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Letter detailing exchange of aircraft radio receivers
Letter written 25 April 1944 and recounts exchanging six aircraft receiver 1132 sets at RAF West Drayton from RAF Bicester.
Dennis Denton's log book
Flying log book for Dennis Denton covering the period from 3 May 1941 to 8 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. Includes a map of part of France including the Vitry area, his Gunnery Course results, Certificates and…
Dennis Denton's RAF F2520C
Dennis Denton's Service and Release Book
Dennis Denton
Head and shoulders portrait of Dennis Denton with a cigarette in mouth. On reverse post card, 'Photograph by Tom Hayter, 339A High Street, Cheltenham. Denton and other indecipherable writing'.
Notes on 21 Squadron and Dennis Denton's crew
Notes written by Wilf Clutton in early 1950's
Ted Pennill
Upper torso, of Flying Officer Ted Pennill in greatcoat, holding pipe. Captioned 'copy of photo of Ted Pennill sent to his mother during the war'.
Air gunners course photograph
Formal course photograph, 15 sergeants, in three rows, their names hand written, captioned 'A/Gs No 42 course'. this was at the No 8 A.G.S. at Evanton, Scotland. On the reverse are the following notes ' Den, April 15th 1942 - Bostons, Upwood, Hunts.…
Air gunners course photograph
Two formal course photograph,first 15 sergeants in three rows, hand written names, captioned 'A/Gs No 42 Course', This was at No 8 AGS at Evanton, Scotland. Second is of 17 pilots, posed in three rows, captioned Pilots No 42 course. On the reverse a…
Blenhiem
Photograph of left side nose showing cockpit canopy and part of left engine an aircrew man standing in cockpit plus another individual standing on the wing, on the reverse, hand written, der Stapanian, "Fritz" Crysler, Blenheim, A7 170TU, Upwood.
Venturas
Two air-to-air photographs, one of four Venturas in formation the second of six. One aircraft has Donald Duck nose art on the fuselage between the wing and the turret.
Small child
Small child in a pram, on reverse, '8/8/30 4 P.C.S.'
Course photograph administrators
Formal course photograph, 24 officers, posed in three rows, captioned 'R.A.F. School of Administration and Accountancy, No 32 Elementary Course, Syndicate L 1/8/45 to 26/9/45 with their names printed. Vivian of Hereford'. On the reverse '57212 32 Ele…
B-25s in the snow
Two Mitchells parked in the snow, on the reverse, partially obscured, captioned 'January 1945 ....is snow covered'.
Aircrew
Dennis Denton with four other aircrew, on the reverse,'Taken at Blickling Hall, July 1943', 'Left to right [?] Clutton, Les Heagerty, myself, Ted Pennell'. Also a note to Miss O'Keefe, Church Farm, explaining that he had cycled over to see her but…
Churchill
Newspaper clipping captioned 'The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, Premier at Troop training' showing Winston Churchill and others leaning over a railing, taken from behind them.
Air to ground attack of the Phillips Electronic Company factory in Eindhoven
Two photographs taken from the air of an attack on a collection of large buildings, bomb explosions clearly visible.
Wing Commander R J Pritchard
Wing commander, upper torso wearing his flying helmet standing by the right rear fuselage of Ventura, AE856 "Hell's a-poppin" YH-Z with cartoon of Donald Duck in flying gear and roundel visible.
Wing Commander Pritchard was the officer commanding…
Wing Commander Pritchard was the officer commanding…
Aircraft formation from the ground
Six aircraft seen above the roof of large building in the foreground.
Chateau Everard, Corbenem
Three story building, trees behind, garden to the front. On the reverse, partially obscured captioned 'Chateau [??] January 1945
B-25 formation
Two B-25s air-to-air view with invasion stripes, on the reverse 'Mitchells taken November 1944 Vitry'.
Three aircrew by a lake
Three photographs first of man sitting in a chair, second another reclining on the grass, third is a pilot laying on the grass, trees parkland and lake in background.
Bob Goddard
Aircrewman standing on grass. Nissen huts and trees in the background. On the reverse captioned 'Bob Goddard'.
Swans
Two swans and five signets on the lake, Blickling Hall in the background, reverse captioned 'Swans at Blickling Lake, July 1943'.
Five aircrew
Aircrew standing in front of a Nissen hut with three bicycles, trees in the background, on the reverse 'Left to right Ron Thompson, Bob Goddard, Jimmy Grantham, "Steve" Stevens, Wilf Clutton, taken at Blickling Hall July 1943'.
Les Dodds and Sid Molds
Two aircrew laying on the grass.