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Airmen working on Lancaster propeller.
Front quarter view of the front of a Lancaster. A propeller in dangling from a crane by the port inner engine being held by an airman on gantry. Another airman stands behind on a gantry while a third on the ground consults a book. Aircraft has name…
Airmen working on Lancaster engine
A airman standing on top of wing of a Lancaster watching two airmen working on the port outer engine below. Another two airmen work on the propeller of the port inner engine. Aircraft has name 'Dumbo' on nose and three rows of operation symbols.…
Spectators wave off a Lancaster
A group of spectators lined up waving off a departing Lancaster. A motorbike in the foreground.
Seven aircrew
Seven aircrew wearing battledress with brevet standing in line in front of a bomber.
Norman Denys Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Norman Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th August 1939 until 5th October 1945. Pilot training started at No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 1 Flying Practice Unit, No. 12 Flying Training School. Became a flying instructor at…
Eric Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Eric Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25th August 1941 until 30th June 1947. Training started at No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School followed by No. 36 Service Flying Training School in Canada in January 1942. Further training at 14…
My private war with Hitler's Gremlins
Frank Walshaw's memoir. He discusses his training and several crashes he was involved in.
Douglas Ross Arrowsmith’s pilots flying log book
Pilots flying log book for Douglas Ross Arrowsmith, covering the period from 15 January 1943 to 3 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAF RAAF…
Doug Arrowsmith in Snifter
Doug Arrowsmith leaning from the cockpit of a Lancaster.
Below the cockpit the nose art is of a dog 'Snifter' that has just urinated on a swastika on an outline of Germany.
Below the cockpit the nose art is of a dog 'Snifter' that has just urinated on a swastika on an outline of Germany.
Lancaster take off
Front quarter view of Lancaster with engines running being waved off by ground personnel. Other aircraft and a van in the distance.
Airmen on Lancaster R5868
A group of airmen sit on the port wing and port inner engine of Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar. Another sits and another stands up in the cockpit. Two more are standing in front of the nose. Aircraft has eight rows of operation bomb symbols and words 'no…
Ten airmen in front of Lancaster
Ten airmen, six aircrew standing and three men squatting and one sitting in front. All in front of a Lancaster with three rows of operation symbols.
Senior office shaking hands with aircrew
An air marshal shaking hands with an airmen wearing battledress with observer brevet. Three other aircrew are in line up and two other officers, one a wing commander, looking on. In the background a Lancaster.
Lancaster nose art
Badge of Australian commonwealth imperial forces and three rows of operation symbols and one swastika. A airmen wearing flying helmet gives thumbs up out of open cockpit window.
Eight aircrew
Eight aircrew, six standing outside and two in fuselage door of a Lancaster registration 'LM440'.
Seven aircrew and Lancaster
Seven aircrew all wearing Mae West standing in line in front of the port inner engine of a Lancaster. Aircraft has two rows of operation symbols below cockpit.
Spitfire
Air-to-air image of a Spitfire close formatting on a Lancaster, taken from the bomber.
Lancaster nose art
Two figures playing "two up", one wearing long trousers and another wearing shorts, both with hats, painted below cockpit. Six rows of operation symbols and letter 'D'. The names 'Bluey & Curly' and 'Jack' are also painted on the aircraft. On the…
Seven aircrew
Seven aircrew, all wearing Mae West, three squatting and the others standing by the nose of a Lancaster. A trolley accumulator in the background.
Eleven airmen and Lancaster
Four airmen wearing leather jerkins squat in front while seven aircrew, one with tunic, the others battledress, all with brevet, standing in front of port wing of a Lancaster. Engine trestles in the background.
Target photograph of Hannover
Image shows multiple explosions/fires in the Sudstadt district of Hannover and a Lancaster silhouetted well below bottom left.
Eight aircrew and Lancaster
Eight airmen, all wearing battledress with brevet, three squatting in front the others standing in line behind, all in front of a Lancaster. Two other airmen on the right by port undercarriage.
Two airmen by engine
Two airmen, one a warrant officer, standing on a gantry platform by the engine of a Lancaster with open panel.
Nose of Lancaster with nose art
Nose of a Lancaster with cartoon devil nose art and name 'Nick the Nazi Neutralizer' and six rows of operation symbols.
A group of RAF officers walking by a Lancaster
A group of officers including some senior officers walking past a Lancaster with some aircrew including standing in front of rear fuselage door.