Weir, Greg. Langworthy, Max

Title

Weir, Greg. Langworthy, Max
Langworthy, GM

Description

Ten items and fifty-two items in two sub-collections. Collection concerns Flt Lt Geoffrey Maxwell Michell (Max) Langworthy (428848, Royal Australian Air Force). A Halifax pilot, he flew operations on 462 Squadron from November 1944 to April 1945. Collection contains photographs (including two albums in sub-collections), documents and his log book.

Collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins

Date

201-04-26

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Weir, G

Collection Items

Airmen and German aircraft
Top left - nine airmen by the tail of a Halifax. Six standing behind and three squatting in front. All are wearing battledress with side or peaked caps. Some have visible brevet.
Top right - seven airmen standing in line by the tail of a Me 110 with…

Cologne cathedral
Air to ground view of a twin spired cathedral with railway station on the far side, all surrounded by many destroyed buildings.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Halifax and Lancastrian
In the foreground a civilian registered Halifax parked on airfield. Nose art of map of Australia and cricketer walking with bat and name 'Walzing Matilda'. Behind a Lancastrian with registration 'FGFA' but with air force roundel and tail flashes. Two…

Halifax
Front quarter view of a Halifax parked on dispersal with engines running. A man stands under the port wing. Two versions of same image.

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People and Halifax
Top - twenty-one pilots wearing battledress with brevet and side or peaked caps, sitting and standing in three rows. Middle left - several airmen, five wearing khaki uniform with shorts standing in a group. Middle right - a man and a boy underneath a…

Halifax with crowd
View looking down on a Halifax, registration 'G-AGXA'. There is a large group pf people behind the port wing and a DH-84 Dragon parked off the starboard wing. Separate copy of this image included. Submitted with caption 'G AGXA'.

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Group of people behind a Halifax
A large group containing men women and children, all wearing civilian clothes standing behind a Halifax. Separate copy of image alone included. Submitted with caption 'G AGXA rear web'.

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RMS Aquitania
RMS Aquitania in Sidney harbour.

Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon and Ed Strohmaier of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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RAAF Officer's certificate of service
Made out to Geoffrey Maxwell Michell Langworthy. Includes commissioning date, highest rank held and honours and awards.

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RAAF certificate of service and discharge
Made out to Geoffrey Maxwell Michell Langworthy. Gives description and airman ranks and trades held.

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Goldene Meile camp
Air to ground of the Goldene Meile camp camp with roads in grid pattern and holes.

Identification kindly provided by Gianluca Mazzanti of the Air War Italy 1943-45 Facebook group.

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Cologne
Image from the air of a river running left to right through city with two destroyed bridges and many damaged buildings on both sides. Twin spired cathedral on far bank. Two copies of this image.

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An airman
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West, parachute harness and flying boots. He has peaked cap and is holding a flying helmet with mask. In the background foliage.

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Photograph of seven aircrew and extract from Adolf Garland book
Top - seven aircrew, four standing behind wearing battledress and three sitting in front wearing tunics. All have brevet and wear side or peaked hats. Includes separate scan of this image. On the reverse 'The Boys on the day Sailor Doug and Joe left…

Two aircrew and two men
Top - half photograph of two men in civilian suits.
Bottom - two airmen wearing Mae Wests, parachute harnesses and peaked caps standing in a field with trees in the background.

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Airmen
Top left - an airman wearing battledress and side cap with training flash walking in a park alongside a woman wearing overcoat.
Top right - Two airmen standing side by side wearing tunics with brevet and peaked caps.
Bottom left - head an shoulders…

People and Halifax
Top - five men wearing shorts and no shirts standing in line in front of a doorway.
Middle - a pilot wearing tunic with brevet and sergeant rank sitting on a bench feeding pigeons.
Bottom - a Halifax parked on snow covered dispersal with bomb…

Feathered Halifax engine
View from cockpit of an airborne Halifax of its port wing. The inner engine is running and the outer is feathered with propeller static.

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Halifax
Front quarter view of a Halifax parked on dispersal. Two airmen converse in the foreground and a tractor is parked on the right, There are step ladders under both port and starboard wings of the aircraft.

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Course photograph
A large group of pilots all wearing tunics with brevet and side or peaked caps, sitting and standing in four rows. In the background a hut with corrugated iron roof.

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Album cover
Red album cover.

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Album rear cover
Brown crocodile skin album cover.

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Twenty-one pilots
Twenty-one pilots, all wearing battledress with brevet and side or peaked caps, sitting and standing in three rows.

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462 Squadron Pilots
Titled '462 Sqn Pilots - March 1945 at Foulsham (100 Gp S.D.).
Twenty-one pilots sitting and standing in three rows. All wearing battledress with pilot's brevet. Name underneath and other names on left and right.

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Brighton
Top left - faded photograph of a pier. Captioned 'West pier Brighton from my room in the Met - Normal, 16.10.45'.
Top right - view of pier and sea front. Captioned 'West pier again during the gale, 20.10.45'.
Bottom right - view of pier. Captioned…
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