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Behind the Curtain
Stagehands at work. Two dancers are on the stage. A man at the top of a ladder is working on the stage flats and others are painting.
Decor
Stagehands preparing the set. One man is at the top of a ladder by the proscenium arch. The backdrop is a city scape with high rise buildings.
Melodrama
A play being performed with three actors. The orchestra are in their pit and a couple of spectators are watching. A picture on the back of stage reads 'Home Sweet Home'. There is a stage villain and two prisoners of war dressed as women characters.
A 'Long March' of Discovery: Zagan to Spremberg, January 2010
Written by his daughter, the article details her research into her father's incarceration.
Robert Charles Stephenson Hancock
Pat's research into her father's RAF life. He was shot down over the Netherlands and was protected by locals until he gave himself up. He was held at three prisoner of war camps and towards the end of the war he was forced into the Long March.…
The Fantastic Elsham Wolds Story
A story of how five or six Lancasters were buried in a crater at Elsham Wolds.
Tags: Halifax; Hamilcar; Lancaster; RAF Elsham Wolds; Tallboy
Letter to Charlie Warner's Mother
The letter is from the Chaplain at Charlie's airfield. He expresses sadness and hope.
Biography of Reg Cleever
A biography of Reg by his son. He started the war as a 17 year old ambulance driver in Coventry. Later, in the RAF, his Halifax was shot down and he spent the rest of his war as a prisoner of war. He was married for 64 years. His father was an…
Tags: aircrew; bombing; flight engineer; Halifax; pilot; prisoner of war; shot down
Letter to Charlie Warner's Mother
The letter informs her that her son is missing.
19/20th May 1942 Target Mannheim
Batchelder was the pilot of this operation. They bombed inside flares but the navigator insisted it was not Mannheim. Damage to one engine from flak, later they were attacked by a Me 110. They successfully landed at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich.
16/17th June - Target Essen
An operation to Essen with HE Batchelder pilot. Main force bombed Bonn but three aircraft from 102 Squadron were diverted to Essen to bomb using Gee. The aircraft was damaged and everyone baled out successfully. All were taken prisoner.
F17 "Thru' The Music Sheet"
A man dressed as a woman tapdancing accompanied by a band with guitar, drums, double bass, trumpet and saxophones.
F33 NCO's Rugby Team. Stalag Luft 3
17 rugby players. 16 men in rugby kit. One dressed in airman's uniform. They are arranged in three rows, one kneeling, one stooped and the third standing. The are positioned in front of the rugby ball. Behind is a hut and some bare trees.
Tags: aircrew; prisoner of war; sport; Stalag Luft 3
F35 Christmas 1940
Seven airmen seated round a table. They are about to have Christmas dinner. The table is set with cutlery, glasses of beer, presents and a cake.
Tags: aircrew; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1
F30 Would Be Escapees Recaptured
Four men in civilian clothes, three carrying milk churns. behind is a hut.
Tags: aircrew; escaping; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1
F29 Stalag Luft 1
A watchtower at Stalag Luft 1. It is at the corner of fences. In the distance is a church and village.
Tags: Stalag Luft 1
F1 Show Poster
A poster for the play 'Home and Beauty', by Somerset Maugham. There is drawing of two men and inset the face of a woman. There is a cast list and a description of the three acts. The cast includes Howard Squire, Hugh Lawrie, Bob Shellard, Peter Fox,…
Tags: entertainment; prisoner of war
F11 Show Poster
A poster advertising 'Thru the Music Sheet' with the following messages 'June 7th-11th', 'Story by Mick Martin & A.J. Dixon Produced by A.J. Dixon Music arranged by Stan Parris', 'Directed by Art Fox'. There is a drawing of four heads overlaid on…
Tags: entertainment; prisoner of war
Stalag Luft 1
The photo was taken from inside the main camp. The larger building in the background is the Luftwaffe Feld-Flakartillerie-Schule 11.
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1
F34 Dulag Luft
A winter photograph taken of huts at Dulag Luft. The huts are framed through icicles. There is snow on the ground.
Tags: Dulag Luft; prisoner of war
F2 'Home and Beauty' Stalag Luft 3. Apr 43
One soldier is sitting on a single bed with another standing to his right. A man dressed as a woman in outdoor clothes is standing to the left with a second person in pyjamas on her left. There are chairs, a bedside lamp, drapes behind the bed and…
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 3
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.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 3
F32 Stalag Luft 1
A panoramic view of the camp from the roof of a hut. Several huts can be seen.
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.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 3