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Flypast
Blurred ground to air view of nine unidentifiable aircraft flying over a building.
Young girl in tunic and flying helmet
Young girl dressed in tunic with warrant office rank, half brevet, medal ribbons and pathfinder badge. She is wearing flying helmet and goggles and standing on a Castrol oil drum. There is a wooden fence bottom left and in the background a brick…
Young girl in tunic and flying helmet holding rifle
Young girl wearing tunic which comes down to her feet. Tunic has warrant officer rank, half brevet, medal ribbons and pathfinder badge. She is wearing a flying helmet with goggles and is holding a rifle with butt on the ground. To the left is a…
Two men in front of a tree
On the left Warrant Officer Arthur Pearce wearing tunic with half brevet, medal ribbons and Pathfinder badge with cigarette in his right hand. He is arm in arm with a men on the right wearing a civilian suit and floral buttonhole. Behind them a tree…
Ornamental gong
Blurred image of ornamental gong on a shelf
Table with jug
In foreground right a table with metal jug. In the background a fireplace.
B-17
Ground to air view of a B-17 airborne in the distance flying to the left.
Airman sitting eating
Airman wearing khaki uniform sitting on grass eating something held in both hands. He has a half brevet on his shirt. In the background trees.
Ground from rear turret
Air to ground view of roads in fields along the top and buildings bottom left.
Young girl in front of a Meteor
In the foreground a young girl wearing skirt and dark jacket. Behind a Meteor surrounded by rope barrier. In the background left cars, trees and people.
Arthur Pearce in front of log cabin
An airman in shirt sleeves and tie standing in front of a log cabin with chimney on the right and door on the left behind trees. In the background, other airmen are seated.
Two Lancasters over Chelsea
Air-to-air view of two Lancasters, TL-G and TL-P in light paint scheme over Chelsea. At the top, the Thames with bridges and Battersea.
B-25, C-47 and Lancaster parked at airfield
On the left facing a C-47. In the centre a B-25 facing away. On the right a Lancaster facing left front. All parked on edge of hard-standing. (Photograph over-exposed)
Line of Lancasters parked on airfield
Two prints of same photograph of a line of Lancasters in light paint scheme parked from left to right on airfield with grass in foreground.
Woman by river
Woman wearing skirt and blouse holding up her left hand standing on a river bank with water behind. On the far side boats cranes and buildings.
Pentire
Air to ground view a Pentire cliffs and bays (over-exposed)
Skylon and Dome of Discovery
In the foreground a floating pier on the Thames. In the background the Festival of Britain showground with the Skylon and the Dome of Discovery.
Lancaster on ground
Side view of Lancaster TL-D in light paint scheme pointing left parked on airfield.
Airmen with pineapples and bananas
Two airmen sitting on boxes against a wall both wearing khaki uniform with half brevet and side caps. Arthur Pearce on the left, holding two pineapples and man on the right has a bunch of bananas on his knees.
Four airmen
Four airmen all wearing battledress, two with side caps. The three on the right have visible half brevet and the one on the left sergeant stripes. Two have pathfinder badges. Arthur Pearce is on the right with hands in pockets. In the background tall…
Trafalgar Square
Air to ground view of central London including Trafalgar Square on the bottom right with Whitehall running up to top left.
Spectators watching takeoff
A group of people with airmen, civilians and women standing on grass by a runway. Some are waving. Taken from aircraft on runway. In the background trees.
Lancaster
Head on view of a Lancaster in light paint scheme parked on airfield. In the background the tops of two hangars.
Lancasters over Saint Paul's Cathedral
Top left two Lancasters in light paint scheme flying to the right. Below London with St Paul's Cathedral dome and river Thames beyond.
Spectators watching Lancasters on takeoff
Line of spectators including airmen, officers and women standing by a runway watching a formation of Lancasters (in light paint scheme) take off. Some are waving.