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Large group of airmen in front of a Lancaster
A large group of airmen wearing variety of uniform sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Lancaster.
Letter to Harold Wakefield from RAF records office
States that he would not be possible for him to be a fully qualified wireless operator/air gunner for a long rime and invites him to consider an alternative as a flight engineer. Outlines flight engineer training.
Memories of 405 Pathfinder Squadron and the last flight of HOMEBY S/L John Roberts
Account of the last crew from 405 Squadron flying home from RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Tells the story of an airman groundcrew plucked to replace a flight engineer who had been taken ill and subsequently being transformed into aircrew. Mentions Operations…
Herbert Davy and Crew
Nine airmen arranged at the tail of a Lancaster. The seven crew are joined by two ground crew.
Panic - in Dinghy Section
A cartoon depicting an emergency where a corporal gets the WAAFs to rush to an aircraft to install a single crew.
Fun and Games with the ATC
A cartoon of various mishaps with parachutes, life rafts, flares and lifejackets.
Taking Chutes to the Flights
A cartoon of the parachute packers delivering parachutes to air crews only to find they have already taken off. Annotated 'After much flapping and nattering we arrive at the flights to find that the air crews have just taken off'.
Panic!! in the Parachute Section
A cartoon circle of airmen and women with a central, distressed figure, annotated 'Panic!! in the Parachute Section. "Give me ROOM!!" I don't know where I am! Etc etc.'
Dominies, Glider and Ernest Probyn
Seven photographs from an album.
Photos 1, 2 and 3 are air to air photographs of two Dominies, captioned 'RAF Stradishall, Norfolk, 1971. Summer Camp. Dominie aircraft of No 1 Air Navigation School'.
Photo 4 is a Slingsby Cadet glider of the Air…
Photos 1, 2 and 3 are air to air photographs of two Dominies, captioned 'RAF Stradishall, Norfolk, 1971. Summer Camp. Dominie aircraft of No 1 Air Navigation School'.
Photo 4 is a Slingsby Cadet glider of the Air…
Lancaster and Crew
Photo 1 has seven air and three ground crew lined up in front of their Lancaster.
Photo 2 is the seven aircrew with their Lancaster behind.
Photo 3 is the ten men arranged in two roes in front of the port/rear of the their Lancaster QR-H, NF997.
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Photo 2 is the seven aircrew with their Lancaster behind.
Photo 3 is the ten men arranged in two roes in front of the port/rear of the their Lancaster QR-H, NF997.
A…
Lancasters bombing Up
Five armourers preparing bombs under a Lancaster. Behind a second Lancaster is being prepared with two ground crew standing on the wings above the inner engines.
78 Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows with wooden huts in the background. Captioned '78 Squadron, Wing CO. Tait, Croft . Darlington'.
Aircraft and crews
Top left - twelve airmen pose in front of the starboard wing of a Halifax. Captioned 'George after 28th, lost on 29th'.
Top right - seven airmen pose in line under the nose of a Halifax, Captioned 'George ground crew'.
Top two titled…
Top right - seven airmen pose in line under the nose of a Halifax, Captioned 'George ground crew'.
Top two titled…
A large group of airman
A large group of personnel sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Halifax.
Two airmen working on aircraft engine watched by an officer
Two ground crew working on an aircraft engine while a squadron leader wearing battledress and peaked cap watches. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Halifax Eng personnel at work'.
78 Squadron photograph
A large group of personnel sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Halifax. In addition large groups of airmen are sitting and standing across the top of the wings and engines. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Breighton after VE Day'.
Air and ground crew in front of a Halifax
Seven aircrew wearing Mae West and parachute harnesses stand in line with two ground crew, third and fifth from the left. Squatting in front, three more ground crew. On the right behind the nose of a Halifax with nose art female figure and text…
Six airmen and a Halifax
Six airmen standing in line in front of the nose of a Halifax, Aircraft has nose art female figure and text 'Queenie', also a double row of bomb symbol's. Two versions of the same image, the first submitted with caption 'Crew Original 1' and the…
Group of air and ground crew
Eleven airmen mostly wearing battledress with side or peaked caps squatting and standing in two rows under the port wing of a Halifax. Three in the back row right side have visible brevet. One man third from left front row wearing overalls is holding…
Group of air and ground crew on a tractor
A large group of airmen mostly wearing battledress with side or peaked caps, some with brevet standing by or on a tractor with the port wing of a Halifax behind. On the reverse 'Air and ground crew of S-Sugar, "C" Flight No 78 Squadron'. Two versions…
Six airmen
Six ground crew wearing battledress with jerkins and side cap standing in line behind the rear turret of a bomber. On the reverse 'Cpl Rowe: Polly Perkins, Les Fellows, "Jonah" Jones, henry Wilkins, Cpl name unknown. Ground crew of Halifax II U-Uncle…
Six airmen
Six ground crew wearing battledress and (five) side caps, standing in line under the nose of a Halifax. Nose of aircraft has long row of bomb symbols along the bottom. On the reverse 'Ground crew of U-Uncle RAF Breighton, 1943, (C Richards).
Three airmen
Three ground crew wearing battledress and side caps standing by the rear fuselage hatch of a Halifax. On the reverse 'Left to right: Corporal Rowe, LAC Ernie Jones and LAC Cliff Richards. Ground crew of Halifax U-Uncle, RAF Breighton 1943…
Three airmen and a Halifax
Two ground crew stand either side of a aircrew wearing flying jacket, Mae West/parachute harness. Group is standing under the nose of a Halifax.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are…
Four airmen and Halifax
Two aircrew wearing Mae West/parachute harnesses, the one on the left is standing doing up his gear by two groundcrew (one obscured behind undercarriage wheel). The other aircrew is on the right under the aircraft. In the background two other Halifax…