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Leonard Cheshire
Half-length portrait of Leonard Cheshire wearing tropical uniform jacket with rolled up sleeves and side cap. Visible is group captain rank, pilot's brevet and medal ribbons for Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying…
The Lancaster which knew its way home
Story of Lancaster Number R 5868 once the gate guard at RAF Scampton. Relates that it flew 137 operational sorties and suffered only minor damage. Served on 83 Squadron in 1942 at RAF Scampton and mentions some of its operations including…
Gallantry in Captivity
Article headlines: gallantry in captivity, awards to airmen, many lives saved in Germany. OBEs for Group Captain Laurence F Wray RCAF shot down March 1944 for work done on evacuation of Stalag Luft 3. Wing Commander (acting Group Captain) Henry…
Announcement concerning Wing Commander L C Slee and Flying Officer A S Grant
Mentions that they were captain and navigator of leading Lancaster which attacked locomotive works at Le Creusot. Awarded Distinguished Service Order.
This is how B.E.F. fought the Nazis
Main article concerns awards of Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross to British army army officers during recent fighting in France. Other headline: Philippines send £2629 to our fund.
Fighting Fronts
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A summary of the RAF's operations to support Tito's Partisan army in Yugoslavia.
15 RAAF Pilots Train for Civil Flying Service
A newspaper cutting with details and names of the 15 pilots to be trained for civil airline flying.
Alec Cranswick's decorations
Six medals awarded to Alec Cranswick.
1939-45 Star
Air Crew Europe Star
Africa Star
War Medal 1939 to 1945
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross.
1939-45 Star
Air Crew Europe Star
Africa Star
War Medal 1939 to 1945
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross.
Squadron Leader AP Cranswick DSO DFC
A framed biography of Alec Cranswick's wartime service. It includes a tribute by AVM Bennett.
Flight Lieutenant WM Stephen DSO and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.
Reg Lane DSO
Half length portrait of Pilot Reg Lane in uniform. It is annotated 'UK10741'.
Seven Airmen
Seven airmen at the rear gun turret of a Lancaster. A typed caption has been added to the image stating 'Squadron Leader R.J. Lane DSO DFC Victoria BC (RCAF Photo)
Reg Lane
Half-length colour portrait of Reg Lane in formal uniform.
Reg Lane
A half length portrait of Reg Lane in uniform.
627 Squadron and Mosquito
A squadron photograph with them men grouped in two rows in front of a Mosquito.
A second uncropped image is also included. Captioned 'It's January 1944, RAF number 924532, Flight Lieutenant Navigator Ernest John Saunders, later to become DSO, DFC…
A second uncropped image is also included. Captioned 'It's January 1944, RAF number 924532, Flight Lieutenant Navigator Ernest John Saunders, later to become DSO, DFC…
Obituary to Wing Commander Dennis
Two typewritten pages, one is an obituary for Group Captain DF Dennis DSO, DFC and bar, AFC, RAF (Retd), the other are the extracts from the London Gazette reporting the award of his DFC, DSO and Bar to DFC.