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PGuyanS17010004.jpg
Pilot and eight ground crew standing by crew entrance door of a Stirling. 28 bomb symbols have been painted just behind the door.
Ten airmen standing on the tail of a Stirling.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'WP-P BK784, Mission…

PGuyanS17010003.jpg
Nine airmen siting and standing on the cockpit and fuselage of a Stirling. One man is leaning from the cockpit window. engine trestles are visible in the background.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'WP-P (Peter) BK784 with air and…

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Nine airmen, six standing behind wearing battledress with brevet and three crouching in front. All by the tail of a Halifax. Submitted with captions 'Maxcrew02'.

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Combat reports from Flight Lieutenant Thiele flying a Tempest and claiming one Me 109 shot down.

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BTerryRTerryDv1.pdf
A brief biography of Dennis featuring photographs described in the collection. It covers his training and service as a fitter in the UK and Canada. He maintained a Lancaster that completed 124 ops and the aircraft was, unusually, awarded a DSO.
A…

PTerryD1719.jpg
Two pages with nine photographs.
#1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are Dennis standing in uniform.
#5 is Dennis standing but dressed casually.
#7 is four men including Dennis at the tail of an Oxford.
#8 is 16 airmen in the snow outside a wooden hut.
#9 is…

PTerryD1707.jpg
Three photographs. #1 is 11 airmen and ground crew under the front of a Lancaster. #2 is a group of 12 trainees standing in the snow in front of a wooden hut. #3 is an Oxford being towed by a tractor. This photo is repeated on a separate sheet.

PTerryD1706.jpg
A large group of airmen arranged in five rows in front of a Whitley.

PTerryD1705.jpg
A group of 44 arranged in four rows.

PTerryD1704.jpg
62 trainees and officers in four rows in front of an Oxford.

PTerryD1702.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Dennis.

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A letter awarding a DSO to Lancaster ME746 for 100 operations.

PTinningH1604.jpg
Ten airmen and three airwomen, nine standing and four crouching in front, all in front of a four engined bomber. Six airmen have visible brevet, the man front right a pilot, the other five have half brevet. Two of the women wear battledress and the…

PStimpsonMC19050011.jpg
Maurice and eight crew members, including ground crew. They are sat on a tractor in front of a Lancaster. On the reverse '2 Groundcrew from L Harold, Johny, Joe, Robinson, Roy, Bill, Maurice.'

PTaylorE1701.jpg
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing battledress with side cap under shoulder tab. Submitted with information 'Studio portrait of John Gerald Taylor in uniform, submitted with caption; “…Edith’s husband, now deceased, who was RAF…

PWarnerC2001.jpg
Head and shoulders portrait of an airwoman wearing tunic and peaked cap. Trees in the background. On the reverse 'Xmas 1940'.

PJamesEC16010017.jpg
US Navy and UK aircrew waiting. On the reverse 'Hanging round flight [indecipherable] ready for "hops". '

PJamesEC16010015.jpg
A side view of a flying boat at the side of the sea. On the reverse 'Beaching crew at work on a 10 year old sea plane used for primary training'.

SWarnerC1801861v10017.pdf
Book for 976029 Sergeant John Frederick Walter Warner. Overseas service from 9.11.1942 to 9/11/1945. Served from 19.12.1939 to 10/03/1946. Awarded Africa Star and clasp, Italy Star and 1939-45 Star. Trade engine fitter.

PPriceAP19020005.jpg
Left - man wearing protective dust coat standing by door of a twin engine aircraft. Captioned 'George Blower, Cranwell'.
Right - eleven airmen wearing tunic and side caps standing in front of a building. Captioned 'Inst section Cranwell 1941'.

PPriceAP19010021.jpg
Top left - two airmen, one sitting at desk working on papers and the other standing behind him. Window on the right. Captioned 'Ginger Newlands and Jock Mitchell, M.T. section Penhold'.
Top right - a man crouching in a doorway surrounded by three…
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