Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals
Title
Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals
Description
William Jones and his crew positioned on top of the starboard wing of their Lancaster.
Captioned 'Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals'
Left to Right. Pilot. W/Op. Mid Upper. Engineer.Bomb Aimer Nav. Rear Gunner.
"Winky" The best skipper, a fine courageous man.
"Tex" Enough said.
"Slash" always ready for a laugh or anything else.
"Frank" Greatly to be admired for coolness in an emergency.
"Cole" Lady's man, but also a mighty nice fellow.
"Taff" Always on course, a comedian, fine navigator.
"Trace" Bulldog tenacity, a terrific gunner.'
On the reverse of the second photograph '6286'.
Captioned 'Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals'
Left to Right. Pilot. W/Op. Mid Upper. Engineer.Bomb Aimer Nav. Rear Gunner.
"Winky" The best skipper, a fine courageous man.
"Tex" Enough said.
"Slash" always ready for a laugh or anything else.
"Frank" Greatly to be admired for coolness in an emergency.
"Cole" Lady's man, but also a mighty nice fellow.
"Taff" Always on course, a comedian, fine navigator.
"Trace" Bulldog tenacity, a terrific gunner.'
On the reverse of the second photograph '6286'.
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Type
Format
One b/w photograph on an album page
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Identifier
PJonesWC18020098, PJonesWC18020099, PJonesWC18020100
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Citation
“Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 23, 2023, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/26944.
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