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Germany and German Occupied Territories
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A document with lists of Imperial prisoners of war. Only the cover and frontispiece are included.
Herbert O'Hara's South African Air Force observers or air gunners log book
Log book for Sergeant Herbert O'Hara from 7 November 1942 to 9 September 1962. He was stationed with 12 Squadron at RAF Wickenby, where he flew Lancasters as navigator. The log book shows 14 night operations over France and Germany, with one to…
Heroes of the Air War (No. 39) Captain Swales
A newspaper cutting with cartoons of Captain Swales, German fighters, Lancasters under attack and airmen baling out. It is annotated 7hs 40 Trip No 33.
Hurricane
Front quarter view of an airborne Hawker Hurricane.
Hurricane
View from below of airborne Hurricane,
Interview with Alan Payne
Alan Payne was born in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. He volunteered for aircrew with the Royal Air Force and after initial training was sent to South Africa where he trained as an observer. When he returned to the UK, he was allocated the role of bomb…
Interview with Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey was born in Stafford. After finishing school he went to work for the Post Office Telephones service as a telegram boy. He decided to join the Royal Air Force and began training as a rear gunner at RAF Dalcross. He joined 31 Squadron of…
Interview with Jack Robertson Millin
Jack Millin was working for his father as a painter and decorator before he volunteered for the RAF. He was a Civil Defence bicycle messenger and joined the ATC. When he joined the RAF he trained as a wireless operator/air gunner and was posted to…
Italian war memories
Ted Neale describes the aircrew and circumstances leading to their baling out near Nereto, Tortoreto, Italy. Some of the crew were captured, but Ted was sheltered by local people. He met up with an English army corporal and travelled by boat to…
Jack Holton South African Air Force Pilot
A head and shoulders portrait of Jack Holton.
John Martin's memoir
The story of John Martin's last operation, how he was shot down, escaped the aircraft and was captured. He was interrogated at Dulag Luft in Frankfurt then transferred to various Stalg Luft camps. His story covers in his life until he was repatriated…
Kittyhawk
Side view of airborne Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Tomahawk / Kittyhawk.
Tomahawk / Kittyhawk.
Kittyhawk
View from below of an airborne Curtiss P-40.
Letter from Charles Turner to his mother and family
In the letter he complains that his mother hasn't written to him, he misses mild beer, tripe and black pudding. He describes going out for drinks with a WAAF and meeting South African air force pilots and more girls, then they all went for dinner and…
Liberator
Head on view of an airborne Consolidated B-24 Liberator.
Liberator
Side view of an airborne Consolidated B-24 Liberator.
Liberator
Side view of an airborne Consolidated B-24 Liberator.
List of Friends
A list of friends and colleagues.
List of Prisoners Executed after the Mass Escape
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Two typed sheets with handwritten annotations listing the escapees.
Memoirs of Des Matthews
The author was shot down over Linz, Austria whilst bombing a Panzer works. The other six in his crew perished. He was taken to Dulag Luft at Frankfurt then Stalag Luft VII. In January his camp was evacuated and he joined the Long March to the west,…
Meteorology Excercise Book
An excercise book kept by Ted Neale with his meteorology notes. Recorded at No 19 AN 42 Air School, Port Elizabeth.
Mosquito
View from below of an airborne de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito.
Mosquito
Head on view of an airborne de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito.
Mosquito
Side view of an airborne de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito.
Mustang
View from below of an airborne North American Aviation P-51 Mustang.