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Five men in a Battle
Account of possibly the last Battle aircraft to escape from France before the country fell to the Germans in June 1940. Tells of the aircraft of 88 Squadron being repaired after being force down at Poitiers. Took of from Fontenoy-Le-Conte near La…
Dieppe and Ostend
Top left - reconnaissance photograph showing the port of Dieppe. Basin running middle left to top right with many barges tied up. River runs above top edge of basin with industrial building between. Below basin more industrial buildings and a further…
What is it?
Top left - oblique aerial photograph of open countryside with fields and a few woods, dotted with farms. Many dark 'blots' which could be anti-aircraft fire bursts. Captioned 'A03 FEL 21.12.42//M8:1000 J.p.48'. Top right - oblique aerial photograph -…
Brest
Reconnaissance photograph of a port city with sea to the right and a river running centre right to left. Docks above and below river mouth. Photograph caption '622 W/642. I.P.R.U. 27.5.41. F/20:R↑'. Page caption 'Brest'.
James Banks
Head and shoulders portrait of Flight Sergeant James Banks wearing tunic with medal ribbon and side cap.
Tags: ground personnel
Watergate Bay, burning Wellington and trophies
Top left an aerial incline photograph of cliffs and beach. On the left side cliffs and beach border the sea. In the centre a small village in a valley leading down to the beach. To the right open farmland. Caption 'Watergate Bay Nr…
Tags: aerial photograph; crash; take-off crash; Wellington
Ely
Aerial inclined photograph of a Ely with cathedral in the centre. Two parallel roads curve from bottom right round the church to top left. Buildings lie between the roads and above the church. At the top open countryside.
Tags: aerial photograph
Introduction of Kodakcolor X 1941/1942
Account of problems of accurate bombing, introduction of pathfinders and use of marker flares. Relates use of cameras and photo-flash to obtain aiming point pictures. Goes on to talk on the introduction of colour film by attaching pieces colour film…
Unexploded bomb in an excavation
Three views of an excavation with wooden shoring getting closer with each shot. In the first view a rope ladder is attached to the side of then laying out to the left of the drain. In the second an object can be seen at the bottom. In the third the…
Tags: bombing
Christmas at RAF Feltwell
In the foreground bushes and small trees with branches covered with snow/heavy frost. In the background parts of buildings are visible. Caption 'RAF Feltwell, Norfolk xmas 1944'.
Tags: RAF Feltwell
Royal visit to RAF Methwold and partially unexploded bombs
At the top Queen Elizabeth accompanied by a group captain pilot in tunic with peaked cap walks between two ranks of Royal Air Force personnel on parade. In the background Venturas. Caption '1943 Methwold'.
In the middle are two views of case of a…
In the middle are two views of case of a…
Tags: RAF Methwold; Ventura
RAF Feltwell
Aerial vertical photograph of a grass airfield. Pentagonal shaped grass airfield in the centre. Hangars and station buildings in the bottom right corner of airfield. Dispersal at top left and track to off airfield bomb dump on the right of airfield.…
Tags: aerial photograph; bomb dump; dispersal; hangar; RAF Feltwell
RAF Station Feltwell
An aerial vertical photograph of a grass airfield. Airfield is in the centre. A curved line of four hangars are at the bottom of the grass on the right. There is another hangar underneath the left hand of the line and station building are in the…
Tags: aerial photograph; bomb dump; hangar; RAF Feltwell
37 Squadron Wellingtons
Top air-to-air view of two Wellingtons in silhouette one below the other flying right to left. Clouds below.
Middle an air-to-air view of a Wellington D-LF N2992 showing ventral dustbin turret, with open countryside below.
Bottom an air-to-air…
Middle an air-to-air view of a Wellington D-LF N2992 showing ventral dustbin turret, with open countryside below.
Bottom an air-to-air…
Tags: 37 Squadron; Wellington
Feltwell village
Top an aerial vertical photograph of a village. Two roads lead in from the left joining a circular road running round the village. Roads lead off top and bottom right.
Middle an aerial inclined photograph of a diamond shaped aircraft dispersal…
Middle an aerial inclined photograph of a diamond shaped aircraft dispersal…
Groups of servicemen
At the top two airmen carry a sergeant pilot on their shoulders down a road towards the camera. Five other servicemen air and ground personnel accompany them. In the background left a van and a civilian. Background right a building.
At the bottom…
At the bottom…
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; pilot
Scenes from France including Battle aircraft
Across the top four photographs of French countryside. From left to right: Mill of St Martin on the Grand Morin river with trees including three prominent poplars in the background; an open field with trees in the background. In the centre smoke from…
Tags: Battle; ground personnel; RAF Heston
Scenes from France
Top left a horse drawn cart with a woman and children aboard stands by a roadside. A man stands to the right of the rear wheel. In the background trees.
Top right an airman kneeling stroking a baby goat with his right hand and smoking a cigarette.…
Top right an airman kneeling stroking a baby goat with his right hand and smoking a cigarette.…
Tags: animal; ground personnel; hangar; service vehicle
Scenes from France
Top left a convoy of lorries parked on the right side of a tree lined road. In the distance a group of people are gathered round the rear a lorry.
Top right a serviceman standing in the rear of a lorry serving food to a group of six men, some in…
Top right a serviceman standing in the rear of a lorry serving food to a group of six men, some in…
Tags: animal; ground personnel
Personnel travelling in France
Top left in the background a line of trucks parked on the roadside under trees. In the foreground a group of airmen some sitting eating and some standing under trees.
Top right group of four airmen on a river bank or lakeside framed by…
Top right group of four airmen on a river bank or lakeside framed by…