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Le Havre
A vertical aerial photograph of Le Havre during bombing operations. The land is mainly obscured by explosions but breakwaters and docks are visible. Digue Augustin Normand is shown at the top of the image, with Bassin de la Manche and Le Havre port…
Harqueboc
Vertical aerial photograph of Harqueboc, Le Havre. Street patterns can be seen to the left and top right of the photograph, located north-west of Harfleur. Annotated '1614 MEP 6.9.44// 8” 7,000 [arrow] 128[degrees] 1802 HARQUEBEC. N.11x1000, 4x500…
Letter from RAF Benevolent Fund
Writes that they had been asked to call on addressee.
Letter to Joan Wareing from Alan Buppinger
Describes events during an operation to support the Normandy troops when Robert Wareing's aircraft was attached by fighters and set on fire. Four crew members were killed and four baled out. Author and one other evaded with help of French resistance,…
Operational notes
Lists 42 operations with dates, targets, aircraft, fuel, bomb loads, times and accounts of sortie for each one. Mentions Pathfinder marking, occasional air sickness, Master Bomber, number of aircraft lost on some operations, damage to aircraft on a…
Arthur Pearce Diary 1944
Memorandum items addresses of friends and acquaintances, mentions many days/evenings out and what sort of time he had in Belfast, Lincoln, Gainsborough and many others. Mentions various journeys and postings, lists birthdays. Jots down daily…
Letter from Arthur Woolf to his parents
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Informs them he is in a United States Army medical facility and getting better.
Telegram from Arthur Woolf to his parents
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Advises them he had arrived back in England at RAF hospital Wroughton.
Letter from Arthur Woolf to his parents
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Writes that he is glad to be back in England and to catch up with news. Asks if they received any of his letters from German prisoner of war hospital. Relates his last days as prisoner and liberation by American forces and journey home. Continues…
460 Squadron Operations
List of 44 operations between 20 July 1944 and 5 October 1944. Twenty-one operations have a tick alongside.
Letter from Alan Green to his parents
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Alan writes he has received letter from family and friends but also bad news about Ruth's mother.
The Bombing of Munich
The ruins of buildings and industrial plants in Munich are silhouetted against a wall of flames and smoke. At the top of the frame, a portion of blue sky appears to be full of aircraft, some of them crashing in flames. Anti-aircraft batteries, a…
Railwayman Giovanni Grillo being executed
A firing squad of three German soldiers are aiming their rifles at the railwayman Giovanni Grillo, who is standing against a wall with his right arm in the air. A priest with a book in his hand is leaving the scene.
Label reads “142”; signed…
Label reads “142”; signed…
Interview with Frank Mannion
Frank Mannion was born in Manchester. When he completed his electrical engineering apprenticeship at Metropolitan Vickers he volunteered for the RAF. Initially he was ready to train as a pilot but was told there was a shortage of air gunners so…
Laurence Larmer's officer's certificate of service
Officer's certificate of service for Laurence Larmer. Commissioned 22 September 1944, terminated as Flying Officer on 11 February 1946. Awards were 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal.
Operation to Eindhoven
Calculations, observations and a chart used for an operation to Eindhoven.
Operation to Le Havre
Calculations, observations and chart for an operation to Le Havre.
Operation to Le Havre
Calculations, observations and a chart used for an operation to Le Havre.
Operation to Neuss
Calculations, observations and chart used for an operation to Neuss.
Operation to Calais
Calculations, observations and chart used for an operation to Calais.
Operation to Cap Gris Nez
Calculations, observations and chart used for an operation to Cap Gris Nez.
Calculation from Honeybourne to Base
A log sheet used for calculations for a flight from Honeybourne to Mildenhall.
Interview with James McKenzie Leith
James McKenzie Leith was a swimming instructor before he joined the RAF. He trained as a gunner and was posted to 429 Squadron at RAF Leeming. On their first operation their aeroplane was damaged and they attempted an emergency landing but this was…
Notes for pilots and flight engineers Bristol Hercules engines in Stirlings
Technical notes for various marks of Hercules engines. Limits for flying conditions, running notes, dos and don'ts.
The Log
Experiences of the prisoners of war in the Belaria camp of Stalag Luft 3 by Squadron Leader Bryce Cousens. It contains stories, poems and illustrations.