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RAF pilot
Head an shoulders portrait of an officer wearing battledress with brevet and Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.
Tags: aircrew; Distinguished Flying Cross; pilot
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet, five standing and two squatting in front with part of a bomber aircraft in the background.
Tags: aircrew; pilot; RAF Waddington
Unit photograph
A large group of airmen all wearing tunics, some with medals or brevet, sitting and standing in five rows. Front row mainly officers with an air commodore in the centre. Brick building in the background.
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; pilot
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing tunics with brevet, three sitting and four standing. Pilot is front centre.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; flight engineer; observer; pilot; wireless operator
Michael Peel interview. One
Michael Peel was with the university squadron before volunteering for the RAF. He wanted to be a navigator but was encouraged to train as a pilot. He went to Canada to train in Harvards and Tiger Moths. In conversation with his son he discusses his…
Pilot Officer John Preston
A listing prepared from the London Gazette with aircraft flown by John.
Tags: aircrew; Anson; C-47; Catalina; pilot; Stearman; Stirling; Tiger Moth; Walrus; Wellington
Six airmen
Six airmen in two rows. John Preston is bottom right.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; navigator; observer; pilot
John Cecil Preston's pilot's flying log book
J C Preston’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25 November 1942 to 17 May 1946. It details training, 13 Air Search and Rescue (ASR) sorties and other duties as a pilot with 249 Squadron in the Middle East, over the eastern Mediterranean and…
Chocks away
Front quarter view of a Lancaster engines running while an airman pulls on rope to remove chock. Another airman on right gives thumbs up. Other Lancasters line up behind.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art; pilot
Six airmen
Six airmen, five wearing uniform with brevet and one in the centre wearing tunic, all standing in line in front of a Lancaster. Two versions o the same image.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; observer; pilot
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen, some wearing flying kit squatting and standing by the rear fuselage of a Lancaster with squadron letters 'JO'.
Tags: 463 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; pilot
Six airmen
Six aircrew one wearing tunic, five battledress, all with brevet standing in line under the port wing of a Manchester.
Tags: aircrew; Manchester; pilot
Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters. He has moved to St Johns, near Montreal.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; pilot; training