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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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Aircrew and Lancaster
Top - two airmen, one wearing battledress, the other a tunic with pilot's brevet and both with peaked caps, standing behind the port tailplane of a Lancaster. Submitted with description 'P/O Jock Cassells and 2nd pilot, P/O E. White - both of 106…
RAF personnel and wife
On the left page top - a photograph of five aircrew wearing tunics with brevet standing in line in a garden. Captioned '23 July 1945, John Parker, F/O White (bomb aimer), self, F/O K A Smith (Skipper), George Wellington'.
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Lieutenant General Browning Signing the End of War Agreement
The signing of the agreement to end the war with Japan. Seven allied officers and two Japanese are visible on the remains of this photograph. On the reverse 'Lt Gen Browning signing the 'agreement' at Rangoon Aug 1945'.
Patrick Joseph Hogan's personal record of service
Personal details. Rank Flying Officer, 466 Squadron flying. List courses.
RAF officer's medical record card
Details for P J Hogan, gives medical classification and lists inoculations and vaccinations.
RAF Officer's medical record card
Made out for Flying Officer H E Wakefield on cover. Includes medical classification and lists protective inoculations and vaccination.
RAF Riccall service of thanksgiving for victory and peace
Order of service with hymns and prayers.
Seven Soldiers
A group of seven soldiers at the back of a truck. One man is sitting on a motorbike and has a cross annotated over his head. On the reverse 'Capt HS Beardmore Trani Southern Italy August 1945'.
J B McManus statutory declaration
Declares that he has 21 days recreation leave due to him.
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.
A.T.S and V.A.D. Release book
Contains details of Private Doreen Dayman date stamped 2 August 1945 and includes testimonial.
Conversion courses
Top - note that at the end of war, Ned Sparkes crewed up with other instructors at 85 OTU to convert to Lancaster and train for Tiger Force.
Left - wedding photograph a full length image of an airman wearing tunic with half brevet and holding peaked…
Left - wedding photograph a full length image of an airman wearing tunic with half brevet and holding peaked…
Four airmen
Four airmen wearing battledress sitting at a table with beer steins outside a stone building. On the reverse 'Between Detmold and Bielefeld, Saturday afternoon, August 4 1945'.
Detmold
Left - view of castle with round tower captioned 'Das Schloss, Detmold'.
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…
Detmold and Bielefeld
Top left - four airmen sitting at a table with beer steins outside a stone building. Captioned 'On the road to Bielefeld, Saturday August 4, 1945',
Top middle - three airmen standing in front of a destroyed building. Captioned 'Bielefeld August 4…
Top middle - three airmen standing in front of a destroyed building. Captioned 'Bielefeld August 4…
Münster and Brussels
Top middle - view down street with buildings either side.
Top right - view down street with buildings either side.
Both captioned 'Münster June 1945'.
Bottom left - view across street with tram of large multi-storey building (Royal…
Top right - view down street with buildings either side.
Both captioned 'Münster June 1945'.
Bottom left - view across street with tram of large multi-storey building (Royal…
Möhne dam
Top left - view along road on top of dam.
Top right - plume of water into river.
Bottom left - jet of water from sluice at bottom of dam.
Bottom right - group of airmen wearing greatcoats looking out over river.
Captioned 'Möhne Damm [sic]…
Top right - plume of water into river.
Bottom left - jet of water from sluice at bottom of dam.
Bottom right - group of airmen wearing greatcoats looking out over river.
Captioned 'Möhne Damm [sic]…
Möhne dam and Soest
Top right - water jet at bottom of dam. Captioned 'Möhne dam, Sunday August 12 1945'.
Top right - view of church spire through tree tops. Captioned 'Soest August 12 1945'.
Bottom left - view down town street in rain with buildings either side.…
Top right - view of church spire through tree tops. Captioned 'Soest August 12 1945'.
Bottom left - view down town street in rain with buildings either side.…
Victory Dinner
The menu for the Victory Dinner held in the Officers' Mess, RAF Shallufa. On the reverse are the signatures of many who attended.
Hannover and Wesel
Top left - view across street of a damaged three story building.
Top left middle - view across river with downed bridge.
Top middle right - view across water of bridge with span blown up.
Top right - view across street with military vehicles of…
Top left middle - view across river with downed bridge.
Top middle right - view across water of bridge with span blown up.
Top right - view across street with military vehicles of…
Hamm scenes
Top left - view down town street with rubble and destroyed buildings.
Top right - view across piles of building rubble with some destroyed structure standing.
Bottom left - destroyed shop with sign 'F W Woolworth', rubble inside and no…
Top right - view across piles of building rubble with some destroyed structure standing.
Bottom left - destroyed shop with sign 'F W Woolworth', rubble inside and no…
Teutoberger Wald
Left - colour postcard showing steps leading up to pillared, domed monument with figure holding up sword on top. Captioned 'Teutoberger Wald, Hermannsdenkmal, and handwritten annotation 'August 6 1945, bank Holiday'.
Right - colour postcard showing…
Right - colour postcard showing…
11 FIS Shallufa Course 20
14 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a building. Each man is named on the reverse.
Parties at Leeming and squadron board
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Top left - large group of people in service and civilian dress at a party. Captioned 'WAAF Sgt party Leeming Dec 1944, note tinsel strips back left to form letters on curtain - "window" dropped over enemy territory to distract enemy…
Top left - large group of people in service and civilian dress at a party. Captioned 'WAAF Sgt party Leeming Dec 1944, note tinsel strips back left to form letters on curtain - "window" dropped over enemy territory to distract enemy…
A Fire on V-J Night
A cutting about a series of fires at Corsham on V-J night. There is discussion about the ineffectiveness of the fire brigade.