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PMooreD16020009.jpg
Six airmen, including Dennis, standing in a row in front of their Lancaster.

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PVickersA1604.jpg
A group photograph of six aircrew under the fuselage of an aircraft, view of bottom left and all back row individuals truncated, submitted with caption; “Arthur Vickers crew. Left rear Bill Elsey, Bomb Aimer. Arthur Vickers left rear"

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SMooreD1603117v10010.jpg
The six airmen are sitting on the port inner engine of their Lancaster.
On the reverse -
'Left to Right
Jimmy Bourke - Mid upper
Self - Navigator
Fred Shepherd -Bomb-aimer (Note new brevet)
'Mac' MacFarlane - Skipper'
Nobby Clarke - Rear…

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PLambAM17010032.jpg
Five airmen sitting on the top of a Lancaster with a sixth sitting in the cockpit. 134 operations are marked on the nose and '134 Not Out'. Lancaster LS-J.
A second copy is annotated 'Rear Gunner Skipper F/Eng Midgunner B/Aimer W/Op Nav on leave'.

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PMooreD16020005.jpg
Two photographs of six airmen sitting on the port inner engine of their Lancaster.
On the reverse -
'(Mildenhall) ME844
Taken @ 15 Squadron shortly after moving from 218 Squadron (Methwold)
Left to Right
Jimmy Bourke - mid upper
Self (Dennis…

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PMcDonaldEA1501.jpg
Seven aircrew known as Skilling's Follies standing in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Photo edge Fred Clark, Flt Engineer UK, Dugy Cruckshank, Bomb aimer, New Zealand, Bob Martin Wirless [sic] Opp UK, Hugh Skilling Pilot New Zealand, Len Petford…

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PMcDonaldEA1504.jpg
Seven airmen, four seated and three standing. One photograph has the seven airmen numbered and on the reverse they are identified -
'Mid/Up No 1 John Meadows - Epping Forest
Rear/G No 2 EA McDonald - Hull
Wirless [sic] /Op No 3 HR Martin -…

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SPerryWRP1317696v50003.pdf
Words for a number of songs including our outhouse, the foggy, foggy dew, the bomb aimers lament, three old ladies, teeny-weeny bomb, the wingco's OBE.

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BWhittleGGWhittleGGv3.pdf
An incomplete memoir written by Geoffrey Whittle starting at age 16. At age 18 he volunteered for aircrew duties and trained at RAF West Freugh. He converted to Wellingtons then Lancasters and moved to RAF Ludford Magna in June 1943. Over Hanover…

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PCothliffKB15030003.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a line. Each individual is identified at the top.

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PCothliffKB15110003.jpg
A row of seven airmen identified by information supplied with the collection as Squadron Leader G J Laird and crew at RAF Leeming. Left to right Pilot George Laird, Navigator "Red" Soeder, Bomb Aimer Joe Corbally, Wireless Op. Pat Clapham, F/E…

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PCothliffKB15030062.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.

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PCothliffKB15030156.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated '+226.LMG. S/L Peterson. 429+'

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PCothliffKB15030007.jpg
Six airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.

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PCothliffKB15030041.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated 'LMG. 212. S/L Gall.M.W. 427'

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PCothliffKB15030036.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated '276. LMG. S/L Epps. 427-Sqd'

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POatesJ1746.jpg
#1 is six airmen with three men named.
#2 is six airmen and all the men are named.
#3 is six airmen, all named with nationalities, two are noted as dead. Behind is a Stirling.
#4 is six airmen in front of a Stirling. They are named and their trade…

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PWighamMH1701.jpg
Seven airmen standing in front of a Stirling. On the reverse their names and trades.

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PFordTA17040016.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Terry Ford landing a Stirling.
Photo 2 is a a view to the front as the aircraft is landing.
Photo 3 is a Stirling's starboard engines during a corkscrew manoeuvre.
Photo 4 is a Hurricane breaking off an…

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POatesJ1747.jpg
#1 is twelve airmen and soldiers at the entrance to a Horsa glider. Each man is named.
#2 is a mix of airmen and a soldier. Each man is named. They are sitting on a jeep.
#3 is seven airmen, annotated with their names. Behind is a Stirling.

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PSladdenD16010010.jpg
Two versions of the same strip with enlargements of all slides.
Slide 1 - captioned 'Brian found b/a deRome crew setting off for ops in "Y" 2, GD'.Part view of man sitting at bomb aimers position with bombsight centre and map on right.
Slide 2 -…

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BDunmoreGDunmoreGv1.pdf
A 25 page account of the preparation for, and carrying out of a maximum effort operation against Duisburg by Lancasters of 83 Squadron at RAF Wyton, part of 8 Group Bomber Command. Account provides detailed description of preparations, briefing and…

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PPopeKMJ18010027.jpg
Three photographs, two of four aircrew one of seven. Page captioned 'Syerston L.F.S.', 'The day before we went to a squadron 1944'. The individuals have their given names and crew positions hand written on the photographs.

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PTrappSV1604.jpg
A head and shoulders image of Sylvia Trapp and her husband. Both are in uniform, he has a bomb aimer brevet.

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PTrappSV1605.jpg
A colourised head and shoulders image of Sylvia Trapp's husband taken during his training in Canada.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.

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