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Munich
Target photograph of Munich. Obscured by haze, light streaks and balls of light. Captioned '7B', '1952 SKELL.17/18.12.44//NT/(C).8".13100' 043° 2205 MUNICH.T. 1HC4000IN.15X4. 23SEC.S/L.FADDEN.T.61.'. On the reverse ' S/L. FADDEN. MUNICH…
Rheydt
Target photograph of Rheydt. Partially obscured by smoke, dust and bomb explosions, visible area is mainly rural, railway lines, field patterns and houses visible. Captioned '3°F', '5B', '4058 SKELL.27.12.44.// 8" 17500' 052° 1505 RHEYDT. M 14 MC…
Russelheim
Target photograph of Russelheim. Many points of light and larger balls of light. Captioned '3°F', '12B', '1987 SKELL.12/13.8.44.//NT.8" 20250' arrow] 355° 0024 RUSSELHEIM RD.A.1X2000.12JX500.31secs.F/O MARTIN.A.61'. On the reverse 'F/O MARTIN…
Politz
Target photograph of Politz. Completely obscured by haze or cloud and balls of light. Captioned '5°F', '5B', 4390 SKELL. 8/9.2.45//NT/(C).8". 11000 056° 2117 POLITZ.K. HC4000IN.14MC500DT. 21secs. F/O. BAIN.K.61.'. On the reverse 'F/O. BAIN POLITZ.…
Bremen
Target photograph of Bremen. Almost completely obscured by light streaks, no detail visible. Captioned '3°F', '6B', '3109 SKELL.6/7.10.44//NT.8" 16500' [arrow] 216° 2034 BREMEN RD.D. 27 X 4. 27secs. F/O. GREEN. D.61.'. On the reverse 'F/O. GREEN.…
Stettin
Target photograph of Stettin. Completely obscured by light streaks and balls of light. Captioned '3[degreesF', '8B', '2173 SKELL 16/17.8.44 // NT (C) 8" 15000' [ARROW] 138[DEGREES] 0106 STETTIN RD.A.1X2000,12JX500.30 secs. F/O.MARTIN A.61'. On the…
Flushing
Target photograph of Flushing. Port area, partially obscured by cloud but quays and a ship are visible. Caption '8°F', '7B', '3282 SKELL.11.10.44.// 8" 7000' [arrow] 330° 1514 FLUSHING 106RD.T.11X1000.4X500.C23secs.S/L FADDEN.T.61.'. On the reverse…
Trossy St Maximin
Target photograph of Trossy St Maximin. Red dot left of centre. Three Lancasters flying below. River Oise bottom right. Partially obscured by cloud smoke and dust but bomb explosions, bomb craters roads and field patterns visible. Captioned '3°F',…
La Pallice
Target photograph of La Pallice. Port area, bomb explosions on land and water, breakwaters, quays, docks and port installations all visible. Captioned '5°F', '7B', '2301 SKELL.19.8.1944//8" 12000' [arrow] 250° 0909 LA PALLICE…
Flushing
Target photograph of Flushing. Crossing coastline, bomb explosions, airborne debris clearly visible. Captioned '8° F', '5B]', '3188 SKELL.7.10.44.// 8" 5500' [arrow] 055° 1358 FLUSHING RD.T.14X1000.C 21 secs.S/L McFADDEN.T.61'. On the reverse 'S/L…
Rheydt
Target photograph of Rheydt. Partially obscured by bomb explosions, smoke and dust. Where visible mainly rural, roads and field patterns visible. Captioned '3°F', '4B', '4043 SKELL.27.12.44.// 8" 16250' 055[degrees 15041/2 RHEYT.L. 14 MC 1000 DT.…
Merseburg
Target photograph of Merseburg. Completely obscured by smoke, dust and haze. Some light streaks, no detail visible. Captioned '3°F', '5B', '4270 SKELL.14/15.1.45//NT/(C) .8". 14700 116° 2104 MERSEBURG.Y. 1HC(M)4000IN,3MC(MII)500DT, 11GP500DT. 26…
Bois - de - Cassan
Target photograph of Bois - de - Cassan. Red dot centre left, bomb explosions and craters visible. River Oise just visible top left corner, mainly wooded rural area, roads and field patterns visible. Captioned '3[degreesF', '5B', '1610 SKELL 2.8.44…
Nordhausen
Target photograph of Nordhausen. Substantially obscured by smoke, dust and cloud. Where visible, streets and buildings appear to be mainly industrial. Captioned '5°F', '4B', '5046 SKELL.4.4.45//8" 15750 360° 0917 NORDHAUSEN.U .…
