Browse Items (35 total)
- Collection: Jones, William. Album
Re-Assembling an Aircrew
In my Younger Years
Form 1835A Physical Fitness Record.
Included is 'Achievement Scales' with annotations in the Good range.
Form 667B Flying clothing card.
Tags: aircrew; physical training; training
William Jones Cartoon
Tags: aircrew; arts and crafts
Photograph Album Cover
'218 Squadron
Chedburgh 1944-45
Personal photographic history of W/O Jones WC - 1852503
Lancasters
Do not destroy'.
Tags: 218 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; RAF Chedburgh
ITW 1942 Needless to Say More
On the reverse of the second photograph '60304A'
Tags: aircrew; Initial Training Wing; training
A Group of Would Be Flyers at Radio School
Bottom is of 12 men, captioned 'Having passed out, on to OTU'.
William Jones and Crew, OTU
Photo 1 is three men in a dinghy in a pool, captioned 'Dingy drill at O.T.U.'. On the reverse '4840'.
Photo 2 is six men in flying suits, captioned 'Met Crew for first time at OTU Left to Right. Cole. Trace.Myself.…
Tags: aircrew; ditching; Operational Training Unit; training
RAF Westcott Sergeant's Mess Rules and Subscription Card and Wimpy and Crew
Item 2 is a photo of four airmen sitting on a Wellington wing with a fifth leaning on a wheel, captioned 'On "Wimpys" at OTU'.
Item 3 is a photo of six airmen standing at the nose of a…
William Jones and Crew
Photo 2 is of seven airmen, captioned 'Trace and Taff got tired of standing'.
Photo 3 is of six airmen…
William Jones Crew and Eaon and Crew
Photo 2 is an airman and a dog, captioned 'Slash and man's best friend. On the reverse - 'Frank 1 Colin 1 TAFF 1 Trace 4 Harry 6 Tex 1 Winky 1' and '15'.
Photo 3 is seven airmen…
Statement of Evidence in the case of Jones, W
Tags: aircrew; military discipline
On to Squadron and Ops
Photo 2 is of a shirtless airman sitting in the cockpit viewed from the ground. The nose art is of a Bear annotated 'Bring 'em back alive'. The…
Tags: aircrew; dispersal; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art
Lancaster Operations
Photo 2 is of a Liberator in flight viewed from a Lancaster, captioned 'Formation flying with a Yank'. On the…
Tags: aircrew; B-24; flight engineer; Ju 88; Lancaster
Two Crashes, Winky & Cole
This is probable that this was Donald Seymour Spiers of 218 Squadron. He died 22 April 1945 when Lancaster NF994 crashed at Depden Green.
Photo 2 is of a crash site, captioned '…
Tags: 218 Squadron; aircrew; crash; killed in action; Lancaster
Skipper, Anti-aircraft fire, Yank Drome
Photo 2 is of black explosions above the clouds, captioned ' "Flak" over Gelsenkirchen.
Photo 3 is captioned 'Yank drome' and is of…
Tags: aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; Lancaster; pilot
British prisoner of war and Germany Aerial Photos
Top left is a group of prisoners of war, captioned 'A group of POWs we flew back from Germany'. On the reverse of 5 is '440'.
The other three photos are aerial photographs of bomb damage over Germany.…
Aerial photographs, Mess Card and the Immortal Crew
Photo 1 is an aerial photograph of part of the Hamburg docks, in the Steinwerder area. The lower dock is Kaiser Wilhelm Hafen, the dock above Is Kuhwerder, top right area series of…
Tags: 218 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; Lancaster; mess; RAF Chedburgh
Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals
Captioned 'Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals'
Left to Right. Pilot. W/Op. Mid Upper. Engineer.Bomb Aimer Nav. Rear Gunner.
"Winky" The best…
William Jones Mess Card, RAF Locking
Item 1 is a Mess card from RAF Locking.
Item 2 is an address card for William Jones, part of his mess card.
Item 3 is the reverse of the address card.
Item 4 is the monthly charges at the Mess.
Item 5 is the cover of…
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; mess; RAF Locking
William Jones Pass Card and Aircrew and Erks
RAF Form 295A issued to William containing details of his temporary leave.
The photograph is captioned 'Aircrew and Erks' and has ten men in two groups in front of a hangar.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; RAF Locking
Fitters Training
Bottom, four men about to hit a tool with a hammer, captioned 'Fitters?'