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E16 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
One man holding the hands of two men dressed as women. They wear long dresses and are holding out the hems of their long dresses. He is wearing an evening suit with a white bow tie. The backdrop is a curtain.
E17 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Man and man dressed as a woman surrounded by 11 men dressed in top hats and tails, carrying canes. The female character is wearing a mid length skirt and a fur top. He is wearing a raincoat. Behind is an abstract painting of London.
E18 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Men dressed as bride and groom. On their left 12 men in evening dress. On their right 10 men dressed as bridesmaids holding floral bouquets.Backdrops are abstract paintings.
E19 "Girls, Girls, Girls." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Ten actors including a bride, groom and a vicar standing in a line centre stage. 10 bridesmaids are sitting on the knees of 10 men. All the female roles are played by men dressed as women. The backdrop is abstract paintings.
E31 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A man dressed as a woman jockey sits on the arm of a sofa. A man leans towards her talking watched by man dressed as a woman. There is a small table with a decanter. A desk with a lamp. The painted backdrop has a bookcase, french doors and a view…
E32 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A man and a man dressed as a woman stand closely together. She is wearing a long dress. Behind is the desk with a lamp and a small table with a decanter. The painted backdrop has a door, a window and a painting.
E33 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
A man dressed as a woman is sitting on a sofa. A man is lying across the sofa with his head resting on a cushion on the woman's lap. There are small tables on both sides of the sofa. There is a painted backdrop of a window with an outside view,…
E36 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
Two men and three men dressed as women. Two are on the sofa, a woman is sitting at the desk and a man and woman are standing. The desk has a small lamp, there are two or three small tables. The painted backdrop depicts a door, two paintings, a…
E37 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
One man lying on a sofa with a second man partly on top of him. Behind are tables, chairs, standard lamp and a painted backdrop with windows and a painting.
E38 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
One man lying on the sofa with two men looking on. One man dressed as a woman wearing a dressing gown. One man wearing a dressing gown attacking a man dressed as a woman. She is also wearing a dressing gown. He has a large spear and it is raised…
E39 "For the Love of Mike." Stalag Luft 3. Mar. 43
One man in a dressing gown. One man in a 'bald' wig being held by a policeman and a man in a dark suit. One man is sitting on the sofa with a standing man behind him with his hand on the other man's shoulder. The painted backdrop has a painting,…
Interview with Richard Suchenwirth
Richard Suchenwirth recalls his wartime memories as a Flakhelfer in Pasing, a district of Munich. He tells of his father who was the author of three books on the Luftwaffe, the founder of the Austrian Nazi Party, a political orator and initial…
Interview with Colin Fraser
Colin joined the British Army in December 1941, and eventually moved to his preferred Royal Air Force in March 1943. He went to Number 2 Initial Training School at RAAF Bradfield Park in Sydney as a navigator, graduating in February 1944. His first…
Ronald Boone operations on 77 Squadron
Details of nine operations carried out between February and May 1943 from RAF Elvington on 77 Squadron flying Halifax. Targets include Cologne, Berlin and several in the Ruhr.
Tom Sayer's Royal Canadian Air Force pilot's flying log book. Book one
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot's flying log book for Sergeant Tom Sayer from 28 July 1941 to 17 December 1944. Detailing training and operations flown with Coastal Command and Bomber Command. After training in the United States and Canada he served…
Reg Freeth's South African Air Force observers or air gunners log book
South African Air Force observers or air gunners log book for Warrant Officer Reg Freeth, bomb aimer, covering the period from 7 February 1942 to 8 October 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations and Instructor duties. He was stationed at…
Letter from Peter Lamprey to W Gunton
Peter Lamprey writes saying flying continues much as before and concludes with the fact that he has heard worrying rumours about his previous employment.
Letter from Peter Lamprey to W Gunton
Peter Lamprey starts with some friendly banter and comments that weather has curtailed flying. He notes that there are now many Australians and Canadians on base. He goes on to say he was glad that the rumour of a bomb hitting his previous place of…
Letter from Peter Lamprey to W Gunton
Peter Lamprey writes that his aircraft was shot at by friendly anti-aircraft gunners but otherwise life was good. He mentions social life and concludes with some banter.
Bomb aimers briefing 6 March 1943
Shows two bomb loads for operation. Details preselection, time interval and false height settings. Includes weights, Window, times, marking method and bombing instructions. Page is struck through and annotated 'Scrubbed' in large letters. On the…
Geoffrey North’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Royal Air Force observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Pilot Officer Geoffrey North, air gunner, covering the period from 17 June 1942 to 29 September 1945. Detailing training, operations, repatriation and post war flying. He was stationed…
Interview with Dennis Kirk. One
Dennis Kirk was born in 1920, to farming parents, in the village of Barkestone in Nottinghamshire. He says that he didn’t want to be a farmer but when he left school he had to work on the farm. When the war started he wanted to join up but because…
Interview with Peter Andrew Hopgood
This interview is with Peter Hopgood, who relates the experiences of his father, Sergeant Pilot Phillip Hopgood.
Philip Hopgood lived in Liverpool and after matriculation he registered for the Royal Air force as he was a member of the Air Training…
Philip Hopgood lived in Liverpool and after matriculation he registered for the Royal Air force as he was a member of the Air Training…
Interview with Bob Hughes
Bob Hughes joined the RAF as war became likely to avoid repeating his father's First World War experience in the trenches and transferred to the RAF Volunteer Reserve when war was declared. He trained on Ansons and then flew in twin-engine Blenheims…
Letter from Dec Dexter to Phyllis Dexter
Apologises over unannounced visit home the catches up with family and friend news. Mentions he is exploring local countryside by bicycle and had attended a concert in Stafford. Mentions flying in 'Wimpey' and that crew is well on bail out drill.