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Eight airmen
Eight airmen, two with parachute harness, others wearing battledress with side caps, two showing sergeants rank and one, third from right is an officer. All standing in front of Lancaster NG265 of 300 Squadron.Submitted in folder with caption 'TW…
Flashbacks 0 to 4
Starts with commentary on family in Poland and names recorded on visits to Poland. Continues with account of early life, school and life in Poland before the war.
Flashback 1. Mentions first operation on 300 Squadron at RAF Faldingworth. Continues…
Flashback 1. Mentions first operation on 300 Squadron at RAF Faldingworth. Continues…
Some days in the life of a production test pilot
Mentions that he has six log books to cover his flying career. Gives a brief outline of career starting in Poland and then in United Kingdom starting in 1940. After training he became an instructor until volunteering for operations and posting to 300…
Tadeusz Wier flying log book. One
Pilots flying log book for T Wier, covering the period from 12 May 1941 to 5 October 1955. Detailing his flying training, Instructor duties, operations flown and post war flying with Number 4 Ferry Pool and Number 48, 9, 27 Maintenance Units. He was…
Tadeusz Wier No 41 Group - personal flying record
Tadeusz record of flying at No 48 M.U for years 1952 to 1958. Lists aircraft types and hours by month.
Two airmen
Two men one wearing battledress with hands in pockets and the other wearing flying jacket and peaked cap and holding a cigarette standing in front of the starboard wing of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption '009 - T. Wierzbowski - pilot i J.…
Lancaster airborne
Air-to-air view from starboard rear quarter of an airborne Lancaster letters 'BH-V'. Submitted with caption '017 - ostatni lot z bombami - na kwatere Hitlera w Berthesgarden'
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen wearing battledress and side of peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Lancaster inside a hangar. Submitted with caption '300 Sqn Sept 1945'. T Wier is sitting centre of front row with his name captioned.
Lancaster
View of starboard side of a parked Lancaster letters 'BH' registration 'NG265'. Submitted with caption 'Lancaster BH-V na lotnisku Faldingworth, maj 1945 r. W okresie tym latała na nim regularnie załoga por. pil. Tadeusza Wierzbowskiego'.
Courtrai
Target photograph showing bomb bursts in built up area and the silhouette of a Lancaster below. Caption '2775 CON 20/21-7-44//NT 8" 15000, 225, COURTRAI. BB, 5X1000, 23SECS. F/O LASH[...]'.
Lancaster
View of the port forward part of a Lancaster parked. Letter 'S' below front turret and gantry under starboard engines.
Eleven airmen in front of a Lancaster
Eleven airmen, four wearing Mae West and the others battledress kneeling and standing in two rows in front of a Lancaster. On the nose an 'S' underneath nose turret.
Five airmen in front of a Lancaster
Five airmen, the one on the left wearing a flying jacket the others battledress standing in line in front of a Lancaster.
Seven aircrew
Seven aircrew, four wearing Mae Wests and three battledress. Six are standing in line and the seventh is sitting in front on a chock. In the background the forward part of a Lancaster with open bomb bay.
D'O Barnett, Simon G Emery and J N K Cameron
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Three names. AUS 406088 F. D'O Barnett F/O. AUS415366 Simon G Emery. Note 'Simon killed April 1944'. AUS 422423 J N K Cameron F/O. Note 'Ron killed February 21st 1944'.
Newspaper cutting concerning Flying Officer R K McIntyre description of an…
Newspaper cutting concerning Flying Officer R K McIntyre description of an…
Bomb aimers briefing sheet for an operation
A duplicated sheet for the bomb aimer to fill in with details of his bomb load. On the reverse notes about the Target Indicators.
Navigator's plot for an operation
Pre-printed map shows eastern England and north eastern Europe. Plot runs from Lincolnshire by a circuitous route to just east of Leipzig and return.
Albert Evans Summary of Last Flight
A record of Albert's last flight to Berlin. It lists his route, bomb load and crew.
Seven Airmen
Seven airmen Mae Wests life vests. They are standing in front of Lancaster VN-D RE133.
On the reverse are four signatures
[The image is identified as being 50 squadron, RAF Skellingthorpe and the Captain as F/O A. Campbell]
On the reverse are four signatures
[The image is identified as being 50 squadron, RAF Skellingthorpe and the Captain as F/O A. Campbell]
12 Airmen
Aircrew in uniform and flying kit standing in front of Lancaster LM296.
Lancasters bombing Up
Five armourers preparing bombs under a Lancaster. Behind a second Lancaster is being prepared with two ground crew standing on the wings above the inner engines.
Pre-Flight talk
A group of airmen dressed in life vests being addressed prior to an operation. They are under the nose of a Lancaster.
Lancaster in Flight
Two air-to-air photographs of a Lancaster, starboard side, in flight. Top photograph shows code "BQ-?" of 550 Squadron. Nose art in form of shield also visible
Lancaster and Crew
Photo 1 has seven air and three ground crew lined up in front of their Lancaster.
Photo 2 is the seven aircrew with their Lancaster behind.
Photo 3 is the ten men arranged in two roes in front of the port/rear of the their Lancaster QR-H, NF997.
A…
Photo 2 is the seven aircrew with their Lancaster behind.
Photo 3 is the ten men arranged in two roes in front of the port/rear of the their Lancaster QR-H, NF997.
A…
Pilot Danny Boon, Navigator Bill Bouskill and Lincoln Cathedral
Three photograph from an album.
Photo 1 is Pilot Danny Boon leaning out of his cockpit. 43 operations are painted on the nose. It is captioned 'Fl/Lt Danny Boon, Royal New Zealand Air Force'.
Photo 2 is Bill seated at his station, captioned 'F/Off…
Photo 1 is Pilot Danny Boon leaning out of his cockpit. 43 operations are painted on the nose. It is captioned 'Fl/Lt Danny Boon, Royal New Zealand Air Force'.
Photo 2 is Bill seated at his station, captioned 'F/Off…