The Archive of the bombing war 1939-1945


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Aircrew and ground crew

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Twelve airmen, five squatting in front and seven standing. Some are wearing overalls, other uniform. Three in rear have visible aircrew brevet. They…

Nederland zal herrijzen

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Tea bag with tags: "Nederland zal herrijzen" "Uit vrij Nederl.-Indië een groet, Houdt Moed!" ("The Netherlands shall rise again" "A greeting from…

Robert Terras

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Left - head and shoulders portrait of Robert Terras wearing tunic and side cap.
Right - half length portrait of him wearing tunic and peaked…

Engine and Airframe mechanics B Flight, 83 Squadron

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Thirty-six airmen and two airwomen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a brick building. On the reverse 'Engine and Airframe mechanics "B"…

Wooden matchbox

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Small brown box with text 'PoW, Shrewsbury, Camp'. For storing matches - German prisoners of war.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive…

Robert Terras 's identity discs

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Two identity discs (dog tags) for R W Terras linked with canvas strip.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…

Robert Terras

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Half-length portrait of an airman seated wearing tunic and peaked cap.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…

Robert Terras

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Full face portrait of Robert Terras wearing tunic and side cap.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…

Newspaper cutting - airmen back with squadrons

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Description of 83 Squadron ground crew reunion for former Bradford airmen at RAF Coningsby. Also covers fifth reunion of 170 Squadron.

This item…