Top left - remainder of the extract.
Top right - photograph of the crashed Hastings upside down at Benina.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting - Jonahs of the sky. Story of a Hasting that crashed in the Gulf of Sirte leaving passengers and crew in life rafts. Comments on poor reputation of Hastings aircraft for crashes.
Bottom right - extract from Ned Sparkes's log book from 8 December 1950 to 24 December 1950 listing 13 sorties.]]>
Cole Christopher & Grant Roderick:]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Sparkes, Ned. Album]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Libya]]> Libya--Banghāzī]]> Libya--Tripoli]]> North Africa]]> 1950-12]]> 1950-12-20]]>
29 OTU]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Leicestershire]]> 1943-06-14]]> 3 Squadron, RAF]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> England--Torquay]]> 1943-08]]> 325th Photographic Wing Base Lab]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cham]]> 1945-04-19]]> 1945-04-23]]> Two further photographs are enlargement of the starboard and port sides.]]> 460 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PEvansD17020002,
PEvansD17020003,
PEvansD17020004]]>
Royal Australian Air Force]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> 1943-03]]>
48 Air School, Woodbrook, East London. South Africa]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Artwork]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--East London]]> North Africa]]> Egypt]]> 1943-06]]> 48 Air School, Woodbrook, East London. South Africa]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Artwork]]> Royal Air Force]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--East London]]> 1943-07]]> 1943-08]]> #1 and 2 are of the village sign outside the Skellingthorpe Village Hall.
#3 is a view of the memorial with the wreaths left at the ceremony.
#4 and 5 are the standards and attendees at the unveiling.
#6 and 7 are during the ceremony with an RAF officer and and the Bishop of Lincoln speaking in turn.
#8 is the memorial being unveiled.
#9 is a close up of the 50 squadron crest.
#10 is a close up of the 61 squadron crest.
#11 is a close up of 61 squadron motto and bases.
#12 is a close up of 50 squadron motto and bases.
#13 is taken during the ceremony.
#14 is the text on the memorial obelisk.
#15 is the text on the reverse of the obelisk.

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50 and 61 Squadron Memorial Committee]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> 1989-06-03]]>
61 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Alford (Lincolnshire)]]> Germany--Rüsselsheim]]> Germany]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1944-08-12]]> 1944-08-13]]> 1944-08-14]]>
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form: no better quality copies are available.]]>
61 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1945]]>
75 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Le Havre]]> 1944-09-05]]> 75 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Harfleur]]> 1944-09-06]]> Bottom - postcard with colour artwork of a Whitley flying over a river with factories either side and fire on the near bank. Anti-aircraft fire bursts around aircraft. Titled 'Whitley bomber'.]]> A F D Bannister]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Artwork]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Bottom - text 'Extract from the First and the Last' by Adolf Galland, Writes of the effectiveness of 100 Group techniques in decreasing the German night fighter successes.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.]]>
A Galland]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Wehrmacht]]> Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe]]> 1944]]> 1945-06-06]]>
A Hollis]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> China]]> China--Hong Kong]]> 1945-12]]> top - colour photograph of a man and a woman wearing sun hats and another woman sitting round a table in a garden with house in the background.
Bottom - b/w photograph of four men hurdling over a wooden fence in a race.
Caption on spine, 'Bilbury Horse show - 1929 [Dick far left, Mr Rigby, the headmaster far right]'.
Right page - orientated vertically.
Top left - letter to Sgt P Field from the secretary of the Coln Valley Forces Christmas Fund enclosing postal order for 15 shillings and six pence.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting Back in the fold - a letter from David Gwyne Jones about receiving money as token of gratitude for service from the LLanyblodwel welcome home committee.
Top right - letter to Mr Field regarding a gift from the parishioners of Coln Rogers, Coln St Denys and Winson as a token of gratitude.
Bottom middle - Bibury Welcome Home and Victory day fund derby draw ticket.
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A J Cook]]> A Banner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Bibury]]> England--Winson]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Oswestry]]> Wales--Powys]]> Wales--Rhayader]]> 1929]]> 1944-11-20]]> 1946]]>
Below - explanation that Admiral Shyte-Awk was the aircraft that Pete Perry flew during tour of operations. Explains how station commander ordered nose art removed but relented and explanation of admiral title.]]> A J Perry]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> A Mason]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Artwork]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> 1948]]> A N Hollis]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States Army Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> France]]> France--Paris]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Manchester]]> Canada]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> United States]]> Florida]]> New Brunswick]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Rutland]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> France]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Czech Republic]]> Czech Republic--Plzeň]]> Italy]]> Italy--Milan]]> Germany--Friedrichshafen]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Northamptonshire]]> China]]> China--Hong Kong]]> Nova Scotia]]> A Pollen]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Artwork]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Germany]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1942-09-06]]> 1942-09-07]]> A Pollen]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocation impractical]]> eng]]> Artwork]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Wismar]]> 1942-10-12]]> 1942-10-13]]>
Item 1 : Photograph of air raid shelter with pets
caption 1 'Air Raid Shelter constructed by a firm called "Troy" in 1938. Left [undecipherable] It was 16' deep with a poisen [sic] gas free escape hatch chamber.'

caption 2
'Just before 2nd World War
10, West Heath Avenue Golders Green London NW11
Some animals understand to keep together
Just before 2nd World War 1938
Pekenese [sic] (Chinky) Rabbit (Wilfred) Cat (Timy)
Taken near our air raid shelter'.

Item 2 is photograph of a group of air cadets on parade in a street. They are being inspected by a civilian in a suit and three officers. It is captioned 'I joined the Air Training Corps in Jan 1941'.

Item 3 is the cover of a Civil Defence leaflet. entitled 'Some things you should know if war should come'. Public Information Leaflet No.1, July 1939.
It is captioned 'The 2nd World War started at 1100 hrs on the 3rd of Sept 1939.']]>
A S Coller]]> Great Britain. HM Government. Lord Privy Seal's Office]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1938]]> 1939]]>

Covers joining the RAF at age 19 and training at Blackpool, Yatesbury as radio operator and subsequently at Martlesham and Bridgnorth. Crewing up at RAF Upper Heyford while on OTU flying Wellington. This was followed by four engine training on Stirling then Lancaster before posting to 630 Squadron at RAF East Kirkby. Describes operations mentioning types of target, losses, attack by Ju-88. Continues with account of daylight operation to Caen and later Paris. Describes operation to Stuttgart in July 1944 when they were attacked by night fighter and badly damaged as well as he being injured. After aborting the operation fire forced them to bale out. Continues with account of his injuries, capture, transfer to and experiences at POW hospital near Nancy. Describes liberation by American forces and being flown back to England and then to RAF Hospital. Concludes with account of 15 month hospital treatment, discharge from the RAF, membership of the Guinea Pig Club and trying to trace members of his crew in the mid 1980s. At the end photographs of Arthur Woolf, of him in hospital and of the French family who helped him after he was shot down and injured.]]>
A S Woolf]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Blackpool]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> France]]> France--Caen]]> France--Paris]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> France]]> France--Nancy]]> France--Verdun]]> England--Berkshire]]> England--Reading]]> France--Meurthe-et-Moselle]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-07-24]]> 1944-07-25]]> 1941]]> 1944-11]]>
There is a second similar image with 'A14 Addington Studios' on the reverse.]]> Addington Studios]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PWarrenGC19010021,
PWarrenGC19010036,
PWarrenGC19010037]]>
Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Addington Studios]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PWarrenGC19020008]]> Royal Air Force]]>