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Your Place in the Air Crew Team
A booklet issued to RAF volunteers on arrival at a Receiving Centre. It summarises what is about to happen to the volunteer.
Learning Morse
A booklet about learning morse.
Tee Emm September 1941
Tee Emm. Number 6.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
Air Cadet Training Handbook - Weather Air Navigation
A handbook about weather and air navigation.
Ground Gen for Airmen
A brief guide for airmen of all trades and grades to the interior economy of life in the RAF.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
John Leadbetter's Evasion Photographs
An envelope containing three head and shoulder photographs of John. On the cover is handwritten 'To be given to French underground movement in order to facilitate escape'.
National Association of Spotters Clubs Notebook
A book for aircraft spotters containing names and addresses of every Spotter club in the UK, recognition points, classification of monoplanes, aircraft silhouettes, rad and visual spotting, notes about gliders and parachute troops, hints, gases,…
ABC of the RAF
Book containing information about the every department of the RAF.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
John Leadbetter's Inoculation Card
A card used for recording John's inoculations.
Physical Fitness Test Record Card
A card issued to John for recording his fitness.
John Leadbetter's Bomb Aimer's Form
A form used to record John's bombing practice.
Practice Bombing Log Sheets
A series of log sheets covering a practice bombing.
Practice Bombing Log Sheets
Log sheets prepared by John.
Browning Machine Gun Notes
Notes about the mechanics, operation, stripping, detailed parts and written examination for the machine gun.
Hill Topics Vol. 1 No. 2 December 1943
A newsletter produced by the No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School, Picton, Ontario. It contains stories, mini-biographies of station personnel, poems, reviews of Picton cafes, a pantomime, news and views, sport and entertainment and cartoons.
John Leadbetter's Medal Awards Letters
Two award letters and two lists of medals, the first being marked for four medals.
John Leadbetter's Service and Release Book
RAF Form 2520C issued to John covering his time in the RAF.
Lancasters in flight
Three air-to-air photographs of Lancaster.
#1 is a view looking down on a Lancaster in flight.
#2 is a view of an airfield across the starboard engines starboard side.
#3 is a view of two Lancasters.
#1 is a view looking down on a Lancaster in flight.
#2 is a view of an airfield across the starboard engines starboard side.
#3 is a view of two Lancasters.
John Leadbetter and crew at RAF Ludford Magna
Seven aircrew standing in a line in front of their Lancaster. John Leadbetter third from left.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Button compass
Two small buttons that can be used as a compass.
John Leadbetter and Navy friend
John as a trainee walking with a seaman.
John Leadbetter and Trainee
John and a friend, both trainees sitting on a park bench.
John Leadbetter
A half length portrait of John, wearing a trainee's flash on his cap.
John Leadbetter and Two Colleagues
The three men are sitting on the beach at Torquay. They are dressed for physical training.