Browse Items (34 total)
- Collection: Watson, Joan
K Watson’s RAF flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers. Two
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; Shackleton
Pilot and Flight Engineer
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Black and white landscape photograph of aircraft (probably Short Stirling) cockpit in flight with two crew, probably pilot and co-pilot.
Submitted with…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; pilot; Stirling
Airmen and Stirling
Black and white landscape photograph of 620 squadron at Fairford taken in front of a Short Stirling Mk4, K Watson is in the front row 8th…
Tags: 620 Squadron; aircrew; ground crew; RAF Fairford; Stirling
K Watson Mentioned in a Despatch for distinguished service
Tags: aircrew
K Watson’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book. One
Tags: 120 Squadron; 1665 HCU; 44 Squadron; 620 Squadron; aircrew; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lincoln; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Fairford; RAF Kinloss; RAF Leicester East; RAF Leuchars; RAF Lindholme; RAF Witchford; RAF Woolfox Lodge; RAF Wyton; Shackleton; Special Operations Executive; Stirling; training
Ju 52 under service
On the reverse 'Fl Sgt Watson was detained by transportation difficulties. Lt John F [indecipherable]uish'.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Ju 52
No 44/55 (Rhodesia) Squadron Fortnightly Return of Flying Personnel
Aerial views of Lincoln
Photo 1 and 5 are views under the aircraft. Photo 1 is captioned 'Bomb bay view 4000' .
Photo 2 is K Watson in flying helmet and oxygen mask, captioned 'Self portrait ?!!'.
Photo 3 is a vertical photo…
Tags: aerial photograph; aircrew; Stirling
Flight Engineer's Examinations
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; Stirling
Anzio and Istres
Photo 1 is an aerial view of the beachhead at Anzio, dated Oct 12th 1944.
Sketch map 1 is a route across Sardinia and Corsica to Naples with Anzio and Rome marked.
Photo 2 is a group of men…
Tags: aircrew; crash; Resistance; Stirling
Padgate, 1665 CU, St Athans
Item 1 is a sketch of men and huts, captioned 'Padgate Jan.Mar 1943 The Hopeless Dawn'.
Item 2 is a coloured RAF roundel.
Item 3 is a b/w photograph of two airmen, captioned '1665 CU Sept 43'.
Item 4 is an RAF…
RAF Stations visited by K Watson
Tags: RAF Brize Norton; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Dunsfold; RAF Earls Colne; RAF Lindholme; RAF Marham; RAF Netheravon; RAF Sleap; RAF South Cerney; RAF St Athan; RAF St Eval; RAF Stanton Harcourt; RAF Swinderby; RAF Tarrant Rushton; RAF Tilstock; RAF West Freugh; RAF Westcott; RAF Wing; RAF Wyton; Stirling
K Watson's RAF Service
Operations, D Day and The Old Robin Hood
Item 1 is a newspaper cutting about Germans giving an aircrew champagne, then surrendering.
Item 2 is a handwritten list of three operations and their dates.
Item 3 is a photograph of a number of Stirlings…
Quonset for Exercise 'Mariner'
Tags: 220 Squadron; aircrew; RAF St Eval; Shackleton
Odiham Flypast and sketch of route to Florida
Item 1 is a photo of nine Shackleons flying in formation.
Item 2 is a sketch map of a route from St Eval, Reykjavik, Goose Bay, Q Point, Jacksonville, Montreal, Greenwood then returning to St Eval. Titled 'Ex.…
Tags: RAF Odiham; RAF St Eval; Shackleton
220 Squadron Crew List
Tags: 220 Squadron; aircrew
Avro Shackleton GR1
Tags: Shackleton
St Eval to Norfolk, Va
Item 1 is a photo of a group of 12 airmen in front of a Shackleton, captioned 'C in C & Crew at Bermuda'.
Item 2 is a sketch map of the route from St Eval, Azores, Bermuda to Norfolk (Va).
Item 3 is a photo of a car…
Tags: aircrew; RAF St Eval; Shackleton
UK to Ceylon
Item 1 is a sketch map of the route from UK via Malta and Aden to Ceylon.
Item 2 is One rupee note issued by the Government of Ceylon.
Item 3 is a low level aerial photograph of Minicoy Island.
Item 4 is a photograph…
Tags: mess
Galle, Colombo and Negombo
Photo 1 is a low oblique of Galle Fort with four Shackletons.
Photo 2 is a large moth at a window, captioned 'Mighty Moth'.
Photo 3 is a street scene captioned 'Colombo'.
Photo 4 is of oxen under palm trees,…
Tags: aircrew; Shackleton
Flying Shackletons and Ceylon
Photo 1 is an oblique aerial image of Negombo Airfield, Ceylon.
Photo 2 is an air-to-air view of a Shackleton over Malta.
Photo 3 is an air-to-air image of two Shackletons over Colombo racecourse.
Photo 4 is…
Tags: Shackleton
Squadron Leader Labands Crew for Operation 'Scull'
Tags: aircrew; Shackleton