Flushing
Target photograph of Flushing. Crossing coast line but mainly water, bomb explosions and disturbed water visible but no clear detail. Captioned '8°F', '5B', '3394 SKELL.23.10.44//8" 4000 [arrow] 148° 1613 FLUSHING RD.D.14 X 1000.C20secs. F/O. BAIN.…
Flushing
Target photograph of Flushing. Crossing coast line, craters, lakes, disturbed water, roads and field boundaries clearly visible. Captioned '11B2ND', '3190. SKELL. 7.10.44.// 8" 5500' [arrow] 055° 1358. FLUSHING RD.T.14X1000.C 21 secs.S/L…
Bremen
Target photograph of Bremen. Edge of the city visible but mainly open country, bomb craters, a rail line running across, a river or canal, streets and field boundaries all visible. Captioned '3', '4819 SKELL.22.3.45//8". 16400' 068° 1409 BREMEN.S…
Trossy St Maximin
Target photograph of Trossy St Maximin. Partially obscured by cloud, smoke and dust. Runway intersection and many bomb craters clearly visible. Also visible are bomb explosions, roads, woods, field boundaries and a Lancaster flying below. Captioned…
Trossy St Maximin
Target photograph of Trossy St Maximin. Majority of photograph obscured by smoke and dust, in area not obscured roads, woods and field boundaries clearly visible. Two Lancasters flying below also visible. Captioned '3°F', '4B', '1681 SKELL.3.8.44.//…
Bremen
Target photograph of Bremen. No details clearly visible, a small number of light streaks and many pin points of light visible. Captioned '3° F', '6B', '3123 SKELL.6/7.10.44//NT.8" 16250' [arrow] 202° 2033. BREMEN RD.A.27X4.27secs.F/O BOON.A.61.'.…
Gilze-Rijen
Target photograph of Gilze-Rijen. Partially obscured by smoke and dust, bomb explosions visible. The end of the runway, a taxi way, two Lancasters flying below and roads also visible. Captioned '3°F', '5B', '2132 SKELL.15.8.44.//.8" 17000 [arrow]…
Interview with Margaret Hourigan
Margaret Hourigan grew up in and around Nottingham. Despite holding Labour principles she volunteered for the WAAF’s as soon as War was declared and was called up in January 1940. She Hourigan served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force as a…
Tags: 44 Squadron; 463 Squadron; 50 Squadron; 61 Squadron; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); control caravan; control tower; Cook’s tour; entertainment; faith; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952); ground personnel; lack of moral fibre; memorial; military ethos; military living conditions; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operations room; perimeter track; radar; RAF Bardney; RAF Bentley Priory; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Waddington; runway; service vehicle; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
St. L. D'Esserent
Target photograph of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent. Partially obscured by light streaks. Road and field patterns visible, but no clear detail. Captioned '5°F', '7B', '1231 SKELL 7/8.7.44 //NT 8" 15000' [arrow] 015° 0117 ST.L.D'ESSERENT…
St.L.D'Esserent
Target photograph of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent. Obscured by smoke, dust and light streaks. Captioned '5°F', '7B', '1230 SKELL 7/8.7.44 //NT 8" 14000' [arrow] 024° 0121 ST.L.D'ESSERENT RD.D.11X1000,4X500.C25secs.P/O CURPHEY D.50'. On the reverse…
St. Leu D'Esserent
Target photograph of Saint-Leu-d'Esserent. Two large balls of light and a light streak. No clear details visible. Captioned '3°F', '6B CL', '1223 SKELL 4/5.7.44 //NT (C) 8" 17000 [arrow] 014° 0138 ST LEU D'ESSERENT RD.B.11X1000,4X500.27secs.W/C…