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Air Force Ex-POW Association Register
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A list of ex-prisoners of war kept from 2nd March 1963. It contains 35 names.
Browning Gun .303
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A detailed manual on a Browning Gun. There are instructions and sketches on the stripping of the gun.
Allied and Axis Aircraft
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A list of aircraft with a brief description of each one with size, construction, engine, armament and observation details.
Germany and German Occupied Territories
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A document with lists of Imperial prisoners of war. Only the cover and frontispiece are included.
One Day in May on a Bomber Station
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A detailed description of an operation to Mannheim on 19 May 1942. He describes the preparation, the operation and their safe return to the UK.
Corporal N.J. Darch M.M.
A half length portrait of NJ Darch in uniform. He is wearing his uniform with medical lapel badge, medal ribbons and military medal.
Prisoners of war rescued from Sumatra
A group of men arranged in front of a C-47. On the reverse 'Taken at Singapore after being flown from Logas, Sumatra, on September 20th. 1945. The better dressed chaps are cooks and medical orderlies sent to assist in the recovery of POWs. x is JG…
Camp 2. Pekanbaru Sumatra September 3rd 1945
A thatched camp in Indonesia. On the reverse is the caption 'Camp 2. Pekanbaru Sumatra September 3rd 1945'.
F8 "Home & Beauty" Stalag Luft 3. Apr. 43
A tall man dressed as a woman is being stared at by three men and a man dressed as a younger woman. One man is wearing a monocle. The tall woman is wearing outdoor clothes, a hat and is carrying a bag. The others are standing behind a table which has…
F5 "Home & Beauty" Stalag Luft 3. Apr.43
A man dressed as a woman in a dress is standing on a sofa. A man is at each end of the sofa. Behind is a chair, window, standard lamp, a painting and a fireplace.
F25 "Thru' the Music Show." Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Four men and three men dressed as women standing in front of the sheet music backdrop. One is wearing a long dress, and two are dressed as schoolgirls.
F15 "Thru' the Music Show." Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Two men dressed as women and three men in a line on stage. One is wearing a long dress, three are dressed as schoolboys and one is dressed as a schoolgirl. Behind is a backdrop of a music sheet.
F23 "Thru' the Music Sheet." Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Eight members of the band in front of a painted backdrop. There is a trumpeter, guitarist, drummer, saxophonists and a double bass player.
F19 "Thru' the Music Sheet". Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Some of the cast performing in the show. Behind is a large band with woodwind and string sections, guitar double bass and drums.
F18 "Thru' the Music Sheet". Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Some of the cast performing the show in front of a painted backdrop. There is a man dressed as a bear and another dressed as a woman. The band include guitar, double bass, drums and woodwind.
F14 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Eleven members of the cast of the show lined up. Seven are dressed as women.
F26 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Members of the cast lined up at the end of the show. They are in a multitude of costumes. Several men are dressed as women.
F13 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
A scene from the musical show. One man is dressed as an animal.
F36 Dulag Luft
A watchtower positioned above barbed wire fencing. There is a guard in the watchtower. The ground is covered with snow.
F12 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
The schoolmaster wearing a mortarboard and gown has the ear of a schoolboy. Six more schoolchildren are sitting on a bench looking on. Two are dressed as schoolgirls. On the blackboard is a sketch of a stickman with 'Teacher' underneath. Behind is a…
F24 "Thru' the Music Sheet." Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Three men and a man dressed as a woman. They are dressed in period costume. One is wearing a long dress and is holding the hands of one of the men. The other two men wear long cloaks. Behind is a painted medieval backdrop.
F27 AA Fire During Raid on Mannheim. Dec 16 40
Target indicators are descending from a cloudy sky; anti-aircraft fire on the left. The silhouettes of barbed wire and an utility pole are visible.
F21 "Thru' the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
Two men in period costume, one dressed as a woman in a long dress, stand in front of a castle backdrop. They are holding hands.
F32 Stalag Luft 1
A panoramic view of the camp from the roof of a hut. Several huts can be seen.
F20 "Thru the Music Sheet" Stalag Luft 3. June 43
A group of 13 actors including several men dressed as women. In the centre a woman holds the hand of a schoolgirl. On her other side is a schoolboy. On the right are two actors dressed with flower masks. Behind is a castle backdrop with portcullis.