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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-12"
V Group News, December 1944
Stalag Luft 7 Bankau Poland
Includes measurements, direction indicator,…
Tags: aircrew; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 7
162 Squadron Light Night Striking Force Battle Orders
Doug (Bully) Walker and Donkey Races Christmas 1944
Photos 1, 2 and 3 are a man in shorts doing boxing practice, captioned 'Doug (Bully) Walker'.
Photos 4, 5, 6 and 7 are men and donkeys captioned 'Donkey Races Christmas 1944'.
Tags: animal; entertainment; sport
Reims Fixing Chart
Tags: Gee
Bomber Command No 223 Squadron, RAF Oulton, No 199 Squadron, RAF North Creake
Second is of ten individuals standing and kneeling in front of a…
75 Squadron and Terry Ford's Crew
Photo 1 is 13 Lancasters in flight over RAF Mepal.
Photo 2 is a frosty tree beside Terry's hut.
Photo 3 is Terry and his crew standing in front of a Nissen hut. In the caption each individual is named, as is their…
Tags: 75 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; Nissen hut; RAF Mepal
Summary of Terry Ford's Operations
Tags: 75 Squadron; bombing
Operational history of Lancaster 1B R5868
Tags: 467 Squadron; 83 Squadron; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Lancaster; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; RAF Bottesford; RAF Scampton; RAF Waddington; RAF Wyton; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon
Loading Mines
In the second image a mine is on a trolley. Chalked on the mine is the…
Sam Saunders 128 Squadron
There is a photo of Arthur Harris giving the salute.
Letter from Donald Baker to his mother
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 3
Letter from C L Fackrell to his daughter Margaret
Tags: childhood in wartime
Officer's Mess Bill
Tags: aircrew; mess; military living conditions; RAF Croft
463 & 467 Squadron Notes on Ops
Tags: 463 Squadron; 467 Squadron; 5 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Cook’s tour; Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); Grand Slam; H2S; killed in action; Lancaster; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); nose art; RAF Waddington; searchlight; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tallboy
1944 Christmas menu
Flight Engineer, 420 Squadron RCF, Bomber Command, RAF WWII
Sparks in the air - Jack Smith's wartime story
Tags: 1661 HCU; 17 OTU; 189 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Blenheim; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); Cook’s tour; crewing up; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; military living conditions; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Bramcote; RAF Compton Bassett; RAF Fulbeck; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Madley; RAF Milltown; RAF Padgate; RAF Silverstone; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Woodbridge; recruitment; Scarecrow; Stirling; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Sparks in the air - Jack Smith's wartime story
Tags: 1661 HCU; 17 OTU; 189 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Blenheim; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); Cook’s tour; crewing up; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; love and romance; military living conditions; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Bramcote; RAF Compton Bassett; RAF Fulbeck; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Madley; RAF Milltown; RAF Padgate; RAF Silverstone; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Woodbridge; recruitment; Stirling; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Flashbacks 0 to 4
Flashback 1. Mentions first operation on 300 Squadron at RAF Faldingworth. Continues…
RAF Breighton Christmas dinner menu
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: RAF Breighton
Han's war diary (Brother of Coby van Riel)
Tags: home front; Red Cross; V-1; V-weapon
Christmas menu
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Tags: mess; RAF Marston Moor