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Seven airmen standing in front of a Lancaster.

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The 16 airmen are arranged in two rows at the tail of their Lancaster, GT-Q ND875.

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Two photographs of seven airmen standing at the nose of their Lancaster.
In the second image the men have positioned at the front of the Lancaster with its bomb bay open.

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Target photograph of Cologne orientated with North to the bottom left. The railway complex Koln-Neustadt-Nord is in the bottom left corner and the square outline of the lake known as Aachener Weiher is in the bottom right. The River Rhine and…

Four airmen in flying kit.

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Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J R Watson, flight engineer, covering the period from 2 November 1943 to 30 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Faldingworth, RAF Wickenby, RAF…

John Robert Watson joined RAF Bomber Command in 1943, volunteering after he witnessed his next-door neighbour's house being destroyed by a bomb. Against his father's wishes, John joined Bomber Command initially as a wireless operator, before…