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18 children from Belsen
15 young chidren, three older boys, some of the young ones have bunches of flowers. Two adults one RAF the other a female in uniform. They are standing in a playground buildings in the background.
On the reverse, handwritten 'Belsen'.
On the reverse, handwritten 'Belsen'.
Tags: childhood in wartime; Holocaust
18 service personnel in front of a lorry
A group of 13 airmen and five members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, all wearing battledress, in three rows in front of a Royal Air Force lorry. Three leading aircraftswomen are sitting in front. There is one woman in the centre row and in the…
18 Squadron [entry point]
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At the start of the war 18 Squadron was equipped with Blenheims and sent to France as part of the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force. In May 1940 the squadron returned to Britain at RAF…
180 Squadron [entry point]
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180 Squadron was formed in 2 Groupat RAF West Raynham in September 1942. The squadron was equipped with B-25s and also flew from the nearby satellite station at RAF Great Massingham. In October 1942 the…
185 Squadron [entry point]
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In September 1939 185 Squadron was based at RAF Cottesmore flying Hampdens and Herefords in a training role. In April 1940 it was absorbed into 14 Operational Training Unit. 185 Squadron was reformed in…
186 Squadron [entry point]
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186 Squadron was formed in 1943 initially as an Army support squadron but then as a fighter-bomber squadron flying Hurricanes, Typhoons and Spitfires until being renumbered as 130 Squadron in April…
186 Squadron battle order for 16 February 1945
List ten crews and aircraft. Sergeant W E Foster is rostered as mid upper gunner in the ninth listed crew. Includes a spare aircraft and details other personnel to various duties.
189 Squadron [entry point]
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189 Squadron reformed at RAF Bardney in October 1944 as part of 5 Group. Operating Lancasters the squadron moved to RAF Fulbeck in November 1944 but returned to RAF Bardney in April 1945 from where it…
189 Squadron detail for special duty
Lists 11 crews and aircraft with standby for special duty on 6 May 1945.
Tags: 189 Squadron; bombing; RAF Bardney
189 Squadron operation schedule
Operation schedule number 45 for 5 February 1945. Details 15 crews with aircraft. David Sanders is third on the list in aircraft 'J' NG308. The last two crews and the standby crew are annotated 'missing'. Also detailed are duty personnel. No…
Tags: 189 Squadron; RAF Fulbeck
19 Air Cadets and Officers
16 air cadets and three officers including Ernest Probyn. They are standing in front of an RAF Gnat.
Tags: aircrew
19 airmen including Akin Shenbanjo
19 airmen loosely arranged in two rows. Akin is half lying at the front. Behind is a Halifax. A remembrance poppy has been attached to the top left of the photograph.
Tags: African heritage; aircrew; ground crew; Halifax
19 Operational Training Unit photograph
Posed in four rows in front of a Whitley. A cup is positioned in front of the group.
19 Trainee Pilots
Philip Winter in a formal group setting of 19 trainees in front of a building. Captioned 'Phillip Winter with Trainee Pilots No 3 FTS Yatesbury (1)'.
On the reverse 'Original. Official "Flight" photograph of trainee pilots at No 3 FTS…
On the reverse 'Original. Official "Flight" photograph of trainee pilots at No 3 FTS…
Tags: aircrew; Flying Training School; pilot; RAF Yatesbury; training
19/20th May 1942 Target Mannheim
Batchelder was the pilot of this operation. They bombed inside flares but the navigator insisted it was not Mannheim. Damage to one engine from flak, later they were attacked by a Me 110. They successfully landed at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich.
192 (BS) Squadron operational hours tables
Two tables for 1944 and 1945 showing monthly operational hours totals, ops attempted, aircraft failures, specialist equipment failures, crew failures, adverse weather failures, total failures and successful sorties.
Tags: 192 Squadron