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George VI with Montgomery
Top: a group of tradesmen sitting on the steps of one of their mobile offices/workshops.
Bottom: King George VI with a group of senior officers including General Montgomery.
Bottom: King George VI with a group of senior officers including General Montgomery.
George VI at Antwerp
King George VI talking to senior officers, servicemen formed up on parade in background. Captioned 'The King at Antwerp'.
Locations and dates of the bases occupied by No 2 Squadron, 35 Wing - 84 Group - 2nd TAF
A table showing the unit that Arthur Standivan served with, one of the Mobile Servicing teams, from when they landed in Normandy, until the end of the war in Europe.
Operations
Top - extract from Ned Sparkes's log book from 22 April 1944 to 11 May 1944 with operations to Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Essen, Somain. St Ghislane and St-Valery and Boulogne.
Underneath - six short documents with accounts of these six operations…
Underneath - six short documents with accounts of these six operations…
Operations, the railway plan
Top - a note explaining the railway plan in preparation for Operation Overlord, attacks on French railway system.
Top left - extract from Ned Sparkes's logbook from 1 March 1944 to 29 March 1944 with operations to Trappes, Le Mans (twice), Brest,…
Top left - extract from Ned Sparkes's logbook from 1 March 1944 to 29 March 1944 with operations to Trappes, Le Mans (twice), Brest,…
Antwerp
Four photographs, one with Arthur standing alongside a Renault FT-17 tank with German markings, captioned 'One man tank Antwerp'.
The second shows a collapsed bridge in the foreground with industrial buildings in the background.
Third is of…
The second shows a collapsed bridge in the foreground with industrial buildings in the background.
Third is of…
Amsterdam and Muiden
Four photographs, two air to ground, one showing Amsterdam canals near Rijksmuseum, the other near Muiden showing some flooded areas.
The second page has two photographs the first shows a crowd in a city street in Belgium, the second shows five…
The second page has two photographs the first shows a crowd in a city street in Belgium, the second shows five…
Tirlemont airfield
Target photograph taken during daylight attack on Tirlemont (Goetsenhoven) airfield. Patchwork of fields with aircraft dispersal hardstands to left and right of explosions and smoke centred on airfield itself. Village of Bost is to the bottom left…
Aircraft losses, accidents
List of Halifax, Wellington and Mosquito aircraft lost from 192 and 462 Squadrons from December 1943 to April 1945. Gives aircraft registration, date, description of incident, some with captain named.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive…
Map of north west Europe
Chart from Newcastle to Prague showing routes to Nuremburg area and then back through the Netherlands and Belgium.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
467 Squadron RAAF
Some information about 467 Squadron's history and about Lancaster R5863 'S Sugar' which is currently in the RAF museum at Hendon. Mentions operations on 6 June 1944. Includes colour photograph showing front quarter of a Lancaster inside a museum. In…
Airspeed Consul travels
Top left rear quarter view of a snow covered civilian twin aircraft parked. Captioned 'At Brussels Feb 47'.
Bottom left - on the right side, the front of an aircraft engine. In the distance an Airspeed Consul aircraft in front of a hangar with open…
Bottom left - on the right side, the front of an aircraft engine. In the distance an Airspeed Consul aircraft in front of a hangar with open…
Notes from Squadron and station operational records
Contains: List of targets from 23 May 1943 up to 31 May 1944. Includes target name, type of aircraft, serial number and letter. Record of 1663 HCU Rufforth from 2 March 1942 to 15 May 1943, includes establishment, personnel, aircraft, strength,…
Newspaper cuttings - the battle for Le Havre
Description of battles for Le Havre and generally in northern France. Mentions surrender leaflet drops along channel coast. Canadians entre Zeebrugge, Americans in Brittany. Other war news from the continent and map of battle area.
Flight Log to Stuttgart
An abstract of a flight log to Stuttgart. It contains details of each leg including an attack by night fighters.
Log book extract
Showing the last operational sorties of the war in Europe by the main force. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Briant and Flight Lieutenant Sommers.
Courtrai
Target photograph showing bomb bursts in built up area and the silhouette of a Lancaster below. Caption '2775 CON 20/21-7-44//NT 8" 15000, 225, COURTRAI. BB, 5X1000, 23SECS. F/O LASH[...]'.
List of operations
Details of fourteen operations between 1 November 1944 and 7 January 1945.
75 Squadron Crest
A photograph of the 75 squadron crest made of stained glass. It is captioned 'Overpelt - Belgium 23 May 1986'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Gennevilliers
Top - target photograph showing tracer lines and explosions. Caption too faint to read. Submitted with description 'Target photo of Gnome-Rhone factory at Gennevilliers on 9/10 May 1944. Photo taken from Lancaster ND682, ZN-K. Captain: P/O…
15 Squadron Wyton, 1651 HCU Waterbeach and 214 Squadron operations
List of operations from July 1941 until September 1943 for 15 Squadron, 1651 HCU at RAF Waterbeach and 214 Squadron at various airfields. Note at bottom; losses 19 Stirlings 4 Fortresses.
Main Ops - with crew only
Starts with account of operation to Paris on 3 May 1944 when attacked by Me 109 and writes of crew actions. Continues with list of operations giving details of target, anti-aircraft fire, flight time, some bomb loads, events, results. From 3 August…
Snippets
Gives account of incidents on operations and in hotels/pubs. Spells out vital actions. Stettin over Sweden 29-8 - describes incident of oxygen starvation. Stuttgart - incident. Ghent 18-18, another John Moore incident - having to leave turret, "Flak…
Peter Jenkinson operational record
Lists 13 operations while a wireless operator on 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington and 16 operations completed on 153 Squadron at RAF Scamption. He failed to return from his 17th operation from Scampton. Notes memorial to crew erected at the crash site…
Scenes on the ground and Tower Bridge
Two versions of the same strip with enlargements of all slides. Slide 1 - captioned 'Returning load of ex-POWs (American) to Chilbolton Hants UK from Brussels'. A large group of men in various dress standing behind a Stirling with trees and building…