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Avro Lincoln Accident
An Avro Lincoln RA682 that has swung on landing and the undercarriage collapsed. The propellers are all showing damage. It is annotated 'SCM 2780/G Crashed Aircraft 24.4.51'.
Tags: crash; Lincoln; RAF Scampton
Iced Tailplane, Crash Site and Crew List
Four items on an album page.
Item 1 is an inflight photo showing ice forming, captioned 'Ice forming on Lanc, tailplane'.
Item 2 is an aerial photograph of a hill captioned 'Site of fatal crash of 120 Squadron 'D' A/C'.
Item 3 is 120 Squadron Crew…
Item 1 is an inflight photo showing ice forming, captioned 'Ice forming on Lanc, tailplane'.
Item 2 is an aerial photograph of a hill captioned 'Site of fatal crash of 120 Squadron 'D' A/C'.
Item 3 is 120 Squadron Crew…
Tags: 120 Squadron; aircrew; crash; Lancaster
Clara Thorpe's Grave
Clara's grave festooned with flowers. Information supplied with the collection states 'Clara Thorpe (Diver)’s grave at Welling Kent. Died 2nd May 1951.'
Tags: final resting place
RAF recruiting team 1951
Nine RAF personnel standing in a group with Flight Lieutenant Basil Harrington, third from left, shaking hands with mayor. In the background RAF lorries. On the reverse 'RAF Recruiting Team 1951'.
Tags: recruitment
Recruiting west country 1951
Nine RAF personnel all wearing tunic standing in line. A mayor ins third from left and Basil Harrington is fourth from left holding leash of St Bernard dog. In the background RAF lorries. On the reverse 'Recruiting West Country 1951'.
Tags: animal; recruitment
St Bernard dog collecting for fund
Basil Harrington with Raff the St Bernard in front of a large crowd of men, women and children sitting in stand. On the reverse '"Raff" collecting for the Affray Fund at Yeovil sports May 1951'.
Tags: animal
Jim Eley and Group of Airmen
RAF Personnel and civilians in front of brickwall with 2 windows, submitted with caption; “RFS Oakington flying Harvards. June 1951.”
Tags: aircrew; Harvard; pilot; RAF Oakington; training
Eight Airmen and Spitfire
Eight RAF personnel (at least 7 of whom are pilots) standing in front of a late model spitfire, submitted with caption; “Flying the Spitfire 22 and the Vampire 5 at 102 RFS North Luffenham, June 1951.”
Tags: aircrew; pilot; RAF North Luffenham; Spitfire
Jim Eley and Vampire
Jim Eley sitting on the port wing of a De Haviland Vampire Jet, submitted with caption; “First experience in a jet. North Luffenham June 1951.”)
Tags: aircrew; pilot; RAF North Luffenham
Woman, girl and dog
On the left a woman sitting on a bench offering a bone to a dog sitting on the bench between the woman and a young girl on the right looking on. In the background a fence. Submitted with caption; 'Wyn & Joan Colson (Billy’s Sister) 1951'.
Tags: animal
Model memories of air battle
Account of two 10 Squadron airmen being reunited with their aircraft after 54 years. Kevin Murphy and Philip Jenkinson met to admire a model of their Halifax made from wreckage of their aircraft. Gives account of their bail out and evading. Notes…
Tags: 10 Squadron; bale out; evading; Halifax; shot down
Durnbach War Cemetery
Top left - cemetery wall with motor bike parked in front, In the distance trees.
Top right - close up of grave crosses with Flight Sergeant PR Jenkinson's in the centre,
Captions 'Durnbach War Grave Cemetery in 1951' and Durnbach War Grave…
Top right - close up of grave crosses with Flight Sergeant PR Jenkinson's in the centre,
Captions 'Durnbach War Grave Cemetery in 1951' and Durnbach War Grave…
Jack Jarmy's Photographs 1951
Nine photographs from an album.
Photo 1 and 2 are captioned 'Negombo - Ceylon'.
Photo 1 is a riverside with canoes.
Photo 2 is a European man in shorts with six native boys, one on a bike.
Photo 3 is a street with palm trees, captioned 'Tripoli -…
Photo 1 and 2 are captioned 'Negombo - Ceylon'.
Photo 1 is a riverside with canoes.
Photo 2 is a European man in shorts with six native boys, one on a bike.
Photo 3 is a street with palm trees, captioned 'Tripoli -…
Tags: aircrew