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Jean Darby
A head and shoulders portrait of Jean Darby (nee Welland).
Jack Darby
A recent head and shoulders portrait of Jack, smoking a pipe.
Jack Darby
A head and shoulders portrait of Jack with a bomb aimer brevet.
Jack Darby and 20 Airmen
A group of 21 men standing in the snow in front of an Anson. On the reverse 'Lethbridge Back row 5th from left'.
F/O CAH Darby No 154676 - Letters home
A list of all the letters sent home by Jack from 6 February 1943 to 13 November 1945.
Flying Officer Charles Arthur Hill "Jack" Darby
Three photographs of Jack.
#1 is two men in a sandbag bunker with a gun. It is captioned 'CAH Darby Ground Defence at ?Tiitchfield'
#2 is seven airmen standing in front of their Lancaster. It is captioned 'F/O Darby Bomb Aimer P/O Jack Hart Pilot …
#1 is two men in a sandbag bunker with a gun. It is captioned 'CAH Darby Ground Defence at ?Tiitchfield'
#2 is seven airmen standing in front of their Lancaster. It is captioned 'F/O Darby Bomb Aimer P/O Jack Hart Pilot …
Jack Darby's Observer Brevets
Jack's brevets.
Crew Drills Completed at 16 OTU
A list covering from 23.6.44 to 3.8.44 with all the drill completed by Jack and his crew at RAF Barford St John and Upper Heyford.
Boeing Fortress I
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying B17 and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Boeing Fortress II
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying B17 and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Bristol Beaufighter I
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Beaufighter and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Curtiss Kittyhawk I
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Kittyhawk I and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Handley Page Halifax I
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Halifax I and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Dornier Do 17
An aircraft recognition card with a side drawing of a flying Dornier Do17 and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Westland Lysander II
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Lysander and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Vickers Wellington 1c
An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Wellington and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Supermarine Spitfire V
An aircraft recognition card with an underside photograph of a Spitfire and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.
Short Stirling
A front aerial view of a Stirling. On the reverse text and silhouettes.
Me 109
An aerial view of a Me 109 and on the reverse details and silhouettes about the aircraft.
Junkers Ju88a1
A view of a flying Ju 88 and on the reverse details of the aircraft and three silhouettes.
Heinkel He 111Ksa
No 39 - He 111, on one side a photograph of a He 111 in flight and on the reverse a description of the aircraft and three silhouettes.
Jack Darby's Mess Bill, Acaster Malbis
Jack's mess bill.
Jean Welland's 1944 Diary
A diary kept by Jean but only a few pages in January and May have been completed.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
The RAF has changed their plans and they are not being sent overseas or mixed with transport command. Redundancy looks likely.
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
His squadron is about to disband and his flight will become part of Transport Command. He may be retrained for non-flying duties in Yorkshire. He discusses complications regarding the wedding due to the leave situation.