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Two WAAFs
Head and shoulder portraits of two women in WAAF uniform. On the reverse 'To Beatrice, With lots of Love and the best of luck, July 18th 1944.'
Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Mütter
Exhorts German mothers and wives to write to their menfolk to bring peace and stop bloodshed, something it claims Hitler wishes to avoid. Reference made to the coup carried out by the German generals on 20 July. Contrasting photographs of loss of…
Tags: propaganda
Foret Du Neippe
Night target photograph showing roads and glare in centre. Captioned '4271 HLM.28/29-7-44//NT8" 10000 >150.0400.Foret Du Neippe. B1. 18x500 c21secs F/S Jubb M76'.
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List of operations
List of twelve operations from 1 June 1944 to 29 October 1944.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Eric Quinn Biographies
Two biographies of Eric.
Tags: 11 OTU; 1651 HCU; 75 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; aircrew; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; missing in action; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Feltwell; RAF Mepal; RAF Oakley; RAF West Freugh; RAF Westcott; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington
John Thorp's list of operations
Lists 34 operations between 28 May 1944 and 19 September 1944. 467 Squadron RAAF. On last sortie noted that Wing Commander Gibson VC was master bomber and was killed on return flight. In addition first operation was in Lancaster R5868 which is now in…
Tirpitz and armoured vehicles
Two reconnaissance photographs. The first is low level of the Tirpitz moored stern on to the land. Jetty connects stern to land. Several other jetties are present and various smaller boats are moored or moving. Booms are seen above Tirpitz. Several…
Bill Eyles service history
Enlisted in 1939, ground staff until re-mustered as aircrew, Feb 1943 to RAF St Eval, anti-submarine sweeps. May 1943 to 78 Squadron, 1943 instructing at OTU, July 1944 to 35 Squadron Pathfinders, total of 66 operations. Demobbed February 1946.
Lincoln
An aerial vertical photograph of Lincoln, England. Annotated 9 Job 3423 F/5 5/7/44 Jones. Sparse cloud cover. North is towards the bottom of the picture. The centre of the city is to the left of the photograph, showing residential areas. To the top…
Tags: aerial photograph
Alec Pyle's Operational Flight Records
The records were extracted from those kept at Kew.
Four pilots and children
Top - four pilots wearing battledress with pilot's brevet standing in a street with houses in the background. Annotated 'Dermot won DFC then killed in England 16 July 1944'.
Bottom left - A pilot wearing battledress with plot's brevet standing…
Bottom left - A pilot wearing battledress with plot's brevet standing…
D J Hegarty - grave
Cross with wreath in graveyard for Flying Officer D J Hegarty, Royal Australian Air Force.
Courtrai
Target photograph showing bomb bursts in built up area and the silhouette of a Lancaster below. Caption '2775 CON 20/21-7-44//NT 8" 15000, 225, COURTRAI. BB, 5X1000, 23SECS. F/O LASH[...]'.
Aircraft crash aftermath
Two photographs, the first is of fire fighting the burning wreckage, damaged buildings in background. From information kindly supplied by the donor, 'Attempts to put out the fire after the bomb load expired after the crash on take-off. The crash took…
Tags: aircrew; crash; ground personnel; take-off crash
Airman with woman and memorial service
Top - an airman wearing tunic and side cap with his arm around a woman wearing dress and hat. In the background a window. Submitted with description 'Photo of an RAF airman in service dress with a civilian woman. Identities and location…
Clearing snow and Joigny-la-Roche
Top - four airmen, two wearing greatcoats, one battledress and one flying jacket, two with shovels, standing in line in snow in front of a Lancaster. Other aircraft parked in the distance behind. Submitted with description 'Clearing snow, RAF…
C Martin - operational tour of 30 operations 23 night 7 daylight
List of 30 operations with date, aircraft, target, time and comments.