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Peter Hattersley
Head and shoulders portrait of Peter Hattersley in uniform with Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon. On the reverse 'Peter Waddington Oct 1940' and 'D.H.C.M.'
Peter Hattersley
Wing Commander Peter Hattersley in uniform leaning out of a window.
Tags: aircrew; Distinguished Flying Cross; pilot
Des Horgan and crew on a Stirling
Warrant Officer Des Horgan Royal New Zealand Air Force, far right, and crew sitting on an aircraft engine. Third from left is rear gunner, Flight Sergeant Iwikau Te Aika Royal New Zealand Air Force. Behind is a Stirling 'AA-Q' and airfield…
Tags: 75 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Māori; pilot; Stirling
Targets and A&AEE Boscombe Down
Left page title 'Targets'
Top left - a note 'got to here'. Top right - an aerial oblique view of a city-scape with some large buildings and some damage visible. Captioned 'Essen' on the reverse 'Essen'.
Middle - an aerial oblique view of a…
Top left - a note 'got to here'. Top right - an aerial oblique view of a city-scape with some large buildings and some damage visible. Captioned 'Essen' on the reverse 'Essen'.
Middle - an aerial oblique view of a…
Handley Page Hampden No 50 Squadron Lindholme and Swinderby
Left page title 'Handley Page Hampden No 50 Squadron Lindholme and Swinderby, 1941'.
Top - pilot wearing heavy jacket and flying helmet in the opened cockpit of a Hampden. Caption 'Sergeant Pilot'.
Middle - two aircrew and two ground crew…
Top - pilot wearing heavy jacket and flying helmet in the opened cockpit of a Hampden. Caption 'Sergeant Pilot'.
Middle - two aircrew and two ground crew…
Section Officer Kathleen Hattersley and Wing Commander Peter Hattersley
Three quarters portrait of Kathleen and Peter Hattersley, both in uniform. They are standing holding arms. Behind is a garden with a brick wall. The reverse is captioned but is undecipherable.
44 Squadron Operations Order book cover
Hard book cover annotated 'Secret' with label '44 Squadron Briefing Reports'.
Amazing saga of "G for George"
Covers the men maintaining the Lancaster 'G for George' as well as some of the aircrew. here are photographs of various crew members and the aircraft. 'The Daily Sketch', 17 March 1944.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; pilot; propaganda
Flight Lieutenant Strachan's crew
Seven airmen standing in front of a Lancaster. They are wearing lifejackets and parachutes. One man is holding a toy leopard. Leonard Dorricott is second left. On the reverse of one photograph 'April 1945 Taffy Morgan Bomb Aimer LWD Nav Bill Lund…
Flight Lieutenant Strachan's crew
Seven airmen in two rows. The front row is kneeling and four men at the back are standing. They are dressed in lifejackets and parachutes. Leonard Dorricott is first on the left. One man is kneeling and holding a spotted toy leopard. The pilot, Billy…
Leonard Dorricott and three crew members
A group of four airmen standing in a wood. One is smoking, two are wearing gloves. On the reverse 'L Me Nav Bob Henderso [sic] Pilot Malcolm Whitehouse Bomb Aimer Tony Perron R.G. R'
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; navigator; observer; pilot
Operations order 31 October 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 1 November 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and most are ticked. One crew is struck through and also has two crew members replaced. Include reserve crew as well as duty personnel.
Leonard Dorricott's crew and Lancaster
Six men standing at the tail of an aircraft. A seventh man is seated at the rear gunner's position. They are wearing Mae Wests and parachute harnesses. Leonard Dorricott is on the right. On the reverse 'Reg Trueman Jeff Sturt Al Stone Niel Cousins…
Flight Lieutenant Sedgewick and three crew members
Four airmen standing at the tail of a Lancaster. Flight Lieutenant Sedgewick is holding a parachute harness and there are two more parachutes and harnesses on the ground. Leonard Dorricott is standing second from the right. An engine trestle is in…
Tags: 576 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; navigator; pilot; RAF Fiskerton
Flight Lieutenant Sedgewick and three crew members
Four airmen standing at the tail of a Lancaster. One man is holding a parachute harness and there is another parachute and harness on the ground.
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Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Tags: 576 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; navigator; pilot; RAF Fiskerton
Flight Lieutenant Strachan's crew
Four airmen standing, two squatting and one kneeling. One with the spotted toy mascot. Behind is an aircraft. They are wearing Mae Wests and parachutes. Leonard Dorricott is standing on the left and Flight Lieutenant Strachan is standing on the…
John Nettleton
Head and shoulders portrait of Squadron Leader John Dering Nettleton VC.
Tags: aircrew; pilot; Victoria Cross
Operations order 8 October 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 8 October 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Included timings and duty personnel. On the reverse Section "B" Sub-Section IV. Signals. W/T failure during flight - procedure to be…
Flight Lieutenant Sedgewick and three crew members
Four airmen standing at the tail of a Lancaster. Flight Lieutenant Sedgewick is holding a parachute harness and there are two more parachutes and harnesses on the ground. Leonard Dorricott is standing second from the right. An engine trestle is in…
Tags: 576 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; navigator; pilot; RAF Fiskerton
Airmen and Lancasters at at Archangel Yagodnik USSR
Flight Lieutenant Knights and crew. Ernie Twells is third from right, standing in front of a Lancaster. Flight Lieutenant Knights is third from the left.
The two starboard engines of a Lancaster viewed from inside the aircraft. In the background…
The two starboard engines of a Lancaster viewed from inside the aircraft. In the background…
Flight Lieutenant Bob Knights and crew
A group of six airmen, Ernie Twells is third from right, standing in front of a Lancaster. Flight Lieutenant Knights is third from the left. All have their hands behind their backs except one man who has his right hand in his pocket.
Tags: 617 Squadron; aircrew; flight engineer; Lancaster; pilot