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192 Squadron crest
A cloth badge featuring the crest of 192 squadron.
Alan Holman
Two studio half length portraits of Alan with his signaller brevet. The first with a cap, the second without. On the reverse of each '28447'.
Dortmund marshalling yard
An oblique aerial photograph of a large marshalling yard with many freight wagons. Multiple sidings some diverge towards the top of the view where large industrial buildings can be seen. Several goods platforms are to the lower right. The entire area…
Bomb damage Duisburg
An oblique aerial photograph of bomb damage at Duisburg. The area is residential, with many multi storied apartment buildings. All the buildings shown are destroyed and roofless. A wide road with trees either side runs through the left side of the…
Eindhoven valve factory
An oblique aerial view of the factory and its surrounds. On the reverse '1-8 Eindhoven valve factory'.
Bomb damaged blast furnace.
An oblique aerial photograph of Krupp steel mills: blast furnaces, Cowper stoves, and smokestacks are visible.
Identification kindly provided by Bjørn Pedersen of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
Identification kindly provided by Bjørn Pedersen of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
Duisburg
A low level aerial oblique photograph of the railway station at Duisburg. On the reverse '2-6 Duisburg'.
Carlton Hotel, Frankfurt
A street scene with a few pedestrians and an army truck. On the reverse 'View near main railway station Frankfurt/Main April 1946'.
Blockhaus d'Éperlecques
An oblique aerial photograph of a bomb damaged building. On the reverse 'Supposed V2 site at Watten near Calais'.
Bonn Rhine River bridge
An oblique aerial photograph of a bomb damaged road bridge over the Rhine. The spans lie in the river with the larger arch girder span towards the bottom of the photograph. The supporting tower in mid stream is also severely damaged. Damaged and…
Cologne
Three oblique aerial photographs of Cologne.
#1 the damaged railway bridge and the cathedral. On the reverse 'Cologne 2-12'.
#2 two damaged bridges and the cathedral. On the reverse 'Cologne 2-10'.
#3 the damaged city, cathedral and two damaged…
#1 the damaged railway bridge and the cathedral. On the reverse 'Cologne 2-12'.
#2 two damaged bridges and the cathedral. On the reverse 'Cologne 2-10'.
#3 the damaged city, cathedral and two damaged…
Aerial view of a bomb damaged airfield
An oblique aerial photograph of a bomb damaged airfield. There are nine Mosquitos parked on dispersals.
Aerial view of a river
A vertical aerial photograph of a river.
Ruhr River crossings at Kupferdreh
An oblique aerial view of the Ruhr River near Kupferdreh with two damaged bridges: one is the partly destroyed Kampmann pontoon bridge, the one in the distance is the Kupferdreh-Heisingen railway bridge.
Identification kindly provided by Frank…
Identification kindly provided by Frank…
Dusseldorf railway station
An oblique aerial photograph of Dusseldorf railway station looking north west.
On the reverse 'Dusseldorf 2-7'.
On the reverse 'Dusseldorf 2-7'.
Bomb Damaged Bridge
An oblique aerial photograph of a bridge damaged during bombing.
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille
An oblique aerial photograph of Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille.
Identification kindly provided by Toby Clempson and Velma Allen of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Facebook Group.
Identification kindly provided by Toby Clempson and Velma Allen of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Facebook Group.
Back to School
A cutting with brief details of Squadron leader Harold Johnson's flight to identify German radar.
Germany war plans given away
Two cuttings with brief details about the V-weapons received from a German in Oslo in 1939.
Roll of Honour. Killed in Action. Flight-Sergeant J. Ayers
An obituary of John Ayers who died when his aircraft crash landed in Denmark.
Physical Training officer at Defford
A newspaper cutting with a photograph of a rugby match. Captioned 'EL Horsfall (RAF) getting rid of the ball when tackled in the match with the Navy at Twickenham'.
RAF losses far exceed Army, Navy
An analysis of losses during the war.
Alan Holman Discharge notice
A discharge notice for Alan when he became a commissioned officer.
Alan Holman's Old Shootershillian Association Membership Card
Alan's membership card.
Telecommunication Flying Unit Crest
An RAF crest for the Telecommunication Flying Unit.