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Six Airmen
Six airmen in a group outside a Nissen hut. On the reverse ' "Too Stiff to Move" so the photo was taken again, a little further away. L to R Pilot, Wop, Mid upper gunner, rear gunner.
L to R Navigator, Bomb- Aimer'.
Information supplied with the…
L to R Navigator, Bomb- Aimer'.
Information supplied with the…
Guns Massed Miles Deep in Desperate Defence of Ruhr
An attack on Bochum. The cutting is annotated '13/6/43 No 1'
Headstones
Left - white headstone with unreadable name - possibly O.S. Milne.
Middle - white headstone for B Nundy.
Right - white headstone for W Delgarno.
Middle - white headstone for B Nundy.
Right - white headstone for W Delgarno.
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing battledress, six with half brevet, and one with pilot's brevet (front row, second from left), sitting and standing in two rows with open ground in the background.
Tags: aircrew; pilot; wireless operator
Details of operations - of crew of Warrant Officer William Day - air gunner
List containing some some basic service history and some details of flights made by crew of Flight Sergeant A Barford with individual pages for pilot Barford, Warrant Officer William Day - air gunner, Flight Sergeant F Bolan RCAF- navigator, Warrant…
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen, all wearing battledress, three sitting in chairs in front and four standing behind.
Day crew photo
Information on crew photograph - item in collection , and Lancaster photograph - not in collection. Names 'back row - left to right, Fred Bolan (Canadian) - navigator, Bill Parkes - mid upper gunner, E "Taffy" Thomas - flight engineer, Alf Barford -…
Ivor Edwards
A head and shoulders portrait of Ivor with his signaller brevet, DFM and Pathfinder badges.
Robert Wilfred Hawkes' crew
Six airmen arranged in two rows. Four have signed the back: S.C. Beagby, D.I. Robinson, (AG.) A.E. Greenway, (NAV.), K.C. [undecipherable].
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; pilot; wireless operator
Ted Thornhill's Lancaster
Three items relating to the loss of Ted's Lancaster. #1 is a note about the crew - 4 were killed and 3 baled out. #2 is the reverse of the note explaining that the WAAFs at Edith Weston were very kind to the Forces. Ted sold his logbook and medals to…
Wireless operator dinghy drill
List of instructions for actions on ditching and then leaving aircraft and boarding dinghy.
Tags: aircrew; ditching; wireless operator
Seven Airmen
Seven airmen in flying kit, standing at the rear of their Halifax. 158 Squadron, Lissett, Johnny Johnson crew. A second copy is annotated '158 Sqdn RAF Lissett 4 Group 1944' and each man is identified with their crew position. Another copy has each…
Passenger document
Document for passengers in B-24 aircraft. Passenger on their way home. Lists crew members including i/c passengers. Provides information and rules for passengers.
Bomber Crew
Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet, three sitting on a bench and four standing behind. Pilot is sitting centre. Three of the airmen standing have significant medal ribbons displayed, particularly the AG second from right. In the background…
J C Cockram and crew
First is of a crew, posed in two rows on grass in front of a wall. Given names and crew position recorded.
Second and third are the crew posed in front of Halifax 'Jane' on dispersal, servicing equipment in the background.
Fourth is of a Halifax…
Second and third are the crew posed in front of Halifax 'Jane' on dispersal, servicing equipment in the background.
Fourth is of a Halifax…
Harold Southgate and George
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Two men standing, Southgate on right, captioned George and self'.
Posed standing on grass on the left side of 50 Squadron Lancaster rear fuselage.
Posed standing on grass on the left side of 50 Squadron Lancaster rear fuselage.
Tags: 50 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; pilot; wireless operator
Stirling and crew
Seven airmen standing in front of a Stirling. On the reverse their names and trades.
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing tunics with brevet standing in line. On the reverse 'The crew, left to right, Rowley (mid upper), Roy (W/Op), Bill (navigator), Wally (skipper), only me (B/A), Jack (engineer), Dave (rear gunner - Canada), taken at Riccal Yorks…
Flying Officer Charles Arthur Hill "Jack" Darby
Three photographs of Jack.
#1 is two men in a sandbag bunker with a gun. It is captioned 'CAH Darby Ground Defence at ?Tiitchfield'
#2 is seven airmen standing in front of their Lancaster. It is captioned 'F/O Darby Bomb Aimer P/O Jack Hart Pilot …
#1 is two men in a sandbag bunker with a gun. It is captioned 'CAH Darby Ground Defence at ?Tiitchfield'
#2 is seven airmen standing in front of their Lancaster. It is captioned 'F/O Darby Bomb Aimer P/O Jack Hart Pilot …
19/20th May 1942 Target Mannheim
Batchelder was the pilot of this operation. They bombed inside flares but the navigator insisted it was not Mannheim. Damage to one engine from flak, later they were attacked by a Me 110. They successfully landed at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich.
16/17th June - Target Essen
An operation to Essen with HE Batchelder pilot. Main force bombed Bonn but three aircraft from 102 Squadron were diverted to Essen to bomb using Gee. The aircraft was damaged and everyone baled out successfully. All were taken prisoner.
Three airmen
Three airmen, seated in a room. Two are sergeants, one is holding a flask and cup.
One Day in May on a Bomber Station
A detailed description of an operation to Mannheim on 19 May 1942. He describes the preparation, the operation and their safe return to the UK.
Tags: 102 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Blenheim; bomb aimer; bombing; briefing; flight engineer; fuelling; ground personnel; Halifax; incendiary device; mess; meteorological officer; navigator; Pathfinders; perception of bombing war; pilot; RAF Dalton; RAF Horsham St Faith; RAF Topcliffe; superstition; target indicator; wireless operator