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Flying Officer William Baron Kane DFC
Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…
an afternoon in Norwich
Left: Mike in uniform, holding a dog, standing alongside a car. There are trees beyond. Captioned, 'an afternoon off in Norwich (May 1942)'.
Right: A woman, holding a dog, standing alongside a car. Captioned, 'same again!!'.
Right: A woman, holding a dog, standing alongside a car. Captioned, 'same again!!'.
139 Jamaica squadron
32 airmen in uniform arranged in three rows under the squadron coat of arms. Mike is front row, third from the left. Captioned '139 Squadron RAF - January 1943'.
A note identifying Mike. Captioned, 'front row 3rd from left both pic's'.
A note identifying Mike. Captioned, 'front row 3rd from left both pic's'.
139 Squadron
32 aircrew arranged in three rows in front of a Mosquito. Two further airmen look down from open windows in the building behind. Mike is front row, 3rd from the left.
Wellington
Side view of Wellington with letters 'HA-L parked on grass. Submitted with caption ' Wellington IA R1448 HA-L 218 Sqn Marham [John Vandervord]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 for a flight from Bari to Tibenham.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 partly completed. Flight to Capraia.
Order of service
Details of the service for the laying up of the standard of 207 Squadron at Leicester Cathedral. It includes a short history of the squadron.
The letters of Eric Lloyd during World War Two
Document with copies of all his letters to his family. Starts with six letters while he was training in New Zealand. Gives very details description of activities and colleagues. Includes period of illness and hospitalization. Follows two letters…
Wellington Crew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet standing in front of a Wellington with cartoon character nose art. Man in the middle holds up two bombs resting on the ground. Submitted with caption 'Frank Denton & crew 75 Sqn Feltwell '40, Len Hayter 3rd from…
Fighting the war sitting down
A summary of Horace Cooke's service career. Lists training as wireless operator/air gunner and later as a pilot in Canada, service with 7, 49, 99 and 156 Squadrons and 33 operations on two tours of duty and the award of the Distinguished Flying…
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Mosquito. On the reverse '608 Squadron Downham Market aircrew and ground crew, 18 March 1945'.
Liberator crew
Nine airmen , four squatting in front and five standing behind all wearing battledress. In the background the nose of a B-24 with nose art gremlin. Submitted with caption 'Liberator TS530 crew 223 sqn Oulton Barron top left'. Additional information…
Andrew Barron
An airman wearing battledress with half brevet standing by the nose of a Liberator. Nose art of a cartoon devil with name 'Gremlin Heaven" and sortie tally bombs. Submitted with caption 'Barron, Andrew Flg Off with Liberator TS530 223 sqn Oulton'.…
Harrold Bratley - biography
Relates early life and employment before the war. Was RAF reserve and was called up at beginning of the war. Mentions training including operational training unit before joining 9 Squadron. Includes letter describing in some detail his first…
Five people standing by newspaper poster
Photograph of five people (2 women and 3 men) standing smiling outside a shop and alongside a poster for the Eastern Daily Press with the headline '5 rescued in gale off Wells'.
Newspaper Poster
Photograph of a poster from the Eastern Daily Press stating '5 rescued in Gale off Wells'. One print annotated on the reverse 'Notice in paper of us being rescued from N/th Sea'. Second print annotated on reverse 'Wells Next to Sea Newspaper report…
List of postings
Mentions St John's Wood, Bridgnorth, 11 AGS, 12 OTU, 1657 Conversion Unit, Lancaster finishing school, 115 Squadron, Pathfinder NTU, 7 Squadron. Training and operational units have associated flying hours alongside,
Interview with George Griffiths
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George Griffiths recounts his service in the RAF from 1942, when he volunteered as a Wireless Operator. In June 1942, he was called up and completed his Wireless Operator training before being posted to Norfolk in February 1943. During this time, he…
Port side view of Halifax
A port side view of Halifax LW623 coded DT-S, of B Flight, 192 Squadron, preparing for take off with engines running sometime during 1944. LW623 was the from the first generation of 192 Halifax Mk 3s. It was without H2S, Monica, and Boozer. It would…
Fit Aircrew and Wet Drill at Bintree Mill
Eleven photographs from an album.
1 to 3 are captioned 'Fit Aircrew!!'.
#1 Two airmen in swimming trunks. Behind is a woman with a horse. It is annotated 'Mike Simpson and Jock Douglas'.
#2 is a man climbing along a horizontal rope.
#3 is a man…
1 to 3 are captioned 'Fit Aircrew!!'.
#1 Two airmen in swimming trunks. Behind is a woman with a horse. It is annotated 'Mike Simpson and Jock Douglas'.
#2 is a man climbing along a horizontal rope.
#3 is a man…
1944 continued
List operations on 27 August as MUG and skipper awarded DFM. Continues to list operations through September, October, November and December 1944. All in Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. Includes photograph of a large group of airmen wearing…
1944
Gives account of flying in April 1944 as air gunner on Wellington from log book remarks. In June notes moving to Stirling for conversion and transfer to LFS as mid upper gunner. Gives account of first war operation on 7 Squadron on 7 August 1944.…
King George V
Left page: the instrument of abdication.
Right page, report of the death of the King.
Right page, report of the death of the King.
Squadron Photograph
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in six rows under the front of a Halifax. On the reverse 'North Creek [sic] Norfolk 1944 A Dirkin'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…