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Main plane on trailer at Derby Works
Cab on the left and trailer to the right with wing sections loaded vertically. Derby Works in the background. Submitted with caption ' Repair of Lancaster bombers. Completed main plane loaded for despatch'.
Identification kindly provided by Nigel…
Identification kindly provided by Nigel…
Lancaster main plane
Section of wing standing vertically with roundel in centre. Small trolley at right end. Submitted with caption 'Repair of Lancaster bombers. Completed main plane'
Lancaster main plane repair lines
View inside large factory workshop. In the foreground three main plane jigs with wing sections held vertically orientated backwards. Two men are working on the right hand wing part. In the background lined up, more mail plane wing sections. Submitted…
Lancaster main plane under repair
View inside factory workshop. Part of a wind held vertical with small trolley to right. A man and a woman are working on wing at the righthand end. Panels are missing at the right middle and spars visible. Submitted with the caption 'Repair of…
Pegasus engine mounting
An aircraft engine mounted on a wooden frame. In the background a wooden double door in a brick building. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden bombers. completed Pegasus xv111 engine mounting'.
Pegasus engine assembly
In the centre the front end of an aircraft engine mounted on a wooden frame. Behind more parts of engines. To the right in rear wall are windows. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden bombers. Pegasus xv111 engine mounting - assembly stage'.
Pegasus engine assembly
Side view of an aircraft engine mounted on a wooden frame with man working on right hand end. In the background left a double door. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden bombers. Pegasus xv111 engine mounting -assemble stage'.
Parts of Pegasus engine
Two large metal ring engine mountings either side of an engine part with many pipes. In the background a double door and brick wall of a building. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden Bombers. Pegasus xv1111 Engine Mounting before repairs'.
Structure jig for Pegasus engine
View inside factory workshop. On the right a man is building a engine structure jig from metal tubes. Right top a man is working behind a long bench. Centre left a row of completed jigs. Far left a pile of scrap metal and shelves. Submitted with…
Pegasus XV111 engine mountings -assembly line
From the bottom left to centre right a line of engine structure jigs with engines mounted. Men are working on the first two engines from the left. A man in white coat is working on the forth and a woman is standing between second and third engine.…
Lancaster centre section on trolley
View end on of an aircraft wing centre section resting on a trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bomber. Centre section on repair trolley'.
Rear fuselage of a Lancaster on a trailer
View inside a large factory dispatch shed. On the left a Pickford's cab attached to a trailer on which is loaded part of an aircraft fuselage. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster Bombers. Completed rear fuselage (D4) loaded for despatch'.
Lancaster centre section
End on view of centre section of aircraft wing with hole ripped in upper surface. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bombers. Damaged centre section before repairs'.
Damaged rear fuselage of Lancaster
Side view of rear fuselage of a bomber with rear turret at left-hand end. Damage is visible on lower and starboard side. Resting on a trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bombers. Damaged rear fuselage (D4) before repairs'.
Front section of Lancaster fuselage
End on view looking down part of aircraft fuselage mounted on a trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster Bombers. Fuselage front section (D2) on repair trolley'.
Rear section of Lancaster fuselage on a trailer
Pickford's cab on the right attached to trailer with part of aircraft fuselage loaded, Behind to the left a large doorway in wall of a factory. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bombers. Rear section fuselage completed and loaded for…
Operational history of Lancaster 1B R5868
List of 135 operations flown by Lancaster R5868 from 8/9 June 1942 until 23 April 1945. List includes pilot, target, bomb load. hours flown and comments. Was with 83 Squadron at RAF Scampton and Wyton then 467 Squadron at RAF Bottesford and then RAF…
Award of Pathfinder badge
Certificate for award of pathfinder badge to Acting Warrant Officer G Dunmore DFM.
Recommendation for award of Distinguished Flying Medal
Includes particulars of meritorious service of Flight Sergeant Dunmore and mentions 32 operations, including daylight sortie to Danzig. Goes on to describe actions when coned by searchlight which helped pilot recover aircraft from dive.
George Dunmore's Record of Service, Educational and Professional Qualifications
Candidate for permanent commission in the aircraft control branch of the Royal Air Force. Includes years of service, service history from 1939- 1951 and honours and awards.
George Dunmore and tickets to Buckingham palace Investiture
Head and shoulders portrait of George Dunmore wearing tunic with flight engineer brevet, Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon , Pathfinders badge and side cap. At the top two tickets to an investiture at Buckingham Palace.
Flight bag
Flight bag belonging to George Dunmore from his tenure with 83 Squadron, the bag has “Flt Lt G Dunmore.” on its top near the zip, and “83.(B) Sqdn.” On its side. Submitted with caption; “George Dunmore’s flight bag which accompanied him…
Lancaster on dispersal
Lancaster R5669, letters OL-E (also known as “E for Edward”) from the side. Two other Lancasters are visible on the ground in the mid background facing in the opposite direction, in the far background there are two hangers and, in the air, a…
George Dunmore's wedding
On the left George Dunmore wearing tunic with corporal rank stands arm in arm with wife Louise, on the right, wearing white wedding dress and holding bouquet, Caption 'Mr and Mrs George Dunmore, 17 January 1942'. In th background a church door.…
Wyton: Pathfinder Force
102 aircrew wearing tunic and peaked or side caps sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. There is a defaced set of characters in the top left of the photograph. Captioned 'August 1942, Wyton: Pathfinder Force'.