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Halifax airborne
Front quarter view of a Halifax flying just above ground with hangars and another Halifax in the background. Submitted with caption 'Halifax 1'.
Halifax airborne
Rear quarter view of a Halifax letters 'EY-O' with undercarriage down. Clouds in the background.
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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'.
Bombing up
View of the front of a Halifax with two bomb trolleys with general purpose bombs underneath. Four airmen are clustered round the rearmost bomb trolley. There is a gantry by the starboard inner engine. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn bombing up'.
78 Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Halifax. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn at RAF Croft 1942'.
George Medal citation for Warrant Officer Thomas Breech Miller RCAF
Account of his aircraft, in which he was air observer, being attacked on return from operation in Germany by intruder aircraft. The aircraft was crash landed and caught fire. Miller escaped through the top hatch but noticed that the pilot and…
Wing Commander Warner
Half length image of a wing commander wearing parachute harness and carrying parachute pack standing by the rear fuselage hatch of a Halifax. Submitted with caption 'WC Warner'.
E A McGregor's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book
Log book covering the period of service on 78 Squadron at RAF Breighton from September 1943 to June 1944 flying Halifaxes. A total of 31 night time operations were flown. Targets were Hannover, Bochum, Kassel, Dusseldorf, Mannheim, Leipzig,…
Memoirs of Flt/Sgt William Brookes, 78 Squadron, RAF Breighton
Gives background on what inspired him to write a memoir. Theme of chronical is 'Luck'. Writes of joining RAF as soon as he was old enough and of initial tests and selection as a wireless operator/air gunner followed by 18 months deferred service.…
Three aircrew on damaged wing
Three airmen sitting on an aircraft wing with damage to the trailing edge. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn McGregor Damaged Halifax'.
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Seven airmen
Seven airman wearing battledress with brevet and peaked or side caps standing up either side and in the centre of a step ladder by the nose of a Halifax. Nose has kangaroo nose art with row of bomb symbols. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn McGregor…
Halifax on dispersal
Front quarter view of a Halifax parked on dispersal. Two airmen stand in front signalling with arms while another two stand by the port wing. In the background a car and trees. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Halifax N-Nan'.
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Nose of Halifax
Nose of Halifax with nose art female figure, text 'Queenie' and two rows of bomb symbols. A step ladder stands on the other side of aircraft. Two versions of the same image, the first submitted with caption 'Queenie Original 1', and the second…
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…
Halifax on runway
A Halifax with engines running on threshold of runway preparing to take off. On the edge of runway on the right a runway caravan and large group of personnel watching. Behind in the distance a Halifax taxiing.
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Halifax on approach
Front quarter view of a Halifax, with four horizontal stripes on its port tail fin, on approach to land with a man bottom centre on the ground watching. In the background trees.
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Halifax Popeye's Purge landing by runway caravan
On the right Halifax Popeye's Purge LV794 airborne with wheels down just above the ground while below a man watches. To the bottom centre and left a small truck towing a check pattern runway caravan with wind sock behind.
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Halifax on dispersal
Rear quarter view of Halifax letter 'EY - M' parked on dispersal with engines running. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Halifax MkIII EY-M at dispersal RAF Breighton'. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with caption '78 Sqn Halifax…
Halifax taxiing
Five Halifax in line taxiing towards camera.
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Halifax taking off
Halifax letter 'EY-C' just above the ground taking off with hangar in the background.
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Halifax taking off
In the middle distance a Halifax taking-off with main wheels still on the ground. In the distance left a hangar and right another Halifax. In the foreground the starboard wing of a Halifax. Captioned 'Halifaxes of 78 Squadron taking off from RAF…
Target photograph with Halifax flying below
Target photograph showing bomb explosions and smoke. Just below the centre a Halifax flying below from right to left. Parts of town are visible on the left. Two versions of the same image. This is a reverse image of related item.
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Halifax airborne
Air-to air view of a Halifax letters 'EY-B' with open countryside below and scattered clouds. Rear port fin and tail plane of aircraft from which photograph was taken visible on the left side.
Aircraft wreckage
Two photographs. Top - rear turret and wrecked rear fuselage. Bottom - aircraft wreckage in woods. Submitted with caption 'JB873'.
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