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Terry Ford and Harry
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a head and shoulders image of Terry Ford at the controls of a Stirling, captioned 'Myself landing a Stirling III at Con unit, Chedburgh'.
Photo 2 is Harry in the rear turret of a Stirling, captioned 'Harry…
Photo 1 is a head and shoulders image of Terry Ford at the controls of a Stirling, captioned 'Myself landing a Stirling III at Con unit, Chedburgh'.
Photo 2 is Harry in the rear turret of a Stirling, captioned 'Harry…
Lancaster, Aerial explosion and Airman with bike
Three photographs from an album. Photo 1 is a Lancasters seen during an operation. Photo 2 is a 'Scarecrow' explosion of a Lancaster suffering a direct hit. Photo 3 is an airman with a bicycle.
Lancasters in flight
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is three or four Lancasters in loose formation above the clouds.
Photo 2 is a view from the bomb aimer's position as the Lancaster took off.
Photo 1 is three or four Lancasters in loose formation above the clouds.
Photo 2 is a view from the bomb aimer's position as the Lancaster took off.
Terry Ford and Flight Engineer
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Terry Ford and his flight engineer, taken during flight from the bomb aimer's position.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford and his flight engineer taken from behind.
Photo 1 is Terry Ford and his flight engineer, taken during flight from the bomb aimer's position.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford and his flight engineer taken from behind.
Lancaster going down, Terry Ford's Crew and Lancasters returning
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a Lancaster going down in flames, captioned 'Photo taken by Chappie of kite going down in flames over Osterfield (Rhur) probably Mac's ht 18,000' '
Photo 2 is Terry, crew and a WAAF outside a Nissen…
Photo 1 is a Lancaster going down in flames, captioned 'Photo taken by Chappie of kite going down in flames over Osterfield (Rhur) probably Mac's ht 18,000' '
Photo 2 is Terry, crew and a WAAF outside a Nissen…
Terry Ford at Bournemouth, Calcutta and Karachi
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a Punch and Judy show on Bournemouth beach.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford in khaki and shorts leaning on a chair, captioned 'Mauripur again'.
Photo 3 is five airmen, two sitting on steps and three standing,…
Photo 1 is a Punch and Judy show on Bournemouth beach.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford in khaki and shorts leaning on a chair, captioned 'Mauripur again'.
Photo 3 is five airmen, two sitting on steps and three standing,…
E.V.T Gen Room Bletchley Park
Drawing of room inside brick hut, In the fore foreground four tables with various objects. Towards the back more tables and notification board on back wall. Left side wall has windows with radiators under. Right wall has window high up an large…
Airmen preparing for an operation
13 airmen arranged around tables preparing for an operation.
Wing Commander pilot in a Lancaster cockpit
A pilot with a Canadian shoulder tag in the cockpit of an aircraft.
Tags: aircrew; Lancaster; military service conditions; pilot
Airman inside his Aircraft
An airman complete with lifejacket is inside his aircraft heading to his station. On his shoulders are Canada flashes.
Flight Engineer at Work
A sergeant flight engineer at work inside his aircraft. It is annotated 'PL22179'.
Seven Airmen in a Hut
Seven airmen sharing cigarettes and chocolate in a Nissen hut. There are two torches and a mug on the benches between them. It is annotated 'PL22571'.
Wing Commander and Flight Lieutenant
A pilot and an observer, both with DFC ribbons, sitting at a desk looking at paperwork. The aircraft model on the table is a Fairey Fulmar.
Two Airmen and a dog playing Billiards
Two airmen are playing billiards with a small dog on the table. Behind them is a blackboard with diagrams chalked on and a poster explaining how to bale out.
Pilot in a Halifax cockpit
A warrant officer pilot sat in position in the cockpit of his aircraft. On his helmet is written 'Forsbe[indecipherable]'
Tags: aircrew; military service conditions; pilot
Seven Airmen and Two WAAFs
Seven airmen sitting in a Nissen hut. The walls behind have been decorated with paintings or chalk drawings. Two WAAFs are working in the background.
Five Airmen Kitting Up
Five airmen in a locker room putting their kit on. It is annotated 'PL33937'.
Wing Commander DFC at Work
A pilot wearing a DFC ribbon is seated at a desk working on paperwork. A log book and packet of cigarettes are on the desk.
Wing Commander and paperwork
A pilot is sitting at his desk doing paperwork. In his right hand is a pen and in his left a model native American totem pole, the symbol of 426 Sqn "Thunderbird" Squadron.
Tags: aircrew; military service conditions; pilot
Dunc Ritchie
The nose glass of a Halifax being cleaned by Dunc Ritchie. He is standing on top of a fuel bowser.
Underneath is a caption explaining that inside the Halifax 'A' is an air gunner who was washed out but was desperate to fly.
Underneath is a caption explaining that inside the Halifax 'A' is an air gunner who was washed out but was desperate to fly.
Armourers and Ground Crew
Two photographs of bombs being loaded.
In photo 1 there are nine airmen behind a trolley of bombs. It is captioned 'L to R, - Wilson, Bowles, Phillips, Williams, Sheppard, Williams, Self, Osborne, our French Canadian.'
In photo 2 are five armourers…
In photo 1 there are nine airmen behind a trolley of bombs. It is captioned 'L to R, - Wilson, Bowles, Phillips, Williams, Sheppard, Williams, Self, Osborne, our French Canadian.'
In photo 2 are five armourers…
Pilot Officer Jack Phillips
An airman inside an aircraft. It is captioned 'P/O Jack Phillips F/E Leeming - 1944 -Astrodome located above him'.
Steve Puskas and Anson
An image taken from behind of an airman flying an aircraft. Information supplied with the collection states 'Steve Puskas flying an Anson'.
It is captioned 'Self - on cross-country Brantford - 1942'.
It is captioned 'Self - on cross-country Brantford - 1942'.
Tags: aircrew; Anson; military service conditions; pilot
Flight Engineer in cockpit
View of face and arms of man wearing flying helmet and holding control column taken from below his seat. Part of another man's face bottom right. Captioned 'John Johnson (RAF) Flight Engineer'.
Pilot in cockpit
Man wearing flying helmet and goggles on the left hand seat of an aircraft cockpit. On the reverse 'Oxford cockpit BAT [Beam Approach] course, Watchfield, Nr Swindon, November 44'.