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Street celebrations
A crowd of people in the street. Behind is a view of Piccadilly Circus, facing the Swan & Edgar Ltd building, Coventry Street, London.
On the reverse 'P.H.' and 'J.E.'
On the reverse 'P.H.' and 'J.E.'
Street dancing
An airman and a man dancing in the street watched by a large crowd in front of the former Swan & Edgar Ltd department store, 10 Piccadilly, London.
On the reverse 'P.H. J.E.'.
On the reverse 'P.H. J.E.'.
Street celebrations, Piccadilly Circus, St Pauls, St Martin in the Fields and Trafalgar Square
Seven photographs from an album. Taken on or after VE day.
#1 an airman and a man dancing in the street in front of the former Swan & Edgar Ltd department store, 10 Piccadilly, London.
#2 a crowd of people in the street. Behind is a view of…
#1 an airman and a man dancing in the street in front of the former Swan & Edgar Ltd department store, 10 Piccadilly, London.
#2 a crowd of people in the street. Behind is a view of…
1945
List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…
Flying echelon, 550 Squadron, North Killingholme, May 1945
A panoramic landscape photograph of a large number of men in four rows in front of buildings..
1945 calendar with dates on 7 Squadron
Calendar mounted below a b/w photograph of rear quarter of airborne Lancaster annotated 'Best of Luck from Ken'. Title 'East West Home's Best'. Successive items show successive months flipped up with dates blocked out and document with list of months…
463 & 467 RAAF Squadrons servicing wing
Servicing wing of 463 and 467 Squadrons Royal Australian Air Force photographed at RAF Waddington in May 1945. Personnel are photographed in front of a Lancaster.
Appendix V(a, b, c, d) Vessels Docked at Malta
A list detailing the different types of vessels that were docked at Malta between September 1939 and May 1945. Classes of ship are listed with the number of each vessel that was docked. Ships also refitted at the docks are recorded, by name and how…
Telegram
To Ellis 54 Wulfric Road stating 'received word Rae and Finlayson safe, hope good news for you, signed Finlayson'.
Squadron members, aircraft and crews
Three photographs mounted on a page.
Top: Approximately 200 airmen seated and standing in six rows in front of a Lancaster which is in front of an open hangar. Captioned: 'No. 166 SQUADRON R.A.F STATION, KIRMINGTON. May 1945'.
Bottom left: Eight…
Top: Approximately 200 airmen seated and standing in six rows in front of a Lancaster which is in front of an open hangar. Captioned: 'No. 166 SQUADRON R.A.F STATION, KIRMINGTON. May 1945'.
Bottom left: Eight…
207 Squadron personnel
A group of fifty men of 207 Squadron comprising four officers in peaked caps, 45 men in side caps and one bareheaded. The photograph is annotated '207 SQDN. Air Gunners May 1945'. Albert Frederick Nye is standing, third from the right in the second…
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He thanks her for her letter and photograph. he hopes to get away on leave a little earlier. They have been doing POW trips and Cook's tours for ground staff.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He thanks he for her letter and a cake. He explains the RAF's system of pay for married men. He discusses their wedding arrangements.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has been collecting POWs from Juvaincourt. He has been flying low over south England and describes changes to spots they have visited. He is expecting to get nine days leave.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has still been dropping food in the Netherlands. He has been posted to Transport Command.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has been supply dropping over Holland. He's not sure when or if he will get more leave. He has been offered more training but he wants to leave.
635 Squadron Group Photograph
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster. It is captioned '635 (Pathfinder) Squadron RAF Downham Market Norfolk May, 1945'.
The Prisoner of War May 1945
A newspaper for relatives of prisoners of war. It has news on repatriations and events in camps, sporting and dramatic.
Airman standing on a monument
An airman wearing tunic with brevet and side cap standing on a monument (South Africa War memorial) with statue of woman holding an olive branch on the left. Part of a figure on top of monument is at top of photograph. On the reverse 'London, Ont,…
Payslip - L Hadfield
Payslip for may 1945.
Interview with Frank Mouritz
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Frank was born in Australia in 1923 and joined the RAAF in 1942. After initial training as a pilot in Australia and Canada, on Tiger Moth and Anson aircraft, he arrived in England. Over the next 12 months he progressed from Oxford to Wellington to…
11 FIS Shallufa Course 17
23 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. Each man is named on the reverse.
Damaged German aircraft at Celle, 1945
Four photographs, showing a variety of German aircraft damaged to varying degrees. Page captioned, 'Celle (Germany) B 118.'
Top left Arado 96
Top right Junkers Ju-188A-2 WNr 160078
Bottom left Nearest camera - Bucker 131 with Siebel 204…
Top left Arado 96
Top right Junkers Ju-188A-2 WNr 160078
Bottom left Nearest camera - Bucker 131 with Siebel 204…
Celle
Four photographs, one of a serviceman leaning against a large aircraft part with swastika, captioned 'Pop'.
Second is of a structure built within trees, captioned 'German observation post'.
Third is of a flat wooden platform overlooking trees,…
Second is of a structure built within trees, captioned 'German observation post'.
Third is of a flat wooden platform overlooking trees,…
Celle swimming pool
Three photographs showing servicemen enjoying the large exterior swimming pool at Celle. Caption 'Celle B 118 Swimming Pool'.