Browse Items (131 total)

  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943-08"

PPettyD1607.jpg
Group of trainees arranged in five rows. Each individual is named in the caption underneath

Tags: ; ; ;

MNealeETH1395951-150731-0230001.jpg
A dinner held at Deal's Hotel, East London at the end of H Flight Course 16. The programme covers toasts and the dinner menu. On the last page are 25 signatures.

Tags: ;

MRoyallGL1801494-220420-03.pdf
Magazine of 48 Air School, South Africa. Contains articles on local news, letters of thanks, entertainment, keeping fit, sports reports and results, poems, personal experiences in the RAF, sketches showing life at RAF Woodbrook, South African…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

MSmithKJB1881097-160215-08.jpg
Notice for Kenneth Smith. Would be called forward when instructed. In the meantime he would remain on reserve with no pay or allowances. Important that he should not leave civil employment.

Tags:

PToccacieliG1701.jpg
Guido Toccaceri remembers his wartime experiences as a schoolboy in Milan: the day war broke out; food shortages; his father working at an airfield near Bergamo; train strafing; basements used as makeshift shelters; being evacuated outside Milan,…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

EWalleyBSWalleyFG-[Mo]430815-0001.jpg
He has many letters from home. He complains that Mair has only sent 10 letters in 21 months. Camp activities are water polo, vegetable gardening and theatre. He talks about going to Australia to check farming.

Tags: ; ; ;

AReadeJC180206.mp3
Jeremy Reade recounts the memories of his father, Charles Sturrock Reade, who was born in Belfast and grew up in Portrush. On leaving school, Charles spent a short time working at a solicitor's office, before joining the Royal Ulster Constabulary as…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ;

PPeadonAH1602.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Alec taken from the City School Book of Remembrance.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

Tags: ;

SWarnerC1801861v10006.jpg
Transcription of a letter. Writes of events on night 3/4 September 1943. Mentioned 'Charlie had done four ops before they copped it on the fifth. First op was Peenemunde, gives description of target. Mentions targets of other operations and that…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ;

YGeachDG1394781v5.pdf
Fifth and final diary kept by David Geach chronicling his time training and on operations. He writes about his return from Canada on the Queen Elizabeth then his training in England which began with arriving at the Posting Centre in Pannal Ash,…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

PKettleboroughML1801.jpg
Michael Kettleborough lived in Woodhall Spa during the war, where his mother billeted RAF crew members in her home. One of them, Jack Gibson, asked for an early Christmas as there were some big operations coming up. Shortly before Christmas 1941…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

PBoxDC18020045.jpg
A postcard of a village church. On the reverse it is addressed to Doug Box's parents and was sent by Doug. He is on his way to a new station and is waiting for a train.

MNealeETH1395951-150731-0740001.jpg
Football programme for the cup final between 48 Air School (Woodbrook) and 47 Air School (Queenstown).

Tags: ; ;

EBrentDDexterCS430814.jpg
Letter to Mrs Dexter stating that German authorities had confirmed the death of her son Flying Officer K I Dexter. Details of place of burial not available at present. Official date killed 17 June 1943. Note at top 'Letter not dated assumed post 4…

Tags: ; ;

EAmpthillMBainID430910.jpg
In response to Isabel's enquiry about possible news concerning Andrew, stating that nothing has been heard so far.

Tags: ; ;

MWhiteheadT1502391-180307-15.pdf
Includes: editorial matters; music round the camps; official reports from the camps; (two pages missing); letters; how they help funds (fund raising at home); fun and games; news from the far east; parcel points; knitting pattern for 'waistcoat for…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ;

LRossB1610215v1.pdf
Bernard Ross’ Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 05 of April 1943 to 22 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Penrhos (9 OAFU), RAF Seighford (30 OTU), RAF…

Tags: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430802.pdf
He writes of visiting family, his night duty and the weather.

Tags: ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430804.pdf
He writes of his family, feeling unwell, his night duties and social activities at RAF Cark.

Tags: ; ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430808.pdf
He writes about buying a house, night flying tests and social activities.

Tags: ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430809.pdf
He writes about the social and flying activities on RAF Cark. He also writes of his family and friends.

Tags: ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430811.pdf
He writes of meeting his wife in two weeks and of getting a council house in Bolton.

Tags: ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430813.pdf
He writes of a family visit to St Anne’s and films he’s seen recently. He also writes of his journey back to RAF Cark from Blackpool.

Tags: ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430816.pdf
He writes of arrangements for his pending 48 hour leave, flying activities and the weather.

Tags: ; ; ; ; ;

EGortonHGortonLCM430817.pdf
He writes of the arrangements for his 48 hour leave and the weather.

Tags: ; ; ; ; ;

Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2