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Station dance
Eight verse poem describing a station dance.
Theme song from rhapsody in hut 13- Swannington
Multi-line poem echoing chat between friends. Asking for cigarettes, mentioning going out, going to the NAAFI, domestic chores, boys.
A song of hate
Five verse song about an Irishman and the trouble R/T girls have with him.
Radio roundelay
Sub-titled 'Mosquito's at Swannington impatient to land. Eight verse poem about aircraft orbiting waiting to land.
He is flying tonight
Short, one verse poem worrying over someone flying.
Two poems
Two poems. The first, 'A song of hate' concerns an Irish officer who troubles R/T operators. The second titled 'A ratty problem' is about rats in the tower and the signals section. References RAF Church Fenton.
The police
Poem about an encounter with a policemen accompanied by a WAAF officer.
The WRENS party
Nine verse poem about WAAFs attending a WRENs party who outshine the navy ladies with the sailors. Comments on their revenge.
Memorial at Hatcliffe top
Poem concerning a crew killed when crashing on return form operation to Berlin. Memorial at site.Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses Database.
Two poems
The first three verses, 'when I fell over the horseshoe' are about a lucky charm. The second three verses, 'F for Freddy are being grounded' concerns a crew who finished their tour without ever washing shirts or socks.
Take off
Poem about crews preparing for flight and taking off watched by station commander and off duty WAAFs. Typewritten version with annotated revision notes.
Take off
Untitled version of a poem about crews preparing for flight and taking off, watched by the station commander and off-duty WAAFs. Typewritten version with annotated handwritten revision notes.
Waltham church Christmas 1943
Poem describing loss of crew who crashed in fog on return from operation and WAAF who lost a diamond from a ring. Hope that crews did not die for nothing.
Waltham church xmas 1943
Poem describing loss of crew who crashed in fog on return from operation now lying in the medical centre on Christmas eve.
J for Jonny are in disgrace
Two verse poem about the antics of crew of J for Jonny.
Poem
Poem about life and death of aircrew and hope they get home.
Conversion of 199 Squadron
Five verse poem about converting a squadron from Wellington to Stirling.
Waltham
Four verse poem about Lancaster JB596 crashing on Hatcliffe top when returning from operation to Berlin. Airfield was fogbound and crew were on 23rd operation.Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses Database.
Waltham
Draft version of four verse poem about LancasterJB596 crashing on Hatcliffe top when returning from operation to Berlin. Airfield was fogbound and crew were on 23rd operation. Handwritten annotation.Additional information on the crash is available…
Waltham final version
Final version of four verse poem about Lancaster JB596 crashing on Hatcliffe Top when returning from operation to Berlin. Airfield was fog bound and crew were on 23rd operation. Additional information on the crash is available via theIBCC Losses…
Air raid
Four verse poem about the horrors of bombing.
Air raid draft version
Four verse poem about the horrors of bombing with fifth verse annotated.
Air raid final version
Five verse poem about the horrors of bombing.
Interrogation
Multi-line poem about post operation debrief of aircrew. With considerable handwritten editing and notation.
An American invitation
Six verse poem about a visit of WAAFs to an American celebration which involved Glen Miller band.