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Sylvia
Head and shoulders portrait of a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force wearing battledress. On the reverse 'To Nicky with best wishes from one of good old TT scroungers, Sylvia'.
Summary of medals and Royal Air Force Service for David and Joyce Donaldson
List medals for David Donaldson including Distinguished Service order and bar, Distinguished Flying Cross. Medal for Joyce Donaldson, War Medal 1939-45. Lists RAF Service for David Donaldson from 1934 to demob in November 1945. Lists Joyce…
Stan Shaw's Memoir notes
A page from Stan's memoirs starting with the airship R101, Cobham's Flying Circus, Air Training Corps, glimpses of his service activities then ending with the 54 Maintenance Unit.
St Dunstan's week
Photograph 1 is an officer moving a toy horse on a toy race track. He is watched by a group of men. It is captioned 'High Hopes at the Horse Racing (No 5 is a poor starter).
Photograph 2 is a view across airmen watching the horse racing game. It is…
Photograph 2 is a view across airmen watching the horse racing game. It is…
Squadron photograph
Large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster in post-war colour scheme. Includes some Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Squadron Officer WAAF
Two photographs of a WAAF standing, smoking. In the second image there is someone lying, sunbathing on a balcony.
Squadron Officer WAAF
A WAAF standing and smoking. She has the insignia of a Squadron Officer.
Squadron Leader Nettleton and Betty Nettleton's Wedding
Group of 16 people clustered around Squadron Leader Nettleton and Betty Nettleton in front of an Ivy covered building. 14 people are in uniform (2 WAAF the rest RAF) and two are in civilian garb (one male, one female). Squadron Leader Nettleton and…
Squadron Group Photo
Three rows of 30 airmen, two WAAFs and a dog arranged formally in front of a Wellington.
Spectators wave off a Lancaster
A group of spectators lined up waving off a departing Lancaster. A motorbike in the foreground.
Soltysiak marriage certificate
Made out for Bronislaw Soltysiak and Mildred Lilian Little.
So short a time
Jack's wife recollecting meeting Jack, their marriage and her later life. She describes meeting with Jack's surviving crew members, pilot Tom Dykins, Sergeant Bert Price, Sergeant Doug Looms and Stan Jones, who had been held as prisoners of war after…
Small group WAAF and RAF personnel
Three men and two women, rural street scene in background, On the reverse, 'Jack, Joan, Freddie, Sylvia and Eddie'.
Small group of WAAF and RAF personnel
Group of six men and six women posed in front of brick wall, on reverse For Brrrrenda as Eddie would have it, Lots of luck Aubrey'.
Six WAAFs including Margaret Cuthill
Margaret is at the back row, left. Three are sitting on a grassy mound and three are standing behind.
Six WAAFs at Leeming
Six Women’s Auxiliary Air Force members grouped on the steps at RAF Leeming
Six WAAFs
Connie Thornhill (nee Crowther) and five WAAFs.
On the reverse 'Hereford May 2nd 1942 Irene Edith Joyce Connie Dorothy Alice'.
On the reverse 'Hereford May 2nd 1942 Irene Edith Joyce Connie Dorothy Alice'.
Six WAAFs
Informal photograph, head and shoulders.
Six photographs of people
Left page. Six men, three wearing Mae West and one in peaked cap and flying boots holding a teddy bear standing interspersed with three members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Right page. Top - 36 members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting…
Right page. Top - 36 members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting…
Six airmen and an airwoman
Six airmen and one airwoman standing around or sitting in a car with a Lancaster in the background. The car registration is BMP726 and it has 'The Menace' painted above the windscreen.
Seven members of Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and six airmen in front of an ambulance
Group in front of an ambulance. Five woman in front row, five men and two women standing behind and one man in the driving seat of the ambulance. Behind right a brick building with sign 'Traffic Office' to the left workshop buildings. On the reverse…
Seven members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force including Margaret Cuthill
Four seated on a rug and three kneeling behind. Margaret is front row, far left. Behind are nissen huts.
Seven Airmen and Two WAAFs
Seven airmen sitting in a Nissen hut. The walls behind have been decorated with paintings or chalk drawings. Two WAAFs are working in the background.
Seven airmen and two airwomen
Seven airmen and two women sitting on top of a vehicle with a Lancaster and another airman pulling a bomb trolley in the background.
Seven aircrew and two members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in front of a 149 Squadron Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing Mae Wests and two members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in battledress stand in front of Lancaster OJ-R with its flaps down. On the reverse 'Taken at RAF Methwold, the crew and kite take off flying over to G'.