Stephen’s father, Ronald Cecil Walker, was born in Southampton in 1923. On leaving school he worked as a junior clerk with an accountancy firm. In 1941 he joined the Air Training Corps, 424 Squadron, in Southampton and in December the Royal Air…
Two photographs, four aircrew standing under nose of Stirling without nose turret, second is of same crew standing in front of Stirling tail without its turret.
Eleven men wearing a mixture of battledress jackets, shorts and football tops with a cup. Information from donor 'Squadron aircrew football team March 1945'.
Formal photograph of 51 individuals, with aircrew training flashes, one officer, one corporal, posed in four rows with hedge and house in background. From information supplied by donor, 'September 1942 Volunteer group'.
Three photographs of Ronald Walker as an officer. First portrait, head and shoulders, bomb aimer brevet. Second formal head and shoulders, third portrait head and shoulders, bomb aimer brevet and medal ribbons.
Two photographs when Ronald was a member of the Volunteer reserve. First a portrait, head and shoulders with leading aircraftman badges, second head and shoulders.
Six photographs of RCAF Rivers, No 1 Air Navigation School. First, third, fourth and fifth are from the air. The second is of a Harvard alongside a hangar and the sixth is of a row of Cornell aircraft and an Anson in the background.
Information from donor, four photographs air to air of Halifax, all of 102 Squadron Halifax F-DY taken from C, F/O Wright. First is near Rhine, second is over France, third over Germany and fourth over Dusseldorf.