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Spectators watching takeoff
A group of people with airmen, civilians and women standing on grass by a runway. Some are waving. Taken from aircraft on runway. In the background trees.
Lancaster over RAF St Mawgan
Air-to-air view of Lancaster TL-B in light paint scheme flying right over an airfield with runway running from middle right to bottom.
Formation of Lancasters lined up on runway
Formation of Lancasters with light paint scheme lined up on runway for take off. In the foreground a chequered runway caravan, in the background trees and hangars.
C-54 Skymaster on runway
Four-engined transport aircraft facing right on runway with engines running.
Eight Lancasters parked at Gander airfield
Air to ground view of eight Lancasters with light paint scheme lined up in pairs pointing right. Beyond them a runway with buildings on the far side.
Scott Field
Air-to-ground view of Scott Field, Illinois, with several runways and buildings in the foreground.
Approaching runway Long Beach Army Airfield, California
Air to ground view from cockpit of runway threshold of Long Beach Army Airfield, California. Aircraft on taxiway to left and cars parked on perimeter track in foreground.
Kelly Field
Air to ground view of Kelly Field taken from turret. Barrel of gun visible top left. Hangars on the ground bottom left with aircraft parked on their right.
Gander Airfield
Air-to-ground view of Gander airfield looking south west . Main runway from mid left to bottom right. Hangars and other buildings below and above runway. Subsidiary runway on right River on left.
Lancaster over runway
A Lancaster flying left with landing gear down a few feet above a runway. In the background hangars and other airfield buildings.
RCAF Picton from the air
Shows airfield, runways and hangars. On the reverse 'Picton station 1500ft'. Captioned 'Royal Canadian Air Force Picton Ontario Canada. Near Lake Ontario, Picture taken from 1500ft.'
RAF Dyce from the air
Oblique aerial photograph of a runway In the distance running from lower left to middle of the image, surrounded by fields with a village in the centre. On the reverse 'Dyce airfield near Aberdeen, from low flying Lancaster'.
RAF Skellingthorpe
On the left a reconnaissance photograph of RAF Skellingthorpe marked with runway directions and operations blocked indicated by an arrow. On the right a colour map of the Birchwood section of Lincoln with airfield boundary and runways drawn over.
RAF Skellingthorpe
Map of Birchwood section of Lincoln with runways drawn over. Also indicated are the control tower and parts of perimeter track. Taken from Air Ministry plan ref. 214/45
Spitfires at Ein Shemer and Ramat David
Top left - six Spitfires in a line in dispersal with front of vehicle on right. Captioned '32 Sqdn Aircraft R.D'. Top centre - several Spitfires in a line, captioned 'Starting Up'. Top right - line of Spitfires with several vehicles in foreground.…
Goole and Pontefract
Ordnance survey of England and Wales map, sheet 32, Goole and Pontefract, second war revision 1940, with the intersecting runways of RAF Snaith drawn on.
Halifax on runway
Front quarter view of the starboard side of a Halifax on runway with tail up. Hangar in the background. On the reverse 'Halifax 'U' Uncle. 51 Squadron, damaged on take-off 23.3.45'.
Thirty second operation, Farge
A note giving brief details of the operation, a newspaper cutting relevant to the operation, and a photograph of Lancaster PO-Y sitting at the end of a runway about to take off.
Lancaster PO-Y first operation Bremen
Lancaster PO-Y on end of runway mistakenly captioned '6-10-45' (should be 6-10-44), 'First operation', '4hrs 30mins', 'BREMEN'. Personnel visible in the background.
Lancaster PO-Y and runway caravan
Two photographs, one showing starboard side of Lancaster PO-Y, on it's dispersal undergoing servicing. The second showing three aircrew, in uniform smoking with runway caravan and another vehicle in the background.
Lancaster taking off
Lancaster over runway just after take off, airfield scene in background, another aircraft in circuit.
Gilze Rijen
Oblique aerial photograph of an Gilze Rijen airfield. Runways going from bottom middle to top and left to middle. A large number of bomb explosion visible in the centre of the airfield with one string of bombs offset to the left running bottom to…
Newspaper articles featuring 103 Squadron
Article 1 has a photograph of the nose of Lancaster Mike Squared, S for Sugar at Waddington, the dispersal hut at Digby and Barry Halpenny in the cockpit of a Spitfire with his book 'Action Stations'. The cutting mentions Douglas Bader flying from…
Seletar lightning strike and two Japanese aircraft
Photograph 1 is a view of where the lightning struck. Captioned 'Arrow points to strike area of lightning bolt'.
Photograph and 3 are close ups of the area damaged by lighting. Captioned 'Damage to 'runway' by bolt with sound equivalent of H.E.…
Photograph and 3 are close ups of the area damaged by lighting. Captioned 'Damage to 'runway' by bolt with sound equivalent of H.E.…
Caen-Carpiquet, Den Helder, Morlaix and unidentified canal
Top left an aerial vertical photograph of part of Caen-Carpiquet airfield. The runway runs from mid left to top right. The airfield is surrounded by a perimeter track and there is a square built up area at the bottom of the airfield.
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