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PParryWE2213.jpg
11 men and a WAAF standing in front of a Wellington 'Y'. The Wellington has a large bomb symbol with 38 on it painted on the nose.

PParryWE2210.jpg
11 ground crew standing in front of a Wellington 'Zola'.
An image of Zola in underwear, 16 bomb symbols, and the phrase 'P hole gents' are painted on the fuselage.


On the reverse 'William Edward Perry IX Squadron Bomber Command serving with…

PShortJ18010006.jpg
Airmen standing in front of a Lancaster. Various illustrations can be seen around the cockpit, such as a bombing tally, a kangaroo, a swastika, and the inscription "FLAK SHIP".

PPalmerRAM17010013.jpg
A large group of airmen wearing battledress and side or peaked caps sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Mosquito with many symbols on nose. Captioned 'Back row { Jackson, Finlay, Pritchard, Garratt, Davy, Powell, Creswell, Curtis,…

PLawsonHA1602.jpg
A painted wooden plaque with the nose art from Homer Lawson's Halifax. It features a ram's head snorting smoke and a swastika breaking apart. On the head is a maple leaf (the pilot was Canadian) and 'Go'tdam' Underneath is 'The Ol'Ram'. There is a 10…

PBakerWB1609.jpg
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.

PHawkesRW17010003.jpg
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster, taxying in wet conditions. Only the forward part of the aircraft is in view but the pilot and another crew member can be seen in the cockpit and the artwork on the nose is also visible.

PGosneyG1819.jpg
Single aircraft on the ground with a cartoon of Goofy on its nose.
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