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Armourers in front of a building
13 airmen wearing a variety of uniform but all with side caps in two rows in front of a building. Front row are kneeling and the centre two men are holding two crossed machine guns. The rear row are standing and in the background two doors, a window…
Tags: ground personnel
Armourers loading small bomb containers
One airmen guiding a small bomb container, hanging on loading wires leading to under wing bomb bay. Another airman stands by bomb trolley with more small bomb containers. On top of the wing, two airmen are winching up the container while another sits…
Armourers loading small bomb containers and general purpose bombs into a Halifax
Two bomb trolleys sit underneath aircraft, one with small bomb containers and the other with a general purpose bomb Two airman are working on top of the wing, one stands under the wing bomb bay, one by the small bomb container trolley and another…
Armourers notes
Covers bomb maintenance and storage, chemical weapon agents, sea markers, flares, photo-flash, smoke generators, bomb carriers, equipment and weapon loading, signal mortars.
Tags: ground personnel; training
Armourers preparing small bomb containers
Six airmen working on or looking on at small bomb containers. Two other airmen stand on the left.
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Armourers working in bomb dump
A group of armourers working with crane to lift bombs from bomb dump.
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Armourers working in bomb dump
Two armourers guide two general purpose bombs being lifted by crane from piled rows of bombs in bomb dump.
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Armourers working in bomb dump
Two armourers guide two general purpose bombs being lifted by a hoist from piled rows of bombs in bomb dump.
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Armoury section RAF Abu Sueir
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows all wearing khaki uniform. In the background trees and a building. Captioned Armoury Section. Abu Sueir, 1944'.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Tags: ground crew; ground personnel; RAF Abu Sueir
Arms City Wiped out in 18 Minutes
An article about the bombing of Remscheid. It is annotated 'No 5 30/7/43'.
Arnold Christian and Five officers
Arnold standing with a group of five airmen. In the caption he is identified as third from left.
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; pilot
Arthur at work
Three photographs, one showing Arthur standing in front of a structure, the second showing him with other members of the servicing team standing in front of a tent.
The third shows a servicing team standing in front of a Spitfire parked on the…
The third shows a servicing team standing in front of a Spitfire parked on the…
Tags: ground crew; ground personnel; Spitfire
Arthur Atkins
Two full length portraits of Arthur Atkins. On the left he is standing in uniform tunic wearing side cap with a background of a fence and trees. Caption 'Rank = AC2, 1942'. On the right he is wearing overalls and beret with a background of a bush.…
Tags: ground personnel
Arthur Atkins in 1938 Singer
Arthur Atkins wearing uniform tunic and side cap sitting in the diving seat of an open topped car. In the background a lattice fence and a vegetation-covered wooden building. Caption '38 Singer, Singer 9, Summer 42/43, Rank LAC'.
Tags: ground personnel
Arthur in Blackpool and France
Top: Arthur's basic training flight, posed in two ranks outside their civilian billets in Blackpool.
Bottom: Arthur with some of his fellow tradesmen in the Mobile Servicing Squadron somewhere in France, posed in three ranks on the steps to one of…
Bottom: Arthur with some of his fellow tradesmen in the Mobile Servicing Squadron somewhere in France, posed in three ranks on the steps to one of…
Tags: ground personnel; training
Arthur Standivan
Informal photograph of Arthur reclining on a grass bank, pipe in hand. Low wall and trees in immediate background, stepped walls and terracing in background.
Tags: ground personnel
Arthur Standivan doing washing and on his bed
Two photographs, one of Arthur attending a large steaming cauldron in an untidy space outside two wooden buildings, captioned 'Doing a bit of washing'. The second has Arthur sitting on his bed, captioned 'Bedtime'.
Arthur's Armament Mechanics course notes
Notes were written and drawn by Arthur during his Armament Mechanics course at RAF Hereford.
Tags: ground crew; ground personnel; training
Aston Down 1941 MT Section
21 RAF ground personnel arranged in two rows in front of a lorry. On the left and right two men are seated on motorcycles. On the reverse 'Aston Down 1941 MT Section' and '[indecipherable] School Rd 10 B153 Miniature Hair Fair Eyes Eight Blue Comp…
Audrey Maud Saunders' service and release book
Service release book for Audrey Maud Saunders (ACW1, 2149007). Contains details and instructions for release from RAF service. Saunders was a teleprinter operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Avro 679 Manchester Mk.I
Side view of a Manchester parked on grass with a group of four men in greatcoats under the nose and two more by the undercarriage. Squadron letters 'H-EM'.
Avro Lancastrian
A port side view of an Avro Lancastrian wirh Anne Imming standing under the port wing. On the reverse 'Your mum - under the Wing of RAF VIP aircraft - en-route from HQ Air Command S/East Asia - forced landing at RAF Iraq to UK. 1945 1945'.
Avro York
The port side of an Avro York, 'VU-W'. On top are several men. On the reverse 'Our aircraft being 'Serviced' after 'Forced Landing' RAF Iraq. 1945. En-route from RAF HQ Air Command South-East Asia. 1945'.
Tags: forced landing; ground crew; ground personnel; York
B Flight 104 Squadron Poem
A poem written about B Flight and set out in the form of a scroll.