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RAF Binbrook, barrack room
Shows the interior of a barrack room, some of the beds made up
some broken down showing the mattress biscuits and blankets. Note the coal stove, and the clothing on hangers and the lino floor with small bedside mats. Captioned 'Binbrook Lanc Hut…
some broken down showing the mattress biscuits and blankets. Note the coal stove, and the clothing on hangers and the lino floor with small bedside mats. Captioned 'Binbrook Lanc Hut…
RAF Binbrook barrack room
Shows a WAAF barrack hut with women sitting on their beds reading or sewing. Captioned 'R.A.F. Binbrook Lanc hut 2'.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Babs Howes
Babs Howes hanging out some washing. Large tree and a building in the background.
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Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his father
Letter and explanatory note. Catches up with news of father's activities. Mentions he had done quite a few operations recently including Augsburg, Schweinfurt and Stuttgart. Writes that they had to divert to a fighter base on the south coast and had…
Six Soldiers
Six soldiers in desert uniform and shorts sitting in front of tents.
On the reverse -
'Clairwood
8/10/42
Fred
Jim Noden (Cheshire)
Eric Haywood (Surrey)
Ken Barker (Chatham)
Tom Pantry (Hampton Court)
Albert (Blondie) Newman…
On the reverse -
'Clairwood
8/10/42
Fred
Jim Noden (Cheshire)
Eric Haywood (Surrey)
Ken Barker (Chatham)
Tom Pantry (Hampton Court)
Albert (Blondie) Newman…
Part of letter from Reginald Weeden to his mother
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Speculates on future employment when finished navigator training in Canada. Describes flying activity and that he was hoping to get to New York on next 48 hour pass but it was too far. Describes social activities.
People, places and aircraft. Egypt and Sudan
Top left - group of five airmen, three wearing khaki uniform sitting in chairs in front of a building. Captioned 'Outside mess, Jan 1941, Heliopolis, Cairo'.
Top right - flying boat airborne above a river with trees on left bank. Captioned 'BOAC…
Top right - flying boat airborne above a river with trees on left bank. Captioned 'BOAC…
Sergeants' mess Christmas dinner menu 1942
No 36 Service Flying Training School. RAF Penhold, Christmas dinner menu for 1942. Includes several signatures and named 'Sgt Price A.P'. at top. On the reverse, many more signatures.
Billets at Darr
A large two storey building identified on the reverse as billets at Darr.
Airman in barrack room
An airman wearing short sleeved shirt and tie sitting on a bed in a barrack room with long shelf above his head and clothing hanging on racks under the shelf. Submitted with caption 'Inside Hut'.
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Four airmen
Four men, two writing at a desk and two standing behind, all inside a Nissen hut. A pin-up poster is on the door behind them. Submitted with caption 'Nissen hut'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
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People and places
Top left - view down tree lined road. Captioned 'Avenue of oaks at side of hall, 18.5.44'.
Top right - An airman wearing short sleeved shirt and tie sitting on a bed in a barrack room with long shelve above his head and clothing hanging on racks…
Top right - An airman wearing short sleeved shirt and tie sitting on a bed in a barrack room with long shelve above his head and clothing hanging on racks…
People and places
Top left - four men, two writing at a desk and two standing behind, all inside a Nissen hut. Submitted with caption 'Nissen hut - Acaster Malbis, 4.3.44'.
Top right - a woman wearing jacket and skirt and holding a coat standing on a beach with…
Top right - a woman wearing jacket and skirt and holding a coat standing on a beach with…
Goldene Meile camp
Air to ground of the Goldene Meile camp camp with roads in grid pattern and holes.
Identification kindly provided by Gianluca Mazzanti of the Air War Italy 1943-45 Facebook group.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…
Identification kindly provided by Gianluca Mazzanti of the Air War Italy 1943-45 Facebook group.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…
J B McManus statutory declaration
Declares that he has 21 days recreation leave due to him.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Six airmen
Six airmen in a variety of dress standing in snow outside a wooden hut. Submitted with caption '27 OTW Lichfield Staffordshire Dec 43'.
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One airman prisoner of war
A man wearing shirt and trousers with braces standing behind a low table with barbed wire fence and huts in the background. On the reverse 'P Brett (W/Op) 1944-5 Fallingbostel + washing machine'.
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Marion Clark Interview
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Marion Clark grew up in Lincolnshire and served as driver at RAF Hemswell and RAF Ingham. She discusses her role as a driver and life on a bomber station.
RAF Kandy Billets
Airmen's billets at RAF Kandy. The buildings are built into a hillside surrounded by palm trees. On the reverse 'Scene of our billets from the main road. Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.
RAF Kandy Camp
Two views of the camp from above. On the reverse of the first 'A view of a part of the camp. Kandy Ceylon May 1946.'
On the reverse of the second 'Overlooking the camp at RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.
On the reverse of the second 'Overlooking the camp at RAF Kandy Ceylon May 1946'.
Airman Alec
An airman sitting on a chair in the sunshine and smoking a pipe. Behind is a tent. On the reverse '1/2/46 Alec, taking it easy at Merv Camp, Cairo (Egypt)'.
Warrant Officer Wright and Colleague, No 60 PTC Tengah
Two airmen dressed in shorts and khaki standing beside tents. On the reverse 'Sgt ? & W/O Wright both accounts section (Rice bashers) Wizard types. No 60 PTC Tengah Singapore 1946.'
Colombo Transit Camp
Three huts set amongst palm trees. On the reverse '17/2/46 Columbo (Ceylon) transit camp for RAF. Taken by Alec.'
Camp at Cairo
A view of the camp at Cairo. In the distance a pyramid has been marked with a cross. On the reverse '1/2/46 Our camp at Merv, at Cairo (Egypt) with PYRAMIDS in the background. Marked with X.'
Airman
An airman dressed in khaki and shorts. He is standing on a slightly raided path leading to tents. On the reverse 'Taken at Tengah Singapore 18 November 1946. From "Gordie" to F/O Cole'.