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Five Airmen and their Billet
Five airmen standing outside in the snow. Behind is a brick building identified as their billet. It is captioned '- In front of our billet at Leeming L to R - Brick Building
Jack, Wilf, Alvin, Self, Wilbur Ted Bowles took photo'.
Jack, Wilf, Alvin, Self, Wilbur Ted Bowles took photo'.
Five airmen on Christmas morning
Five airmen , three sitting and two standing behind in a barrack room. The left front man is smoking a cigar, the centre man is smoking a pipe and holding a photograph of a woman. The man in centre back is holding a pineapple. There is a window in…
Five airmen playing cards
Five airmen, including Vic Azzaro, arranged round a card table. A sixth man is lying on the top bunk of bunk beds. Two men are smoking pipes. On the wall is a round object with a key hanging on a chain.
On the reverse 'Berlin Air Lift Vic Azzaro…
On the reverse 'Berlin Air Lift Vic Azzaro…
Five men and a tent
A group of five men casually dressed, standing with mugs, in front of a large frame tent. They are wearing boots and ground appears muddy. There are several oil drums at side of tent. Trees in background.
Five servicemen
Five men wearing khaki shorts, shirts and pith helmet, standing in line by a tent. Four have towels. On the reverse 'Ras el [....], French Morocco'.
Flying Clothing Card
Bill Cooke's Flying Clothing Card, which lists all the equipment that he was issued with, complete with when items were returned, or explanations for losses (for example, 'lost in crash').
Foggia airfield
A road runs bottom right to left middle, south west of Foggia airport. On the far side a camp with tents and buildings. Mountains in the far distance. On the reverse '104 Sqn camp'.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding…
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding…
Form for purchasing handkerchiefs
An uncompleted form authorising the bearer to purchase handkerchiefs.
Formal meal in sergeants mess
Two long tables with formal place settings with sergeants and some civilians sitting either side. Along the walls are large windows and on the wall on the left a clock.
Four airman inside a Nissen hut
On the left, one man sitting by a table with mugs on it. In the centre by the stove an man wearing battledress standing with foot on box. On the right, two airmen sitting. On the reverse 'at back of the room on right - Henry Simpson FE (Powdrill's…
Four airmen
Four airmen wearing khaki uniform with sergeant rank, three with shorts and with long trousers, all standing in line in front of tents.
Four airmen
Four men, two writing at a desk and two standing behind, all inside a Nissen hut. A pin-up poster is on the door behind them. Submitted with caption 'Nissen hut'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
Four airmen and tent
Four airmen, wearing khaki, standing in the entrance to a tent. Bernard Ross is shirtless and leaning on a bomb tail unit, two others are leaning against the tent pole and the third is holding a guy rope. The middle one of the three has a navigator…
Four airmen by Nissen huts
Three quarters length portrait of four airmen standing in front of two Nissen huts.
Four airmen eating at table
Four airmen seated at table, three have visible sergeants rank, two with brevet and one with Canada shoulder patch. On the table plates, bottles of sauce and drink and a teapot.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital…
Four airmen in a tent
Four airmen at the entrance to a tent. Three are wearing khaki shorts and shirts and one, Bernard Ross, is wearing a singlet. Two of the men are squatting, one is seated and wears a navigator brevet and the fourth man is standing. A bomb tail unit is…
Four man carrying a large tub
In the centre four men in line abreast carry a large tub slung on a pole. To the right a tall fence with clothes hanging on it. Telegraph poles with lights are aligned along the fence. To the left three men standing in front of the doorway of a…
Four members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Four women sitting on a lawn. Two in the middle in air force uniform. In the background a large two story Tudor building with tree behind. Taken at rear of Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa, between 25/10/1943-12/07/1944. Additional information about this…
Four men in a dormitory
Four men seated in a dormitory. Also in the scene are beds, bed clothes (made into in a bed pack), a suitcase and a jacket and trousers on a hanger.
Four off duty airmen round a table
Four airmen, three seated, round a table in a hut, holding and drinking from pint tankards; one is a pilot, two are observers and one an air gunner. On the windowsill in the background are enamel jugs and mugs. On the reverse 'Ted' with a large…
Four photographs of RAF men
Top left - three airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in line with trees in the background. Submitted with description 'Three airmen in uniform, standing in front of hedge. Left to right: P/O Roberts - rear gunner, F/O Bob Wake - bomb…
Frank Dennis' memoir
In 1943 Frank completed an engineering apprenticeship and volunteered to join the Royal Air Force as a flight engineer. He completed basic training in London, where he witnessed the fatal crash of a C-47 and then went to Initial Training Wing at RAF…
Frank Hobbs permission to be absent from quarters
Permission slip for absent from quarters at RAF North Luffenham 24/25 March 1943. Station stamp with date 24 March 1943.
Fred Honey
A three quarter length image of Fred in a khaki uniform. Behind are several tents.
From Hackney lad to air bomber
Written by his nephew, a narrative of Reg's early life, his participation in student exchanges in Germany, joining the Royal Air force, training, life on the station and the crash in which he died, together with air gunners Sergeant Leslie Johnson…