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Another O.T.U. Course is Posted
A cartoon of three parachute section WAAFs distressed by demands from airmen. The demands are annotated.
Achtung!! Hier ist Herr Lieutnant
A cartoon of a moustached officer with two dachshunds. He is saying 'How now me proud beauties'.
Panic!! in the Parachute Section
A cartoon circle of airmen and women with a central, distressed figure, annotated 'Panic!! in the Parachute Section. "Give me ROOM!!" I don't know where I am! Etc etc.'
Wellington and two Spitfires
Artwork of a Wellington from below with two Spitfires behind over snow covered landscape. On the reverse 'Vickers Wellington bomber and Spitfires, after the original by Albert Kaye'.
Interview with Fred McCullough
Fred McCullough discusses his series of abstract art works which are an homage to his uncle, Sergeant Harry McCullough, a flight engineer with 61 Squadron. He was killed on his tenth operation and is buried at Durnbach Cemetery.
Lancaster Paintings
Two paintings of a Lancaster from an album. In the first, by David Shepherd, the Lancaster is being readied for an operation with bombs being loaded and a fuelling truck waiting. In the second three Lancasters are taxying for take off.
Cartoon of Ernest Probyn, Hercules, Hastings and RAF Gatow
A cartoon captioned 'Drawn by Danny Lee, one time police cadet at Bletchley. No prizes for guessing who it is.'
A photo of a Hercules.
A photo of a Hastings.
A photo of a sign for RAF Gatow.
A photo of a Hercules.
A photo of a Hastings.
A photo of a sign for RAF Gatow.
The Log
Experiences of the prisoners of war in the Belaria camp of Stalag Luft 3 by Squadron Leader Bryce Cousens. It contains stories, poems and illustrations.
Model Wellington
Wooden carved model of a Wellington on stand.
Ernest Probyn and Model Aircraft Collection
Ernest is working on a collection of model aircraft arranged on a table.
Nedeweert
Poem about an aircraft that crashed at Nederweert in the Netherlands. Handwritten note 'Joan's brother F/Lt Tommy Richardson was the skipper of the 78 Squadron RAF plane shot down at Nederweert near Eindhoven 3/4 April 1943 around midnight. Others of…
Lest we forget
Poem about comrades who have been killed.
Ray Wells Cartoons
Three images from an album.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait of Ray.
#2 is a cartoon of a black cat and the message 'Further Outlook Very Favourable'.
#3 is a cartoon of Ray with a dog's head and is annotated 'F/Sgt (Press on) Wells'.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait of Ray.
#2 is a cartoon of a black cat and the message 'Further Outlook Very Favourable'.
#3 is a cartoon of Ray with a dog's head and is annotated 'F/Sgt (Press on) Wells'.
To Phyllis
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Quote from Byron with note 'this is my wish for you' from Sgt Nav Cecil E Wood from Canada.
Homesick in a land thats strange
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Lament on being in a land far from home but with a job to do. Gives reasons for fighting and mentions liberty. Signed at the bottom right unreadable c/o New Zealand house, London.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital…
James A Penny’s pilots flying log book
Pilots flying log book for James A Penny, covering the period from 10 November 1941 to 23 November 1943 when he was shot down over Berlin. He was stationed at AAC Souther Field, RCAF North Battleford, RAF Shawbury, RAF Sleap, RAF Blyton, RAF Upwood…
Caricature of P J Hogan
Pencil drawing caricature of an RAAF officer wearing peaked cap and holding a glass. On the reverse 'Believe it or not but it is supposed to be me in a pub in Edinburgh one night'.
To a bomber pilot
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Poem dedicated to bomber pilot
Model Lancaster
Top page - top - Front quarter view of a large model Lancaster in the open with people standing around.
Bottom - rear quarter view of a large model Lancaster with people standing round and one man holding port wing tip.
Bottom page - front…
Bottom - rear quarter view of a large model Lancaster with people standing round and one man holding port wing tip.
Bottom page - front…
This stone was unlaid at Dusseldorf by 106 Sqdn
Cartoon with two men standing in front of a stone inscribed with names. In the background bombed buildings. Above a four engine bomber. Submitted with description 'Photo of a cartoon of Hitler and Goering standing in front of bomb damaged stone with…
Song
Song about flying an operation to be sung to the tune of "Lili Marleen". Captioned 'I wrote the words to "Lilli Marlene" [sic] whilst at 100 Squadron in 1943'.
Portrait of Alastair Lang
Full face black and white portrait of 'Sqn Ldr Alastair Grant Lang DFC (from a drawing in Stalag Luft III by Leonard Pearman'.
Loose on the wind
Starts with a poem and then a series of stories which together form the memoirs of Harold Yeoman, an officer who served in Bomber Command during the war, initially as a pilot on Wellingtons and then as an Intelligence Officer. He relates his…
Sonnet - to a dead poet
Poem about a friend who died too soon.
Fugue - winter
Four verse poem on winter.