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A target aerial photograph of Osnabruck with numerous bomb craters visible.
Captioned '6195 PCK. 25-3.45//8" 16200' OSNABRUCK. Q. 1HC2000IN 11X15CP. F/O McVICAR. X/102

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Urban area, smoke and dust in centre of picture. Captioned '6195 PCK 25-3-45//8" 16200' 020T 10.01 OSNABRUCK. Q. 1HC2000IN 11X15CP. C 27secs F/O McVICAR X/102

SHoganPJ436464v20001.pdf
P J Hogan’s log book covering the period from 20 August 1943 to 7 October 1945.
Detailing his flying training and operations flown as navigator. He was stationed at RAAF Mount Gambier (2 AOS), RAAF Port Pirie (2 B&GS, 3 AOS), RAF West Freugh (4…

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Gives personal details, navigator and list posting units and dates. Shows aircraft flown as Battle, Anson, Wellington and Halifax.

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Witten on page of log book a description of daylight operation to Dortmund marshalling yard on 12 March 1945. Was the largest daylight raid ever carried out by the RAF with over 1000 bombers escorted by squadrons of P-51 and Spitfires. Give some…

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Side view at night of a Fw 190 crossing right to left very close. Through the left front cockpit windscreen.

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Air to air photograph showing parachutes dropping from a Halifax over rolling open countryside interspersed with villages. Annotated on the reverse 'chute drop 'Keram [Tull Keram] September 1946 'wheels down' caused straps to be caught in tail…

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A newspaper cutting referring to two New Zealand airmen who had to parachute over France.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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Top left - an airman looking out of the cockpit window of a Halifax. Captioned 'Allen'.
Top right - half-length image on a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Bottom left - full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing…

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Top - five men wearing shorts and no shirts standing in line in front of a doorway.
Middle - a pilot wearing tunic with brevet and sergeant rank sitting on a bench feeding pigeons.
Bottom - a Halifax parked on snow covered dispersal with bomb…

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Top - twenty-one pilots wearing battledress with brevet and side or peaked caps, sitting and standing in three rows. Middle left - several airmen, five wearing khaki uniform with shorts standing in a group. Middle right - a man and a boy underneath a…

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Six men in desert uniform, two wearing peaked caps, the others bareheaded and one with a pipe, standing alongside a Halifax.

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One hundred plus 51 Squadron personnel in five rows in front of a Halifax. In the background on right the top of a hangar.

Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

PGosneyG1817.jpg
Five personnel standing around a Halifax on the grass. Two further aircraft on ground beyond. On the fuselage, 'LY' and 'RT883' Annotated on the reverse 'Athan S 1947 freight to Egypt from Rome'.

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48 bareheaded men in desert uniform arranged in rows in front of an aircraft. Four men are sitting crosslegged on the ground at the front with a row of 15 sitting behind, 13 of whom hold peaked caps on their knees. A row of 15, also seated are…

LBaxterPD52604v1.pdf
Extracts from Peter Baxter’s Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from February 1938 until 16 June 1946. The extract only includes his flying record and is missing front and end covers, details of postings and aircraft flown.

After pre-aircrew…

LBellinghamPF1397635v1.pdf
The log book covers the training and operational career of bomb aimer Peter Bellingham from 10 March 1943 to 21 February 1946. After training in South Africa he flew Halifaxes and Stirlings with 138 Squadron, taking part in 30 night operations over…

LGalenP[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Peter Galan’s Flying Log Book from 2 May 1943 to 26/27 March 1944, detailing training and operations as a navigator. His pilots on operations were Flying Officer Blyth and Flight Sergeant Foster. Based at RAF Abingdon (No. 10 Operational Training…

LThirskTP1378816v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for T P Thirsk, covering the period from 10 November 1944 to 4 October 1945. Detailing his flying training and flying duties with the empire air navigation school. He was stationed at RAF Montrose and RAF Shawbury. Aircraft…

MWebbLP1876986-190604-05.pdf
A notebook used by Peter Webb to record lecture notes regarding engine systems, instruments and electrics.

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Peter Webb's log for a cross country flight of 856 miles. Aircraft was Halifax 'RV-J'.

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Peter Webb's log for a cross country flight of 1200 miles. Aircraft was Halifax 'RV-C'.

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Top left - an account of Peter Webb's service career. A flight engineer's brevet with photograph of seven crew underneath.
Top right - seven aircrew wearing uniform tunics with brevet standing in line.
Left middle - a drawing of a winter scene…
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