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Letter from Mervyn Adder to his family
Letter and explanatory note. Thanks them for letters. States that he is browned off as they had decided he should be a navigator rather than a pilot and describes his feelings about this news and what he did about it. Comments on life in his location…
J H Bird’s pilots flying log book. One
Pilots flying log book for J H Bird, covering the period from 29 March 1943 to 24 August 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Induna, RAF Kumalo, RAF Gianaclis, RAF Peplow, and Italy.…
Alec Pyle
A biography of Alec written by his step sister's husband. He details the family history, his search for the grave site, his visit to the grave in 1992 and their research on the crash.
Alec Pyle's Operational Flight Records
The records were extracted from those kept at Kew.
Preface: The Crash of Lancaster LM595
An account of the crash of Alec's Lancaster in Overflakkee, Holland by his step sister and husband. Included in the account is a portrait of Alec and a list of the crew who died that night.
Eric Scott pilot's flying log book
Pilots flying log book for Eric Scott from 23 November 1941 to 17 July 1942. It covers his initial flying training in England and then in Florida and Alabama in the USA. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Stearman, Vultee and Harvard. He landed on a…
The memoir of Eric William Scott
Text and numerous b/w photographs (some of which are also located in sub-collection albums) covering from immediately before and during World War II - (1939-1946). First page has colour photographs and description of prisoner of war medal. Continues…
Pilot Danny Boon, Navigator Bill Bouskill and Lincoln Cathedral
Three photograph from an album.
Photo 1 is Pilot Danny Boon leaning out of his cockpit. 43 operations are painted on the nose. It is captioned 'Fl/Lt Danny Boon, Royal New Zealand Air Force'.
Photo 2 is Bill seated at his station, captioned 'F/Off…
Photo 1 is Pilot Danny Boon leaning out of his cockpit. 43 operations are painted on the nose. It is captioned 'Fl/Lt Danny Boon, Royal New Zealand Air Force'.
Photo 2 is Bill seated at his station, captioned 'F/Off…
Three airmen and three WAAFs
A group of six RAF personnel with Muriel Meen second from the left. On the reverse '1941-1942 Muriel second left'.
Albert and Gertrude Evans
A colourised portrait of Albert and his wife on their wedding day.
Flying Officer Albert Evans
A framed memento of Albert with a colourised head and shoulders portrait of Albert, an embroidered RAF crest and a 1939 to 1945 Star and Bomber Command Clasp. There is a caption 'Flying Officer Albert Evans 157299, 44 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer…
Letter to Albert Evan's Mother from Air Ministry
The letter advises that his logbook cannot be sent to her but if his widow agrees then it can be forwarded.
Letter to Albert Evans' Mother from Imperial War Graves Commission
The letter advises Albert's mother about visiting his grave and enclosing a leaflet with details.
Letter to Albert Evans' Father from Air Ministry
The letter advises that Albert has been reinterred at a British Military Cemetery at Cleve.
Letter to Albert Evans' Father from Air Ministry
The letter acknowledges that Albert's widow has renounced her next of kinship.
Albert Evans and Gertrude
Half length portrait of Albert and Gertrude. Albert is wearing his pilot's wings.
Albert Evans and Three Pilots
Albert (front centre) with three other pilots at the steps of a train.
Albert Evans Service Record
Air Ministry Form 1406
Albert Evans Service Record
RAF Form 543 issued to Albert. It records a summary of his service record.
Tiger Moth
Top - typewritten note 'Watchfield Nr Swindon, November 21st - December 1st. Total Hours Flying 6 3/4 in which time passed out solo'.
Middle - air-to-air view from front quarter of a Tiger Moth with pilot in rear cockpit, flying over open…
Middle - air-to-air view from front quarter of a Tiger Moth with pilot in rear cockpit, flying over open…
Letter from Albert Evans to Mary and Bill Edwards
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The letter to his sister and brother in law thanks them for their letter. he says he enjoys their short outings together. He has been over Berlin. He has been in hospital with a suspected skin disease.
Airmen
Left - full length image of a pilot wearing khaki uniform standing by a column in front of a building. Captioned 'Gorden'.
Right - three airmen wearing a variety of uniform standing in line in front of a single story hut. Centre man has half brevet…
Right - three airmen wearing a variety of uniform standing in line in front of a single story hut. Centre man has half brevet…
Airmen
Top - six airmen, five wearing khaki uniform and one battledress, squatting and standing in two rows with single story hut in the background. Captioned 'Wright, Gorden, Paddy, George, Taffy, Myself'.
Bottom - six airmen four wearing khaki uniform…
Bottom - six airmen four wearing khaki uniform…
Six pilots
Six pilots all wearing battledress with brevet, three sitting in front and three standing behind. Each has name annotated 'back row, left to right - Pattisson, Lawson, Thom, front row left to right - Powell, Hockaday, Culmsee'.
Sergeant in cockpit
Head and shoulders image of a sergeant wearing battledress sitting in the pilot's seat in the cockpit of an aircraft.