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Group of Trainee Airmen
Large group of trainee airmen arranged in four rows.
Trainee Airmen
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is four trainees walking along a street.
#2 is a trainee standing by a fence and wall.
#3 is a group of trainees arranged in four rows outside a hut.
#1 is four trainees walking along a street.
#2 is a trainee standing by a fence and wall.
#3 is a group of trainees arranged in four rows outside a hut.
Jimmy Wylde and RAF Butterworth
Five photographs from an album.
#1 is Jimmy, seated, and smoking a cigar. He is in khaki and shorts.
#2 is an airman in khaki and shorts standing on grass. Behind is a metal fence.
#3 is an airman smoking a cigar. he is seated and dressed in khaki…
#1 is Jimmy, seated, and smoking a cigar. He is in khaki and shorts.
#2 is an airman in khaki and shorts standing on grass. Behind is a metal fence.
#3 is an airman smoking a cigar. he is seated and dressed in khaki…
Ansons and Grain Elevators
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a side view of an Anson.
#2 is a front view of two Ansons.
#3 is a side view of an Anson.
#4 is three grain elevators.
#1 is a side view of an Anson.
#2 is a front view of two Ansons.
#3 is a side view of an Anson.
#4 is three grain elevators.
50 Trainee Airmen
50 men arranged in four rows.
Large Group of Airmen
A large group of airmen arranged in five rows. The majority are wearing pilot wings.
Family Photograph
Ten men standing and seven women sitting on grass.
Darlington
A vertical aerial photograph of Darlington. The tanks near Borough Road are circled.
Identification kindly provided by Richard Evans of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Facebook group.
Identification kindly provided by Richard Evans of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Facebook group.
Aircrew and Groundcrew
Four photographs from an album. #1 Seven airmen on the port wing of their Lancaster. #2 six airmen #3 seven airmen under the port wing of their Lancaster. #4 the same seven airmen with seven ground crew under the wing of their Lancaster.
Jimmy Wylde RAF Identity Card
A card issued to HJ Wylde
Saarbrucken
A target map used for an operation at Saarbrucken. Bottom left of map has been torn off.
Leipzig
A target map used for an operation at Leipzig.
Nurnberg
A target map used for an operation at Nuremberg.
Vohwinkel
A target map used for an operation at Vohwinkel.
Munchen
A target map used for an operation at Munich.
Ludwigshaven
A target map used for the bombing of Ludwigshaven.
Solingen
A map used for the bombing of Solingen.
Wanne Eickel
A map used for the bombing of Wanne Eickel.
Dresden
A map used for the bombing of Dresden.
Koln
A map used on the bombing of Cologne.
Wesel
A map to be used on the bombing of Wesel.
Koln
A map to be used on the bombing of Cologne.
Dortmund
A target map used for the bombing of industrial parts of Dortmund.
Interview with Herbert James Wylde
Herbert James Wylde was working in local government in Glasgow before he volunteered for aircrew training with the RAF. He started pilot training and had gone solo when he was sent to Canada to continue training. While there he began training as a…