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Sylvia Trapp
A head and shoulders portrait of Sylvia Trapp in uniform.
Sylvia Trapp and her husband
A head and shoulders image of Sylvia Trapp and her husband. Both are in uniform, he has a bomb aimer brevet.
Sylvia Trapp
A portrait of Sylvia Trapp in uniform.
Muriel Blake and three civilians
Muriel Blake kneeling on the ground with three civilian men standing behind her. On the reverse 'Armstrong Sidley[sic] Mech RAF Mepal 1944'.
Initial Training Course RAF Wilmslow
28 airwomen arranged in three rows. Initial Training Course, 1944. Muriel is third from right in the back row. On the reverse 'RAF Wilmslow Training Camp'.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Muriel Blake's 1944 Diary
Muriel Blake's diary with only entries from 6 March to 19th.
Keith Thompson's time as a Photographic Interpreter
Formal course photograph of No 87 Officer Photographic Interpreters course at RAF Wyton Sept-December 1969, three rows posed on entrance steps to the Joint School of Photographic Interpretation. Back row, M/Nav Thompson, M/Plt Garrett, Plt. Off…
Jocelyn “Joyce” Strawford and Sergeant Arthur Long
Jocelyn “Joyce” Strawford standing with Sergeant Arthur Long. They are both in uniform. They are in a garden just outside a porch in front of a house.
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
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Writes about exams and passing. Mentions leave possibility and church parade. Speculates over embarkation and writes of being re-equipped. Starts writing about a friend's experience of a bombing attack on Bath but then breaks off. Resumes to write of…
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
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Bill is at the Receiving Centre in London. He writes that he has had a good Sunday with going to a Baptist Chapel and being invited for tea by the pastor and meeting up with another cadet - 'I can say my first Sunday in the RAF has been splendid'. …
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
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Writes of insect bite and catches up with family news.
Excited that cadets now have own mess and, although not popular with the ground crew, aircrew need a special diet. Food is now much better and describes meals. Writes of flight up to near…
Excited that cadets now have own mess and, although not popular with the ground crew, aircrew need a special diet. Food is now much better and describes meals. Writes of flight up to near…
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
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Bill writes home describing saying goodbye to everyone at the chapel, his experience of Christmas 1941 and the antics of his fellow cadets. He writes 'Christmas in the RAF seems to be summed up in the one word "BOOZE"'. He didn't join in at all but…
Military band
Twenty two Royal Air Force and Woman's Auxiliary Air Force members of a band standing, wearing tunic uniform, in two rows. Most are holding musical instruments. In the centre of the front row are a male and a female officer standing behind a pile of…
Three members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Three women, one sitting in front and the other two kneeling and standing behind all with hands on shoulders of the one in front of them. Noted as being '109 Squadron Wyton'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Nineteen personnel in front of a Mosquito
Two prints of an image of nineteen service personnel including airmen and four members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting and standing in two rows in front of a Mosquito. In the background trees. Noted as being '109 Squadron Wyton'.…
Members of the Woman's Auxiliary Air Force
Forty two members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting and standing in four rows. A male RAF Officer is sitting in the middle of the second row up. In the background a wooden hut with two windows.
Margaret Cuthill
Margaret is standing in uniform in front of flowers and Nissen huts.
29 WAAFs including Margaret Cuthill
29 airwomen arranged in three rows. Margaret is seated, fourth from right. Behind is a prefabricated building with 'WIN' painted at a door.
Seven members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force including Margaret Cuthill
Four seated on a rug and three kneeling behind. Margaret is front row, far left. Behind are nissen huts.
Five WAAFs including Margaret Cuthill
Margaret is kneeling at the front of a group of five WAAFs. Behind are Nissen huts and flowers.
Six WAAFs including Margaret Cuthill
Margaret is at the back row, left. Three are sitting on a grassy mound and three are standing behind.
Margaret Cuthill, three WAAFs and a man
Group of five, the four women in uniform, the man in civilian clothes. Margaret is second from right. They are standing amongst grass with a boundary wall behind.
Leading Aircraftswoman Margaret Logan's Service and Release Book
Records Margaret Logan's service as between 25 May 1944 and 10 October 1947.
She is described by her commanding officer as:
'A very good conscientious airwoman. Has carried out her duties in a very capable manner. Keen, willing and uses…
She is described by her commanding officer as:
'A very good conscientious airwoman. Has carried out her duties in a very capable manner. Keen, willing and uses…
1944/47 WAAF Life and After
Margaret Cuthill's account of her time in the WAAF. At the age of 17 she volunteered for the WAAF and was enrolled as a teleprinter operator. She was sent to Wilmslow for training. After four weeks of drill and physical exercise she was posted to…
Keith Thompson and others
Three head and shoulders portraits of Keith Thompson in civilian clothes captioned 'Photos to be used for forged I.D.cards by escape helpers.'
Photograph of aircrew in flying gear captioned 'Gunners dressed for cold at 25,000 ft (-25 [degrees]C)'.…
Photograph of aircrew in flying gear captioned 'Gunners dressed for cold at 25,000 ft (-25 [degrees]C)'.…