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Parachute jump
A person on a circular parachute in the centre of the image. In the background upper level clouds.
Halifax
Airborne Halifax in silhouette with landing gear down flying to the right.
Boy and bomb-site
Bomb-site with young man sitting in foreground with his head in his hands.
Bomb damaged town
Bomb-site with person in foreground.
Bomb damaged street
Bomb-site with two figures in distance, and building on left.
Bomb damaged street
Bomb damaged street with buildings on the right. A one legged man on crutches bottom right and a woman in dark coat to his left. On the left in the foreground a bare tree.
Jack Randal VC
Head and shoulders portrait of an Army officer wearing checker band glengarry. On the reverse 'Jack Randal, GC's contemporary at school, also a VC'.
Leonard Cheshire
Three quarter length portrait of Leonard Cheshire wearing a suit with medals including Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order and bar, Distinguished Flying Cross and bar. He is holding folder paper.
Waitresses and Woman's Auxiliary Air Force personnel
Four women sitting on a lawn. The middle two are in air force uniform and the end two in waitress dress. In the background a two story Tudor period building with many windows. On the reverse 'Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa, officers' mess 617 squadron,…
Three waitresses and a dog
Three waitresses standing on a lawn. In front of them sits a white poodle, (Leonard Cheshire's dog Simon). In the background trees and to the right a building. On the reverse 'Kitty McQuillan. WAAF waitress. After war, came to Le Court married Henry…
Thirty one airmen in front of a building
Thirty one airmen all wearing tunics in five rows sitting and standing. Two in the front row have pilot's brevet and non commission officer stripes. In the background a building with large windows. On the reverse Sgt Cross, RAF Hullavington October…
Sixteen airmen in front of a Halifax
Sixteen airmen in two rows. Rear row all wearing tunics are ground crew. The front row all wearing battledress have aircrew brevet. All are wearing side caps. Leonard Cheshire is centre of front row. In the background a Halifax with OFFENBACH on the…
Exhibition of Dambuster Pilots Wings
Top centre a title 'this photograph was taken the day after the attack on the dams of [..] pilots who took off for the dams only eleven returned'. Top centre a photograph of twelve pilots in two rows labelled 'Back row: Flt Lt Townsend, Flt Lt…
Four airmen
Head and shoulder portrait of four airmen sitting half left but facing camera. Three have RAF eagle on their left shoulder. On the reverse 'Melbourne. David. Cecil Harry Smallwood, Jack. I don't know the other boys only they were Canadians. March…
Seventeen airmen
Seventeen airmen sitting and standing in three rows all wearing tunic. In the background a curtain. On the reverse 'C H Smallwood, 1st one in second row, AF/33
Mixed group of Air Force personnel
Fifteen men and women standing and kneeling, some in uniform and some in civilian dress in an anteroom with floor to ceiling bookcases. On the reverse 'W.A. Uttley. 4 Albert St, Littleborough, Lancs, Eve Johnson. Kitty. Jock from Renfrew. Noreen…
E Flight 9 Flying Training School Menu
Menu for dinner at Cross Hands Hotel on 2 April 1940 decorated with twenty two caricatures of airmen.
Bomber Command
Photo/drawing of aircraft (619 squadron Lancaster) captioned 'RAF Bomber Command 1939-1945. Some of the men who flew in Lancasters'. Annotated with hundreds of signatures which include Barnes Wallis, Arthur T Harris, Ralph Cochrane. Leonard Cheshire,…
Leonard Cheshire's decorations
Image shows eight decorations in two rows. Top row are Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross and Burma Star. On the right a photograph in frame of Leonard Cheshire sitting writing in a chair in a garden. On the…
Flying Officer Ross James DFC
Full length portrait of a Royal Air Force officer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and side cap. In the background shrubbery. On the reverse 'Flying Officer Ross James DFC, AF/45'.
Damage to aircraft
Shows section of aircraft skin missing with bullet hole in section still attached above. Reported as damage to 102 Squadron Whitley V P5005 over Cologne. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor..
Leonard Cheshire on a bicycle
In the foreground, Leonard Cheshire in shirt sleeves riding a bicycle along the perimeter track. Behind on the left a car a a small lorry, on the right another servicemen wearing tunic. A Lancaster on dispersal can be seen in the background on the…
Vulcan flying low over town
A white painted Vulcan in a slightly climbing turn to its right flying over a town. In the background below the aircraft is a gasometer and there is a tall building on the right. Dated 1961. Additional information about this item was kindly provided…
Large group of airmen in front of a Halifax
Large posed group of RAF personnel in front of aircraft (Halifax II), including Leonard Cheshire. On the reverse in Leonard Cheshire's handwriting "35 sqdn 1941, Jock Moncrieff W/Op, "Revs" Rivaz R/Gunner. Additional information about this item was…
Five airmen and bicycle
Three airmen in shirt sleeves sitting on the ground with a bicycle alongside. Surrounding them are three air force personnel wearing tunic and carrying gas mask cases, The one on the left has pilot's brevet and the one on the right sergeants stripes.…