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Iced Tailplane, Crash Site and Crew List
Four items on an album page.
Item 1 is an inflight photo showing ice forming, captioned 'Ice forming on Lanc, tailplane'.
Item 2 is an aerial photograph of a hill captioned 'Site of fatal crash of 120 Squadron 'D' A/C'.
Item 3 is 120 Squadron Crew…
Item 1 is an inflight photo showing ice forming, captioned 'Ice forming on Lanc, tailplane'.
Item 2 is an aerial photograph of a hill captioned 'Site of fatal crash of 120 Squadron 'D' A/C'.
Item 3 is 120 Squadron Crew…
Airborne lifeboat drop, mail drop and travel scenery
Seven photographs on an album page.
Photo 1 is a lifeboat being dropped by parachutes.
Photo 2 is of Inverkiething [sic] Ferry with the Forth bridge behind.
Photo 3 is a bridge with Inverness castle behind.
Photo 4 is a blurred image, captioned…
Photo 1 is a lifeboat being dropped by parachutes.
Photo 2 is of Inverkiething [sic] Ferry with the Forth bridge behind.
Photo 3 is a bridge with Inverness castle behind.
Photo 4 is a blurred image, captioned…
Christmas Parade RAF Kinloss
Three photographs on an album page, captioned 'Christmas Parade RAF Kinloss Dec 1950'.
The parade has a piper and a drummer in kilts.
Photo 1 is seen from the port side, photo 2 from the starboard and photo 3 is seen from the front. Various…
The parade has a piper and a drummer in kilts.
Photo 1 is seen from the port side, photo 2 from the starboard and photo 3 is seen from the front. Various…
Aircrew briefing, Lincolns and men on the beach
Four photographs on an album page.
Photo 1 is a group of airmen sitting at tables, captioned 'Briefing for return trip'.
Photo 2 is of five Lincoln aircraft captioned 'Awaiting T.O. for Castle Benito'.
Photo 3 and 4 are two photographs cut in…
Photo 1 is a group of airmen sitting at tables, captioned 'Briefing for return trip'.
Photo 2 is of five Lincoln aircraft captioned 'Awaiting T.O. for Castle Benito'.
Photo 3 and 4 are two photographs cut in…
Shallufa
Two photographs on an album page.
Photo 1 is seven Egyptians captioned 'Mess staff Shallufa'.
Photo 2 is a man lying on a bed captioned 'YT at Shallufa'.
Photo 1 is seven Egyptians captioned 'Mess staff Shallufa'.
Photo 2 is a man lying on a bed captioned 'YT at Shallufa'.
Wyton Crew Room, Lancastrian and Shallufa RANAD Chart
Three items on an album page.
Item 1 is a photograph of eight airmen captioned 'Crew Room Wyton'.
Item 2 is a chart of Shallufa, Egypt captioned 'RANAD for Shallufa'.
Item 3 is a photograph of a Lancastrian captioned 'Lancastrian loading for…
Item 1 is a photograph of eight airmen captioned 'Crew Room Wyton'.
Item 2 is a chart of Shallufa, Egypt captioned 'RANAD for Shallufa'.
Item 3 is a photograph of a Lancastrian captioned 'Lancastrian loading for…
Damaged Lincoln, ground crew and Mess bill
Three items on an album page.
Item 1 is K Watson's mess bill for May 1949, Sergeants' Mess, RAF Shallufa.
Item 2 is a photo of the damage to the Lincoln after hitting a marker pole, captioned 'Kite after striking marker pole, Shallufa'.
Item 3…
Item 1 is K Watson's mess bill for May 1949, Sergeants' Mess, RAF Shallufa.
Item 2 is a photo of the damage to the Lincoln after hitting a marker pole, captioned 'Kite after striking marker pole, Shallufa'.
Item 3…
Lincoln at Wyton and Luqa
Two photographs on an album page.
Photo 1 is a front/starboard side view of a Lincoln, captioned '1 hr before T.O. for Shallufa (at Wyton)'.
Photo 2 is a port side view of the front half of a Lincoln captioned 'View from Flying Control Luqa…
Photo 1 is a front/starboard side view of a Lincoln, captioned '1 hr before T.O. for Shallufa (at Wyton)'.
Photo 2 is a port side view of the front half of a Lincoln captioned 'View from Flying Control Luqa…
Interview with Joan Watson
Joan Watson went to Bracebridge School and then worked at Ruddock’s of Lincoln as a printer. Joan discusses evacuees, the bombing war, home font (local men doing fire watching at work), and social life in wartime: dancing, cinema and gatherings.…