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- Collection: Potter, Peter
Peter Potter
Bottom left - head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing civilian clothes. Captioned 'escape photo'.
Bottom right -…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; escaping; training
Peter Potter
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Tags: escaping
RAF Poem
Tags: aircrew; arts and crafts; military ethos; recruitment
A true war story
RAF Hixon
Tags: crewing up; RAF Hixon; training; Wellington
Conversion to 4 engines and posting
Tags: 626 Squadron; Halifax; Lancaster; nose art; RAF Hemswell; RAF Wickenby; training
Westkapelle
Tags: bombing; home front; Window
Training
Two stories from Pembrey
Tags: faith; RAF Pembrey
Bridlington
Bombing
Tags: anti-aircraft fire; bombing; mine laying
After ops
Tags: bombing
Main Ops - with crew only
Tags: 12 Squadron; 626 Squadron; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); ground crew; ground personnel; intelligence officer; Ju 88; Lancaster; Master Bomber; Me 109; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); nose art; P-51; Pathfinders; searchlight; Spitfire; superstition; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington
Letter of appreciation
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Friendly fire
Tags: love and romance
Description of operational flying
Snippets
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bombing; sanitation