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RAF trainees in Canada
Photograph of four sergeants wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps. Text account of navigators who had recently graduated from training. Gives names, home addresses and location of training.
People
Left - and airmen wearing tunic and side cap, smoking a pipe standing by an open door. Captioned 'Lobban's'.
Right - a man wearing shirt and trousers standing outside a hut by a metal drum and large metal pans. Captioned 'Special Sunday morning…
Right - a man wearing shirt and trousers standing outside a hut by a metal drum and large metal pans. Captioned 'Special Sunday morning…
Twenty- seven airmen in front of an Anson
Twenty-six airmen wearing tunics and side caps and one officer wearing lighter uniform and peaked cap in centre, standing in two lines in front of an Anson.
Airmen
Left - an airmen wearing tunic and side cap standing in front a a tree and fence. Captioned 'October 1941 at Colton'.
Right - half-length image of two airmen wearing tunics and side caps outside a brick building with door. Captioned 'Outside the…
Right - half-length image of two airmen wearing tunics and side caps outside a brick building with door. Captioned 'Outside the…
A group of airmen in front of an Anson
A large group of airmen wearing tunics with side caps squatting and standing in two rows in front of an Anson. One officer in centre standing has a lighter uniform and peaked cap. Annotated with signatures and home towns of many of the participants.…
Airmen
Title 'Taken in America 1942, Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida'.
Top left - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing outside a barrack block.
Top right - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing leaning…
Top left - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing outside a barrack block.
Top right - an airmen wearing flying jacket, helmet and goggles standing leaning…
Taken at Leuchars, Scotland 1941
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in three rows. Centre front row is an officer wearing peaked cap. In the background a building with open windows.
People
Left - two women in civilian dress sitting on a wheeled trailer. Captioned 'Dorothy and Vera, Bank Holiday 1941'.
Centre - an airmen wearing tunic standing next to a woman wearing dress outside a brick built house.
Right - an airman wearing tunic…
Centre - an airmen wearing tunic standing next to a woman wearing dress outside a brick built house.
Right - an airman wearing tunic…
Twenty- seven airmen in front of an Anson
Twenty-six airmen wearing tunics and side caps and one officer wearing lighter uniform and peaked cap in centre, standing in two lines in front to an Anson. Captioned 'Course 50, 10 A.O.S.'.
Airfield scenes
Top - three single engine high wing monoplanes parked outside a hangar. Captioned 'Taylorcraft parked for the duration'.
Bottom left - large group of airmen sitting and standing on palm tree covered lawn outside a building. Captioned 'resting during…
Bottom left - large group of airmen sitting and standing on palm tree covered lawn outside a building. Captioned 'resting during…
Aircraft on airfield
Top - a single engine high wing monoplane parked outside a hangar. Captioned 'Stinson Reliant at hangar No 3'.
Bottom left - view of a hangar with car front left with people, In the distance a flight-line with Stearman biplanes. Captioned 'Hangar no…
Bottom left - view of a hangar with car front left with people, In the distance a flight-line with Stearman biplanes. Captioned 'Hangar no…
Carlstrom Field views
Top - single storey building with patio in front with palm trees. Captioned 'Palm-patio, orchestra shell, dancing squares'.
Bottom left - view down a path towards a single storey building with arched front doorway. Captioned 'Main front to library…
Bottom left - view down a path towards a single storey building with arched front doorway. Captioned 'Main front to library…
Stearman trainers
Top - view along a line of bi-planes parked on airfield. Captioned 'Stearman Trainers in imposing array'.
Bottom left - distant view of airborne aircraft and cumulus cloud. Captioned 'Cumulus cloud and me and my Stearman'.
Bottom right - view from…
Bottom left - distant view of airborne aircraft and cumulus cloud. Captioned 'Cumulus cloud and me and my Stearman'.
Bottom right - view from…
Airmen
Top left - two airmen wearing flying jackets standing in front of a palm tree outside barracks. Captioned 'Ken and Pedro'.
Top right - two airmen wearing flying jackets standing leaning on a palm tree outside barracks. Captioned 'Ken and Bert'.
Two…
Top right - two airmen wearing flying jackets standing leaning on a palm tree outside barracks. Captioned 'Ken and Bert'.
Two…
Room-mates at Carlstrom
Top left - three airmen wearing flying jackets and helmets standing on a path between barracks. Captioned 'Bert, Pedro & Ken in flying kit'.
Top right - single storey building with palm trees in front. Captioned 'The palm patio and orchestra shell…
Top right - single storey building with palm trees in front. Captioned 'The palm patio and orchestra shell…
Carlstrom Field
Top left - view across swimming pool surrounded by palm trees with buildings in the background. Captioned 'Swimming pool, Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida'.
Top right - two airmen behind a desk inside a room with window and bunk-bed behind.…
Top right - two airmen behind a desk inside a room with window and bunk-bed behind.…
Sylvester Georgia
Top left - two airmen wearing tunics and side caps standing each side of a man wearing civilian suit and two children. Captioned 'Ken, Sandra, Sidney, Mr Cook, Bert, Sylvester Georgia'.
Bottom left - A airman wearing tunic and side cap in front of a…
Bottom left - A airman wearing tunic and side cap in front of a…
Turner Field
Top left - band marching in formation with barrack block behind. Captioned 'Station band, Turner Field'.
Top right - a group of airmen queuing on steps outside a barrack block. Captioned 'Grub-up, Turner Field'.
Bottom left - a group of airmen in…
Top right - a group of airmen queuing on steps outside a barrack block. Captioned 'Grub-up, Turner Field'.
Bottom left - a group of airmen in…
Airmen
Left - an airman wearing tunic standing outside a barrack block. Captioned 'Jack Kellett'.
Right - an airman wearing tunic standing outside a barrack block, captioned 'Frank Reacroft'.
Right - an airman wearing tunic standing outside a barrack block, captioned 'Frank Reacroft'.
People and scenes Turner Field
Left - formations of airmen around flag pole in area surrounded by barracks. Captioned 'Retreat formation, Turner Field, Albany, Georgia'.
Top right - four airmen wearing tunics standing in line in front of a barrack block. Captioned 'Ken, Ted, Bert…
Top right - four airmen wearing tunics standing in line in front of a barrack block. Captioned 'Ken, Ted, Bert…
Group of airmen in front of an Anson
A large group of airmen wearing tunics with side caps squatting and standing in two rows in front of an Anson. One officer in centre standing has a lighter uniform and peaked cap. Annotated 'Ken Gill' with arrow pointing to man seventh from right,…
Airmen
Left - two airmen wearing tunics and side caps standing side by side.
Centre - a man in shirt sleeves holding unidentified object by a metal drum with large metal pans on wall and ground.
Right - an airmen wearing tunic and side cap sitting…
Centre - a man in shirt sleeves holding unidentified object by a metal drum with large metal pans on wall and ground.
Right - an airmen wearing tunic and side cap sitting…
Warrant Officer Jack Penswick 1497486 Air Gunner
A compilation of photographs of Jack comprising 25 images in this collection.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Group of trainee airmen
The group is arranged in five rows. They are all wearing trainee flashes in their side caps.
Jack Penswick’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
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Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J Penswick, air gunner, covering the period from 25 October 1942 to 19 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operation flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Morpeth, RAF North…