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Ernie Twells' notebook
Ernie Twell's engineering notebook covering aircraft type, machine gun and gun turret operation.
Record of Educational and Vocational Training
A card issued to Jose to record her progress on Dressmaking and Handicraft and Embroidery courses.
EW Cropper Flying Log Sheet
A record of EW Cropper's first flights on Tiger Moths.
Held on to the throttles
Cartoon showing cockpit with pilot on left shouting at the airman on the right who is holding the throttles.
Started up without permission
Cartoon showing front of a four engine bomber with port outer engine started and blowing two men off a gantry to front. Pilot looks out of cockpit window. On the reverse 'Taxying'.
Angel with harp
Two aircrew angels discussing matters on a cloud. One saying 'Pity you didn't press the undercarriage lever down and the other singing 'I press the other valve down'.
Some hours later the undercarriage collapsed
Four engine bomber with undercarriage collapsed with figures of men caught in various predicaments caused by the event. On the reverse '35b Undercarriage lever'.
Took off on the wrong tank
Aircrew riding on an armoured tank talking off with airfield below. All seven aircrew positions are represented.
Letter to John Valentine from Frank Routledge
Recounts recent activities finishing OTU and posting to 207 Squadron flying Lancaster. Covers training, description of station and local towns. Mentions mutual acquaintance. Catches up with news of family and friends.
My life in the RAF - chapter 1,2 and 3
Autographical account of life at the beginning of the war including service in ARP in Swindon. Reasons for volunteering for the RAF. Registered for military service in February 1941. Waiting for call-up. Induction at St John's Wood London and…
My Life in the RAF - chapter 4
Starts after arrival at Durban in South Africa. Describes time in Clairwood "rest camp", visiting Durban and Christmas and New Year celebrations. Long description of activities in Durban. Discusses South Africa and describes train journey to South…
My life in the RAF - chapter 5
Describes time at Hillside ITW camp, Bulawayo. Having to wait before starting aircrew training. Includes letter to sister and brother describing a typical day in camp. Describes local area and inhabitants as well as training activities, drill,…
Transcript of My life in the RAF
Transcript of F Dunn's memoir describing life before and after joining the RAF. Includes induction and starting off in the RAF in England and then sea voyage to South Africa and then initial training in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Group order siting Donald Cameron for gross insubordination
States Aviation Cadet Donald Cameron was awarded 15 demerits and confined to restricted limits for gross insubordination to commissioned navigation instructor. Submitted with caption 'Disciplined for insubordination'.
Map and Navigational Planning Chart - Skegness Operation
A planning log used for a practice operation on Skegness. The map shows a route from near Grantham, South East to near Cambridge, East over Orfordness to a point off the coast of Holland then north east to a point off the Freisan Islands then back to…
F G Bower's Address List
A list of addresses where F G Bower stayed interspersed with names and addresses of colleagues.
Group of Trainee Pilots and Line of eight Tiger Moths
A group of trainee pilots in flying overalls and helmets in front of a line of De Havilland Tiger Moths.
On the reverse 'Trainee pilots at No 3 F.T.S. Yatesbury. Phillip Winter – fourth from right in back row, Arthur Woolnough on his…
On the reverse 'Trainee pilots at No 3 F.T.S. Yatesbury. Phillip Winter – fourth from right in back row, Arthur Woolnough on his…
Ron's rogues gallery
Gives outline of service history. Goes on to describe joining the RAF, early training, journey across the Atlantic to Canada for pilot training. Gives account of training in Canada and on return to the United Kingdom. Writes of operations on 106…
Letter from Frank Claydon
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He is on a ship and although the food is edible the washing conditions are primitive.
Frank Dennis' memoir
In 1943 Frank completed an engineering apprenticeship and volunteered to join the Royal Air Force as a flight engineer. He completed basic training in London, where he witnessed the fatal crash of a C-47 and then went to Initial Training Wing at RAF…
The Boy from Augusta by Frank J Allnutt
This is part of John Allnutt's life story, from when he was a teenager on the family farm in Australia just before the war, joining the Royal Australian Air Force, his aircrew training in Australia. It continues with his journey across the Pacific,…
Two air letters from Frank Jolliffe
To his parents written when in training in Canada at 31 ANS.
Navigational Log
A navigational log produced by Fred Edwards. The flight's orders were to locate a convoy off the Dutch coast and report its position. On the reverse are his navigational observations.
Navigational Log
A navigational log produced by Fred Edwards. His orders were to navigate by multi-course winds.
Navigational Log
A navigational log produced by Fred Edwards. His orders were to pinpoint his position, sextant shots and 'MTBS'.