is a pilot brevet and Distinguished Flying Cross medal ribbon. He is wearing gloves.
On the reverse is written: "October 1943 …
On the reverse is written: "October 1943 …
Jo Lancaster
An RAF officer standing below the left side of the nose of a Lancaster. He is wearing the uniform of a flight lieutenant, with a pilot brevet above his left tunic pocket and is standing with his feet apart and his hands in his pockets, smiling at the…
Reply to Lee Thompsons letter from T Dykins
Writes that he was the pilot of Lancaster PA197 and stated that they were shot down by JU-88. Says that he would be happy to discuss details about the crew members killed.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
Letter f rom Lee Paul Thompson seeking surviving members of Paul Thompson's crew
Seeking information about the whereabouts of Mr T Dykins. Gives background of his research about his uncle who was killed on 4 March 1945, and his attempts to find survivors of Lancaster PA197. List the survivors and mentioned those killed were…
Paul Edward Thompson DFC RAF
Service history including service notes. Joining up, initial and basic training followed flying training as pilot in UK then by training as a navigator in the United States and Canada. Lists his first crew. List 15 operations on 50 Squadron with…
The recollections of a Lancaster (PA197) pilot (Tom Dykins)
Transcripts of note taken from author's visit to Mr Dykins in Southport 24 May 2009. Relates to operation to Dortmund Ems canal on which he was Lancaster pilot who was shot down 3 March 1945). Mr Dykins and 3 other crew survived, His uncle (Paul…
Paul Thompson crew
Seven aircrew wearing tunics with brevet, three in front and four behind. Two versions of the same image. The first has signatures on reverse. The second is mounted on paper with caption 'Paul's regular crew 1944/45 (1 person missing). Paul on left…