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Ted Thornhill's Lancaster
Three items relating to the loss of Ted's Lancaster. #1 is a note about the crew - 4 were killed and 3 baled out. #2 is the reverse of the note explaining that the WAAFs at Edith Weston were very kind to the Forces. Ted sold his logbook and medals to…
Ted Thornhill, Crew and Lancaster
Six aircrew with Ted on the left standing in front of their Lancaster. On the reverse 'Edward Benjamin Left'.
A second copy has on the reverse '1943 Lancaster Ted's Crew Woodall Spar [sic] (619)'
A second copy has on the reverse '1943 Lancaster Ted's Crew Woodall Spar [sic] (619)'
Six aircrew and a Lancaster
Six airmen crouched down in front of a Lancaster with its engines running. On the reverse '1943 Lancaster Ted's Crew'.
Jack Bower
A view of the side of Jack Bower flying his Lancaster. On the reverse 'Jack Bower RCAF'.
Ted Thornhill, Crew and Their Lancaster
Seven airmen in front of their Lancaster. On the reverse '1943 Lancaster Ted's Crew'.
Seven Airmen
Jack and his crew in front of their Lancaster.
15 Airmen
15 airmen and ground crew positioned in front of their Lancaster 'T'. Handwritten on the reverse is ' Air & Ground Crew of 'T' for Tommy. Aircraft and crew missing same night. The aircraft is painted with 29 operations and an animal on top of a bomb.
Eight Airmen and Lancaster
Eight airmen in a line in front of Lancaster 'T', annotated '44 Rhodesian Sqd 1940' [sic]. On the reverse 'Ground Crew 'T' Tommy 44 Rhodesian Sqd'. The aircraft is painted with 29 operations and an animal on top of a bomb.
Jack Wainwright and the Pelletier Family
Four men and three women in the garden of the Pelletiers. The Pelletiers hid Jack when he parachuted from his Lancaster.
Seven Ground Crew
Seven ground crew standing in front of a Lancaster. On the reverse is a typed comment about a Rhodesian squadron bombing marshalling yards. Three of the ground crew are named.
Lancaster ND578 KM-Y
11 ground crew grouped around the nose of Lancaster 'Y' York. One man is on a step ladder painting operation # 107. In the cockpit is a sign 'These animals are dangerous'. On the reverse 'Y Yorker 100 operation trips over Germany'.
Lancaster ND578 KM-Y
A large group of squadron personnel arranged in four rows in front of their Lancaster 'Y'. On the front is handwritten 44 Rhodesia 'B' Squadron and on the reverse 'Aircrew and Ground [photograph has been trimmed and the text has been lost] on…
Lancaster ND578 KM-Y
The aircrew and ground crew are arranged in two rows in font of Lancaster 'Y'. One of the men is holding a young boy. The aircraft has completed 107 operations. In the cockpit is a sign 'These animals are dangerous'. On the reverse is 'Ground Crew of…
Three Airmen and a Lancaster
Three airmen standing at the front of a Lancaster, painted in post-war white scheme. On the reverse '14th 153881 Warrant Officer H DFM 1538881 Warrant Officer HA'.
635 Squadron Group Photograph
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster. It is captioned '635 (Pathfinder) Squadron RAF Downham Market Norfolk May, 1945'.
Artie Ashworth's Crew
Eight men in two rows at the front of their 635 Squadron Lancaster.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Crashed 104 Squadron Lancaster
Five views of a crashed Lancaster of 104 Squadron. Squadron letters 'EP-A'. Registration NX732 is a Lancaster Mk 7, crashed 11 April 1946. Aircraft rests on desert ground and has burned. Parts of the aircraft and the ground are covered in foam. Last…
Scrapbook page - aircraft and people
Top left - B-24 parked on airfield, captioned '104 a/c Foggia 45'. Top right - air-to-air view looking down on B-24 with bombs falling. Captioned 'Bomb hit B-24 but plane survives, not our plane, taken in 44'. Middle left - three airmen two wearing…
Scrapbook page aircraft and people
Top left - large group of airmen wearing battledress posing in front of a B-24. Captioned 'Don't know, early lib with front turret, UK Sqdn? Blue uniform'.
Top centre - man holding sheet in sailing boat. Captioned 'on Lake Timsa, 45'.
Top right -…
Top centre - man holding sheet in sailing boat. Captioned 'on Lake Timsa, 45'.
Top right -…
Scrapbook page people and aircraft
Top left - airman wearing battledress standing by gate in wooden fence with house in the background. Captioned '?'. Top left/centre - man wearing civilian jacket and tie by the fuselage of a York. Captioned 'Postwar ? Cosford'. Top right/centre -…
12 Lancasters of 35 Squadron in flight
12 Lancasters from 35 Squadron flying over New York. North Brother Island and Rikers Island can be seen in the top left of the photograph.The aircraft are in the post-war black and white colour scheme.
Harold Southgate
Harold wearing flying helmet and oxygen mask in aircraft cockpit.
Harold Southgate and crew
'Group of 7, Southgate on left. Caption August 1942, Swinderby' standing on the left side of the rear fuselage of 50 Squadron Lancaster, F, serial R572?. Posed in two rows one is carrying flying kit.
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Harold Southgate and George
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Two men standing, Southgate on right, captioned George and self'.
Posed standing on grass on the left side of 50 Squadron Lancaster rear fuselage.
Posed standing on grass on the left side of 50 Squadron Lancaster rear fuselage.
Harold Southgate
Formal portrait, upper torso, pilot's brevet and Flying Officer rank braids.