Short, John
Title
Short, John
Description
12 items. The collection concerns John Short (b. 1922, Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence and photographs.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Alison Armour and catalogued by Benjamin Turner.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Alison Armour and catalogued by Benjamin Turner.
Date
2018-03-28
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Short, J
Collection Items
Airman
A head and shoulder portrait of an airman in uniform. On the reverse is some indecipherable handwriting in pencil.
463 & 467 RAAF Squadrons servicing wing
Servicing wing of 463 and 467 Squadrons Royal Australian Air Force photographed at RAF Waddington in May 1945. Personnel are photographed in front of a Lancaster.
Eight airmen standing below a Lancaster
Eight airmen standing below a Lancaster engine. Ladders can be seen propped against the aircraft in the background.
Airman looking out of a Lancaster cockpit
An airmen looking out of a Lancaster cockpit. A crest with the inscription "RAAF" is seen on the side of the aircraft below the cockpit.
An airman sitting on a Lancaster engine
An airman sitting on a Lancaster engine holding on to the propeller with his left hand. Some engine trestles and a hut can be seen behind him. Boards have been placed in the mud leading to the door of the hut.
Airman standing on a ladder by a Lancaster
An Aircrewman standing on a ladder by the bomb bay doors of a Lancaster.
Lancaster on a dispersal
A Lancaster standing on the dispersal. Ladders can be seen resting against the aircraft, with a man standing by the aircraft near the bomb bay doors.
11 airmen standing in front of a Lancaster
Airmen standing in front of a Lancaster. Various illustrations can be seen around the cockpit, such as a bombing tally, a kangaroo, a swastika, and the inscription "FLAK SHIP".
Four airmen standing by a Lancaster
Four airmen standing in by a Lancaster with the registration "Q-PO".
Christmas greetings 1944
A seasonal greetings card sent to F.G Miller by W. McLeod. The centre image shows a soldier with a club chasing a kangaroo, with a caption "Caught the Xmas dinner yet Frankie?"
Collection Tree
- Short, John