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Nose art on Halifax
Cartoon head and shoulders of a boy with text 'Pinocchio' underneath. Below a line of bomb symbols including two ice cream cones and a key. An airman wearing a leather jerkin and glasses is adding another symbol to the end of the row. On the reverse…
Andrew Burns
Full length image of an airman wearing flying jacket and boots and carrying flying helmet, standing in a garden surrounded by low fences. On the reverse 'Andrew Burns in RAF Flying outfit'.
Andrew Burns
Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing battledress with corporal rank. On the reverse 'Andrew Burns, KOSB uniform'.
Pilot and his mother
Full length image of a pilot wearing battledress with brevet standing to the right of a woman wearing dress. In the background doors to houses. On the reverse 'Andrew Burns and his mother'.
Six airmen
Six ground crew wearing battledress and (five) side caps, standing in line under the nose of a Halifax. Nose of aircraft has long row of bomb symbols along the bottom. On the reverse 'Ground crew of U-Uncle RAF Breighton, 1943, (C Richards).
Three airmen
Three ground crew wearing battledress and side caps standing by the rear fuselage hatch of a Halifax. On the reverse 'Left to right: Corporal Rowe, LAC Ernie Jones and LAC Cliff Richards. Ground crew of Halifax U-Uncle, RAF Breighton 1943…
Schweinfurt
Target photograph showing tracer and glare. On the reverse 'Ball bearing factory Schweinfurt, very heavy AA fire. Fought off fighters'.
Target photograph
Target photograph showing glare and explosion.
Stuttgart
Target photograph for an operation to Stuttgart. Light traces and glare cover most of the image but no ground detail is visible. It is annotated '5B' and is captioned:
2983 HLM. 15/16-3-44 //NT 8" 20,000. → 008º 2323 STUTTGART RD
N. 5x4.…
2983 HLM. 15/16-3-44 //NT 8" 20,000. → 008º 2323 STUTTGART RD
N. 5x4.…
Schweinfurt
Target photograph on an operation to Schweinfurt. Many light trails from tracer are visible but there is no ground detail. The photograph is captioned:
'2839 HLM 24/25.2.44//NT F/8 22000 → 050 º 2313, SCHWEINFURT RD
7x4 8x30 33 SECS, F/O…
'2839 HLM 24/25.2.44//NT F/8 22000 → 050 º 2313, SCHWEINFURT RD
7x4 8x30 33 SECS, F/O…
Berlin
Target photograph showing light glare and tracer. Captioned '3059 HLM 24/25.3.44//NT 8", 218 degrees 22.36, BERLIN RD, S, 5x4 5x30, 30 SECS, F/L DAVIES, U78'. On the reverse 'Easier than our first raid on Berlin, Coned by searchlights. Only few small…
Halifax airborne
Front quarter view of a Halifax airborne just above the ground. In the background an Anson and another Halifax.
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Halifax airborne
Front quarter view of a Halifax airborne just above the ground. In the background an Dominie and an Anson.
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Halifax with engines running
Rear quarter view of a Halifax in dispersal with engines running. Top left the nose of another Halifax.
Pilot in cockpit
View looking up at an airman wearing flying jacket and helmet, Mae West/parachute harness, sitting in pilots seat in cockpit of a Halifax.
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Navigator at crew station
An airman wearing flying jacket and helmet, Mae West/parachute harness working with protractor and compasses at navigation station inside fuselage of a Halifax.
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Aircrew
View of the head and shoulders of an airmen wearing flying jacket and helmet writing with pencil at a table inside fuselage of a Halifax.
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Aircrew in bomb aimer position
An airman wearing flying suit and parachute harness lying in bomb aimers position of a Halifax.
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Aircrew in cockpit
An airman wearing flying jacket, Mae West/parachute harness and flying helmet sitting looking at map in cockpit of a Halifax.
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Three airmen and a Halifax
Two ground crew stand either side of a aircrew wearing flying jacket, Mae West/parachute harness. Group is standing under the nose of a Halifax.
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Four airmen and Halifax
Two aircrew wearing Mae West/parachute harnesses, the one on the left is standing doing up his gear by two groundcrew (one obscured behind undercarriage wheel). The other aircrew is on the right under the aircraft. In the background two other Halifax…
Aircrew and Halifax
Four aircrew wearing Mae West/parachute harnesses stand in line in front of a Halifax. Another airmen stand on the far side behind a trolley accumulator.
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Three airmen and Halifax
One aircrew wearing Mae West/parachute harness stands talking to two ground crew in front of a Halifax. Two other Halifaxes in the background.
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Aircrew standing in cockpit of Halifax
An airman wearing parachute harness and flying jacket standing up out of the top of the cockpit of a Halifax looking backward.
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Aircrew standing in cockpit of Halifax
An airman wearing parachute harness and flying jacket standing up out of the top of the cockpit of a Halifax.
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