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P J Hogan record of postings
Gives personal details, navigator and list posting units and dates. Shows aircraft flown as Battle, Anson, Wellington and Halifax.
P J Hogan certificate of service
Contains personal details dates of service and discharge, promotions and postings and movements.
Iraqi with Watermelon
A man standing with a watermelon. Behind is a BP petrol station. On the reverse '- with the RAF -Iraq. My massive "watermelon" - purchased from this desert 'ARAB' - & flown with me back to the UK 1945'.
Airman at Aircraft Controls
An airman sitting at the pilot's seat. On the reverse 'Commanding Officer of RAF Stn Iraq 1945'.
Avro York
The port side of an Avro York, 'VU-W'. On top are several men. On the reverse 'Our aircraft being 'Serviced' after 'Forced Landing' RAF Iraq. 1945. En-route from RAF HQ Air Command South-East Asia. 1945'.
Avro Lancastrian
A port side view of an Avro Lancastrian wirh Anne Imming standing under the port wing. On the reverse 'Your mum - under the Wing of RAF VIP aircraft - en-route from HQ Air Command S/East Asia - forced landing at RAF Iraq to UK. 1945 1945'.
Two of Lilian Grundy's wedding photographs
Lilian and George Grundy on their wedding day circa 1945. Additional information has been kindly provided by the donor.
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.
Conversion of 600 aircraft for Tiger Force
Note mentioning marks converted in 1945 with Merlin 24 engines, m=no mid-upper turret, H2S, expected to carry 10,750lbs from Okinawa to Japan.
Aircrew and other people
Left page - top left - an large group of aircrew, two rows sitting and one standing, all wearing battledress with side or peaked caps on grass in front of a Nissen hut. Captioned '44 (Rhodesia) Squadron flight engineers RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire, Nr…
RAF pilot
Head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and side cap standing in front of a brick wall. Submitted with caption 'Unkown, Feltwell 1945'.
RAF pilot
Head and shoulders portrait of a squadron leader wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and medal ribbons and side cap, standing in front of brick wall. Submitted with caption 'Unknown, Feltwell 1945'.
RAF Officer
Head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer wearing overcoat and peaked cap. In the background a brick wall. Submitted with caption 'Unknown, Feltwell 1945 (2)'.
RAF pilot with pipe
Half length portrait of a flight lieutenant wearing tunic with medal ribbon and pilot's brevet and side cap. He has a pipe in his mouth and is standing in front of a brick wall with window to the left and shrubbery on the right. Submitted with…
Alfred Sweeney
Head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and peaked cap. In the background a brick wall. Submitted with caption 'Todd Sweeny, Feltwell 1945'.
Australian pilot
Head and shoulders portrait of a flight lieutenant wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and medal ribbons and peaked cap. In the background a brick wall. Submitted with caption 'Geof Hammond R.A.A.F. Feltwell 1945'.
Wesel Bomb damage
Oblique aerial photograph of a town totally destroyed. Large structure lower left, probably church. Submitted with description 'Oblique aerial photo showing bomb damage to an unidentified urban area'.
106 Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen wearing battledress or tunic with side or peaked caps sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. Submitted with description 'Formal group photo of 106 Sqn aircrew, 1945. Taken in front of Lancaster PB677'.
Pages from Mudd's café victors' book
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Seventy-six pages of signatures
Thomas John Jones
Half length portrait of an officer wearing tunic with engineer brevet, medal ribbons and pathfinder badge. Submitted with caption 'Thomas John Jones DFC, 1945'.
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A brother lost, new friends found
Account of Evelyn Payne (sister to Philip and Peter Jenkinson visiting Germany to see the place where her brother Flight Sergeant Peter Jenkinson's Lancaster was intercepted and crashed. Describes visit and being joined by German acquaintances and…
Stirlings
Two versions of the same strip with enlargements of all slides.
Slide 1 - captioned 'Stirling to Stirling whilst towing to Arnhem'. Air-to-air view of the port side of a Stirling with D-Day stripes on rear fuselage.
Slide 2 - captioned 'Stirling D4…
Slide 1 - captioned 'Stirling to Stirling whilst towing to Arnhem'. Air-to-air view of the port side of a Stirling with D-Day stripes on rear fuselage.
Slide 2 - captioned 'Stirling D4…
Air-to-air views and motor transport
Two versions of the same strip with enlargements of all slides. Slide 1 - captioned 'Heavy transport drivers on right George and Hardy GD 1945'. Four men standing in front of four lorries (at least one of which is a petrol bowser) with nose of a…
Scenes on the ground
Two versions of the same strip with enlargements of all slides. Slide 1 - captioned 'Joyce and her MT divers "joined in" on sports day GD 45/6?'. Six women, one on left in uniform, the others in civilian dress, four standing two sitting by the cab of…
Scenes on the ground
Two versions of the same strip (b/w and colour) with enlargements of all slides. Slide 1 captioned 1954 on road to Bishop's Stortford-Colchester, at Blue Gate and Gate House of Easton Lodge'. On the left a brick post on side of a road. A wooden fence…
Newspaper article on Bomber Command operations
Mentions attack on Dresden and also on Wesel in support of Rhine crossing. German opposition was anti aircraft fire, however squadron all returned safely though some aircraft damaged.