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Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals
Captioned 'Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals'
Left to Right. Pilot. W/Op. Mid Upper. Engineer.Bomb Aimer Nav. Rear Gunner.
"Winky" The best…
A Group of Would Be Flyers at Radio School
Bottom is of 12 men, captioned 'Having passed out, on to OTU'.
F W Honey’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book. Two
F W Honey’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book. One
List of crew and next of kin, Lancaster ME674, 12/13 July 1944
William Jones Service and Release Book
Five Airmen
'L-R
1 Harry 2 W/O 3 Pilot Milroy 4 Navigator 5 Gunner'.
It is stamped AM Crown Copyright Reserved'.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Albemarle; navigator; pilot; wireless operator
Sergeant George Hardy
Tags: aircrew; wireless operator
Memories of a Lancaster Bomber Raid
Tags: 57 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; H2S; Lancaster; pilot; RAF East Kirkby; wireless operator
Extract from London Gazette 17 March 1944
Lancaster was all lit-up
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Lancaster; Me 110; wireless operator
Captain's account of operation to Leipzig in February 1944
Extract from Bernard Clark's diary
Extract from Bernard Clark's diary
And then there were seven
William Warburton Sgt Flight Engineer RAF
Tags: 101 Squadron; 61 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bombing; crash; final resting place; flight engineer; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; mid-air collision; navigator; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Coningsby; RAF Skellingthorpe; shot down; wireless operator
Arthur Tindall and his crew
Arthur Tindall is second left.
On the reverse is a photographer's mark '9741'.
Tags: 97 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; pilot; wireless operator
Arthur John Tindall’s navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 14 OTU; 1654 HCU; 17 OTU; 84 OTU; 97 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Botha; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Master Bomber; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; Proctor; RAF Bourn; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Desborough; RAF Mona; RAF Silverstone; RAF Upwood; RAF Wigsley; RAF Yatesbury; Stirling; training; Wellington; wireless operator; wireless operator / air gunner
Arthur Tindall's service and operations
Tags: 44 Squadron; 635 Squadron; 83 Squadron; 97 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Pathfinders; RAF Coningsby; RAF Swinderby; RAF Witchford; target indicator; V-weapon; wireless operator
9 Squadron Association Reunion
Flight Sergeant N G Prescott
Tags: 12 Squadron; aircrew; crash; Halifax; Lancaster; missing in action; pilot; Wellington; wireless operator
The Crew
'Vic' Prettejohns replaced original Flight engineer. Underneath is annotated the crew's names and positions.…
Gordon Prescott’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 12 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 30 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Dominie; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; missing in action; Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Barrow in Furness; RAF Hemswell; RAF Hixon; RAF Lindholme; RAF West Freugh; RAF Wickenby; RAF Yatesbury; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Thomas Thomson's crew and a Lancaster
Seven Airmen and a Damaged Wing
On the reverse of the first photograph the annotation reads 'Uncle Tom on left'.
In the second photograph one of the men is pointing out some damage.