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  • Collection: McDermott, Colin

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36 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a wooden hut.

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Six photographs of airmen on parade.
Photo 1 is a troop with rifles and bayonets marching past officers in front of an open hangar. On the reverse 'P/O Edwards'.
Photo 2 is a troop marching past officers. Behind is a wooden hut. On the reverse 'P/O…

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Three photographs of Dortmund residential areas. Only skeletons of buildings are remaining.

Identification kindly provided by Ludger Keiser of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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Heavily bombed Krupp works

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In the foreground is the destroyed Südbrücke Hamm railway bridge with four spans over the Rhine. The Düsseldorf suburb of Hamm is partially visible. The Südbrücke is in the distance, also destroyed.

Identification kindly provide by Mariano…

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Four photographs of a cluster of bombs in flight.
Photo 1 shows four bombs in flight. On the reverse is a stamp with
'F220 Neg 1 Geldern 9/2/45 98/180/320 Mitchell 16.00 W/Cdr Marshall 11,000' Not distributed as OP considered u/s from film…

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Three airmen standing at the front of a B-25 Mitchell.

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Starboard side view of three B-25 Mitchells in flight.

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A sequence of two aerial photographs of Frankfurt, with an heavily bombed industrial area.


Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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An air-to-air photograph of 14 B-25 Mitchells in flight. They are flying over a cultivated valley, set between low hills.

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Four airmen in flying kit positioned in front of their Mitchell.

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A man in a white jacket standing at an open hatch. At his side are a selection of bottles, a decanter and a soda syphon. On the reverse 'Opening of the new bar at Morpeth 6th Nov, 1944 To Colin'.

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Colin and his mother standing outside her house. Colin is in uniform and smoking. On the reverse 'Mother & Me Sgt Air Gunner Ada & Colin 4, East View Deepdale Rd Preston'

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The three airmen are standing at the tail of an enemy aircraft.

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Air-to-air view of the port side of two RAF Mitchells taken from a third. One has D-Day Markings.

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A port side view of a Mitchell with engines running on the ground. Two more are behind.

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A front, port side view of a Mitchell 'Y' with its engines running.

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A group of airmen arranged in three rows in front of a Mitchell.

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The five airmen are in Sidcot suits, Mae Wests and parachute harnesses are standing in front of a wooden hut.

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A line of airmen and civilians about to enter a Mitchell. In the background is a large hangar.

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A parade of trainee airmen marching down Dingwall centre street. Sign reads: "Morganti and Simonelli"

Identification kindly provided by Paul Wells, Harry Johnson, Campbell McCutcheon, and Barry Hunter of the Unidentified photos of the British…

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A full length portrait of Colin in flying gear standing in front of a wooden hut.
Handwritten on the image is 'To the Best Wife in all the world with all my love Colin'.

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A group of eight airmen arranged in two rows in front of a wooden hut. On the reverse 'RAF Evanton Crown Copyright Reserved'.
There is a second copy.

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A group of 29 airmen arranged in three rows. A dog is in the front row.

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The four airmen are positioned in front of their aircraft and are wearing flying jackets, helmets with goggles and parachute harnesses.
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