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Route forecast
Blank meteorological route forecast form.
Sortie navigation log
Filled out by F/Sgt Hattin and lists time and coordinates.
Postcard of Stirling Bombers
Coloured painting of 3 Stirling Bombers from 7 Squadron in flight. Artist's signature: A F D Bannister. Printed and published by J Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks.
Certificate of Baptism
Certificate recording Bob Butler's baptism at St Paul's , Carlton on 'August 23 1914', signed by the Rector.
Letter From RAF Central Depository to Mr J E Mitchell
Letter, dated 30 April 1946, forwarding Bob Butler's log book to the executor of his late mother's estate.
Letter from RAF Central Depository to Bob Butler's Sister
Letter, dated 23 April 1946, explains that Bob Butler's log book cannot be released to the family until written permission is received from Bob Butler's mother.
Letter from Air Ministry to J E Mitchell Esq
Letter, dated April 1946, explaining that a war gratuity of £32.18.- has been credited to the service estate of the late Pilot Officer R Butler and that the money will be sent to J E Mitchell as the executor for the estate of Bob Butler's mother.
U-Boat Yards RAF Attack on Baltic Port
Newspaper cutting reporting attack by RAF heavy bombers on objectives in North and North-West Germany, including Danzig and the submarine yards at Flensburg.
La "glorieuse retraite" de Mussolini en Albabie
Printed leaflet in French discusses Mussolini's defeat in Albania and a victory at Taranto.
Wir Schlagen Zuruck
Printed leaflet in German.
Drei Machte ein Kriegsziel
Printed leaflet in German discusses the partnership between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin.
Hitler oder Roosevelt?
Printed leaflet in German asks who do you believe, Hitler or Roosevelt?
Dutch Commemoration Document
Document for a commemoration day in Schiermonnikoog. Names mentioned: Mr and Mrs Feijes, Mr Rutherford, Nina van Leur, Iris Schut, Ambrosius Feijes.
Commemoration Programme
Programme for commemoration in Schiermonnikoog. Head and shoulders photograph of Flight Sergeant Kenneth Rutherford in uniform and full length photograph of Ambrosius Feijes in uniform at the helm of a ship.
Order of Service for Memorial Service for Flight Sergeant Kenneth Rutherford
Order of service for a memorial service conducted at sea. Head and shoulders photograph of Flight Sergeant Kenneth Rutherford, 935212, in uniform on the front cover together with 15 signatures ('Jacqui Whitehead' and 14 indecipherable). Border of…
The Air Ministry regrets
A resume of 'Jack' Whymark's family and service career. Includes extracts from Jack’s diaries, details from his logbook and histories of the crew and passengers of Lancaster PA278.
James Inward
Full length portrait of James in uniform in a garden. He is wearing his officer's cap and engineer's brevet.
Halifax
Air-to-air view of a Halifax flying with only starboard inner engine over a rural landscape. The aircraft is painted in camouflage colours and late 1942 roundels are on the wings and fuselage. The Rolls Royce Merlin engine spinners are painted white…
James Inward
A head and shoulder portrait of James in uniform wearing his engineer's brevet and medal ribbons.
B Squadron. 3 Wing
A group of 90 men in uniform arranged in five rows. Twenty men sit with their arms and ankles crossed. A further 21 are in the next row. A further 21 stand behind with the remaining 8 at the back. The group are on grass in front of a single storey…
Brevet and medal ribbon strip
James Inward's engineers' brevet and medal ribbon strip with Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star (with sliver rosette), Africa Star (with silver rosette) and Defence medal.
James Inward's service and release book
Service and release book of Flight Lieutenant James Inward, last day of service 5 August 1947, released as class A.
Defied frost-bite to aid gunner
A report of the assistance James gave to a fellow crew member leading to his being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during his first operation. Annotated '1944'.
Risked life to save gunner
Details of James assisting his crew mate whose oxygen tube had become detached and being frostbitten in the process. For these actions, on his first operation, James was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Annotated '1944'.
Award to James Inward
Amongst reports of air raids, a 100th birthday and other local news a description of the actions leading to James being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.