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With four smokers
Four airmen, all holding cigarettes, sat in front of a man with pilot's brevet standing left and Thomas standing right. Thomas has his hand on the shoulder of the man, also with pilot's brevet, sat in front of him. Thomas and the other three men have…
Two Vulcans near Bower
Air-to-air view looking down at two Vulcans in formation flying over Northumberland National Park near Bower.
Tentative identification kindly provided by Chris Clarke of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group.
Tentative identification kindly provided by Chris Clarke of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group.
RAF trainees in Canada
Newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of four airmen wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps. Text states that here were two Leeds men recent graduates of navigator training in Canada, Lists airmen and addresses including K Gill.
RAF trainees in Canada
Photograph of four sergeants wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps. Text account of navigators who had recently graduated from training. Gives names, home addresses and location of training.
Cornwall and Northumberland
Top left - three-quarter length image of an airman standing in a field looking at a stone bridge in the middle distance. Captioned 'Ivana and Horse Bridge, Cornwall, 14.2.45'.
Top right - An airman leaning on a road sign with distances to Tavistock,…
Top right - An airman leaning on a road sign with distances to Tavistock,…
People and places
Top left - four men, two writing at a desk and two standing behind, all inside a Nissen hut. Submitted with caption 'Nissen hut - Acaster Malbis, 4.3.44'.
Top right - a woman wearing jacket and skirt and holding a coat standing on a beach with…
Top right - a woman wearing jacket and skirt and holding a coat standing on a beach with…
W Daymont service and release book
Includes some personal details, release authorization, certificate of service and release, leaving certificate and other information.
Shirt Collar with Names and Addresses
A white, detached, shirt collar with names and addresses.
Sonnet
Poem about death and afterlife.
Martinet and Milfield airfield
Top - titled 'Milfield X Squadron'. Copy of a painting of side view of an airborne Martinet in brown and green camouflage flying to left with fields below. Captioned 'A Martinet flying over Milfield. Copied from a painting by Noel Wooding'.
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Milfield X Squadron
Top - front quarter view of a Martinet parked on hardstanding with a man standing on starboard wing. Titled 'A Martinet under maintenance 17 July 1945'.
Bottom - Seven airmen, six wearing battledress the other in shirtsleeves, two squatting in front…
Bottom - Seven airmen, six wearing battledress the other in shirtsleeves, two squatting in front…
Cigarette case
Silver case with inscription 'Presented by Northumberland Air Observer School Ltd, to, GB1337567 Sgt H L Fry for, General Proficiency, Sept 1942'.
Robert Smith biography
Biography of flight engineer Robert (McKenzie otherwise Mackenzie) Smith. Includes early life and RAF training. Continues with operational history and description of flight engineers role. Concludes with post-war brush with law and subsequent career.…
Fragments from crashed Stirling
Four small fragments, captioned ' bits from 75 Squadron Stirling crash 1/12/43 on approach to R.A.F. Acklington returning damaged from an op. A/c hit a cottage on approach to airfield. 6 crew and five children killed. Location of crash North…
Newspaper cutting reporting the Stirling crash
This occurred on 1 December 1943, Ken Hook was the only crew member to survive. Five small children were killed.
Photographs of children killed in Ken's Stirling crash
Photographs of the five children and their gravestone
Two newspaper cuttings
These report the crash of the Stirling where Ken was the sole surviving crew member, and five children were killed, on the 1 December 1943.
Sketch map of High Cliff Farm
Rough sketch map of High Cliff Farm.
Page of loss or damage to some No 75 (NZ) Squadron aircraft
Page lists six events, three Stirling, all crashes, three Lancasters damaged by anti-aircraft fire. The first on 1 December 1943, the last on 26 August 1944. This is not an exclusive list. The first on the list records Ken Hook's crash near…
Barman and his Bar
A man in a white jacket standing at an open hatch. At his side are a selection of bottles, a decanter and a soda syphon. On the reverse 'Opening of the new bar at Morpeth 6th Nov, 1944 To Colin'.
Seven airmen in a field
Four airmen sitting in front and three standing behind. All are wearing battledress and side caps. In the background trees. On the reverse 'A Squad, 60 Course, No 4 A.G.S., RAF Morpeth, Northumberland,' signatures 4.)[....], 5.) R Dunn, 2.) J T…
Reg Jaques baptism certificate
Certificate of Baptism for Charles Reginald Jaques on 17 April 1913 at Coundon Methodist Chapel Durham
William Barfoot and his wife at Whitley Bay
Flight Lieutenant William Barfoot, in dress uniform with side cap and observer brevet, is standing with his arm round his wife in civilian clothes in front of a hedge.
The description of this item is partially based on information provided by the…
The description of this item is partially based on information provided by the…
Catherine Cordner's Birth Certificate
Catherine's birth certificate.
Sergeant McMahon's address book
A compilation of names and addresses. Includes Thomas' service and prisoner numbers and identifies his camp barrack as 17A.