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- Collection: Cothliff, Ken. Folder 1504
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Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel and Lancaster
A large group of WAAFs arranged in three rows in front of a Lancaster. Additional information supplied with the collection states 'W.Cdr Hull & female staff'.
Nine Airmen
Nine airmen arranged behind the port wing of a Halifax. Additional information supplied with the collection states 'Puskas crew R2L Alvin Williams & Steve P'.
Metz
Vertical aerial photograph taken during an attack on Metz. The centre of the image is obscured by explosions. The caption reads '2739.LMG.28/29.6.44//NT. 8" 12000 -->041° 0131 1/12 Metz Raid. L 13*500 C.23 secs W/O Irish K 429'.
RAF Tholthorpe
An oblique aerial photograph of RAF Tholthorpe (disused) taken in the 1970s.
Ground Crew and a Cookie
A cookie bomb on a trolley with a ground crew airman behind.
Resting Airmen
Airmen resting in the mess. A large open fire is heating the room. On the wall is a hunting scene.
Landing Halifax
A Halifax coming into land.
Snow clearing
A tractor with a snow clearing machine on the front. It is throwing an arc of snow off the runway. A four-engined bomber can be seen in the background
Airmen preparing for an operation
13 airmen arranged around tables preparing for an operation.
Three RAF Controllers
Three airmen working in a control room. In front of them is radio equipment. The men are sat on wooden chairs with improvised cushions.
Road Leading to RAF Billets
A single track road curving towards low buildings. It is captioned 'Road leading to our billets, Tholthorpe'.
Lecture to WAAFs
Rows of WAAFs listening to a lecture. At the front a civilian is pointing to a map of Germany.
Four Women
Four women in civilian clothes standing at the railing on top of a control tower. Behind is a windsock.
Six WAAFs at Leeming
Six Women’s Auxiliary Air Force members grouped on the steps at RAF Leeming
RAF Wombleton
Five photographs of RAF Wombleton.
Photo 1 and 2 are the same. Three Halifaxes are parked on a snowy landscape.
Photo 3, 4 and 5 are the same. A Proctor and a Halifax on a snowy landscape.
Photo 1 and 2 are the same. Three Halifaxes are parked on a snowy landscape.
Photo 3, 4 and 5 are the same. A Proctor and a Halifax on a snowy landscape.
RAF Leeming Mess at Christmas
Two images of a party held in the Leeming mess at Christmas, 1945.
RAF Leeming Control Room Christmas Party
Two images on one photograph of a group of airmen and women having a party in the Control Room at Leeming, 1945.