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Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing tunics with brevet, three sitting and four standing. Pilot is front centre.
Crew photograph
Seven aircrew wearing tunic with brevet including pilot. Four seated and three standing behind.
Senior office shaking hands with aircrew
An air marshal shaking hands with an airmen wearing battledress with observer brevet. Three other aircrew are in line up and two other officers, one a wing commander, looking on. In the background a Lancaster.
Seven aircrew
Seven sergeant aircrew all wearing tunics with brevet in two rows outside a wooden hut.
Order of Service for Memorial Service for Flight Sergeant Kenneth Rutherford
Order of service for a memorial service conducted at sea. Head and shoulders photograph of Flight Sergeant Kenneth Rutherford, 935212, in uniform on the front cover together with 15 signatures ('Jacqui Whitehead' and 14 indecipherable). Border of…
James Inward
Full length portrait of James in uniform in a garden. He is wearing his officer's cap and engineer's brevet.
Brevet and medal ribbon strip
James Inward's engineers' brevet and medal ribbon strip with Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star (with sliver rosette), Africa Star (with silver rosette) and Defence medal.
Defied frost-bite to aid gunner
A report of the assistance James gave to a fellow crew member leading to his being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during his first operation. Annotated '1944'.
Risked life to save gunner
Details of James assisting his crew mate whose oxygen tube had become detached and being frostbitten in the process. For these actions, on his first operation, James was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Annotated '1944'.
Propeller overspeeding
Detailed instructions provided to captains and flight engineers with hand written notes and underlining.
'Robbo' Robinson
Two photographs of Robbo.
#1 Robbo in front of long tin roofed building. On the reverse 'My "Oppo" Robbo '46 Played football & cricket for the Wanderers (RAF Egypt team)'.
#2 Robbo holding a cat. Behind is a long tin roofed shed. On the reverse…
#1 Robbo in front of long tin roofed building. On the reverse 'My "Oppo" Robbo '46 Played football & cricket for the Wanderers (RAF Egypt team)'.
#2 Robbo holding a cat. Behind is a long tin roofed shed. On the reverse…
Robbo '46
A head and shoulders portrait of a flight engineer with a second man behind with a cat on his shoulder. On the reverse 'Robbo '46 Mog in background'.
Flight Lieutenant Hopps and crew
Seven airmen grouped under the starboard engine of their Lancaster.
On the reverse -
'103 Sq
F/Lt Hopps (Pilot)
F/Sgt Jonny Roberts (Nav)
Sgt Imeson Bob (Flt Eng)
P/O Olsberg (Bomb Aimer)
Sgt Red Black (AG)
Sgt Ray Thomas (WT/AG)
Sgt James…
On the reverse -
'103 Sq
F/Lt Hopps (Pilot)
F/Sgt Jonny Roberts (Nav)
Sgt Imeson Bob (Flt Eng)
P/O Olsberg (Bomb Aimer)
Sgt Red Black (AG)
Sgt Ray Thomas (WT/AG)
Sgt James…
Eight Airmen
Eight airmen including Bill Foskett grouped at the tail of their B-17. Len Roose is holding their lucky horseshoe. On the reverse 'Ray Delisle (Waist Gun) Myself Ted Bonner (WOP) (Radar) (Waist Gun) Fred Barber (Engineer) Len Roose (Mid Upper) with…
Thomas Wilfred Peter 'Peter' Clifford
In uniform, sat at a desk, wearing his medal ribbon, engineer's brevet and Group Captain's rank braid on his cuffs.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive in…
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive in…
Bill Foskett Biography Chapter Three
The third chapter of Bill's wartime experiences.
The first two chapters used Bill's words but the third is written by an anonymous friend.
The first two chapters used Bill's words but the third is written by an anonymous friend.
William Homewood's Operations in 51 Squadron
A list of William and crew with the date, aircraft and 37 operations.
Fred 'Eddie' Edmondson
A bareheaded Eddie, in uniform, his hands in his pockets, standing in a garden.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Fred 'Eddie' Edmondson
A studio head and shoulders portrait of Eddie in uniform showing his sergeant's stripes and engineer's brevet.
William Homewood and Crew
A list and photograph of the crew.
Geoff Blamires and crew
Geoff with four aircrew that he flew with. On the reverse captioned 'L to R Geoff Blamires - Nav, Doug Maycroft - Bomb Aimer, Den Barton - Flight Engineer, Frank Farnham - Mid upper gunner, Dennis 'Danny' Josey - Pilot. The last two are bracketed…
Andover's Lancasters
A lecture given to Andover's Archaeology and Local History Society on 23 February 1996.
Crew of Halifax K for King
Crew posed in two rows in front of plain background. Crew are listed, Back row, Ken Casey (Australian Wireless Operator), Fred McCarten (Air Gunner), Geoff Towers (Air Gunner), George Fairless (Flight Engineer), Front row Mick Miller (Australian Bomb…
Information about Lancaster W4182 WS-B of 9 Squadron
Lists the previous nine operations of Lancaster W4182 and recording that on an operation to Duisburg on the 20 December 1942 just after take off the aircraft collided with Lancaster W4259 from 44 Squadron. There were no survivors. The crews are…
Wedding photograph
An airman and his bride, two bridesmaids, a best man and the father of the bride. They are standing outside Holy Cross Shrewsbury.