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Personnel with Halifax
48 bareheaded men in desert uniform arranged in rows in front of an aircraft. Four men are sitting crosslegged on the ground at the front with a row of 15 sitting behind, 13 of whom hold peaked caps on their knees. A row of 15, also seated are…
Tags: aircrew; ground personnel; Halifax
Personnel with Halifax
Five personnel standing around a Halifax on the grass. Two further aircraft on ground beyond. On the fuselage, 'LY' and 'RT883' Annotated on the reverse 'Athan S 1947 freight to Egypt from Rome'.
Tags: dispersal; Halifax; RAF St Athan
Parachute drop at Tull Keram
Air to air photograph showing parachutes dropping from a Halifax over rolling open countryside interspersed with villages. Annotated on the reverse 'chute drop 'Keram [Tull Keram] September 1946 'wheels down' caused straps to be caught in tail…
Tags: Halifax
Group of flight engineers
27 flight engineers in half caps and desert uniform arranged in rows around a wooden barrel which is marked 'Aqir XXX'. Four men crouch either side of the barrel with one row of eight men sat behind and two rows of eight and six men standing in the…
Tags: 620 Squadron; aircrew; flight engineer; RAF Aqir
Football players
Ten men in sportswear in a field with trees behind. Five men are sat in a row with five stood behind. The central figure in the front row is holding a football. Nine of the men are wearing matching team kit and the central figure in the back row is…
Tags: 426 Squadron; aircrew; sport
Personnel and Battles
Personnel in the cockpit and in front of four Battles. Annotated on the reverse 'A 142 December 1938 L4937'.
Tags: 142 Squadron; Battle
Halifax Nova Scotia
Eight uniformed airmen in peaked caps showing half brevets on their uniforms. Four are crouching with four standing behind. Annotated on the reverse 'Halifax Nova Scotia June 28th 1945 Just off the Aquitania'.
Tags: aircrew
Operation Polly
Civilian women and children standing near the wing of a Halifax accompanied by two Women's Auxiliary Air Force personnel. There are nine Royal Air Force personnel standing near the wing and in the aircraft wing's shadow. Annotated on the reverse…
Great Bitter Lake
Three bareheaded men in open necked desert uniform. Taken outdoors, standing on sand with a military tent to the side. Annotated on the reverse 'Great Bitter Lake August 1942'.
Tags: aircrew
Flight engineer's leaders course
21 uniformed men all wearing half brevets. One is wearing a side cap with the others wearing peaked caps. Eight men are sat in front with two rows of standing men, of eight and five behind. The reverse is annotated 'No 6 flight engineers leaders…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; RAF St Athan; training
List of operations
Operational flights undertaken by Geoffrey Gosney between 3 May 1942 and 8 November 1942 in France, Germany, North Africa, Egypt, and Crete for a total of 380.10 hours.
Squadron Group Photograph
A large group arranged in five rows in front of a hangar.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; hangar
Nuneaton OTU 1944
Large group of airmen arranged in five rows. Each man is named underneath.
On the reverse is 'Nuneaton OTU 1944', '139 Sqdn' and a list of names. Some of the names have 'killed' by them.
On the reverse is 'Nuneaton OTU 1944', '139 Sqdn' and a list of names. Some of the names have 'killed' by them.