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Letter from Records Office to Mrs Roberts
Writing to Roly's mother confirming the death of her son in a flying accident.
Squadron Leader Lennox Lamb’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Lennox Lamb’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 24th November 1930 until 27th October 1939.
Initial training as a pilot at Nos. 3 and 2 Flying Training Schools. Posted to 99 Squadron in January 1932. Between January and August 1933…
Initial training as a pilot at Nos. 3 and 2 Flying Training Schools. Posted to 99 Squadron in January 1932. Between January and August 1933…
Dan Nash memoir
Born in 1916, Dan spent his early childhood in Kent with his grandmother before moving back to his parents in Fulham. He left school aged 16 to undertake a job with the Hudson's Bay Fur Company, where he met Joyce, his future wife. At the outbreak of…
'S' for Sugar
Lancaster R5868. Annotated on the reverse ' "S" for sugar the famous Lancaster of 467 Squadron Scampton, part of 53 Base Waddington. It completed a record-breaking 137 operations before being retired. It first flew from RAF Scampton in 1942 and is…
Course photograph
Twenty-five airmen all wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of a brick building with windows. Captioned '622136 A/C 2 Beckett G, RAF basic training Uxbridge 1938, B Squad B Flight, 4th from the right front row, 7th…
Football team
Team photograph of eleven men in football kit as one airman in uniform in front of a building. Annotated 'Dinger Bell and his No1 friend Geoff Beckett both on the B Flt football team at RAF Uxbridge, 1938'. Lists names underneath.
Envelope
An official, On His Majesty's Service, envelope addressed to Mr. G. L. Royall. 36, Maroma [sic] Road, London, S.E.18. It is post marked 'RUISLIP MIDDX 11AM 16 JNE 1948'.
A return address for the `Ministry of Aircraft Production has been scored…
A return address for the `Ministry of Aircraft Production has been scored…
H V T Ward's RAF service and release book
Contains dates of Ward's service in the RAFVR, his transfer to and date of release from the Reserve. Also gives his rank and trade and assessmentsof his character and proficiency and his date of birth.
There is also a handwritten note that he…
There is also a handwritten note that he…
Birth certificate
Copy of James Gordon Bennet's birth certificate
Letter to Mrs S Shaw from the Air Ministry
Informs her that the Royal Air Force missing research organisation had reported that the area of the Kolpin-See had been visited for the purpose of locating her husband's grave without success. States that commemoration would now be made at Royal Air…
Peter Field - a memoir
Peter's memoir starts with his account of life at school (Rendcomb College) from 1931 to 1937 and continues through the decade 1938-1948, starting with his time at Cheltenham Art School in 1938 and 1939. He then continues with an account of wartime…
Cynthia Field - A memoir of life in the WAAF during the war
Cynthia starts with a description of feelings and actions at beginning of the war. Her mother had tried to persuade her to join land army and she mentions brief experience and unsuitability for farming. So she decided to join the RAF. She describes…
Transcript of letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Transcript of original letter. Written while at Uxbridge after he was attested and issued uniform and expected to be posted on soon. Describes the camp, pay and speculates of future leave.
Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Written while at Uxbridge after he was attested and issued uniform and expected to be posted on soon. Describes the camp, pay and speculates of future leave.
Ian Hay RAF personnel document
Gives personal details, enlistment dates, recommendation for training as aircrew and list of postings. Killed 24 September 1940.
RAF and family photographs
Top left - a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing in front of a brick wall. Captioned 'Taken by Ian Hay during my telephonist training July 1940 at the Firs Worcester'.
Top centre - two members of the Women's' Auxiliary Air Force in…
Top centre - two members of the Women's' Auxiliary Air Force in…
Service life and Detmold
Top left - note with service number at Uxbridge 1939.
Top centre - ticket with text.
Top right - cinema ticket to Detmolder Lichtspiele.
Bottom left - blurred image of two airman either side of a stone Nazi eagle.
Right middle - blurred image…
Top centre - ticket with text.
Top right - cinema ticket to Detmolder Lichtspiele.
Bottom left - blurred image of two airman either side of a stone Nazi eagle.
Right middle - blurred image…
The Offensive Phase
A continuation of Peter's thesis on electronic warfare during the war.
Vincenzo Derosa and Beatrice Cristine's Marriage Certificate
A copy of Vincenzo and Beatrice's marriage certificate.
Elvira Beatrice de Rosa's Copy of Birth Certificate
A copy of Elvira's birth certificate.
Vincent Francis Christian Copy of Birth Certificate
A copy of Vincent's birth certificate
Victor Ronald Christian's Copy of Birth Certificate
A copy of Victor's birth certificate
Victor and Fanny Christian's Marriage Certificate
A certified copy of Victor's marriage certificate
Victor Francis Christian, Certificate of Birth
A copy of Victor's birth certificate. In a different handwriting is an annotation '3rd child of Francis (Francesca) & Gulalie Cristine (Christian)
Reg Wilson's Crew
A list of the other six members of Reg's crew...Harvey, Laurie Underwood, Jack McArdle, Bill Ross, John Bushell and Alec McCarroll.