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Flight Sergeant Peter Raeburn Jenkinson DFM - life story
Covers medical problems in childhood, starting work with Bristol aircraft company in 1937, medically unfit for RAF aircrew, he was sent to work on Beaufighter at RAF Predannack where he was awarded a white feather by a young lady at a social event.…
Maritime rocket attack
Smoke trails bottom middle to centre leading to water splashes and smoke. Beaufighter top centre. Captioned 'Attack by Mosquito'. Submitted with description 'Gun camera photo of maritime rocket attack, a Beaufighter seen at extreme top of photo.…
Coastal rocket attack
Explosions and smoke on middle right. Coast with town in distance. Aircraft top left and right in the distance. Submitted with description 'Gun camera photo of coastal rocket attack on a ship, Beaufighters shown left and right at top of photo'.
Newspaper cutting - Leuna oil left 'mass of flame'
Article describing attack on Leuna synthetic oil plant and subsequent nights operations on three other targets. This was the fourth successive night attacks by the RAF on Germany.
Aircraft recognition charts
Contains British, American, German and Italian aircraft silhouettes.
Newspaper cutting - more two-way blows on Germany
One single article covering with three separate columns. Headlines - RAF double attack on Schweinfurt, Regensburg plane works devastated, Big British forces out last night. Accounts of attack by British and Italian based American heavy bombers on…
SS Rex near Semedella
Oblique aerial photograph of coastline running bottom left to top right with sea to left. Middle left a passenger liner is seen rolled over and on its side. On the reverse 'Italian [....] sunk by Beaufighters off NE coast near Trieste. Planes were…
Allied and Axis Aircraft
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A list of aircraft with a brief description of each one with size, construction, engine, armament and observation details.
Personnel
Guy Gibson taking his oath to rejoin the Boy Scout movement together with Group Captain E Colbeck-Welch, Wing Commander S P Richards, Flight Lieutenant K Davison and Lieutenant F Carruthers; a report of an operation by Wing Commander C M…
John Braham
Relating to Wing Commander John Braham with pictures of his wife, Joan and his father, Reverend Dr Ernest Braham. Reports of John leading night fighters and an operation with Flight Lieutenant Bill Gregory.
Beaufighter
Front view of airborne Bristol Beaufighter.
Beaufighter
Front quarter view of airborne Bristol Beaufighter.
Beaufighter
Front quarter view of airborne Bristol Beaufighter.