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PRobertsEJH1703.jpg
Eight airmen standing at the nose of their Lancaster. The nose art is a lady with 'Gee' painted beside her. Also painted are 48 bombs/operations.
Handwritten underneath on the mount is '3rd Left: EJH Roberts DFC (408451)

PCameronD2021.jpg
Eleven men, eight standing behind and three squatting in front all, bar one in overalls, wearing battledress. In the background a Lancaster with 30 bomb symbols on the fuselage. Submitted with caption 'Don Cameron’s Ground Crew Witchford 1944'.

PGouldS19050013.jpg
Eleven men seven wearing battledress, some with brevet, two in overalls and one in shirt sleeves. Four are squatting in front and seven standing behind. In the background, part of the rear fuselage of a Lancaster.

PMitchellRK15010019.jpg
Robert Mitchell, crew and ground crew arranged in two rows in front of Halifax 'AL-X'

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Eleven airmen, two wearing Mae Wests and others in variety of uniform, five squatting in front and six standing behind. In the background the nose and port wing of a Halifax. On the reverse '1944, Halifax 3, Driffield, 462 Sqn, Back row, AC2 Neilsen,…

PGouldS19040026.jpg
Eleven airmen lined up in front of a Lancaster with kangaroo nose art.

PGouldS19060021.jpg
Four airmen wearing leather jerkins squat in front while seven aircrew, one with tunic, the others battledress, all with brevet, standing in front of port wing of a Lancaster. Engine trestles in the background.

PGouldS19090019.jpg
Seven aircrew stand behind four kneeling ground crew in front of the port inner engine of a Lancaster. Engine trestles in the background.

PWilsonH1506.jpg
Eleven airmen, four wearing Mae West and the others battledress kneeling and standing in two rows in front of a Lancaster. On the nose an 'S' underneath nose turret.

SSoltysiakB781032v20003.jpg
Eleven airmen wearing tunics or battledress, eight standing and three on the ground in front of the nose of a Wellington. Aircraft has nose art Polish flag and three rows of bomb symbols.

PCuthillCR1803.jpg
Eleven airmen, air and ground crew standing and kneeling in two rows in front of a Lancaster on dispersal. Another Lancaster is in the background..

PWardEM1801.jpg
Corporal Elizabeth Mary "Bunty" Brown (Later E M Ward).

Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

SHumphreyE2098310v10006.pdf
A notebook used by Elizabeth Humphrey during her training as an instrument technician.

MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-360001.jpg
Four embarkation cards for the ferry to Fleetwood.

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Four photographs from an album. Photo 1 is a target photograph of Emmerich. The river Rhine is visible but no ground detail. Photo 2 and 3 are Terry and Eddy at the controls on the way home from the Emmerich operation. Photo 4 is six airmen and a…

PTwellsE15070010.jpg
Taken from inside a Lancaster, looking to the starboard side from the rear door. An engine is on a crane with several ground crew working on it. On the reverse 'Archangel (Yagodnik) 17.9.44 Engine Change on PB415'.

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Two pages, the first has four photographs the first showing two graves captioned 'Enschede'.
The second showing an industrial steam engine, captioned '?'. 'Berlin, Burma, Blighty' and 'V4' are painted on the side.
The third has an Air Force lorry…

MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-59.jpg
A receipt issued to Jose for the return of her service clothing.

MHarrisonEW2204970-151002-07.jpg
A reference written by Officer Commanding No 1 Squadron, RAF Flying College.

PArthurEG1627.jpg
Four ground crew with Eric gathered round the left hand propeller of a Mosquito.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

PTwellsE15070047.jpg
A group of 30 airmen including Ernie Twells. They are arranged in four rows. Captioned 'Ernie Twells 2nd row down 3rd from left'.

PTwellsE15070018.jpg
Ernie Twells and five airmen colleagues before he became aircrew. Captioned 'Ernie Twells 2nd from right'. On the reverse the names and addresses of four of the other men.

Bob Knights and seven crew wearing flying gear standing in front of…

PTwellsE15070067.jpg
A group picture of airmen and women. Several have drinks in their hands and one airman is smoking. Captioned 'Ernie Twells standing far right shortly after loss of baby Gerald'.

A group of airmen arranged in three rows in front of a Beaufighter.…

MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-290001.jpg
A census form for Educational and Vocational training filled in by Jose.
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