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Aircrew
Top - head and shoulders image of three aircrew wearing tunics with brevet (one pilot, one wireless operator and one air gunner) standing in a group with another figure in civilian dress behind them. They are standing on a railway station platform…
Aircrew and newspaper articles
Top left - newspaper cutting (London Gazette) with citation for Pilot Officer Baker and Warrant Officer Meek.
Top right - newspaper cutting - Lancaster lands on bomb door. Account of badly damage Lancaster with wounded crew returning from operation…
Top right - newspaper cutting - Lancaster lands on bomb door. Account of badly damage Lancaster with wounded crew returning from operation…
Course photograph and Lancaster painting
Top - course photograph of thirty officers wearing tunics or battledress sitting and standing in four rows. Captioned 'No 25 Elementary Course. Syndicate "V", 28/3/45 to 23/5/45', lists name of those on photograph, F/O Baker front row second from…
Launching of the "The Lancaster at War"
Top - four men in civilian suit and tie standing in a group looking at a book in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Waddington, September 1971. This event was later televised launching the book "The Lancaster at War" by Brian Goulding & Mike…
Lancaster and civilians
Top - several men in civilian dress standing (one sitting on the ground) looking at a Lancaster. One person is climbing in the fuselage door.
Bottom - a large group of men in civilian dress squatting and standing in a group in front of a Lancaster.
Bottom - a large group of men in civilian dress squatting and standing in a group in front of a Lancaster.
Poems
Top left - poem - cheers for the men on the ground by E Sykes 1942. Six verse poem about forgotten ground crew compared to those who fly. Top right - a reply to Mr Sykes ode (newsletter No 26) by 'Bif' Baker (No 18). Letter putting Mr Sykes to rights…
Lancaster KO-J and operation against Skoda Works
Top - air-to-air photograph of a Lancaster letter 'KO-J' DS626 over open countryside. The pilot was Sergeant G P Finnerty. Captioned 'Our aircraft homeward bound, after a night out. (of a different kind) 115 Squadron, March 1943'.
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Bottom right -…
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing a variety of flying kit standing in line in front of the rear fuselage of a Lancaster (registration ME584 squadron letter "Y"). Captioned 'Jimmie Hall wireless op Scot (marked with cross), Jack Meek observer Canada, Bill…
Squadron photograph airmen and aircraft
In the foreground a "V" formation of a very large group of aircrew wearing Mae Wests. Further back a large number of Lancasters parked close together with ground crews in line in front those at the front.
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Squadron photograph
A large group of aircrew sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Lancaster.
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Lancaster and also standing on top of wings. One man sits on each engine and two on top of cockpit.
Crew photograph and list of operations
First page - photograph of seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet standing in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Lancaster - 138 Squadron, Alf Warren (3rd from the left) mid upper gunner'. Then follows a list of thirty-one operations between 2…
John Taylor Brittain and Jose Margaret Hayhurst
A photograph of John with brief service dates and a second photograph, of Jose, with her service dates. Their service numbers are handwritten on.
First tour crew
Note listing 1st tour crew. 'Pat Finnerty DFM, Nav C Boyes, F/E Cowling, W/O T Bellamy, B/A H Jones, M/U T J Page DFM, RG WBB, "J" was KO-J DS626 a Lancaster II with Hercules engines'.
"J" Johnnie Lancaster
Top - Front quarter view of the front of a Lancaster with gremlin nose art and airman leaning out of cockpit.
Bottom - Notes with list of operations.
Bottom - Notes with list of operations.
Java Jive
Note explaining why author's father and several pilots of 106 Squadron arrived singing Java Jive over the radio (R/T). Station commander was not impressed.
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…
People
Top left - four airmen standing in line under fuselage of a Lancaster. Captioned 'ground crew on "Z" Zebra, 106 Sqdn 43'.
Top right - and airman wearing battledress with half brevet sitting in wooden chair in long grass with trees and huts in the…
Top right - and airman wearing battledress with half brevet sitting in wooden chair in long grass with trees and huts in the…
Popeye mascot
Popeye doll with red scarf, blue jumper and trousers taken on flights by a crew for luck. The word 'Foreign' is written on the back of its neck.
The mascot was recovered from the crash of Lancaster WS-O LM432. The aircraft was flying from Manston…
The mascot was recovered from the crash of Lancaster WS-O LM432. The aircraft was flying from Manston…
W G Didcote's crew
W G Didcote's crew with 115 Squadron standing in front of a Lancaster. 1944-45. Third from right: W G Didcote; third from left: B A Rowe-Evans.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
George Mitchell and crew
Six airmen in battledress laughing and smoking cigarettes standing by the rear turret of a Lancaster.
Aircrew
Top left - two airmen both wearing flying jackets, one sitting on a wooden chair, the other standing behind him.
Top centre - Two airmen wearing flying jackets, the one on the left a peaked cap, both standing with trees in the background.
Top right…
Top centre - Two airmen wearing flying jackets, the one on the left a peaked cap, both standing with trees in the background.
Top right…
Peter Perry
Top left - an airmen wearing tunic with sergeant rank and pilot's brevet standing with his arm round a woman standing alongside. Taken in a garden with large brick house in the background.
Top right - an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet,…
Top right - an airman wearing tunic with pilot's brevet,…
History of RAF Syerston
History of the station from December 1940 including resident squadrons and aircraft , royal visit and other points of interest after the war up to the current day.
History of 106 Squadron
A short history of 106 Squadron. Covers formation in world war one. Reformed in 1938 with Hinds and Battles. Equipped with Hampden at beginning of the war. Initially a advanced training unit. Became operational in September 1940. Describes early…