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William Holmes crew
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Tags: aircrew; military living conditions; pilot; Tiger Moth; training
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to Mary, his mother and all
Complains again about the lack of food and…
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother and all
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Robert M'Clean's wedding
Captioned: 'Robert M'Clean's wedding in 1944, the other RAF personell is Fred…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; love and romance; observer; Pathfinders; pilot
V Group News, July 1944
Tags: 5 Group; air gunner; air sea rescue; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Mimoyecques V-3 site (6 July 1944); Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; ditching; flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; pilot; radar; rivalry; searchlight; sport; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-2; V-3; V-weapon; wireless operator
Six airmen including Harry Fearns
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; Lancaster; pilot
Arthur Long's crew
Back row, left to right: Frank Benger, mid-upper gunner; Jim Neal, flight engineer; Jack Pollard, wireless operator; Arthur Long, navigator. Front, left to right: Alec Bishop, rear gunner; Harry Tweed, pilot; Alan Johns,…
Interview with Pat Rumfitt
V Group News, August 1944
Tags: 5 Group; air gunner; air sea rescue; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; ditching; flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; pilot; radar; rivalry; sport; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; wireless operator
John Turner's pilot's flying log book
V Group News, September 1944
Tags: 5 Group; 617 Squadron; 9 Squadron; air gunner; air sea rescue; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; flight engineer; fuelling; Gee; Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); H2S; Lancaster; Master Bomber; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; Oboe; Pathfinders; petrol bowser; pilot; radar; RAF Wainfleet; rivalry; service vehicle; Tallboy; Tirpitz; training; wireless operator
Ralph White Training Report
Tags: aircrew; Operational Training Unit; pilot; training; Wellington
Wedding of Bruce and Margaret Wilson
Photograph shows groom in uniform, two other airmen, bride with long white dress, veil and bouquet and holding horseshoe charm on a ribbon; two bridesmaids in…
Tags: aircrew; love and romance; pilot; superstition
Philip Winter
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: aircrew; pilot; Tiger Moth; training
19 Trainee Pilots
On the reverse 'Original. Official "Flight" photograph of trainee pilots at No 3 FTS…
Tags: aircrew; Flying Training School; pilot; RAF Yatesbury; training