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WAAF
A three quarter length portrait of a WAAF standing by the seaside. Behind her is a barbed wire fence along a seafront.
Airman and WAAF
A full length portrait of a couple in uniform. The image has been damaged by light.
Groups of Airmen
Four photographs of groups of airmen.
Photo 1 has nine airmen grouped in front of a statue of Mercury on a plinth.
Photo 2 has the same nine airmen arranged in front of the statue.
Photo 3 has seven airman and one WAAF in front of the…
Photo 1 has nine airmen grouped in front of a statue of Mercury on a plinth.
Photo 2 has the same nine airmen arranged in front of the statue.
Photo 3 has seven airman and one WAAF in front of the…
Women in a Rowing Boat
Four photographs of women in a rowing boat.
Photo 1 is a woman rowing.
Photo 2 and 3 are a different woman rowing. She is wearing a jersey with an RAF crest with 'Per Ardua Adastra'.
Photo 4 is a third woman wearing battledress, rowing.
Photo 1 is a woman rowing.
Photo 2 and 3 are a different woman rowing. She is wearing a jersey with an RAF crest with 'Per Ardua Adastra'.
Photo 4 is a third woman wearing battledress, rowing.
Three Airmen and Four WAAFs
A group of seven comprising four WAAFs and three airmen. One WAAF is about to get a piggy back from a second WAAF.
Airman and WAAF
An airman and a WAAF sitting on a stone wall. Behind is the bottom half of another airman. The photograph is double exposed.
Photo Collection Description
A note explaining a photo collection 'Photos non-captionned [sic] of my mother's days in the WRAF, mainly in the Far East - Singapore, (Malta)'.
Eric Harrison's reference
A reference written by Officer Commanding No 1 Squadron, RAF Flying College.
16 Airmen and a Lancaster
The 16 airmen are arranged in two rows at the tail of their Lancaster, GT-Q ND875.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form: no better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form: no better quality copies are available.
Soldier, Woman and Radio Operator
Photo 1 is a lance corporal wearing a beret.
Photo 2 is a woman lying on a stony beach.
Photo 3 is a radio operator surrounded by radio equipment.
Photo 2 is a woman lying on a stony beach.
Photo 3 is a radio operator surrounded by radio equipment.
Frances Cooper
Head and shoulders portrait of a female officer wearing tunic and peaked cap with trees in the background. Submitted with caption 'Frances Cooper 1950'.
A sergeant in a doorway
An airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank standing on steps in a doorway. Submitted with caption 'the sargeant hemswell'.
An RAF Officer, Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer and another woman standing on a path
A Woman's Auxiliary Air Force and an RAF officer both wearing tunics standing either side of a woman wearing civilian jacket and skirt. They are standing line abreast on a path with low railings and shrubbery on the left and a building in the…
An RAF and a Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer
An RAF pilot and a Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer both wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting side by side on a fence in front of a river. They are both holding overcoats. Submitted with caption 'Don Cameron and sister, Miriam Cameron, London…
An RAF pilot and a Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer on a bridge
Two versions of the same image. An RAF officer wearing tunic with pilot's wings and peaked cap standing alongside an officer of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing tunics and peaked cap. Both standing by the railing of a bridge over river with…
Vallo-Taneberg oil refinery
Reconnaissance photograph of an oil refinery on a peninsular with large plume of smoke from damaged oil tanks upper right area. Oslofjord is to the left with Prinds Christians Batterie just visible on the edge top left. Explanatory note underneath…
Bocholt
Left and right - side by side reconnaissance photographs showing the centre of the town of Bocholt with river Bocholter Aa flowing top to bottom with two distinctive bow’s to the right towards the top of the photograph. The large road crossing…
Airmen on beds and armourers
Top - four airmen, one lying on bed and three sitting on the other side. In the foreground a bed and table with mug. In the background clothes on hangers. Submitted with description '4 RAF airmen relaxing on beds.One of these is stated to be F/Sgt W…
Crowd waving to Lancaster
A crown of airmen and members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, several with bicycles, waving to a Lancaster taxiing past. Submitted with description 'Imperial War Museum photo No. CH10046. Annotated "Waving the boys off at Syerston." A group of…
Group of people in front of church
Eleven people most in uniform including one woman and another woman in civilian dress standing in a group in front of the porch of a church. Submitted with description 'A group photograph at the porch of a church. The parish name on the sign above…
Lancaster and members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Top rear quarter view of a parked Lancaster PB437 J9-L , with buildings in the background.
Bottom - four members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirtsleeves out side a Nissen hut with a Union flag above and behind. Submitted with description…
Bottom - four members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirtsleeves out side a Nissen hut with a Union flag above and behind. Submitted with description…
Armourers
Six men, most without shirts, working around a bomb trolley with cases of incendiaries in the foreground. Submitted with description 'Six 106 Sqn armourers loading canisters of incendiary bombs onto a trolley marked "ZN" in the RAF Syerston bomb…
Group of people in front of church
Eleven people most in uniform including one woman and another woman in civilian dress standing in a group in front of the porch of a church. Submitted with description 'A group photograph at the porch of a church. The parish name on the sign above…
Members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Left - three-quarter length portrait of an airwoman wearing tunic and holding a black dog with window in the background. Captioned 'Betty Swindells' Submitted with description 'WAAF Cpl Betty Swindells in uniform, standing outside a civilian property…
Groundcrew, Lancaster and bomb
In the foreground a 4000 MC bomb on trolley. Behind, four airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in line. In the background a Lancaster with two men on scaffolding working on starboard inner engine. Submitted with description 'Ground crew…