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Tin box medal ribbon and brevets
Tin box with label for Arthur Pearce 12 AG, 1943/44. Contains Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon and accompanied by air gunner and flight engineer brevets.
Name labels
Labels for Arthur and Hilegard Pearce, including an address 'British Consulate, Duquesa de Parcent 8, Malaga 217571'.
Stencilled and written on the back of a Fortuna Cigarette packet.
Stencilled and written on the back of a Fortuna Cigarette packet.
Magnetic compass
Several views of small compass with cover
Magnifying glass and case
Folding magnifying glass with protective metal cover and leather case.
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
View from rear of aircraft pointing towards horizon. Door is open and iron cross on starboard side. In the distance to the right a tall building with turrets.
Arthur Pearce Business man's notebook and Diary 1942
Contains address in Falmouth Rd London SE1, some personal details. Includes entries for a prisoner of war address, birthdays, maths, fire watching, met Grace (May), dancing, classes, holidays, address for Mary O'brian London.
Air-to-air gunnery film
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Headed 'Sgt Pearce, 24.6.44, Ex 2, Course 99B'. Air-to-air gunnery film with Miles Martinet target aircraft. Taken from Wellington from RAF Ingham.
Air to air gunnery film
Headed 'Sgt Pearce, 23.6.44, Ex 1, Course 99B'. Air-to-air gunnery film with Miles Martinet target aircraft. Taken from Wellington from RAF Ingham.
Air to air gunnery film
Compilation of air-to-air gunnery films against Miles Martinet target aircraft.
Book presentation
Group of men wearing jackets and ties (one wearing medals) watch a man being presented with 'Bomber Command' book. Annotated in pencil: 'Birmingham, 29/9/79'
Lancaster
Side view of Lancaster Mk 2 DS689 on ground facing left. Cartoon nose art with five bomb symbols underneath. Aircraft letter S. Man visible in cockpit and legs of a man standing far side by ladder are visible.
Scott Field
Air to ground view of Scott Field with runways left to right and running middle right to top. Buildings bottom left and left side.
Aircrew in front of Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing flying suits standing in front of a Lancaster (with light paint scheme). Arthur Pearce is second from the left.
Two airmen eating
Three quarter length portrait of two airmen in khaki uniform eating sandwiches. Arthur Pearce is on the left wearing air gunners brevet, medals ribbons and pathfinder badge. He has warrant officer rank badge on wrist band. In the background a table…
Five men in street
Four men wearing suits and one wearing jacket and tie. The man in the centre wears a bowler hat. All are wearing medals. They are standing on a street corner with trees and buildings in the background.
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.
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.
Lancaster
Head on view of a Lancaster in light paint scheme parked on airfield. In the background the tops of two hangars.
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.
Trafalgar Square
Air to ground view of central London including Trafalgar Square on the bottom right with Whitehall running up to top left.
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…
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.
Lancaster on ground
Side view of Lancaster TL-D in light paint scheme pointing left parked on airfield.
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.
Pentire
Air to ground view a Pentire cliffs and bays (over-exposed)