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Aubrey Read’s RAF observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Flying Officer Aubrey Read’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 30/9/42 to 26/11/43, detailing training and operations as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Based at RAF Walney Island (aka RAF Barrow in Furness) (No. 10 Air…
Lancaster
Head on view of a Lancaster just airborne. Submitted with description 'Night-time photo of Lancaster - just airborne. Date and location unknown'.
VIPs visit to RAF Gravely
Title 'Air Vice Marshall D Bennet [sic] and under secretary for air, Geoffrey Lloyd talking to 35 Squadron at Graveley'. Top - on the left an officer wearing tunic and peaked cap standing slightly to the right of a man wearing civilian suit sitting.…
Lancaster
Rear quarter view of a Lancaster at night with runway and search lights. Submitted with description 'Night photo of Lancaster ED724 of 103 Squadron at Elsham Wolds before taking off for a raid on Duisburg, 26 March 1943. A cone of three search lights…
Letter from Air Ministry to Aubrey Read's mother
Letter is to inform his mother that Aubrey is being moved from his temporary grave to his final resting place.
Seven aircrew in front of a Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing parachute harnesses, four standing behind and two squatting in front with parachute packs. In the background the tail turret of a Lancaster. Submitted with description 'Duplicate of MAVCP:2019/M08/18 but annotated "My crew.…
RAF personnel and aircraft
Top - four officers in Khaki uniform tunics and peaked caps standing in line with a building behind them. Submitted with description 'Four RAF officers in No 6 warm weather service dress uniforms. Left to right: G/Cpt R E Baxter, S/Ldr Jenner, S/Ldr…
Seven aircrew by a Lancaster
Seven airmen wearing parachute harnesses, two kneeling in front with parachutes and four standing behind. Captioned back row' Jackson, Coulson, Moore, Thursby'. Front row 'F/O Hobson "tail end charlie", "Bill Berry". Submitted with description 'W/Cdr…
Seven aircrew by a Lancaster
Seven airmen wearing parachute harnesses, two kneeling in front with parachutes and four standing behind. Submitted with description 'W/Cdr R E Baxter's air crew, RAF Skellingthorpe April 1943. Left to right: Baxter, Sgt Berry, Sgt Thersby, P/O…
RAF personnel, aircraft and car
Top - seven aircrew wearing parachute harnesses standing at the rear of a Lancaster. Submitted with description 'W/Cdr R E Baxter and crew in behind 50 Sqn Lancaster VN-S ED828. RAF Skellingthorpe - date unknown'.
Middle - seven aircrew wearing…
Middle - seven aircrew wearing…
Men and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster
Top - four men wearing jackets standing on the edge of a concrete pan with a Lancaster parked in the background. Submitted with description '4 men. 3 posing , 4th with camera. Date and airfield unknown. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster…
Two men viewing the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster
In the foreground two men standing side by side with backs to camera looking at a Lancaster parked on a concrete pan. Submitted with description '2 men viewing the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster PA474 on unknown airfield. Date unknown'.
Letter to Aubrey Read's mother from the Air Ministry
Letter sent in response to an enquiry about provision of a headstone for Aubrey's grave and obtaining a photograph of the grave. Letter informs his mother that the Imperial War Graves Commission provides head stones and that the British Legion have a…
Letter from Imperial War Graves Commission to Aubrey Read's mother
Letter from the Imperial War Graves Commission advising his mother that a head stone had been placed marking Aubrey's grave at the Durnbach War Cemetery and that the inscription that she had asked for had been inscribed and that if she wished to, she…
Telegram to Aubrey Read's mother
Sent from 106 Squadron advising his mother that Aubrey had not returned from an operation.
Condolence letter to Aubrey Read's mother
Letter from Officer Commanding 106 Squadron expressing his sympathy and suggesting the possibility that Aubrey had managed to bale out.
List of Aubrey Read's crew
Crew names together with their next of kin addresses.
Aubrey Read
Two portraits of Aubrey with air gunner brevet although he flew most of his flights as a wireless operator. Reverse has pencilled annotation 'FX 6960/12G73/23/5'.
Crew with Lancaster
Seven individuals standing in a row beneath the nose of a Lancaster. Aircraft parked on a dispersal, servicing equipment in the background.
Trevor Saint diary/memoir
Diary from joining the RAF in may 1941, through training as groundcrew and then volunteered for aircrew and eventually trained as air gunner and posting to 514 Squadron. Describes operations while on the squadron and notes details and losses.…
Trevor Saint air gunner's flying log book
Flying log book for T J Saint, air gunner, covering the period from 22 August 1943 to 10 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Morpeth, RAF Wing, RAF Little Horwood, RAF Newmarket, RAF Stradishall, RAF…
Alan Farr's flying log book
Flying log book for A A Farr, air gunner, covering the period from 29 December 1943 to 6 October 1944. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RCAF Mount Joli, RAF Church Broughton, RAF Binbrook, RAF…
Details of death of those signing the book
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Listing by page of visitors' book of personnel who had signed and were subsequently killed with details.
Biography of Squadron Leader Lighton Verdon-Roe DFC RAFVR -156 (PFF) Squadron
Second son of Sir Alliot Verdon-Roe founder of A.V. Roe & Co Ltd to be killed in the RAF Bomber Command in WWII. Starts with b/w photograph of head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet, medal ribbon,…