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Whitley by hangar
A Whitley letters 'YY' parked in front of a Hangar. Legs of personnel can be seen on the far side of the aircraft. Submitted with caption 'Whitley at Dishforth in Pre WWII Sqn Mark'.
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Whitley and Crew
Photo 1 is a Whitley in flight. It is captioned 'Whitley MkV 1940 77 Sqdn, Topcliffe 1941'.
Photo 2 is eight airmen in flying kit standing in the snow at the nose of a Whitley, captioned 'Jim & Crew pre take off 1941'.
Photo 2 is eight airmen in flying kit standing in the snow at the nose of a Whitley, captioned 'Jim & Crew pre take off 1941'.
Whitley
Aircraft on the ground, engines running, entrance door open, tradesmen clustered around the door and others walking around aircraft. Aircraft serial M7213, squadron letter 58-E, the postcard is captioned Dishforth 1941. Single storey building and…
White poodle
White poodle sitting on a square pedestal. In the background a large two story Tudor building. Simon the poodle (Cheshire's dog), taken at the rear of Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa. Taken between 25/10/1943-12/07/1944. Additional information about this…
Wheelwright, abandoned wagon, Winson, suited man
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Top left - three men putting the rim onto a wagon wheel with barn and houses in the background.
Middle left - three men carrying wheel rim towards the wooden wheel while another man waits with tools in hand.
Bottom left - on the left…
Top left - three men putting the rim onto a wagon wheel with barn and houses in the background.
Middle left - three men carrying wheel rim towards the wooden wheel while another man waits with tools in hand.
Bottom left - on the left…
Wheels up Lancaster
Side view of a Lancaster on ground with wheels up. Squadron letters 'QR-X'.
What's in a name?
Recounts meeting three men named John Mitchell in the space of a few weeks. The first was a signals officer at RAF Spilsby when the author was a wireless operator on Lancaster. He relates some of his experiences surviving two tours on Whitley and…
What a place to be, whilst there was a war on
Ted Neale's account of when he was 18 at the Woolwich Arsenal. He tells of a bombing attack at the factory, which started just as they were leaving at 5pm.
Wharf at Southampton
Wharf with buildings beyond. A band plays just to left of a boarding ramp with people gathered at the bottom and others walking on it. Captioned 'RAF Band on the wharf - Southampton'.
Wexford-Brighton
Gee chain chart for South Western Chain Sheet 1
Westminster Bridge
Shows Westminster Bridge with vehicle crossing in both directions. In the centre the Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben with part of the Houses of Parliament on the left. Caption 'Westminster Bridge'.
Westkapelle Dyke and Dortmund
Two target photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Westkapelle dyke which was bombed to flood Walchern Island, which was below sea level.
Photo 2 is a night attack on Dortmund, most of the image obscured by anti-aircraft fire and target indicators.
Photo 1 is Westkapelle dyke which was bombed to flood Walchern Island, which was below sea level.
Photo 2 is a night attack on Dortmund, most of the image obscured by anti-aircraft fire and target indicators.
Westkapelle
Account of return from an operation to Westkapelle when they flew over authors father's farm and local village where they threw out window.
West Malling
On the left, a photograph of a postcard with views of St Leonard's and Abbey Towers, the high street, water pump and St. Mary's church; on the right, a postcard of the view looking up the high street.
West Malling
Left, an external view of the Manor House; and a postcard captioned 'The Manor House, West Malling'; right, a view captioned 'The Library'.
West Bromwich school bus
A West Bromwich school bus. Cars can be seen on the right and the left of the photograph. The reverse of the photograph reads "West Bromwich school bus".
West Bromwich evacuation
A document from the West Bromwich Education Committee providing information and advice on the evacuation of West Bromwich.
West Bromwich
A vertical aerial photograph of West Bromwich. Canals and railway branches are clearly visible.
Identification kindly provided by Richard Evans of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group.
Identification kindly provided by Richard Evans of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group.
Wessex helicopters in hangar, Syd Marshall at Springfields
Photograph 1 is of two Wessex helicopters in a hangar, captioned 'Helicopter hangar at Finningley'.
Photograph 2 is of Syd Marshall leaning on a Jet Ranger helicopter captioned '"Express" helicopter at Springfields'.
Photograph 2 is of Syd Marshall leaning on a Jet Ranger helicopter captioned '"Express" helicopter at Springfields'.
Wesel and Essen
Photo 1 is a vertical aerial photograph of Wesel during an attack. The town is obscured by cloud and the bombers used Gee-H. There are tracks of a bomber going down in flames and exploding on contact with the ground. Photo 2 is a vertical aerial…
Wesel
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to Wesel.
Wesel
Photo 1 and 2 are vertical aerial photographs of Wesel during the attack. The first image is at the start of the bombing and one explosion can be seen. In the second image, one minute later, there are many explosions.
Wenham family pictures
Five pictures, first is of Joy wearing long dress captioned 'Reg Cox's wedding'. Second is of Joy and John holding parasols standing either side of a seated lady. Third is of Joy and John at the seaside perched on posts. Fourth is of nine children…
Wenham family pictures
Four photographs, first of Joy standing in public garden, second is of man standing on a beach captioned 'Alan'. Third is of John on a beach with his bucket and spade captioned 'John'. Fourth is of the rooftops of a town.
Wenham family photographs
Four photographs, first of Joy and John with a lady behind a rustic fence, the fourth is the same location with a man wearing a hat. Second is of a group of sailing dinghies on the sea. Third is of a small party of British army Guards with a…