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The Eighth Passenger
Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals
Captioned 'Veterans. A Tribute to a Fighting Crew of Immortals'
Left to Right. Pilot. W/Op. Mid Upper. Engineer.Bomb Aimer Nav. Rear Gunner.
"Winky" The best…
Aerial photographs, Mess Card and the Immortal Crew
Photo 1 is an aerial photograph of part of the Hamburg docks, in the Steinwerder area. The lower dock is Kaiser Wilhelm Hafen, the dock above Is Kuhwerder, top right area series of…
Tags: 218 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; Lancaster; mess; RAF Chedburgh
Skipper, Anti-aircraft fire, Yank Drome
Photo 2 is of black explosions above the clouds, captioned ' "Flak" over Gelsenkirchen.
Photo 3 is captioned 'Yank drome' and is of…
Tags: aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; Lancaster; pilot
Two Crashes, Winky & Cole
This is probable that this was Donald Seymour Spiers of 218 Squadron. He died 22 April 1945 when Lancaster NF994 crashed at Depden Green.
Photo 2 is of a crash site, captioned '…
Tags: 218 Squadron; aircrew; crash; killed in action; Lancaster
Lancaster Operations
Photo 2 is of a Liberator in flight viewed from a Lancaster, captioned 'Formation flying with a Yank'. On the…
Tags: aircrew; B-24; flight engineer; Ju 88; Lancaster
On to Squadron and Ops
Photo 2 is of a shirtless airman sitting in the cockpit viewed from the ground. The nose art is of a Bear annotated 'Bring 'em back alive'. The…
Tags: aircrew; dispersal; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art
William Jones Crew and Eaon and Crew
Photo 2 is an airman and a dog, captioned 'Slash and man's best friend. On the reverse - 'Frank 1 Colin 1 TAFF 1 Trace 4 Harry 6 Tex 1 Winky 1' and '15'.
Photo 3 is seven airmen…
William Jones and Crew
Photo 2 is of seven airmen, captioned 'Trace and Taff got tired of standing'.
Photo 3 is of six airmen…
Photograph Album Cover
'218 Squadron
Chedburgh 1944-45
Personal photographic history of W/O Jones WC - 1852503
Lancasters
Do not destroy'.
Tags: 218 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; RAF Chedburgh
F W Honey’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book. Two
John Cox’s pilots flying log book. Two
Tags: 1667 HCU; 626 Squadron; 83 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bale out; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lincoln; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Cosford; RAF Hemswell; RAF Newton; RAF Peplow; RAF Sandtoft; RAF Wickenby; shot down; training; Wellington
William Jones Service and Release Book
Fred Richardson
Tags: aircrew; Lancaster; pilot; RAF Duxford
Fred Richardson's pilots flying log book. One
Tags: 1 BFTS; 207 Squadron; 29 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; arts and crafts; bombing; British Flying Training School Program; C-47; Flying Training School; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Gamston; RAF Langar; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Ossington; Stearman; training; Wellington
J Vasey’s pilot’s log book
Tags: 1654 HCU; 17 OTU; 57 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; C-47; Distinguished Flying Cross; Flying Training School; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Church Lawford; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Finningley; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Silverstone; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Six poems
Memories of a Lancaster Bomber Raid
Tags: 57 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; H2S; Lancaster; pilot; RAF East Kirkby; wireless operator
Keith Ganney's After Lunch Speech
Tags: 57 Squadron; 617 Squadron; 630 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; Cornell; crewing up; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Service Order; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 109; navigator; Operational Training Unit; pilot; RAF Coningsby; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Woodbridge; Stirling; superstition; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
101 Squadron No 1 Group Bomber Command
Tags: 101 Squadron; aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster