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Flying Control Roundabout
Udine Control Tower
There is a second view of the tower, the Pasian di Prato bell tower is visible in the distance. On the reverse 'My Domain'.
A third photograph is of a man standing on the balcony of…
Tags: control tower; ground personnel; RAF Udine
Bill Foskett and Arthur
On the reverse ' "Strictly on Flying Control Grounds" Note our wizard "Roman" road. Campoformido. Udine. Italy. March 1946.'
There is a second…
Bill Foskett at Work
#1 Bill at his work station in the control tower with an ICAN altimeter on the table.
On the reverse 'Candid Shot'.
#2 is a duplicate. On the reverse 'Candid shot in the tower Udine Feb 1946'.
Additional information kindly…
Tags: control tower; ground personnel; RAF Udine
Bill Foskett and Harry in Venice
On the reverse of the first 'Harry & I. Outside St Marks Square Venice. Italy 6th April 1946'.
Tags: aircrew
Bill Foskett
Tags: ground personnel; RAF Udine
Bill Foskett
On the reverse ' "On the [indecipherable]" Note Beer Barrels Campoformido Aerodrome Udine, Italy 22/11/45'.
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; RAF Udine
Bill Foskett
On the reverse 'Transville Roof (Bari - Italy) Adriatic Sea - Background Nov '45'.
Tags: aircrew
Bill Foskett and Two Friends
On the reverse 'Palazzo Cristallo, Cortina
Jack Cowen, Renata Majone (Photographer) and I'.
Tags: aircrew
Two Skiers
There is a second identical photograph. On the reverse 'Charlie (A member of the dance orchestra) Cortina, Italy Jan 1946.'
Tags: sport
Bill Foskett and Caravan
Udine Tower
On the reverse 'The Tower & My Caravan Udine Feb 1946'.
Tags: control caravan; control tower; RAF Udine
Two Airmen
On the reverse of a second copy 'Xmas Day'.
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; mess; RAF Udine
Two Airmen on top of a Fire Engine
Bill Foskett Biography Chapter Three
The first two chapters used Bill's words but the third is written by an anonymous friend.
Tags: 100 Group; 15 OTU; 214 Squadron; 617 Squadron; Absent Without Leave; Advanced Flying Unit; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; Battle; Bolingbroke; bomb aimer; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); flight engineer; Flying Training School; Gee; H2S; Halifax; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); Harvard; Initial Training Wing; Ju 88; lack of moral fibre; Lancaster; Me 110; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Downham Market; RAF Feltwell; RAF Harwell; RAF Honington; RAF Methwold; RAF Millom; RAF Oulton; RAF Ridgewell; RAF Sculthorpe; RAF Shipdham; RAF Stradishall; RAF Woodbridge; Stearman; Stirling; superstition; Tallboy; target indicator; Tiger Moth; training; V-2; V-weapon; Wellington; Window; wireless operator
Extract from the London Gazette
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bombing; Distinguished Flying Cross; pilot
Naples Italy 1945, Port Elizabeth 1942
Open menu airmen's mess, 42 ANS Port Elizabeth. Captioned 'The only good meal we had in the mess'.
Tags: mess