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Lancasters at sunset
Four Lancasters silhouetted by the setting sun. One nose is side on and two are front viewed. The fourth is behind and viewed from the side.
On the reverse is 'British Official Photograph. "T for Tommy makes a sortie". There is information about the…
On the reverse is 'British Official Photograph. "T for Tommy makes a sortie". There is information about the…
To war in a Wimpy - the life and times of Flight Sergeant Ron Williams RAF
Biography of Ron Williams. Contains photographs and scans of documents.
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to…
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to…
A conversation with Oliver Wells
Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…
Oliver Wells in front of a Lancaster
Full length image of an RAF officer wearing tunic with pilot brevet and peaked cap. Standing in front of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Wells, Oliver 7 Sqn July 43'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Bomber Command Memorial
Left page:
Top: The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial.
Bottom: A woman sitting in the rear gunner position of a Lancaster.
Top: The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial.
Bottom: A woman sitting in the rear gunner position of a Lancaster.
Z F Klatkiewicz’s pilots flying log book. Two
Pilots flying log book for Z F Klatkeiwicz, covering the period from 1 March 1943 to 30 September 1944. Detailing his flying duties with 13 Maintenance Unit, flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 13 Maintenance…
Swimming club
Left page:
Members of the polo team with 11 in swimming attire and three in suits. A shield sits alongside the group.
Right page:
The crew of Lancaster ND 345.
Top: Flight Lieutenant Donald MacKay DFC, Pilot.
Second row, from left: Pilot…
Members of the polo team with 11 in swimming attire and three in suits. A shield sits alongside the group.
Right page:
The crew of Lancaster ND 345.
Top: Flight Lieutenant Donald MacKay DFC, Pilot.
Second row, from left: Pilot…
Air Ministry Orders
Temporary orders and notices. It includes a New Year's message to all ranks, awards to airmen, award of explosive course, flight engineer leader's school, flying instructor courses, sport, Auster, Halifax and Lancaster notes and other equipment.
Crew of Lancaster ND345
Top: Flight Lieutenant Donald MacKay DFC, Pilot.
Second row, from left: Pilot Officer Ronald Halperin DFC, navigator; Flight Officer James Moffat DFC, air gunner and Squadron leader Andrew Muir DFC, air gunner, wearing Sidcot suit.
Third row, from…
Second row, from left: Pilot Officer Ronald Halperin DFC, navigator; Flight Officer James Moffat DFC, air gunner and Squadron leader Andrew Muir DFC, air gunner, wearing Sidcot suit.
Third row, from…
Letter to Jamie Barr from Ted Richardson
Ted writes that he served with 61 Squadron at Skellingthorpe. He enclosed the poem about 'The Crew'.
The Crew (A Gunner's tale)
A poem and cartoons about a seven man crew.
61 Squadron group photo
A large group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster.
On the reverse is a list of the 102 men with some of their names.
On a separate sheet is the same list.
On a third sheet is a list with some of the missing names.
On the reverse is a list of the 102 men with some of their names.
On a separate sheet is the same list.
On a third sheet is a list with some of the missing names.
Just Jane, nose art
A cartoon of a naked woman sitting on a bomb.
Three Lancasters in flight
An air to air view of three Lancasters in flight. They have 617 squadron markings, 'KC and YZ'.
The furthest two have been modified with no mid-upper or front turrets and modified bomb bay.
The furthest two have been modified with no mid-upper or front turrets and modified bomb bay.
61 Squadron operations 1943
A list of 25 operations undertaken by 61 Squadron.
Flight Lieutenant Jamie Barr DFC
A biography of Jamie's time in the RAF.
My Crew
A history of Jamie Barr's crew.
Combat claims Major Wolfgang Thimmig DK
List of 23 claims between 118 June 1941 and 8 July 1944. Flew with 2.NJG 1, Stab III/NJG, III/NJG 1, Stab/NJG 4. Claims against Whitley, Wellington, Hampden, Halifax, Lancaster, B-26 and Stirling.
Conversations with Peter Spoden
Talks of school time and members of the Hitler youth before the war. Comments on using "Himmelbett" and "Zahme or Wilde Sau" systems with some description of night fighter operations. Goes on to describe the Luftwaffe system for making claims of…
Lancaster claim signal
Telegram to "Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt" stating the shooting down of a "britischen kampfflugzeuges von typ Lancaster" by Lt Spoden. Submitted with caption ' Spoden claim 11.1943'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Uncle Harold
Six photographs.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait, identified on a post-it as 'Uncle H oct 18 1920'.
#2 is three men and a girl identified as 'Uncle H Geoff Dad Auntie M'.
#3 is a group of 27 airmen arranged in three rows.
#4 is a half length…
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait, identified on a post-it as 'Uncle H oct 18 1920'.
#2 is three men and a girl identified as 'Uncle H Geoff Dad Auntie M'.
#3 is a group of 27 airmen arranged in three rows.
#4 is a half length…
Story of my war
He describes a two year delay in joining the Royal Air Force, due to his reserved occupation making cables for barrage balloons. He covers recruitment and life during initial training, He recalls 'crewing up' with Harry Watkins (P), Doug 'Duggie'…
Seven aircrew in front of a Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing Mae West standing in line in front of a Lancaster. The crew are identified from left 'Toff? Lloyd? Trevor G Muhl (Bomb Aimer), Johnny Spiers (Pilot) Carrol, Jack Harrison (Nav), Aiden Garrod' further captioned '617 Sqn 1945?'.
Family photographs
Ten photographs.
#1 a postcard of Portmellon, near Mevagissey.
#2 a woman and three boys.
#3 three airmen and wives in long dresses, at the bar.
#4 a view across a town.
#5 a side view of a Lancaster, 'J'
#6 a head and shoulders portrait of a…
#1 a postcard of Portmellon, near Mevagissey.
#2 a woman and three boys.
#3 three airmen and wives in long dresses, at the bar.
#4 a view across a town.
#5 a side view of a Lancaster, 'J'
#6 a head and shoulders portrait of a…
Fred Chadwick's commission letter, Yogi bear cartoon and Operation Rendezvous newspaper cutting
Three documents.
#1 a letter to Fred with his commission.
#2 a cartoon of Yogi bear.
#3 a newspaper cutting about Operation Rendezvous with a paragraph mentioning Fred.
#1 a letter to Fred with his commission.
#2 a cartoon of Yogi bear.
#3 a newspaper cutting about Operation Rendezvous with a paragraph mentioning Fred.