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207 Squadron and Lancaster
A group of airmen arranged in front of a white painted Lancaster.
26 airmen
Formal group of 26 airmen, one row sitting on grass cross-legged, one kneeling and one standing. In background are several other people. George Haigh is in back row, fourth from right. On the reverse list of their names and hometowns.
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3 Lancaster Finishing School dinner menu
At RAF Feltwell on 31 January 1945. On cover Don Cameron's signature. Inside is menu with many signatures.
30 Trainee Airmen
A group of 30 trainees arranged in three rows in front of a wooden hut. There is a caption at the bottom of the image with the names of each individual and 'M N O'. On the reverse are the signatures of each man and a stamp 'RAF Evanton Crown…
Tags: aircrew; RAF Evanton; training
35 Squadron September 1941 Names List
A list of names of the airmen and ground crew in the squadron photograph.
Tags: 35 Squadron; aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel
35 Trainee Airmen
35 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a hut. The front row of 12 airmen are Free French airmen. On the front is 'M.N.O.' and on the reverse signatures of some of the men and a stamp with 'RAF Evanton Crown Copyright Reserved' and 'G.1727.E'.…
Tags: aircrew; RAF Evanton; training
40 airmen
Group portrait of 40 airmen, formally arranged in three rows in front of huts. 14 are seated, the rest standing; all wearing side caps, some greatcoats. Two men in the back row are looking towards each other, the left hand of whom has been marked…
Tags: bombing; crash; killed in action; missing in action
40,000 firebombs hit Mannheim at once
Reports attack on Mannheim using incendiaries by Stirling, Halifax, Lancaster, Manchester, Wellington and Hampdens.
Tags: bombing; Halifax; Hampden; incendiary device; Lancaster; Manchester; Stirling; Wellington
432 Squadron RCAF
Two images of 432 Squadron arranged in nine or so rows in front and on top of a Halifax.
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
The images have…
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
The images have…
450628 Letter from Mrs Payne, mother of Flight Sergeant Malcolm Payne, to Doris Weeks
Relates arriving home to find that a package had been delivered by A Edwards RAAF. Says that Edwards had seen her husband and been invited to come for weekend. Thanks Doris for items in package which caused tears, Discusses some photographs and…
Tags: grief; killed in action
5 Group intelligence - P.R.U. St Leu d'Esserent
Gives plots of six Tallboy craters and reports on damage to main railway, roads and access railway.
5-Nazi 'Cobber' was only turned down by RAF
Newspaper cutting account of Flying Officer E J Kain a New Zealander turned down on his first attempt to join the RAF. He had now been shot down twice but himself shot down two Dornier and three Messerschmitt. Includes photograph.
Tags: propaganda
51 Course W-Op/AGs
13 airmen arranged in two rows. Each man is annotated with his name. On the reverse 'Subject Front Centre'.
582 Squadron Battle Order
A battle order for 13th September 1944 signed by PH Gribb.
620 Squadron crews
Lists 5 crews from 620 Squadron that all crashed with several crewmen killed and others prisoners of war. All dated 20, 21 and 23 September 1944.
Tags: 620 Squadron; crash; killed in action; prisoner of war
75 Squadron and Terry Ford's Crew
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is 13 Lancasters in flight over RAF Mepal.
Photo 2 is a frosty tree beside Terry's hut.
Photo 3 is Terry and his crew standing in front of a Nissen hut. In the caption each individual is named, as is their…
Photo 1 is 13 Lancasters in flight over RAF Mepal.
Photo 2 is a frosty tree beside Terry's hut.
Photo 3 is Terry and his crew standing in front of a Nissen hut. In the caption each individual is named, as is their…
Tags: 75 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; Nissen hut; RAF Mepal
75 Squadron Battle Order
A battle order for 6/7 December 1944 detailing aircrew and aircraft involved in the operation. The target was Merseburg synthetic oil plant.
75 Squadron News Story
Two items from a photo album.
Item 1 is a newspaper cutting about 75 Squadron, dated 1943.
Item 2 is a vertical aerial photograph taken during a training exercise, annotated ' C.1. N.U. 10-3-45 F7" F/Lt Guinane' and captioned ' "G.H." Simulated…
Item 1 is a newspaper cutting about 75 Squadron, dated 1943.
Item 2 is a vertical aerial photograph taken during a training exercise, annotated ' C.1. N.U. 10-3-45 F7" F/Lt Guinane' and captioned ' "G.H." Simulated…
A Brief Introduction to George Warren's Life
The summary was written by George's sister for her grand-daughter to read out at school. Although Rosemiranda never met Great Uncle George she was told all about him by her Grandmother.
George did well at school and he was fascinated by aeroplanes.…
George did well at school and he was fascinated by aeroplanes.…
A Czech village wiped our
Barbarous vengeance for Heydrich. Account of execution of men in Czech village of Lidice after assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
Tags: round-up
A Delayed Honorary Citizen
The article describes why Churchill, a former MP of Dundee should not receive the freedom of Dundee and why only 16 of the 31 councillors voted for him to receive the honour.
A Dorricott's army diary
A handwritten notebook containing the war diary of A Dorricott from October 1914. He embarks the SS Deseado at Southampton and sails through the Bay of Biscay, past Gibraltar to Malta. They continued with naval escorts to Port Said, through the Suez…
Tags: animal; military living conditions