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Accident card
Accident report for Halifax II, 78 Squadron, pilot J Jenkinson. Notes port engine cut - petrol shortage. Captain could have landed earlier. Flt engineer must have misjudged [....], recommends no further action. Note with title and date.
Bill Eyles operations and crew on first tour
List of 20 operations from may to August 1943 and list of crew members that he flew with. Notes one crew member subsequently killed in action and another survived a bad crash.
Herbert Davy's Crew
Seven airmen including Herbert arranged in two rows. The image has been damaged.
R2 Bennet's Beavers
The crew of Lancaster R2, Bennet's Beavers arranged under the port side nose. In the first of two identical images each crew man is annotated with their name.
75 (NZ) Squadron battle order
Battle order for 9/10 September 1944. List aircraft and crews for operations as well as duty personnel
Notes from Squadron and station operational records
Contains: List of targets from 23 May 1943 up to 31 May 1944. Includes target name, type of aircraft, serial number and letter. Record of 1663 HCU Rufforth from 2 March 1942 to 15 May 1943, includes establishment, personnel, aircraft, strength,…
Crew list
Names of crew including Harold Wakefield
'Ten-Ton Tess' pilot gets bar to DSO
The pilot who dropped the first 'Ten-Ton Tess' bomb on Germany was awarded bar to DSO.
Heligoland pilots
Photograph of twelve aircrew all grinning some with thumbs up. Text explains they were some of the aircrew who took part in the great aerial battle of Heligoland. Pencilled note 'Jan 5th 1940'.
Aircraftman Harry Gillott is standing second right.
Aircraftman Harry Gillott is standing second right.
Trip to India
Top left - view on landing from aircraft window of airport buildings including control tower. Runway in foreground. Captioned 'Taken just as we landed at Dum-Dum aerodrome, Calcutta, March 46'.
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…
Party
Nine airmen, six sitting on a sofa, two standing behind and one sitting on stage on the right with a trombone. All are wearing tunics, six with pilot's brevet visible and two with sergeants rank. Most are holding drinks or beer bottles; one man is…
Athletic team RAF Penhold
A large group of men wearing athletics kit sitting and standing in four rows in front of a wooden building. Sitting centre of front row three officers wearing tunics and peaked caps, the centre officer has pilot's brevet. Captioned 'Athletics team…
Crew list
List of crew in which Charlie Warner flew as flight engineer, that was shot down on 3/4 September 1943. All were killed except the front gunner who was a prisoner of war.
EC James
A head and shoulders portrait of Cyril in uniform, with pilot's wings.
A Biography of Maurice Stimpson
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.
Maurice Stimpson beside a Railway Carriage
Maurice standing in front of a railway carriage belonging to Canadian National. On the reverse 'On the way up from the States'.
On a second copy of the reverse is added 'Maurice. Training complete on the way back to MonctonCanada [sic] for return…
On a second copy of the reverse is added 'Maurice. Training complete on the way back to MonctonCanada [sic] for return…
Maurice Stimpson
A half length portrait of Maurice with his wings.
Maurice Stimpson
A half length portrait of Maurice in dress uniform with pilot's wings.
Possibly Pete
A sergeant pilot standing in uniform in front of buildings. On the reverse 'Not sure possibly Pete?'.
Maurice Stimpson
Maurice standing in uniform with his pilot's wings.
Newspaper cutting - Scot's fourth award in two months
Crew brought crippled bomber home from operation to Cologne. Brief description of damage to aircraft and recovery to base. Three members of crew received awards including DFC for pilot Thomas Mahaddie DSO AFC who was awarded his fourth decoration the…
A POWs Memories
Comments on target (Frankfurt) and odds on being shot down. It was their 19th operation and out of 124 aircrew shot down that night only 10 survived, five from their crew. Mentions evading, capture, initial treatment and journey to camp (Stalag Luft…
467 Squadron RAAF
Some information about 467 Squadron's history and about Lancaster R5863 'S Sugar' which is currently in the RAF museum at Hendon. Mentions operations on 6 June 1944. Includes colour photograph showing front quarter of a Lancaster inside a museum. In…
Maurice Stimpson and Father
Maurice standing with his arm round his father. On the reverse 'Home from America Maurice & Harry'.
Maurice Stimpson and Crew
Maurice and five crew members standing under the port wing of a Lancaster. On the reverse 'From Left Bill, Roy, ?, Joe, Maurice, Johny'.