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Interview with Leslie Turner
Leslie Turner worked as a pattern maker at Longbridge before he volunteered for the Air Force. He trained as an observer in South Africa and flew 33 operations as a bomb aimer with 10 Squadron.
Postcard: Mail and passenger services
A postcard with a full moon shining on the Steamship Moldavia and other smaller boats.
Captioned: ‘P.&O. India-China-Australia mail and passenger services, SS Moldavia 18,000 Tons, 13,250 H.P’.
Captioned: ‘P.&O. India-China-Australia mail and passenger services, SS Moldavia 18,000 Tons, 13,250 H.P’.
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…
Two Lancasters
Air to air photograph of two Lancasters in white paint scheme (KC-B and KC-T) in flight. Annotated on the reverse 'NX746/KC-B Lancaster 7 617 squadron India 1946 NX782/KC-T'. Two labels are stuck to the reverse of the print. One annotated 'NX746…
Interview with Alan "Jock" Richardson. One
Jock begins the interview with joining up and first flying on 201 Squadron, with flying boats from Sullom Voe. He then, briefly, covers training as wireless operator/air gunner. He was posted to 38 Squadron Wellingtons in July 1940 at RAF Marham and…
Alan Richardson’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book. One
Alan Richardson’s Flying Log Book as an air gunner from 11th April 1940 until 31st August 1943. Trained as an air gunner and wireless operator at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School and No. 9 Air Observers School. Posted to 11 Operational Training…
Conversation with Henry Payne
Starts by outlining his early career flying Hampden torpedo bombers over the Pacific Ocean from Pat Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Then mentions flying Mosquitos on a holding post before training in parachute dropping and glider towing on Whitley.…
Conversation with Bob O'Dell
Completed 13 operations on 408 Squadron. Comments that he did not complete his tour as the war ended. Mentions first operation was to Bremen and last to Heligoland. Comments on his Canadian crew and mentions names and ranks, Covers his training…
Conversation with Ray Lippiard
Ray talks a little of pre-war activities before joining 15 Squadron, including Battles at RAF Abingdon and being deployed to France in 1939, which is where he was when war broke out. He describes an airfield being attacked by Ju 87. On returning to…
Transcript of interview with Warrant Officer Lesley Francis
Transcript of interview with Les Francis, who flew as a Mosquito navigator with Alan Gwilliam in the Far East. He covers his training and posting to India and, eventually, Burma. He relates flying experience in Burma on 47 Squadron. He provides…
Indian bank note
Bank note for one Rupee with king emperor's head.
Alan Gwilliam’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Two
Alan Gwilliam’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 29th September 1943 until 25th July 1953. Continued posting with 21 Service Flying Training School as an instructor. Posted to 76 Operational Training Unit in Palestine during March 1944 and then to…
Conversation with Lucian Ercolani
Transcript of discussion with Lucian Ercolani, Norman Didwell and Joan Didwell. Firstly comments on training in England and then Canada. Recalls a little of first tour on Wellington with 214 Squadron. Mentions having to ditch after operation to…
Conversations with Norman Didwell
Transcript of discussions and includes information from a letter dated 21 April 1986. Norman Didwell was flight rigger on 99 Squadron at Mildenhall and Newmarket and then at Middle East staging posts, Transport Command RAF Waterbeach and Gatow…
Air routes to India
Hand drawn map showing detail of Persian Gulf and large scale of Middle East and India with routes.
Letter concerning return of Indian Air Force Liberator (B-24) to the Royal Air Force
Letter describes the challenges and problems of taking an ex-RAF Liberator that had been handed to the Indian Air Force at the end of the war and had now been donated back to the RAF for exhibition in museum. Details all the engineering work to get…
A large group of people pulling rollers
A large group of people pulling a heavy roller while British servicemen wearing tropical uniform look on. Buildings in the background. Submitted with caption 'Women pulling rollers, Asansol Apr '42 [Chota Ray via Norman Didwell]'. Additional…
Two story billets
Two story white building with trees in front. Submitted with caption 'St. Thomas Mount billets, Madras [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Tented camp
View across water of tented camp. Submitted with caption 'Our 2nd home at Pandeveswar '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
New year menu
99 Squadron cooks and MT section, meal menu for new year 1945.
An airman drinking from can
Half-length image of an airman wearing tropical uniform and hat drinking from a can with trees in the background. Submitted with caption 'LAC 'Dizzy' Newton, somewhere in Bengal [Norman Didwell]', Additional information kindly supplies by the donor.
Eight airmen
Eight airmen, six standing and two squatting in front. In the background part of a Wellington. Submitted with caption 'C-Charlie Feni 99 Sqn in India [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Three man on a steam roller
Two servicemen and an local driver in the cab of a steam roller. Submitted with caption '99 Sqn Christmas '44 Dhubalia India. L to r WO Bill Welling, Flt Sgt Bill Lemar, Indian driver, Sqn Ldr Sandy Webster [Norman Didwell]' Additional information…
99 Squadron Christmas card
Include 99 Squadron crest and season's greetings.
99 Squadron Liberators
List serial and other data, including eventual fate, concerning squadron aircraft.