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William Barfoot’s wedding
Wedding group photograph of eight people standing in front of a wall. William Barfoot, is in dress uniform with observer brevet, is standing in the middle hand in hand with his new wife who is wearing her wedding dress. A bridesmaid, a man in a suit,…
Tags: aircrew; love and romance; observer
William Barfoot sitting at a desk at RAF Castle Bromwich
Squadron Leader William Barfoot in dress uniform, sitting at a desk at RAF Castle Bromwich; he wears a navigator’s brevet and two rows of medal ribbons.
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Tags: aircrew; navigator; RAF Castle Bromwich
William Barfoot sitting at a desk at RAF Castle Bromwich
Squadron Leader William Barfoot in dress uniform at RAF Castle Bromwich. He’s wearing a navigator’s brevet and two rows of medal ribbons. A safe is partially visible.
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Tags: aircrew; navigator; RAF Castle Bromwich
William Barfoot seated at RAF Brize Norton
William Barfoot in battledress with observer brevet sits on a wooden collapsible chair in front of a concrete hut. He has a whistle attached to his collar and some papers spread across his knees.
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Tags: aircrew; observer; RAF Brize Norton
William Barfoot and his wife at Whitley Bay
Flight Lieutenant William Barfoot, in dress uniform with side cap and observer brevet, is standing with his arm round his wife in civilian clothes in front of a hedge.
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Tags: aircrew; love and romance; observer
William Baker recommendation for award of Distinguished Flying Cross
Relates actions on operation to Berlin on 30/31 January 1944. Baker was wounded during night fighter attack. Finding wireless operator dead, the rear gunner unconscious and navigator wounded, he then manned the rear turret despite no communications…
William Baker RAF Form 543 personnel
Gives some personal details. Dates of enlistment. Commission, promotions, award of DFC, medical boards and movements.
William Baker
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank and air gunner brevet.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew
William Austin Browne's wedding photograph
William Austin Browne and his bride both in uniform.
William Anderson and his crew
Seven aircrew are on grass arranged in two rows, 4 standing and 3 crouched. Men wear various combinations of battledress and tunics, side caps and peaked caps. William Anderson is standing second from the left. Buildings are visible in the…
William and Joyce Spencer
A head and shoulders portrait of William and Joyce Spencer, parents of Robbie. William is in uniform and is wearing an air gunner's brevet. Joyce is wearing a hat and tweed overcoat with a large silk flower on her lapel.
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Tags: air gunner; aircrew
William Akrill
Head and shoulders portrait of RAF airman with a different small head and shoulders portrait underneath. On the reverse 'Billy Akrill 1941/43'.
Tags: aircrew
Wilfred Gaughran
Full face portrait of a man wearing side cap. Caption 'Wilfred Gaughran 1920-1944'
Tags: 582 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; killed in action
Wiesbaden (Mainz) Communications
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to Wiesbaden.
Tags: 514 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; Lancaster; navigator; RAF Waterbeach
Wickenby aircrew
From information provided by the donor. Wickenby Lads, two photographs of two groups S.N.C.O. aircrew lying on grass bank.
Tags: aircrew; RAF Wickenby
Whitleys at Middleton St George 1941
Page caption: 'Middleton St George 1941'
Photograph 1 is of eight airmen under the nose of a Whitley. Captioned 'Pilot Sgt B. Jones with his Ground Crew, Whitley. A/C.'
Photograph 2 is of a sergeant pilot wearing a flying helmet and pointing to…
Photograph 1 is of eight airmen under the nose of a Whitley. Captioned 'Pilot Sgt B. Jones with his Ground Crew, Whitley. A/C.'
Photograph 2 is of a sergeant pilot wearing a flying helmet and pointing to…
Whitley and Crew
Photo 1 is a Whitley in flight. It is captioned 'Whitley MkV 1940 77 Sqdn, Topcliffe 1941'.
Photo 2 is eight airmen in flying kit standing in the snow at the nose of a Whitley, captioned 'Jim & Crew pre take off 1941'.
Photo 2 is eight airmen in flying kit standing in the snow at the nose of a Whitley, captioned 'Jim & Crew pre take off 1941'.
Tags: 77 Squadron; aircrew; pilot; RAF Topcliffe; Whitley
Whitley
Aircraft on the ground, engines running, entrance door open, tradesmen clustered around the door and others walking around aircraft. Aircraft serial M7213, squadron letter 58-E, the postcard is captioned Dishforth 1941. Single storey building and…
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; RAF Dishforth; Whitley
What's in a name?
Recounts meeting three men named John Mitchell in the space of a few weeks. The first was a signals officer at RAF Spilsby when the author was a wireless operator on Lancaster. He relates some of his experiences surviving two tours on Whitley and…
WG Drinkell's Air Force in India pilot's flying log book. Two
Covers the period 1 April 1947 to 16 September 1952.