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Pont Gouin and Military Barracks
The bridge over the Richelieu river and the Military barracks, St John's.
Rue Richelieu and Military Barracks
Two views, a street scene and a cannon, flagpole and barracks in St John's.
Jack Whymark's wedding
Top. Jack, in uniform, standing outside the doorway of the Parish Church of Chadwell Saint Mary with his bride Eileen, in wedding dress, holding a bouquet of flowers. A bridesmaid stands in the foreground with three male and one female guest standing…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; love and romance
Cologne 1945
Four photographs on a card captioned 'Koln 1945'. Two are of the main bridges, road and rail, destroyed by the bombing and two views of the devastation around the cathedral.
On the reverse 'Morning after! Cologne Photographed by navigator W. Alan…
On the reverse 'Morning after! Cologne Photographed by navigator W. Alan…
Tags: 98 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; navigator
In uniform
Top left: Jack sat in the cockpit of a Hurricane with the identification letter Y on its fuselage. Top right: A group of seven airmen in uniform sitting on the grass. Jack is back row far left, wearing a Mae West and side cap. Bottom left: Jack is…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; animal; ground personnel; Hurricane
Alan North and Johnny
Two airmen standing at the nose of a Mosquito.
On the reverse 'Flight Sgt W Alan North VR 1583475. Pilot Johnny with Alan & their Mosquito bomber 1942-1946 Operations Pathfinder & 98 Bomber Command 1000 B Raids inc. Demobilised Autumn 1946 at…
On the reverse 'Flight Sgt W Alan North VR 1583475. Pilot Johnny with Alan & their Mosquito bomber 1942-1946 Operations Pathfinder & 98 Bomber Command 1000 B Raids inc. Demobilised Autumn 1946 at…
Tags: 98 Squadron; aircrew; Mosquito; navigator; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Manston
Family
Top left: A woman standing in the garden of a brick house. She is holding the paws of a dog which is reared up towards her.
Top right: A man and a young man in the garden of a brick house. The man holds the front paws of a dog which is standing on…
Top right: A man and a young man in the garden of a brick house. The man holds the front paws of a dog which is standing on…
Tags: animal
Nine airmen
Nine air and ground crew arranged in two rows in front of a Mosquito. Alan is front row, right.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; Mosquito; navigator; pilot
15 airmen and a Mosquito
15 airmen. Nine are sitting on top of the aircraft and six are standing under the front.
On the reverse '85% W. Alan North 1583475 98 139 Wing.'
On the reverse '85% W. Alan North 1583475 98 139 Wing.'
Tags: 98 Squadron; aircrew; Mosquito
Mosquito
An ait to air starboard side view of a Mosquito. On the reverse '1942-1046 Mosquito bomber Alen flew in this.'
Tags: Mosquito
Tiger Moth
A starboard side view of a Tiger Moth, engine running and wheels chocked.. Normally flown solo from the rear seat it has a student in the front seat.
It is captioned 'de Havilland Tiger Moth primary training plane - 2.'
It is captioned 'de Havilland Tiger Moth primary training plane - 2.'
Tags: Tiger Moth; training
My private war with Hitler's Gremlins
Frank Walshaw's memoir. He discusses his training and several crashes he was involved in.
Navigator at work
An airman at the front of an Anson. On the front is annotated 'Back to work' and on the reverse 'Possibly in Anson'.
Tags: aircrew; Anson; military service conditions; navigator
12 airmen
12 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a brick hut. On the reverse 'Please return this [redacted] 1583475 139/Wing 98 BC. 69%'.
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; navigator; observer