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49 trainee airmen and one officer arranged in three rows behind the promenade. A sign for the Glencoe Hotel is to one side together with a covered seating area, a bus stop and street lighting. Mike is standing back row, 6th from the right. The…
D Flight, No 2 Squadron, 3 ITW
50 trainee airmen arranged in four rows.
Recollections of a flight engineer. Version Two
Will a flight engineer’s brevet on the first page the recollections of Henry Sturrock of his time flying in the Halifax with No 640 Squadron at Leconfield, he flew his first operation on 12 September 1944 and his last on 2 March 1945, he flew on 35…
Flight Lieutenant Jamie Barr DFC
A biography of Jamie's time in the RAF.
Story of my war
Describes a two year delay in joining the Royal Air Force due to his reserved occupation making cables for barrage balloons. Covers recruitment and life during initial training, Recalls 'crewing up' with Harry Watkins (P), Doug 'Duggie' Hockin (N),…
Three airmen aboard a toy stuffed donkey
Three airmen all wearing tunics with sergeant rank sitting one behind the other on a stuffed toy donkey on an esplanade. In the background shops with walkway above. Submitted with caption '3 ITW Hastings May '40, Guy Sharp at rear [Guy Sharp]'.…
Guy Sharp’s Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book (Extracts)
Extracts from Guy Sharp’s Pilots Flying Log Book from 16th December 1940 until 31st July 1942. Initial training at 15 Elementary Flying Training School, 14 Service Flying Training School and then 20 Operational Training Unit. Operational postings…
Frank Truswell's service history
A handwritten list of the various courses and stations where Frank served.
The log-books of Ted Milligan RAF 152506
Starts with a list containing personal details and a list of postings. Mentions Wellington conversion and heavy conversion unit before joining 460 Squadron at RAF Binbrook. Mentions that he did 33 operations crewed with P/O Lyall J Notley RAAF. Then…
Conversation with Ted Mercer
Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…
Frank Truswell's service record
RAF Form 543 with brief details of Frank's RAF service.
A Flight, No 1 Squadron, No 11 ITW January 1944
Forty nine trainee airmen in four rows, five instructors front and centre.
Annotated: 'Back row, left to right - Cadets Wylde J, Marshall R J, Bailey E H, Rushton D T, Watkin G, Ewart R R, Willoughby J A, Baldwin R H, Browne R C, Randall K W,…
Annotated: 'Back row, left to right - Cadets Wylde J, Marshall R J, Bailey E H, Rushton D T, Watkin G, Ewart R R, Willoughby J A, Baldwin R H, Browne R C, Randall K W,…
Flight Sergeant Francis Hickling's service history
Francis Hickling's service history. He trained in Rhodesia as a navigator then returned to UK.
Brian Clarke service summary
A list, with dates, of Brian's service in the RAF.
"B" Flight, "2" Squadron No 14 ITW
A group of trainee airmen arranged on the steps of a hotel. On the reverse are the details.
A second copy has the names of each individual listed.
A second copy has the names of each individual listed.
Brian Clarke's Service Record
RAF Form 543 issued to Brian with very brief details about his service life.
Alan Gwilliam’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One
Alan Gwilliam’s Flying Log Book from 23rd December 1938 until 29th September 1943. Joined RAF Volunteer Reserve. Initial pilot training at No. 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, No. 4 Initial Training Wing, No. 4 Elementary Flying…
To war in a Stirling - the life and times of Flight Lieutenant Stanley Robert Grafton DFC RAFVR
Cover photograph of an airman with half brevet captioned 'Pilot Officer Stan Grafton during debrief at RAF Wratting Common, following the disastrous raid on Berlin on the night of 23/24 August 1943'. Chapter one covers enlistment and training…
3 Course, A and B Squads
Ten airmen in uniform seated and standing outside a hut. Annotated: 'A Squad on left of photograph' and with the following names: A Squad: Considine, Bellamy, Anyan, Barkway, Ashplant, Bee, Barrett, Dawkins, Chapman, Anderson. B Squad: Ewings,…
D Flight, No 2 Squadron, 3 ITW, April 1941
Five rows of airmen in uniform, all members of Number 3 Initial Training Wing, seated and standing outside a building. Annotated on the mount: 'D Flight, No 2 Squadron, 3 ITW, April 1941'.
Sgt J R Anyan (Observer) 106 Squadron
A summary of the RAF career of Sergeant Dick Anyan (1259839) written by his nephew. Details are provided of two operations flown in a Handley Page Hampden (P4398) with 106 Squadron. On an operation to bomb Emden Dick Anyan's fellow airmen were:…
A Flight, No 3 Squadron, 13 Initial Training Wing
A group of 33 airmen arranged in three rows in the grounds of a house. Three men wear peaked caps and 30 wear half caps. It is captioned 'A Flight.No 3 Squadron' and '30 I.T.W. October 1943' separated by the Royal Air Force crest. Below the image are…
Horace Cooke's pilot's flying log book
Pilot's flying log book for Horace Cooke covering the period 11 April 1944 to 1 June 1945 when Horace served in Canada with 31 Personnel Dispatch, 19 Elementary Flying School, 17 Service Flying Training School and 7 Bombing and Gunnery School.
The…
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No 9 Initial Training Wing C Flight No 4 Squadron
Two copies of a group of trainee airmen. Individual airmen have signed their names round the outside. The copies have allowed all the signatures to be scanned.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
Transcript of conversations with Jack Bromfield
Talks in detail about joining up in the RAF and initial induction and training as a wireless operator and air gunner. Crewed up with otherwise Canadian crew (pilot, navigator, bomb aimer and air gunners) at OTU and describes some of them as well as…