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Two newspaper cuttings
Left - messages from Bob Wareing. He was now in Germany and in good health. Mention bailing out, aircraft on fire, after operation to Le Havre. Continues with description of how news of him reached his wife.
Right - Army and RAF pay changes, Table…
Right - Army and RAF pay changes, Table…
Three Airmen outside their Hut
Three men standing on a wooden walkway outside their hut.
RCAF Picton
A training camp in Canada. In the foreground are three cars and in the background three large huts.
Airmen cleaning Windows
Several airmen at work cleaning windows.
Six Airmen Dining
Six airmen eating round a table. There are thermos flasks and a torch on the table.
Seven aircrew
Seven aircrew wearing battledress and side or peaked caps. Three squat in front and four stand behind. In the background Nissen huts. On the reverse 'Pilot Officer Williams and crew, JB 372 - DXR'.
Seven aircrew
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Seven aircrew wearing battledress and side or peaked caps. Three squat in front and four stand behind. In the background Nissen huts. On the reverse 'Flying Officer Williams and crew of DX-R, Ted Graves bottom middle'. Two versions.
Seven aircrew wearing battledress and side or peaked caps. Three squat in front and four stand behind. In the background Nissen huts. On the reverse 'Flying Officer Williams and crew of DX-R, Ted Graves bottom middle'. Two versions.
Fred Honey
A three quarter length image of Fred in a khaki uniform. Behind are several tents.
Jack Leadbetter
Jack wearing his bomb aimer brevet, standing in the snow outside the wooden huts at his base. On the reverse 'Canada'.
'Piccadilly' Moncton
A camp scene of a road with wooden huts and in the distance a bunch of airmen. On the reverse 'Piccadilly Moncton'.
Bunk Bed
A bunk bed with shoes and uniforms ready for inspection. Sheets and blankets are folded up with pillows on top.
1944 Christmas menu
Menu for Christmas meal at RAF Abu Sueir in 1944. Decorated border and artwork top and bottom.
Halton Camp
Two photographs of Halton Camp.
The first is of Groves Barracks, the second is the Officer's Mess, North Side.
The first is of Groves Barracks, the second is the Officer's Mess, North Side.
Copy of list of personal effects
List of personal effects of No 130598 A/F/Lt Fry H L.
Man sitting on bed
A man wearing pyjamas sitting on a bed. In the background a door and kitbag and holdall on a shelf.
Mess bill
Mess bill is from the Officers Mess at RAF Hemswell for May 1944.
Peter Baxter
From information provided by the donor. Photograph of Peter standing in the doorway of Hut 13, his accommodation as a sergeant at RAF Wickenby.
Scenes on the ground
Two versions of the same strip with enlargements of all slides. Slide 1 - captioned 'Joyce and her MT divers "joined in" on sports day GD 45/6?'. Six women, one on left in uniform, the others in civilian dress, four standing two sitting by the cab of…
RAF Penrhos accomodation
From information provided by the donor. Three photographs
First is of the accommodation huts.
The second is of the interior of Peter's hut.
The third is of Peter standing outside his hut.
First is of the accommodation huts.
The second is of the interior of Peter's hut.
The third is of Peter standing outside his hut.
RAF Halton in 1938
From information provided by the donor. Three photographs of Peter Baxter's time at RAF Halton.
First is of the three story brick accommodation blocks arranged around a square with some apprentices running, caption '10 times round the square'.
The…
First is of the three story brick accommodation blocks arranged around a square with some apprentices running, caption '10 times round the square'.
The…