From information kindly provided by the donor. F/S S. Guyan and .5 Browning from Mid-under (position) Oct/Nov 1944 . S Guyan was Mid -Under on Lancaster HK555 KO-E with hand held .5 Browning'.
No 115 Squadron, R.A.F Witchford.]]>
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A second image includes the crew and the aircraft's ground crew.
The Lancaster has 60 bomb symbols and a stylised animal nose art.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Lancaster HK555 KO-E & crew picture (attach names). This is Andrewartha crew end of tour photo. But not S. Guyan (first left on the end). He joined as under gunner, (8th man) and still has half his second tour to complete'. Thomas Ernest Sheldrake Powell is standing second from the right. The reverse has the crew signatures. Second photograph includes the groundcrew.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1944-11-27]]>
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Flt Sgt Samuel Guyan, second Tour - 115 Sqd - Caption in album "you bet its scrubbed!"'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'W/O Samuel Guyan DFC, Last Day 1946'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1946]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]>
















One b/w photograph]]>
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The photograph is blurred, but shows a pair of wheeled airfield control caravans to the right of the Ju 88. Several parked aircraft, hangars and two chimneys can be seen in the background.
The second colour photograph is of Samuel Guyan standing underneath a Ju-88 in a hangar. 'Samuel Guyan and Ju-88 at RAF Museum Hendon, Jock re-united with the Ju-88 that they flew tests against in 1943.' The Ju-88 R1 nightfighter is w/n 360043.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe]]> Great Britain]]> England--Hampshire]]> England--London]]> 1943-09]]>
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Appleby Crew Front Row, 1651 CU or 90 Sqd??
Left to right Alf Hitchcock / Len Howell / Jack Crisp / John Higgins/ Samuel Guyan / Unknown / George Brierley / Gordon Appleby.]]>
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From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Appleby crew, Gordon Appleby - Pilot, Len Howell - Navigator, Alf Hitchcock - Air Bomber, Jack Crisp - Wireless Operator, John Higgins - Rear Gunner NOT SHOWN: Samuel Guyan Mid-Upper George Brierly - Flight Eng.']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'BK784'. Forward part of aircraft on dispersal with hangars in the background.
'BK784. Incendries (sic), Appleby (?) sitting on bomb trolley - note Groundcrew (working) on engine'. Forward section of the aircraft with hangars in the background, two individuals sitting on the loaded bomb trolley.
'Stirling BK784 bomb bay with trolley of incendiaries, Appleby and ground crew'. Standing underneath open bomb bay, loaded bomb trolley with five individuals standing.
'WP-P and groundcrew at door'.]]>
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From information kindly provided by the donor. 'S. Guyan maintaining his guns, on top of BK784 cleaning gun muzzle'.
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Ten airmen standing on the tail of a Stirling.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'WP-P BK784, Mission Talley, Pilot - Gordon Appleby with groundcrew', and' BK784 Appleby & Groundcrew on Tail'.]]>
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From information kindly provided by the donor. 'WP-P (Peter) BK784 with air and ground crew "Jock" Guyan centre with legs crossed'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1943]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1943]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Flt/Sgt Samuel (Jock) Guyan 1943, in Flying Gear 1943 - 90 Squadron - First Tour'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1943]]>