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List of sorties
List of four sorties flown between Koran air bases and an air base in Japan.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
The long march
On account of approaching Russians, Germans planned to move all prisoners of war in the east to the west. Documents gives day by day account of journey of over 200 kilometres on foot in winter weather over 12 days before being taken the rest of the…
Leaving Hamburg
Photo 1 is bomb damaged buildings, annotated 'The price they paid'.
Photo 2 is the Mess seen from the garden.
Photo 3 is a large building annotated 'The W/O's club Hamburg' and 'The Ship & Dragon'.
Photo 4 and 5 are Dakotas annotated 'Passengers…
Photo 2 is the Mess seen from the garden.
Photo 3 is a large building annotated 'The W/O's club Hamburg' and 'The Ship & Dragon'.
Photo 4 and 5 are Dakotas annotated 'Passengers…
Hamburg
Photo 1 is The Mess, annotated 'The Mess (English Corner)'.
Photo 2 is an airport terminal annotated 'Flughafen (Home of Flyers)'.
Photo 3 is a railway station annotated 'Klein Borstal Station'.
Photo 4 is a church, annotated 'Hamburg from the…
Photo 2 is an airport terminal annotated 'Flughafen (Home of Flyers)'.
Photo 3 is a railway station annotated 'Klein Borstal Station'.
Photo 4 is a church, annotated 'Hamburg from the…
Tadeusz Wier No 41 Group - personal flying record
Tadeusz record of flying at No 48 M.U for years 1952 to 1958. Lists aircraft types and hours by month.
Eric Parker's Biography
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Titled Eric's Story it details Eric's life from birth in Liverpool. He joined the RAF on his 18th birthday in January 1942. Initial training was at Paignton then he was shipped to Canada. He failed to progress as a pilot and was transferred to a…
Wartime Halifax operations
Written for Cornish aviation society. Welcomes Philip Jenkinson and gives account of his training and operations on 10 Squadron Halifax. Describes being shot down and baling out. Mentions evading, capture and as a prisoner being on a tour of his…
C-47 Dakota
Three photographs and three silhouettes of a C-47. On the reverse of each is 'Dakota 1, C-47'.
Item 1 is a port/rear photograph of a C-47 in flight.
Item 2 is an underside silhouette.
Item 3 is a port side silhouette.
Item 4 is a frontal…
Item 1 is a port/rear photograph of a C-47 in flight.
Item 2 is an underside silhouette.
Item 3 is a port side silhouette.
Item 4 is a frontal…
Service history
Service history from December 1942 to August 1943 on 467 RAAF squadron at RAF Bottesford. Prisoner of war at Stalag IVB - 1945. Then list post war postings from June 1945 until September 1967. Shot down 15/16 August 1943.
Harold Dryhurst personal civilian pilot's flying log book
Covers the period 1959 to December 1963.
Three Dakotas
Three C-47 Dakotas parked in a row.
C-47 Landing
A view looking towards a C-47 landing in the distance. On the reverse 'Kun Ming'.
VIPs Arriving at Rangoon
Two photographs.
Photo 1 is of a group of VIPs being saluted by women soldiers. Behind is a C-47. On the reverse 'Rangoon '47 ? Ang San'.
Photo 2 is a men disembarking from the C-47.
Photo 1 is of a group of VIPs being saluted by women soldiers. Behind is a C-47. On the reverse 'Rangoon '47 ? Ang San'.
Photo 2 is a men disembarking from the C-47.
Denmark Photos
A collection of 21 photographs individually described in Album 3 Denmark
Three Soldiers, One Airmen and Three Girls
A group containing three soldiers, one airman and three young girls, including the girl dressed in stars and stripes. The girls are holding bunches of flowers. Behind is a C-47.
Colin McDermott and a Woman
A young woman dressed in a skirt with stars and a top with stripes is partly obscured by a bunch of flowers. In her left hand is a flag. Colin is standing beside her. Behind is the nose of a C-47 and other aircraft. On the reverse is 'My Mac Dermot'.…
Selection board interview information form
Notes place of aircrew selection board on 10/03/43 and lists all course undertaken, promotion dates, flying times on operational aircraft and last medical board.
Passengers waiting to board a Dakota
Four passengers in the shade under the wing of a Dakota, waiting to board. On the reverse 'Some of the passengers waiting outside our aircraft whilst at Rangoon'.
Butch and Ernie
Two airmen standing at the cargo door of a Dakota. They are dressed in white uniforms. On the reverse 'Butch and Ernie in 52 Sqdn white suits which we wear when flying - They don't half get grubby. 'Fraid this one is a bit out of focus'.
Dakota and Aircrew
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a Dakota with four men under the shade of the wing and two men bent over looking for something on the ground.
Photo 2 is a man dressed as a woman wearing a hat, bra and Indian lungi (sarong).
Photo 3 is…
Photo 1 is a Dakota with four men under the shade of the wing and two men bent over looking for something on the ground.
Photo 2 is a man dressed as a woman wearing a hat, bra and Indian lungi (sarong).
Photo 3 is…
Bangkok and Hong Kong
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is four airmen under the nose of Dakota. In the notes they are identified as 'Les, Fleck, Ernie & Butch under the "Durham Star" at Bangkok'.
Photo 2 is three airmen identified in the notes as 'Alf, a…
Photo 1 is four airmen under the nose of Dakota. In the notes they are identified as 'Les, Fleck, Ernie & Butch under the "Durham Star" at Bangkok'.
Photo 2 is three airmen identified in the notes as 'Alf, a…
John Lancaster DFC
A summary of the aircraft that John has flown and a list of his flying awards.
Two Dakotas
Two Dakotas, one with '38' on the nose, the other with an ambulance badge on the rear fuselage. On the reverse 'S.A.A.F. Dakota, on the Transport Flight dispersal. Fayid. May. 1947'.
RCAF Nose Art of the "Allan Cup"
Gerry Philbin's talents in hockey whilst serving in the RCAF are described. He then transferred to the UK to fly Halifaxes. During an operation they were shot down and only he and Sergeant Millard survived. He was captured but escaped with the help…
DC-3 in flight
An air-to-air view of Australian National Airlines DC-3 VH-CDD in flight. On its nose is 'W7691' in large characters.