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Course 71 navigators
The class book for 71 Navigators course, March - July 1943. Cover includes course details and photograph of an Anson in flight over the airfield with landing gear down. Contains the list of names of the 19 students who completed the course as well as…
Flight Lieutenant Roger Alfred Calvert – 152814
Biography of Roger Calvert detailing his training as navigator in Canada and the United Kingdom and his operational career flying Mosquito aircraft on night intruder operations. The account includes brief details of two significant events, losing…
An anxious moment
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Describes events during a mine laying operation in a Stirling to the Gironde River near Bordeaux. Relates how the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire which damaged the tail and an engine as well as wounding the flight engineer. Describes the…
Memorial booklet
Cover and back have faint image of a sailing ship. Loose sheet of paper with names of Edward Ellis's crew.
Left inside page is blank, right inside page has images of seven aircrew, two at the top, 3 in the middle and two at the bottom. All are in…
Left inside page is blank, right inside page has images of seven aircrew, two at the top, 3 in the middle and two at the bottom. All are in…
Rotterdam Docks
Aerial vertical photograph of docks. A wide river runs from top centre diagonally to bottom left. At the top an inlet and on the right side a road runs top to bottom. Below the inlet and between road and river is a large basin with docks running off…
Rotterdam Docks
Aerial vertical photograph of docks. On the left a river with opening to a dock basin. A number of docks with jetties lead of on the top side of the basin. There is a ship moored on the left of the second dock from left. A series of bomb explosions…
Rotterdam Docks
Aerial vertical photograph of Wilton Shipyards. On the left the Nieuwe Maas river with entrance to Vijfsluizen basin (Wiltonhaven). Several small craft are leaving it and spreading out on the river. Just inside the entrance, on the top side, several…
Air to ground photographs
Top left an aerial inclined photograph of open countryside. A road runs up the left hand side and below to the right are fields. There are many unidentified small black objects over the whole area. Caption 'What is it'.
Top right caption 'V =…
Top right caption 'V =…
Edward Milling's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Log book for Sergeant Edward Milling from 16 August 1942 to 27 September 1943. Navigator Sergeant E Milling was stationed with 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds, and 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington, where he flew Lancasters. The log book details 27…
D39 Frank Hunt's Orchestral Concert. Stalag Luft 3 Feb 43
The conductor is dressed in dark suit with a buttonhole. Behind him a pianist is seated at a grand piano.
E1 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A scene featuring two male actors in evening dress, one with top hat and one wearing a 'bald' wig. The 11 dancing girls are men dressed as women. The backdrop is an abstract scene.
E2 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A struggle between three characters, a man in a dinner jacket and a 'bald' wig, and two men dressed as women, one in a long dress and one in bra and pants. The backdrop is abstract. There is a long wooden table on the stage.
E3 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A line of 12 actors dressed in black suits, top hats and holding canes in their right hands. The backdrop is a curtain.
E4 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
11 men dressed as women. The central character is wearing a long dress and is holding it out. The 10 dancing girl characters are wearing short dresses and bonnets. They are standing cross-legged and linking their arms. The backdrop is a curtain.
E5 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A man in flannels and shirt is being held by a man dressed as a woman wearing a short top and short shorts. There are two deckchairs on the stage and a backdrop of a garden.
E6 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Eight men dressed as women seated at two tables. Three other female characters and eight men are standing in a row behind them. The backdrop is an abstract painting.
E7 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A man in evening dress is standing holding the hand of a man dressed as a woman in a long dress. He is holding the dress out with his other hand. The backdrop is a curtain.
E8 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
The leading lady is surrounded by two rows of dancing girls. The front row is kneeling, the back row standing. All are men dressed as women. The backdrop is a curtain.
E9 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Group of men and men dressed as women arranged at the sides of the band. The band are seated behind music stands. The band leader is standing at the back. The backdrop is cartoons of bandsmen.
E10 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A man dressed as a woman on the stage. He is wearing a mid-length skirt and a fur top. Behind him is an abstract backdrop of London with 'Guinness', 'Underground', the statue of Eros, traffic lights and Belisha beacons.
E11 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Two men dressed as dancing girls. They are holding hands and are cross-legged. They are wearing short skirts, halter tops and bonnets. The backdrop is a curtain.
E12 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Three men, two dressed as women holding hands. The man is wearing a white dinner jacket and bow tie. The female characters wear long dresses and are holding the hems out with their other hands. The backdrop is a curtain.
E13 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Four actors are seated on a bench, four are on seats and five are seated on the stage. The group is mostly men dressed as women. Behind is a backdrop of a a garden.
E14 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Two men dressed as a bride and groom on stage. They are linking arms and the bride has a floral bouquet.
E15 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Five men working on the stage. One man is lying down one is partly up a set of portable stairs, one is carrying a plank. Two are looking off stage. They are watched by a man dressed for the play and a man dressed as a woman. The backdrop is the back…