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Eight Seated Airmen
Eight airmen seated in a tent. Information supplied with the collection states 158 squadron, Lissett, Johnny Johnson crew.
There is a second copy with details on the reverse of each man, his crew position and his address.
There is a second copy with details on the reverse of each man, his crew position and his address.
Nuremburg Was 'Laid Flat'
A newspaper article describing an attack on Nuremberg. It is annotated 'No 9 27/8 1943'.
Three airmen
Three aircrew all wearing battledress lying on grass with hut in the background. On left a flying officer with peaked cap. To the right two sergeants, one on the right wears side cap and has Canada shoulder flash. On the reverse 'Left to right, Croft…
Night fighter guns bomber
During operation to Ludwigshaven. Gives account of rear gunner Flight Sergeant P Perehinski (of Vancouver) continuing to give evasive action to pilot despite being wounded. Also mentions lucky escape of George Bilton where a prayer book and…
Mervyn Adder's fiancé Mary Bootyman
Top - head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing dress and necklace. Captioned 'Mervyn's finaceé [sic], Mary Bootyman, later Pearce. She married but often wore Mervyn's ring.
Bottom - newspaper cutting announcing engagement between Mary and…
Bottom - newspaper cutting announcing engagement between Mary and…
Hull grammar school football team
Twelve boys in football kit sitting and standing in two rows with wooden building in background. Captioned 'Mervyn Adder (front row. extreme right) in a Hull Grammar School football team c1934. The boy on the front row, second left is Bob Baxter a…
School prizegiving
Group of twenty-one schoolboys with cups and shields prizes. Standing and sitting in five rows. Explanatory text on the right states photograph taken in 1936 of Hull grammar school prizegiving. Mervyn Adder was second row from the front, third from…
School prizegiving
Group of twenty-one schoolboys with cups and shields prizes. Standing and sitting in five rows. Captioned 'Hull Grammar School prizegiving c1936. Mervyn is on the second row from the bottom above the small medal. Dad could remember the dark-haired…
School badge
School badge for Hull grammar school junior.
Mervyn Adder school reports
Reports from Kingston upon Hull Grammar School from autumn term 1934 to spring term 1939.
Demob Leave at Huntley Drive, Hull
Photo 1 is Ray and Dorothy sitting on a fence.
Photo 2 is Marj and Dorothy.
Photo 3 is Ray and Dorothy.
Photo 4 is Dorothy sitting on the grass at Lincoln.
Photo 5 is Dorothy in the garden at Hull.
Photo 6 is Ray and Marjorie at Hull.
Photo 2 is Marj and Dorothy.
Photo 3 is Ray and Dorothy.
Photo 4 is Dorothy sitting on the grass at Lincoln.
Photo 5 is Dorothy in the garden at Hull.
Photo 6 is Ray and Marjorie at Hull.
Ray Wells, Crew and Girlfriend
Photo 1 is Ray Wells, trainee airman.
Photo 2 is Seven airmen and five ground crew under the nose of their Halifax, captioned 'Halifax G -George and Crew. RAF Lisset. 158 Squadron. 1944. 37 Operations - Europe.'
Photo 3 is a side head and shoulders…
Photo 2 is Seven airmen and five ground crew under the nose of their Halifax, captioned 'Halifax G -George and Crew. RAF Lisset. 158 Squadron. 1944. 37 Operations - Europe.'
Photo 3 is a side head and shoulders…
Telegram to Mr W Lee
Informs him that his son was a prisoner of war. Announced in German broadcast.
Combat report and biographies of Ernest Tansley's crew
About Lancaster (ED655) of 57 Squadron over target 22/23 September 1943. Report on engagement on two enemy night fighters by mid-upper and rear gunners. First enemy aircraft claimed as destroyed. Damage to Lancaster engine sub-frame. Continues with…
One airman wearing Sidcot flying suit
Full length portrait of a man wearing flying suit, boots and gloves. He has a helmet in his right hand. A bird table trees and building in the background. On the reverse 'Pilot Officer Douglas Park, 26.8.23 - 2.12.43'. Note attached giving further…
Item separator card
Green card 'Jan 1941 - EFTS Brough'
C Flight Elementary Flying Training School, Brough
Seventeen airmen wearing tunic and side caps sitting and standing in three rows. On the reverse 'C Flight E.F.T.S. Brough, Yorkshire, 1940/41, left to right, top row, Peter Bern, Eddie McBarnett, Neville Chamberlain, Neil Allen, Maurice Gruber,…
List of letters
List of twenty-nine letters sent by Donald Baker to his mother between June 1940 and September 1941. Also notes he was shot down on 5 November 1941.
Donald Baker's war time story taken from letters which he wrote to his mother in Rhodesia
Stars in June 1940 based on letters written to his mother. Tells of life in Rhodesia before being called up and travelling to England, Discusses war as well as work and social life and initial training in Rhodesia. Goes on to describe a little of…
School photograph
Seven rows of boys with adult staff third row back in the centre. In the background a brick building with windows. Captioned 'Grammar School, Hull'.
During the war,Hull was only ever referred to as A North-east coast town
Reasons why Hull was not names and summary of the damage done noting that Hull suffered more than any other city including 1200 people killed and 152000 rendered homeless.
Hull city map showing bomb strikes
City map of Hull showing blue black and red marks. Post-it label reads 'Red circle indicates Ron Harrison's grandmother's house featured in his interview'.
Eric Horsham's Crew
Seven airmen in front of their Halifax. On a second image the same image is annotated -
'Mid-Upper Gunner Jim Finney Hull
Flight Engineer Eric Horsham Wolwich SE London
Navigator Owen Shirley Carshalton Surrey
Pilot F/Lt Edgar Francis Seke St…
'Mid-Upper Gunner Jim Finney Hull
Flight Engineer Eric Horsham Wolwich SE London
Navigator Owen Shirley Carshalton Surrey
Pilot F/Lt Edgar Francis Seke St…
Marriage and Birth Certificates
The marriage certificate of John Staves (Malcolm Staves' father) and Sarah Jane Ely (Malcolm Staves' mother), May 13th 1919. The birth certificate of Sarah Jane Ely on 7th December 1893. An envelope addressed to M E Staves at Cottingham.
Malcolm Staves, 207 Squadron Veteran
Malcolm Staves' life in the RAF, starts with his school reports through his enlistment in 1942. He trained at Bridgnorth then was assigned to 207 Squadron at Spilsby. His colleagues included George Cearns who joined 166 Squadron and Hank Williams who…