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Your Place in the Air Crew Team
A booklet issued to RAF volunteers on arrival at a Receiving Centre. It summarises what is about to happen to the volunteer.
You are going to be an Air Bomber
A booklet about becoming an air bomber. The cover features a four engined bomber and an air bomber brevet.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer
XV Squadron Lancaster NG358
The story of a Lancaster, NG358, LS-H. There are details of 12 operations during 1944/5. Dennis details the operations and his crew.
Witchford Airfield Operations 18th/19th April 1944
The document covers an operation on Rouen on the night of 18/19 April 1944. It describes the attack and details the aircraft and pilots that took part.
Two aircraft were shot down by a Me 410 as they were landing. The crews are listed.
Two aircraft were shot down by a Me 410 as they were landing. The crews are listed.
Wing Commander RS Turnbull and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated 'LMG. 113. W/C Turnbull. 427'
Wing Commander RJ Gray and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. Annotated is 'Posted to 420 Sqdn 23-4-4?.On the image is annotated '246 LMG. W/C Gray. 427'
Wing Commander KC Carling and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated 'LMG. 216.W/C Carling - Kelly. 427' and 'Posted 3/1/45'
Wing Commander GJ Cribb and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.
Wing Commander FW Ball and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated '199. LMG. W/C Ball 427'
Wing Commander EM Mitchell and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated 'LMG. 132. W/C Mitchell. 427'
Willsher Crew
Seven airmen arranged in two rows. Each individual has signed the photograph.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
William Warburton Sgt Flight Engineer RAF
Report of last flight of DV400; lost 27th Jan 1944,” findings of Michael Warburton’s research into the crash of ‘DV400’. Concludes that DV400 was hit by another Lancaster that had been shot down by a German night fighter and subsequently…
Tags: 101 Squadron; 61 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bombing; crash; final resting place; flight engineer; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; mid-air collision; navigator; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Coningsby; RAF Skellingthorpe; shot down; wireless operator
William Homewood's Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
W R Homewood’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 2 May 1944 to 12 March 1945, detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Bomber. He was stationed at SAAF East London (41 Air…
William Homewood's Operations in 51 Squadron
A list of William and crew with the date, aircraft and 37 operations.
William Homewood and Crew
A list and photograph of the crew.
William Holmes crew
Seven aircrew standing and sitting in two rows. All wear battledress with brevet and side caps. From left to right, rear row: Sergeant Cyril Marjoram, gunner; Sergeant Douglas Richard Bacon, gunner; Flight Sergeant Tom Smith, wireless operator and…
William Fisher Martin DFC
A biography written by his grandson. It mainly covers the ditching.
William Cross' Flights to and from Warsaw
A list of 15 flights to and from Warsaw and aircrew. They cover from 13 Aug 1944 to 2 Nov 1944.
William Anderson and his crew
Seven aircrew are on grass arranged in two rows, 4 standing and 3 crouched. Men wear various combinations of battledress and tunics, side caps and peaked caps. William Anderson is standing second from the left. Buildings are visible in the…
Wellington memories
Memories of an early operational sortie for Ted Neale. An hour into the flight the cover of the photoflash spinner had come off. This could have caused the flash to ignite in the aircraft and brought it down.
Wedding group in garden
Full length image of bride (wearing wedding dress and carrying bouquet) and groom wearing uniform tunic with sergeant rank and bomb aimer's brevet. Both are in centre of a group of six other adults, two ladies sitting and one young girl. One male and…
Wedding group in garden
Eleven people with bride in wedding dress and groom (wearing uniform tunic with bomb aimer's brevet) sitting in deck chairs top left. Another man wearing suit sits to the right. Two man and two women are grouped on the right and three young girls sit…
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; love and romance
We're On Tonight
A description of what happened before and during and operation. The battle order was posted, the crew checked over their aircraft, the bomb load was planned, the crew received their briefing, dinner was eaten (bacon and eggs), they dressed,…