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Conversation with Jo Lancaster. Part two
Jo talks about aircraft he liked and those he did not. He did not like Oxford and Halifax and was uncomplimentary about B-17 and B-24. He recalls an incident of accidentally feathering two engines on B-24. Jo loved the Wellington Mk 3; he liked…
Transcript of interview with Warrant Officer Lesley Francis
Transcript of interview with Les Francis who flew as a Mosquito navigator with Alan Gwilliam in the Far East. Covers his training and then posting to India and eventually Burma. Relates flying experience in Burma on 47 Squadron. Gives details of…
Alan Gwilliam’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Two
Alan Gwilliam’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 29th September 1943 until 25th July 1953. Continued posting with 21 Service Flying Training School as an instructor. Posted to 76 Operational Training Unit in Palestine during March 1944 and then to…
Conversation with Lucian Ercolani
Transcript of discussion with Lucian Ercolani, Norman Didwell and Joan Didwell. Firstly comments on training in England and then Canada. Recalls a little of first tour on Wellington with 214 Squadron. Mentions having to ditch after operation to…
Formation of B-24 Liberators
Air-to-air view from cockpit of a formation of six other B-24s.
Sixteen airmen and Liberator
Sixteen airmen squatting and standing in two rows in front of a Liberator (B-24).
Six airmen
Six airmen wearing khaki uniform standing under the wing of a Liberator (B-24). Another aircraft in the background right.
Pages from flying log book
First page from navigator on Halifax of 138 Squadron relates operation not completed due to icing and engine problems landed in Gibraltar and returned on B-24 Liberator to Lyneham two days later. Second page list sorties at 26 OTU as a navigator on…
Letter concerning return of Indian Air Force Liberator (B-24) to the Royal Air Force
Letter describes the challenges and problems of taking an ex-RAF Liberator that had been handed to the Indian Air Force at the end of the war and had now been donated back to the RAF for exhibition in museum. Details all the engineering work to get…
Pilot in cockpit of a Liberator
A pilot looking out of the cockpit window of a Liberator. Two rows of operation tally symbols on fuselage below cockpit. Submitted with caption ' Wg Cdr Sandy Webster DSO DFC 99 Sqn Liberator Cocos Islands 1945'. Additional information kindly…
A large group of airmen in front of a Liberator
Ten airman wearing tropical uniform lined up standing and on squatting in front. Captioned ' G Steward (AG), A Clarke (AG), S Willis (AG), J Anderton (Capt), D welch (Nav), B Williamson (B, aimer), M Bryant (2nd pilot). M Sherrard (F/Eng), R Ferg[..]…
Eleven airmen
Eleven airmen, six in standing and five in front squatting. In the background part of fuselage of a B-24. Submitted with caption 'Back FO Woodgates, FS Hooton, FO F Crimmings, FL F F Carr, FS Galloway, front AC S Bird, LAC N Bardsley, LAC L Howard,…
Runway on approach
View from cockpit of aircraft on finals for runway on an atoll. Submitted with caption 'Approaching Cocos Islands in 99 Sqn Liberator [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor. Two versions of the same image,on the…
Squadron commander in cockpit of liberator
View of an airman looking out of the port cockpit window of a Liberator. Two rows of operation tally bombs symbols below cockpit. Submitted with caption '99 Sqn's CO Wg Cdr A Webster DSO DFC aboard Liberator 1945 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional…
Fifteen airmen in front of Liberator
Five officers standing behind with seven airmen squatting and three sitting in front. In the background the nose of a Liberator. Supplied with key document with names of personnel in the photograph listed. Two versions of the same image.
99 Squadron Liberators
List serial and other data, including eventual fate, concerning squadron aircraft.
Interview with Aubrey Coles. Two
Aubrey speaks briefly about his brother Victor who served on 139 Squadron flying special operation B-24 in India.
Interviews with Aubrey Coles
Transcription of interviews. Interviewer mentions a friend who was on 158 Squadron. Coles mentions that brother was a wireless operator, special operations, out in India. Talks about early ops to Lens and then to Stuttgart. Goes on with anecdotes of…
Flying Officer Aubrey "Tommy" Coles DFC
Lists training and operational postings and dates. Starts with training as pilot in Canada and goes onto training back in United Kingdom. Mentions first operation to Frankfurt with 640 Squadron before going to 158 Squadron at RAF Lissett. Continues…
Liberator crew
Nine airmen , four squatting in front and five standing behind all wearing battledress. In the background the nose of a B-24 with nose art gremlin. Submitted with caption 'Liberator TS530 crew 223 sqn Oulton Barron top left'. Additional information…
Andrew Barron
An airman wearing battledress with half brevet standing by the nose of a Liberator. Nose art of a cartoon devil with name 'Gremlin Heaven" and sortie tally bombs. Submitted with caption 'Barron, Andrew Flg Off with Liberator TS530 223 sqn Oulton'.…
William Hugh Anthony Jackson's Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Two
William Jackson’s Flying Log Book 2 from 15th February 1943 until 26th November 1946. Posted to 23 Operational Training Unit, 15 Operational Training Unit (October 1943) and 1673 Heavy Conversion Unit (May 1944). Operational posting to 355 Squadron…
Norman Denys Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Norman Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th August 1939 until 5th October 1945. Pilot training started at No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 1 Flying Practice Unit, No. 12 Flying Training School. Became a flying instructor at…
Eric Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Eric Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25th August 1941 until 30th June 1947. Training started at No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School followed by No. 36 Service Flying Training School in Canada in January 1942. Further training at 14…
Seven airmen and a Liberator
Two photographs.
#1 Seven airmen, some leaning on the starboard nose of a B-24 Liberator. They are partly dressed in tropical kit.
On the reverse 'Grandad in the middle'. and ' Celone aerodrome (nr Foggia, Italy) 1944. (N for Nelly & Crew)'
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#1 Seven airmen, some leaning on the starboard nose of a B-24 Liberator. They are partly dressed in tropical kit.
On the reverse 'Grandad in the middle'. and ' Celone aerodrome (nr Foggia, Italy) 1944. (N for Nelly & Crew)'
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