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Kairouan and Sousse occupied and signs of German internal crisis
Article 1. Headlines: Kairouan and Sousse occupied, eighth army pressing on through minefields, unflagging air offensive, no respite for retreating enemy. Article 2. Headlines: signs of German internal crisis, but hard military task is probably still…
John Mitchell - notes for memoire
Notes describing first leaflet sortie, problems with starboard engine, forced landing and activities in France and return to England. Then moves on to 207 Squadron and lists operations and flying after finishing second tour and post war.
James Gordon Bennet (Lucky Jim) Burnside - biography
Part 1 - family background with information on relatives and family photographs.
Part 2 - war service of Flying Officer James Gordon Bennett Burnside flight engineer. Covers training as flight engineer. Then follows short descriptions. listing…
Part 2 - war service of Flying Officer James Gordon Bennett Burnside flight engineer. Covers training as flight engineer. Then follows short descriptions. listing…
Interview with Robert William Maggs
Robert Maggs lived in London until his family were bombed out and moved to the seaside. He joined the local Air Training Corps and later volunteered for the RAF and trained as a gunner. During training his plane crashed and he was left trapped. He…
Interview with Reg Harrison
Reg Harrison grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and enjoyed watching aircraft when they flew over. He had his first flight as a youngster when he was lent five dollars by a shopkeeper. He volunteered for aircrew as soon as he was of age and began his…
Interview with James Albert Dellow
James ‘Jim’ Albert Dellow had to register the start of the war he as he was 18 years old. On being asked which service he would prefer, he opted for the Royal Air Force as a pilot. Whilst waiting for his call up, he worked in an insurance office…
Interview with Eddie Edmunds
Eddie Edmunds was born in Walthamstow and was educated at a grammar school, then joined an oil company. He eventually moved to the Electric Supply Company and became an accountant. Eddie had always wanted to fly so he initially joined the reserve and…
Interview with Andrew Barron. One
Andrew was born in Chichester in 1923. The family moved to Wolverhampton when he was about two years old and then to Dulwich just before the war. When he was 13 or 14 his mother enrolled him at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, where he spent…
Group Captain GF O'Brien AFC
An airman standing outside the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth. On the reverse 'Group Captain GF O'Brien AFC. Finest CO an officer could ever have.! April/May/43'.
A second identical copy has been damaged. On the front is annotated 'Group Captain GF…
A second identical copy has been damaged. On the front is annotated 'Group Captain GF…
Flight Sergeant Thomas Page
Full length image of an airman wearing flying suit, boots and Mae West standing under the starboard inner engine of a Lancaster. On the reverse 'No 49 Squadron Royal Air Force, Fiskerton, Lincs, 1943, [...], Squadron Royal Air Force Fiskerton, Lincs…
F9 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
Three men are standing behind a table. On the table are two glasses of wine and a basket. Two men are wearing flannels, shirts and ties. The middle man is wearing a flat cap with a white top, it has three letters printed on it. He has a bow tie,…
F8 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
A tall man dressed as a woman is being stared at by three men and a man dressed as a younger woman. One man is wearing a monocle. The tall woman is wearing outdoor clothes, a hat and is carrying a bag. The others are standing behind a table which has…
F8 "Home & Beauty" Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
A tall man dressed as a woman is being stared at by three men and a man dressed as a younger woman. One man is wearing a monocle. The tall woman is wearing outdoor clothes, a hat and is carrying a bag. The others are standing behind a table which has…
F7 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
A man and a man dressed as a woman hold each other on stage. The female character has one knee bent and her foot is raised in the air. She is wearing a long dress and he wears flannels and shirt. Behind on a table are two glasses of wine, three…
F6 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
Two men dressed as women. The older female character is wearing a coat and carrying a bag. The younger character is wearing a dress and staring at the other actor. Behind is a sofa, chair, window, curtains, painting and a fireplace.
F5 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
A man dressed as a woman in a dress is standing on a sofa. A man is at each end of the sofa. Behind is a chair, window, standard lamp, a painting and a fireplace.
F5 "Home & Beauty" Stalag Luft 3. Apr.43
A man dressed as a woman in a dress is standing on a sofa. A man is at each end of the sofa. Behind is a chair, window, standard lamp, a painting and a fireplace.
F4 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
A man dressed as a woman is holding the hand of a man dressed in a suit. A man dressed as a woman in outdoor clothes is seated on a sofa. Behind is a chair, a table, a standard lamp, a painting on the wall, curtains and a window.
F3 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
In the centre is a man dressed as a nurse holding a baby. On each side is a soldier. On the right is a young man in pyjamas, on the left is a man dressed as a woman in a long coat.. Behind is a single bed, a chair, a bedside table with a lamp.
F2 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
One soldier is sitting on a single bed with another standing to his right. A man dressed as a woman in outdoor clothes is standing to the left with a second person in pyjamas on her left. There are chairs, a bedside lamp, drapes behind the bed and…
F2 'Home and Beauty' Stalag Luft 3. Apr 43
One soldier is sitting on a single bed with another standing to his right. A man dressed as a woman in outdoor clothes is standing to the left with a second person in pyjamas on her left. There are chairs, a bedside lamp, drapes behind the bed and…
F10 "Home and Beauty." Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
Two men are toasting with wine glasses. They are wearing flannels, shirts and ties. They are facing each other with the glasses raised and touching. Behind a table with a basket, a vase with flowers, three chairs, a door and a window with curtains.
F1 Show Poster
A poster for the play 'Home and Beauty', by Somerset Maugham. There is drawing of two men and inset the face of a woman. There is a cast list and a description of the three acts. The cast includes Howard Squire, Hugh Lawrie, Bob Shellard, Peter Fox,…
Eleven Airmen and Mercury
11 airmen grouped around a statue of Mercury. On the front five of them have their names annotated. On the reverse 'New Zealand air crew officers Happy Days April/43'.
Eighth army's new victory
Article headlines: eighth army's new victory, 500 guns blast hole in Akarit defences, infantry's overwhelming assault, junction with American forces. Cutting headlines: eighth army in close pursuit, nearly 10,000 prisoners taken, northern attack…