Aircrew
Title
Aircrew
Description
Top - head and shoulders image of three aircrew wearing tunics with brevet (one pilot, one wireless operator and one air gunner) standing in a group with another figure in civilian dress behind them. They are standing on a railway station platform with a row of buildings in the background.
Middle left - four aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harness standing in front of the nose of a Wellington.
Middle right - seven aircrew wearing battledress (one also with Mae West) standing in front of the rear turret of a bomber.
Bottom left - seven aircrew wearing Mae Wests standing and kneeling between the port engines of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Just crewed up with 626 Sqn. Other crews on station'.
Bottom right - (image rotated) four aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harness in front of the nose of a Wellington.
Middle left - four aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harness standing in front of the nose of a Wellington.
Middle right - seven aircrew wearing battledress (one also with Mae West) standing in front of the rear turret of a bomber.
Bottom left - seven aircrew wearing Mae Wests standing and kneeling between the port engines of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Just crewed up with 626 Sqn. Other crews on station'.
Bottom right - (image rotated) four aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harness in front of the nose of a Wellington.
Type
Format
Five b/w photographs mounted on an album page
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
PBakerWB16040002
Collection
Citation
“Aircrew,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 9, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/36042.
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