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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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Eleven airmen
Eleven airmen, two wearing Mae Wests and others in variety of uniform, five squatting in front and six standing behind. In the background the nose and port wing of a Halifax. On the reverse '1944, Halifax 3, Driffield, 462 Sqn, Back row, AC2 Neilsen,…
Newspaper cutting
Describes heroic action of a Halifax flight engineer, bomb aimer and wireless operator during operation dealing with fire and wounded crew.
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Four airmen
Four airmen wearing battledress with brevet standing in the doorway. On the reverse 'Top left to right, Bill and Alex one of Dick's crew. Bottom left to right, Dick my cobber, Len my wireless operator'.
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Ivor Cole
Ivor standing in uniform outside a Nissen hut.
Ivor Cole
A head and shoulders portrait of Ivor with his brevet and ribbons.
Two airmen in front of a Wellington
Full length image of two airmen wearing greatcoats and side caps standing on grass. Left man is pilot officer and the right a sergeant. Both have medals on their coats. In the background a Wellington. On the reverse '1. navigator & 2 wireless…
Three airmen in front of a Wellington
Three airmen standing in line. The two left and right hold parachute packs and the man in the centre wears a parachute harness. In the background a Wellington. On the reverse 'Grandad (left) with wireless operator (centre) and co-pilot (right) in…
Group of airmen
Group of men all wearing tunics some with sergeant or flight sergeant rank and brevet standing in front of a building with car on the left. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img422'.
Ivor Cole
A three quarter length portrait of Ivor sitting, in full uniform, holding his gloves. He is a signaller/wireless operator. The reverse has a photographer's stamp 'EW Pearson Melton Mowbray'.
A second photograph is a half length portrait of the same…
A second photograph is a half length portrait of the same…
Ivor Cole
A head and shoulders portrait of Ivor with his signaller's brevet. On the reverse 'Mr Cole 81, Norman St, Melton, 3pcs Tues'. Other marks are indecipherable.
Ivor Cole
A head and shoulders portrait of Ivor with his wireless operator's brevet.
Sergeant Ivor Cole
A half-length portrait of Ivor Cole
Radio system notes
Notes on signals, system of wireless signalling, R/T radio telephony, aerials, wireless equipment in bomber aircraft (including Marconi set (1155-54), G.P.set (1083-1082), Bendix, beam approach installation, TR-9, TR 1196, amplifier A1134, IFF, Gee,…
Willsher Crew
Seven airmen arranged in two rows. Each individual has signed the photograph.
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Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Debriefing
Seven airman sitting round a table being debriefed by a Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer. A wing commander leans over from the right. There are papers, mugs and thermos flasks on the table. In the background another table with five airmen.
Kenneth Gill's crew
Six airmen standing behind a Lancaster. Captioned '1944, Left to right, all shorties well nearly all, Sid Grimes (Wireless Op), yours truly, Charlie Randon (Bomb dropper of), Jack Penswick (Gunner), Eddy Barnett (Engineer), Barney Gumbley…
Tirpitz
Top - six aircrew standing in line behind a Lancaster, Captioned 'Crew from left to right, Sid Grimes wireless operator, Ken Gill navigator, Charlie Randon bomb aimer, Jack Penswick gunner, Eddy Barnett engineer, Barney Gumbley pilot'.
Bottom target…
Bottom target…
V Group News No 27, Oct 1944
Part of the Signals section of the 5 Group Newsletter. Much of it is highly technical, but it also takes time to welcome and say goodbye to the signal leaders from the squadrons in 5 Group.
Kenneth Gill crew
Six airmen wearing flying clothes or battledress standing in line behind a Lancaster. Captioned at top 'Crew from left to right, Sid Grimes wireless operator, Ken Gill navigator, Charlie Randon bomb aimer, Jack Penswick gunner, Eddy Barnett engineer,…
Loss of aircraft report
List crew and weapon (Tallboy) and target location. Notes 'shot down by enemy ground defences approx. 1000 today (This a/c was hit by H/7 in the T/A and seen to go down in flames and exploded as it hit the ground near Syke)'.
Operations against Tirpitz, Ijmuiden and Bielefeld: Vielesible Viaduct
Description of three (one aborted due to weather) operations against Tirpitz, photograph of crew on return from sinking Tirpitz, poor photocopy of target photograph of attach on Tirpitz. Account of operation on E & R boat pens at Ijmuiden along with…
Jose Hayhurst's Uniform Badges
Four cloth badges from Jose's uniform - a 195 squadron crest, her sergeant's strips, and a wireless operator's sleeve badge. There is also an air gunner brevet.
Ten Cloth RAF Badges
Ten cloth badges kept by Jose.
#1 an air gunner brevet
#2 a navigator brevet
#3 an RAF eagle
#4 Commonwealth oversea stripes
#5 Leading aircraftsman badge
#6 metal RAF badge
#7 Australia shoulder badge
#8 Warrant Officer badge
#9 wireless…
#1 an air gunner brevet
#2 a navigator brevet
#3 an RAF eagle
#4 Commonwealth oversea stripes
#5 Leading aircraftsman badge
#6 metal RAF badge
#7 Australia shoulder badge
#8 Warrant Officer badge
#9 wireless…
Service history
Joined in 1942 and then details training and tour on 115 Squadron, gunnery course, tours as gunnery instructor. Further tour with 625 Squadron, crashed twice before another instructors tour. Mentions 14 ops on first tour and 20 on second. Comments on…