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Airman outside Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West, flying boots and side cap standing outside a Nissen hut. On the reverse 'Len Cox, 209 Howland Road, Toronto, Canada'.
Airman outside Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West, Flying boots and peaked cap standing with hand in pocket outside a Nissen hut. On the reverse 'A R Butler, 17 Park Place, St Catharines, Ontario'.
Airman outside a Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West standing outside a Nissen hut, On the reverse 'F/S R[..], 458 Queens Ave, London, Ontario'.
Airman on Bicycle
An airman sitting on a bicycle and leaning on a Nissen hut.
Airman on a Bicycle
An airman sitting on a bicycle and leaning on a Nissen hut.
Airman in front of Nissen hut
Full length image of a airman wearing flying jacket and parachute harness and holding parachute, standing in front of a Nissen hut.
Airman in barrack room
An airman wearing short sleeved shirt and tie sitting on a bed in a barrack room with long shelf above his head and clothing hanging on racks under the shelf. Submitted with caption 'Inside Hut'.
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Airman feeding horse
An airmen wearing battledress with flight sergeant rank and flying boots feeding a horse/pony. In the background buildings including Nissen huts and tents.
Airman by Nissen Hut
An airman standing in uniform outside a Nissen hut.
Airman and Nissen hut
An airman standing at ease outside a Nissen hut.
Airman and donkey
An airman kneeling in the grass with a small donkey. Behind is a Nissen hut.
Airman and a Nissen Hut
An airman standing in front of a Nissen hut.
Airman
An airman in uniform standing in front of a Nissen hut. His eyes are closed and his arms are behind his back.
Aircrews
Top left - five airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in line behind the port wing of a Wellington. Captioned 'Wellington III, 1943, ("Shorty", Dickie, Doug, self, Jonny), North Luffenham'.
Top right - seven aircrew wearing a variety of…
Top right - seven aircrew wearing a variety of…
Aircrew and other people
Left page - top left - an large group of aircrew, two rows sitting and one standing, all wearing battledress with side or peaked caps on grass in front of a Nissen hut. Captioned '44 (Rhodesia) Squadron flight engineers RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire, Nr…
Air gunner with camera
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Unknown Gunner with Camera.'
Air gunner in front of Nissen hut
Three quarter length portrait of a man wearing tunic with air gunner brevet and side cap standing with hand in pocket in front of a Nissen hut.
A year in the Life
Ken Brind's autobiography detailing his tour of operations.
A retrospective - Bomber Command No 625 Squadron
Opens with some details of 625 Squadron and introduction with reasons for writing. Writes of beginning of the war when still at school and experiences before joining up. Mentions activities with Air Training Corps and being awarded an RAF bursary to…
77 Course WOP/AG
Nine airmen, including Peter Hazeldene, arranged in two rows in front of a Nissen hut. Each airman has his surname written on.
75 Squadron photographs
A number of individuals eating at trestle tables, sitting on folding chairs in Nissan type building, stove in foreground. Notes refer to photograph, Richard Dimbleby photographs, subject leaning back at L.H. table.
Second is a photograph of a group…
Second is a photograph of a group…
75 Squadron and Terry Ford's Crew
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is 13 Lancasters in flight over RAF Mepal.
Photo 2 is a frosty tree beside Terry's hut.
Photo 3 is Terry and his crew standing in front of a Nissen hut. In the caption each individual is named, as is their…
Photo 1 is 13 Lancasters in flight over RAF Mepal.
Photo 2 is a frosty tree beside Terry's hut.
Photo 3 is Terry and his crew standing in front of a Nissen hut. In the caption each individual is named, as is their…
342 Lorraine Squadron
Photograph 1 is of a group of French airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Nissen hut. Captioned '342 Sqd Lorraine (Free French) R.A.F. Hartford Bridge.'
Photograph 2 is of a French airman standing in front of a Boston, 'C'. It is named Ville…
Photograph 2 is of a French airman standing in front of a Boston, 'C'. It is named Ville…
20 trainee airmen
A group of 20 trainee airmen wearing side caps with a white flash. Behind is a wooden hut and a Nissen hut with a telegraph pole in between.
On the reverse 19 airmen have signed their names, some including addresses.
On the reverse 19 airmen have signed their names, some including addresses.
1944/47 WAAF Life and After
Margaret Cuthill's account of her time in the WAAF. At the age of 17 she volunteered for the WAAF and was enrolled as a teleprinter operator. She was sent to Wilmslow for training. After four weeks of drill and physical exercise she was posted to…