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A conversation with Oliver Wells
Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…
Wellington in snow
Rear quarter view of a parked Wellington with covers over engines. Aircraft squadron letters 'LN-R'. Submitted with caption 'Mk.IC T2888 LN-R of 99 Sqn under protective engine tents at Rowley Mile Newmarket January 1941, a month before it was lost…
Service aviation
Royal Air Force announcements. List awards of medals and includes London Gazette listings which include commission in RAFVR 30 November 1940 as Flying Officer of N. A. J. Mackie. See second page, right column with pencil mark alongside.
A short history of 69 Squadron
Gives history of 69 Squadron from First World War onwards. Formed initially in Australia. After sailing to UK set up at South Carlton in Lincolnshire. After training arrived in France flying RE-8. Describes operations in France. Changed title to 3…
Appendix VI- Table of Raids
Each page documents a table of attacks on the docks of Malta. The air raids detailed in the table record the raid number, number of casualties, damage (both place and extent) and damage to ships and equipment.
History of RAF Syerston
History of the station from December 1940 including resident squadrons and aircraft , royal visit and other points of interest after the war up to the current day.
Ken Gill and Vera Longdon
Two head and shoulders portraits. On the left an airman wearing uniform tunic. Captioned 'October 1941'. On the right a woman wearing checkered jacket. Captioned 'January 1941'.
People, places and aircraft. Egypt and Sudan
Top left - group of five airmen, three wearing khaki uniform sitting in chairs in front of a building. Captioned 'Outside mess, Jan 1941, Heliopolis, Cairo'.
Top right - flying boat airborne above a river with trees on left bank. Captioned 'BOAC…
Top right - flying boat airborne above a river with trees on left bank. Captioned 'BOAC…
Malta after the Blitz January 1941
Two pages, eight photographs, Left page, first two photograph shows damaged stone buildings, captioned 'Airmens billets, That were!'.
Third shows debris captioned 'Remains of Wimpey and pen'.
Fourth shows damaged stone buildings captioned ' The…
Third shows debris captioned 'Remains of Wimpey and pen'.
Fourth shows damaged stone buildings captioned ' The…
Malta after the bombing
Album pages captioned 'After the blitz January 1941' on left hand page, four photographs showing destroyed hangars.
Right hand page another four photographs.
The first has a Wellington on the airfield, captioned 'R Robert. Jerries strafing…
Right hand page another four photographs.
The first has a Wellington on the airfield, captioned 'R Robert. Jerries strafing…
Royal visit to RAF Bircham Newton
Top - the Queen and princesses at the doorway of a Hudson with an RAF flight sergeant on the left. Submitted with description 'Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret exiting 206 Sqn Hudson B-VX. RAF Bircham Newton, January 1941'.…
To Every Officer: From the CAS
A letter from the Chief of the Air, Staff reminding officers about careless talk.
Bob Huntly and Family
Photo 1 is two women, arm in arm.
Photo 2 is Bob in uniform and a woman, arm in arm.
Photo 3 is Bob in uniform and a woman.
Photo 4 and 5 are Bob and a woman.
Photo 6 is Albert and Phyllis, arm in arm.
Photo 2 is Bob in uniform and a woman, arm in arm.
Photo 3 is Bob in uniform and a woman.
Photo 4 and 5 are Bob and a woman.
Photo 6 is Albert and Phyllis, arm in arm.
Item separator card
Green card 'Jan 1941 - EFTS Brough'
Donald Baker's war time story taken from letters which he wrote to his mother in Rhodesia
Stars in June 1940 based on letters written to his mother. Tells of life in Rhodesia before being called up and travelling to England, Discusses war as well as work and social life and initial training in Rhodesia. Goes on to describe a little of…
Winnipeg Under Snow
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a snowy street scene annotated 'Portage Avenue'.
Photo 2 is a bus in an urban street.
Photo 3 is a street scene with many people.
Photo 4 is a snowy railroad crossing.
Photo 1 is a snowy street scene annotated 'Portage Avenue'.
Photo 2 is a bus in an urban street.
Photo 3 is a street scene with many people.
Photo 4 is a snowy railroad crossing.
Our First Aeroplane January 1941
41 airmen arranged in front of an Anson. The ground is snow covered. Behind is a hangar.
Sam Saunders, Training in Canada
The text contains some detail of Sam Saunders' training in Canada.
Photo 1 is annotated 'Our First Aeroplane January 1941'. It is an Anson with a group of 42 airmen arranged in front.
Photo 2 is the backs of 11 or so airmen in a classroom.
Photo…
Photo 1 is annotated 'Our First Aeroplane January 1941'. It is an Anson with a group of 42 airmen arranged in front.
Photo 2 is the backs of 11 or so airmen in a classroom.
Photo…
Terence Leedham's career
Joined Royal Air Force in 1936 as a Halton apprentice armourer. Promoted to flight sergeant at the beginning of the war he began a long association with 57 Squadron then flying Blenheims as part of British Expeditionary Force in France followed by…
To Jessie Redgrave from Record Office
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The letter is in response to a letter from Jessie requesting the inclusion of a Bomb Leader's course on Harry's Form 1996.
Letter from Hank Cooper to Norman Donaldson
Letter to David's younger brother Norman. Hank thanks him for the opportunity to see a copy of Norman's write up of David's Royal Air Force career and confirms that it is factually correct. Hank reviews his association with David and aspects of his…
Dennis Raettig's wartime memoir
Wartime memoir covering Dennis Raettig's training at Blackpool and the posting to 104 Squadron at Royal Air Force Driffield in August 1941. Worked on Wellington aircraft and mentions that Driffield also hosted the blind approach landing flight…