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Consolidated Liberator
A colour postcard drawing of a Liberator flying over a convoy.
Short Sunderland
A colour postcard drawing of a Sunderland.
Singapore 1946
Five photographs from an album.
#1 and 4 are a canoe on the river.
#2 is a tent and a camp.
#3 is a Sunderland of 209 squadron.
#5 is a 209 squadron crest.
#1 and 4 are a canoe on the river.
#2 is a tent and a camp.
#3 is a Sunderland of 209 squadron.
#5 is a 209 squadron crest.
Certificate of competence
Made out for Flt Lt Algar - to undertake first-line servicing of navigation instruments, armament, radar, photography on Shackleton Mk 2.
List of aircraft flown
Gives dates when flown, name, type, use and where flown. Aircraft include Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Lincoln, Washington, Shackleton, as well as post war jet aircraft.
H K M Algar’s aircrew flying log book. Five
Aircrew flying log book for H K M Algar, navigator, covering the period from 18 August 1966 to 12 March 1968. Detailing his instructor duties with Maritime Operational Training Unit. He was stationed at RAF St Mawgan. Aircraft flown in was…
H K M Algar’s aircrew flying log book. Four
Aircrew flying log book for H K W Algar, navigator, covering the period from 2 September 1964 to 13 July 1966. Detailing his flying duties with 38 Squadron, and instructor duties with Maritime Operational Training Unit. He was stationed at RAF Luqa…
H K M Algar’s aircrew flying log book. Three
Aircrew flying log book for H K M Algar, navigator, covering the period from 11 August 1959 to 25 August 1964. Detailing his flying duties with 204 Squadron and 38 Squadron. He was stationed at RAF Ballykelly, RAF Kinloss and RAF Luqa. Aircraft flown…
H K M Algar’s flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s, air gunner, flight engineers. Two
Flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s, air gunner, flight engineers for H K M Algar, Navigator, covering the period from 6 April 1954 to 12 June 1959. Detailing his flying duties with 36 Squadron, bombing trials unit, royal aircraft…
Notebook on maritime operations
Index indicates that contents include; format for sighting reports and attack reports, priorities, alphabet, organisations, D/F facilities, Liaison Tx/Rx, Command Tx/Rx, radio compass, inter-com, I.F.F., trailing aerial, fuses, Q code, sighting and…
L Hadfield's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for L Hadfield, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 14 March 1941 to 6 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF…
Newspaper cutting - more two-way blows on Germany
One single article covering with three separate columns. Headlines - RAF double attack on Schweinfurt, Regensburg plane works devastated, Big British forces out last night. Accounts of attack by British and Italian based American heavy bombers on…
Letter to L V Rosser from 'Lofty' Phillips
Wishes that he could fly with him again and encourages him to transfer to coastal command and a course at Blackpool which he recommends. States that he was not doing much flying and writes about getting accommodation. Comments that it was difficult…
Hudson in Flight
An air-to-air view of a white Hudson of 53 Squadron Coastal Command flying over lakes and forests.
Three B-25 Mitchells in Flight
An air to air photograph of the starboard sides of three B-25 Mitchells Mk II from 111 OTU (Coastal Command) in flight over Nassau.
Liberator in Flight
Air-to-air view of the port side of a Liberator flying over the sea. Serial AL553. It is annotated '91 Nut.120.25.11.41. F/8 Liberator II A/G'
Six Airmen
Six airmen at the nose of a white B-24 'LV'. The men are in khaki and shorts.
Anson and Hinds
Top - b/w artwork showing an Anson low over a life raft with survivors at sea. A ship approaches from behind. Caption 'Avro Anson directing a ship to survivors on a raft'.
Bottom - three Hind biplanes airborne in vic formation over open countryside.…
Bottom - three Hind biplanes airborne in vic formation over open countryside.…
Lockheed Hudson
Left - colour artwork from rear of an airborne Hudson flying over a convoy of three ships at sea. Titled '"Hudson" reconnaissance'.
Right - b/w artwork looking down vertically onto a Hudson.
Right - b/w artwork looking down vertically onto a Hudson.
Card and course photograph
Top left - a card with 'Perkins E M, Sgt 748102' captioned 'This card was one of three that were stuck on the door of a room in Magdalene College Cambridge. Jonny Phillips, Ted Perkins and I shared the room. The card is Jonny Phillip's handiwork.…
The Offensive Phase
A continuation of Peter's thesis on electronic warfare during the war.
Roy Hastie's pilot's flying log book
Pilot's flying log book for Roy Hastie. It covers his RAF service from 9 December 1940 to 31 March 1946 and then his RAF Auxilliary Service flying to 23 May 1952. Detailing his flying training and operations flown firstly with Coastal Command and…
Hastie DFC: The Life and Times of a Wartime Pilot
An incomplete biography of Roy Hastie. Only pages 1 to 46, 104 to 106, 128 to 133 and 34 additional unnumbered pages are included.
No 224 Squadron Gibraltar 1957-1959
Top centre - three airmen wearing khaki uniform with shorts sitting outside a corrugated iron hut with a 224 squadron sign.
Middle left - half length image of a man wearing civilian shirt with ape on his shoulder. Captioned 'Me with one of the local…
Middle left - half length image of a man wearing civilian shirt with ape on his shoulder. Captioned 'Me with one of the local…
Roy Horsburgh’s Royal Canadian Air Force Observer’s Flying Log Book
R Horsburgh’s Observer’s Flying Log Book detailing operations and training flown as Observer covering the period 25 October 1942 to 23 August 1943. He was stationed at RCAF Virden (19 EFTS), RCAF Brandon (12 SFTS), RAF Abingdon (10 OTU), RAF…