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Visit to Poix-de-la-Somme War Cemetery, France
Suzanne Pescott is the daughter of Homer Lawson who took part in an operation to destroy a V-1 site. Although he survived a Halifax from his squadron was destroyed and six of the seven crew members were killed. Suzanne visited the site to lay a…
Visit by Lettice Curtis to Pocklington
Cutting records the visit of Lettice Curtis to Pocklington, a member of the ATA , who delivered Halifax aircraft to Pocklington. cutting records that Flight Lieutenant Peter Thirsk flew 29 operations on the Halifax attended.
Villers Bocage, Edward King's 19th operation of his tour
Five items, Edward's description of the operation to bomb Panzer concentrations in woods, requested by Field Marshall Montgomery. As the operation was in daylight Edward was able to describe the scene not too long after D Day. There is also Edwards…
View from from aircraft
Titled - 'Points of view from "Charlie" (Allan Lodder) over the Wash Norfolk, 27.3.45'.
Top left - view over starboard engines.
Top right - view of river with town on far side.
Bottom left - view of sea shore over starboard engines.
Bottom right…
Top left - view over starboard engines.
Top right - view of river with town on far side.
Bottom left - view of sea shore over starboard engines.
Bottom right…
Victor Stapely's navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book
Flying log book for navigator’s air bomber air gunner’s flight engineers for Victor Stapley, flight engineer. Covers two periods; training and operations 18 January 1944 to 2 July 1944 and post-war service in Flying Control from 19 September 1945…
Various RAF personnel
Top - six airmen, all wearing tunics with three squatting in front and three standing behind. The man middle rear wears a peaked cap and has half brevet. In the background part of a building. Submitted with description 'Duplicate of…
V T Hilton’s observer’s air gunner’s and w/t operators flying log book
Observer’s air gunner’s and w/t operators flying log book for V T Hilton, wireless operator, covering the period from 19 July 1943 to 16 April 1945. He was stationed at RAAF Parkes, RAAF Port Pririe, RAF Dumfries, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Rufforth…
Two photographs and a note
Top - seven aircrew wearing flying helmets and Mae West, three squatting in front, four standing behind under the wing of a bomber aircraft. Captioned 'The crew under a Halifax wing'.
Middle a note giving names of crew 'L to R standing, Jim Jackson,…
Middle a note giving names of crew 'L to R standing, Jim Jackson,…
Two newspaper cuttings
First - over 400 times they led the way. Article about RAF Pathfinders. Crest and details about 35 Squadron. Also mentions 7, 83 and 156 Squadrons as nucleus of force in August 1942. Mentions some of their attacks and numbers of decorations awarded.…
Two men stranding by the rear turret of a Halifax
Two versions of the same photograph. Two men wearing battledress stand each holding one of the guns of the rear turret of a bomber. On the reverse of the first photo 'L - R Stan Jeffrey - Cpl?'.
Two men stranding by the rear turret of a Halifax
Two men wearing battledress stand each holding one of the guns of the rear turret of a bomber.
Two men sitting on a bomb trolley
Two versions of the same photograph. Two men in uniform sitting on a bomb trolley behind the port wing of a Halifax. On the reverse of the first photograph 'L - R Stan Jeffrey - Eric Pinnock, bombing up for night op 1942'.
Two Halifaxes on Operations
An air-to-air-view of two Halifaxes seen from a third. The view from the upper turret.
Two Halifax
Air-to air view front quarter from below of two Halifax, the nearer with letters 'HD-C' and the other above. Submitted with caption 'NR179 HD-C Returning Circa 1945 (AWM)'
Two disturbing incidents
Incident 1. Describes ground loop on engine run up for take off. Pilot subsequently posted away.
Incident 2. Describes watching another aircraft taking off when its flaps fell down and bomb doors opening as it reached take off speed on the runway.…
Incident 2. Describes watching another aircraft taking off when its flaps fell down and bomb doors opening as it reached take off speed on the runway.…
Two Crew on top of a Halifax
Two of Robert Mitchell's crew sitting on top of their Halifax.
Two airmen standing on a fuel bowser
Two airmen standing on the front of a fuel bowser, behind is the nose of a Halifax.
Two Airmen and a Halifax
A pilot and an engineer standing at the front of a Halifax. On the nose is painted a hand with its index finger raised pointing at the sky.
Two Airmen and a Halifax
Two airmen sitting on the port outer engine of a Halifax during refuelling operations.
Two aircrew and Halifax
One airman wearing Mae West/parachute harness stands next to another wearing battledress with sweater underneath and flying boots. On the ground harnesses and parachute packs. Both standing by the rear fuselage of a Halifax letters 'MP-B'. In the…
Twenty-five groundcrew in front of a Halifax
Twenty-five airmen in a mixture of uniform in four rows, front sitting, next squatting and the other two standing. In the background the port inner and outer engines of a four engine bomber. On the reverse 'Pocklington 1943, Groundcrew A Flight'.
Tribute to a Pathfinder captain
Tribute to Squadron Leader William G Neal Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross, Croix de Guerre, 1912-2001. Describes how Don Briggs met and was crewed with Bill Neal’s crew who having completed one tour had been selected for a…
Translation of German articles that appeared in German newspapers
Translation of two articles about Philip Jenkinson aircraft being shot down and after the war trying to find the location of the crash. Notes that he was amongst party of prisoners of war taken to view damage by bombing in Munich. Annotated 'From 10…
Training, non-operational and operational details
Lists training details. Aircraft Anson and Battle in Australia. Advanced training in United Kingdom on Anson, Wellington and Halifax at West Freugh, Lichfield and Richall. Operational flying on Halifax 466 Squadron at RAF Driffield and 466 Squadron…
Training as a flight engineer on Lancasters
Stanley Archer’s account of his training as one of the first flight engineers for Lancaster operations in 1942. First he attended an air gunnery course then transferred to 97 squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa. He comments on a daylight operation on…