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Isobel
Head and shoulders of Rex Searle's friend Isobel.
Blackburn Beverley
A side view of a Beverley aircraft 'C'. 30 Squadron, RAF Transport Command.
Rex Searle going bathing
Rex walking along a path with a rolled towel in his hands. He is in his RAF uniform. Behind is North Bay swimming pool. On the reverse 'at Scarborough 1944'.
Two Airmen
Two airmen standing in a grassy area. One has his arm round the other man's shoulder.
Three sales assistants
Three women standing outside Lavell's shop. They are wearing the same outfits, a striped overall. The shop sells ice cream, sweets and cigarettes.
We'll be There
Air-to air view of six Spitfires, in flight. It is captioned 'We'll be there'.
Kum Agen Cafe
Five airmen and four civilians arranged in two rows outside a cafe. On the reverse 'Remember that party darling we busted in Pickering we were on our way to Scarboro. This is they.'
Beverley Flight RAF Changi Singapore 1959
A group of airmen arranged in four rows under the starboard wing of a Blackburn Beverley 'P'. On the reverse is annotated '(48) Beverley Flight (incomplete) RAF Changi Singapore 1959'. Some of the attendees are named. A section of the photograph has…
Rex Searle and his crew in the snow
A line of seven airmen standing in the snow. Each man has been annotated with his name, rank and trade.
‘F/O Potter P
F/O Rutherford N
F/O Mjolsness A/B
F/O Reid W/AG
P/O Taylor M/U
P/O Tuer R/G
Sgt Searle F/E’
‘F/O Potter P
F/O Rutherford N
F/O Mjolsness A/B
F/O Reid W/AG
P/O Taylor M/U
P/O Tuer R/G
Sgt Searle F/E’
Halifax
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is an air-to-air view of Halifax in the air.
Photo 2 is the nose of a Halifax with 'Willie the Wolf' nose art. It depicts a naked woman being pursued by a wolf. 30 operations are marked by bombs.
Photo 1 is an air-to-air view of Halifax in the air.
Photo 2 is the nose of a Halifax with 'Willie the Wolf' nose art. It depicts a naked woman being pursued by a wolf. 30 operations are marked by bombs.
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen arranged in four rows, one of which is standing on the wing of a Halifax.
Five airmen including Rex Searle
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is of five airmen including Rex Searle standing under the nose of a Halifax.
Photo 2 is the same five airmen under the nose of 'Willie the Wolf'. In both photos they are wearing flying kit.
Photo 1 is of five airmen including Rex Searle standing under the nose of a Halifax.
Photo 2 is the same five airmen under the nose of 'Willie the Wolf'. In both photos they are wearing flying kit.
Target Token Emden
A card with an aerial photograph taken during an operation. The target was Emden and the crew members are listed.
‘F/O Potter
F/O Rutherford
F/O Mjolsness
F/O Reid
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Tuer
Sgt Searle’
‘F/O Potter
F/O Rutherford
F/O Mjolsness
F/O Reid
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Tuer
Sgt Searle’
List of Operations
A list of 35 operations completed, with target, aircraft and date.
Halifax and dinghy drill
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is the nose of Halifax 'W' with the nose art of 'Willie the Wolf' depicting a naked woman pursued by a wolf. There are 44 operations marked.
Photo 2 is an airman on top of a Halifax.
Photo 3 is underneath the…
Photo 1 is the nose of Halifax 'W' with the nose art of 'Willie the Wolf' depicting a naked woman pursued by a wolf. There are 44 operations marked.
Photo 2 is an airman on top of a Halifax.
Photo 3 is underneath the…
Target Token Osnabruck
A card with a target photograph of an operation at Osnabruck. The crew is listed.
‘F/O Potter
F/O Rutherford
F/O Mjolnese
F/O Reid
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Tuer
Sgt Searle’
‘F/O Potter
F/O Rutherford
F/O Mjolnese
F/O Reid
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Tuer
Sgt Searle’
Halifax and Cloudscapes
Seven photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is an air-to-air side view of a Halifax in flight.
Photo 2 is a cloudscape.
Photo 3 and 4 are a Halifax port wing and cloudscape.
Photo 5 is a cloudscape.
Photo 6 is an airman standing under the nose of…
Photo 1 is an air-to-air side view of a Halifax in flight.
Photo 2 is a cloudscape.
Photo 3 and 4 are a Halifax port wing and cloudscape.
Photo 5 is a cloudscape.
Photo 6 is an airman standing under the nose of…
Halifax QO-W
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is three airmen under the nose of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 2 is one airman standing under the nose of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 3 is the nose of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 4 is nine airmen at the rear of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 5 is…
Photo 1 is three airmen under the nose of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 2 is one airman standing under the nose of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 3 is the nose of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 4 is nine airmen at the rear of Halifax 'W'.
Photo 5 is…
Airmen relaxing
Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is an airman sitting on his bunk.
Photo 2 is two airmen standing beside a wooden fence.
Photo 3 is an airman sitting reading.
Photo 4 is an airman standing beside his bike.
Photo 5 is two airmen admiring…
Photo 1 is an airman sitting on his bunk.
Photo 2 is two airmen standing beside a wooden fence.
Photo 3 is an airman sitting reading.
Photo 4 is an airman standing beside his bike.
Photo 5 is two airmen admiring…
Airmen relaxing
Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is two airmen standing in a grassy area.
Photo 2 is two airmen in a field.
Photo 3 is an airman standing with his hands in his pockets.
Photo 4 is three airmen on a bridge over the Ouse at York.
Photo 5…
Photo 1 is two airmen standing in a grassy area.
Photo 2 is two airmen in a field.
Photo 3 is an airman standing with his hands in his pockets.
Photo 4 is three airmen on a bridge over the Ouse at York.
Photo 5…
Pickering
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is four airmen outside The White Swan, Pickering.
Photo 2 is five airmen and four civilians grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 3 is five civilians and a boy grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 4…
Photo 1 is four airmen outside The White Swan, Pickering.
Photo 2 is five airmen and four civilians grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 3 is five civilians and a boy grouped outside the Kum Agen Cafe.
Photo 4…
RCAF Eastmoor Christmas Menu 1944
A menu for Christmas dinner.
Rex Searle
Seven head and shoulders portraits of Rex Searle. Typically these were taken for use in identity cards, if evading capture on mainland Europe.
Newspaper Cuttings about operations to Germany
Four newspaper cuttings about operations to Essen, Homburg, Magdeburg and Bochum undertaken by Rex Searle.
15 Airmen
15 airmen arranged in two rows outside a wooden hut.