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Four airmen
Four airmen all with sergeant or flight sergeant rank in snow. Two kneel in front with tin helmets and the man on the right with a guitar, two stand behind with side caps. All wear battledress with half brevet. Submitted with caption 'Dad with…
Memoirs of Flt/Sgt William Brookes, 78 Squadron, RAF Breighton
Gives background on what inspired him to write a memoir. Theme of chronical is 'Luck'. Writes of joining RAF as soon as he was old enough and of initial tests and selection as a wireless operator/air gunner followed by 18 months deferred service.…
E A McGregor's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book
Log book covering the period of service on 78 Squadron at RAF Breighton from September 1943 to June 1944 flying Halifaxes. A total of 31 night time operations were flown. Targets were Hannover, Bochum, Kassel, Dusseldorf, Mannheim, Leipzig,…
Nine pilots
Nine sergeant airmen wearing tunics with pilot's brevet and side caps, sitting and standing in two rows. Eight have signatures over individual images including those of Pattisson, Aston, and Pritchard. Submitted with caption 'FS Pattisson'. Left man…
Airman wearing flying jacket
Three-quarter length image of an airman wearing flying jacket with flying helmet on shoulder. Submitted with caption 'Sgt T.B. Miller RCAF GM'.
Wing Commander Laurence
Head and shoulders portrait of a pilot wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and medal ribbon. Submitted with caption 'WC Lawrence'.
Wing Commander Warner
Half length image of a wing commander wearing parachute harness and carrying parachute pack standing by the rear fuselage hatch of a Halifax. Submitted with caption 'WC Warner'.
Plan of RAF Breighton
Site record plan, line drawing of runways, perimeter track, dispersals and buildings of RAF Breighton.
Letter to Miss Roberts from the Red Cross
Reply to a letter asking information about a friend, Sergeant J McCormick. Regrets to inform her that he had been reported killed in action on 4 April 1943 and was laid to rest in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Lest we forget
Poem about comrades who have been killed.
Nedeweert
Poem about an aircraft that crashed at Nederweert in the Netherlands. Handwritten note 'Joan's brother F/Lt Tommy Richardson was the skipper of the 78 Squadron RAF plane shot down at Nederweert near Eindhoven 3/4 April 1943 around midnight. Others of…
George Medal citation for Warrant Officer Thomas Breech Miller RCAF
Account of his aircraft, in which he was air observer, being attacked on return from operation in Germany by intruder aircraft. The aircraft was crash landed and caught fire. Miller escaped through the top hatch but noticed that the pilot and…
Stuttgart
Almost entirely black target photograph. Captioned '368 ABN 15/16-3-44//NT 8", 21000, 000degrees APPRX, 2325 APPROX, STUTTGART R, 5x30, 5x4 INC 32 SECS, W/CR LAWRENCE M 78 SQN'.
78 Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Halifax. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn at RAF Croft 1942'.
Bombing up
View of the front of a Halifax with two bomb trolleys with general purpose bombs underneath. Four airmen are clustered round the rearmost bomb trolley. There is a gantry by the starboard inner engine. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn bombing up'.
78 Squadron photograph
A large group of personnel sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Halifax. In addition large groups of airmen are sitting and standing across the top of the wings and engines. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Breighton after VE Day'.
Two airmen working on aircraft engine watched by an officer
Two ground crew working on an aircraft engine while a squadron leader wearing battledress and peaked cap watches. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Halifax Eng personnel at work'.
78 Squadron WAAFs
Left and right images of a large group of Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing tunics and skirts, sitting and standing in five rows with corrugated iron huts in the background. Submitted with captions '78 Sqn WAAFs LHS' and '78 Sqn…
Halifax airborne
Rear quarter view of a Halifax letters 'EY-O' with undercarriage down. Clouds in the background.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing flying suits and boots as well as Mae West and parachute harnesses standing arms round shoulders of each other in line in front of a Halifax. Captioned from left to right 'MU, WOP, NAV, PILOT, ENG, B.A., R.G.'.
RAF Breighton
Reconnaissance photograph of an airfield with three runways, perimeter track, dispersals and buildings. Submitted with caption 'Aerial view of wartime RAF Breighton'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
Halifax airborne
Front quarter view of a Halifax flying just above ground with hangars and another Halifax in the background. Submitted with caption 'Halifax 1'.
A large group of airman
A large group of personnel sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Halifax.
Halifax parked
Front quarter view of a Halifax parked on taxiway. Captioned 'Halifax G. R. Mk II, Merlin, April 1945'. Submitted with caption 'JD376'.
Graves
Three photographs. Left - a white cross with 'J M CORMICK RAF'. flowers to right and other crosses in the background. Middle - front row of two stone crosses with indistinct wording. Behind another row of stone crosses and behind a hedge other…