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Dry dock at Brest
Aerial incline view of railway lines and dock. Top left is a dock basin containing a large floating object with a small boat alongside the bottom side. Three railway lines go from left to right each with lines of goods wagons.Right centre is tower…
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
An aerial vertical photograph of a coastline lined with docks and buildings. At the top and inlet with docks and town buildings to its left. Below a peninsular are three docks pointing down and left. A large warship is moored in the bottom dock. Just…
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
Aerial vertical photograph showing a coastal town with docks on the coast and a river running through the middle. On the right open water with a breakwater in the top right corner pointing down. Above the river on the four large jetties point into…
Squadron Leader Alistair Taylor DSO and bar DFC and 2 bars
Top left an air-to-air view of a reconnaissance Spitfire flying right to left with cloud background.
Bottom left air-to-air view of the bottom of a reconnaissance spitfire with Invasion stripes. The camera openings can be seen in the rear…
Bottom left air-to-air view of the bottom of a reconnaissance spitfire with Invasion stripes. The camera openings can be seen in the rear…
F/Lt A. L. Taylor
Top centre a full length wedding group portrait. An officer in uniform tunic carrying a peaked cap. On the right a women in full length white wedding dress carrying a bouquet. Behind bridesmaids partially visible and in the background a church arched…
Mosquito over Singapore, Cathay Building and temple
Photograph 1 is an inflight port side view of a Mosquito. It is flying over many small boats at the edge of the city. Captioned '84 sqdn (Mosquitoe) P.R.U. Seletar Singapore 1946.
Photograph 2 is an oblique aerial photograph of the centre of…
Photograph 2 is an oblique aerial photograph of the centre of…
Romorantin-Pruniers aerodrome
Vertical aerial photograph of Romorantin-Pruniers aerodrome, identified with text ‘Romorantin-Pruniers 46° 19’N 1°41E’. The remainder of the photograph is rural with small villages except for the airfield area which has many buildings. An…
Reconnaissance photographs
Photograph 1 is a vertical aerial photograph of the city of Aachen. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. It is annotated 'R405 B/218.3.PRU 22.14.7.41 28" ' Captioned '14th July 1941 Archen [sic],…
Interview with Alec Stuart Dixon
Alec Stuart Dixon volunteered for the Royal Air Force via the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. After training he flew Beauforts and Ansons, then trained as a Hudson pilot. He flew convoy escort operations and reconnaissance flights looking for…
Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
He writes of being posted to RAF Dallachy, domestic details, social activities and of a colleague’s posting. He includes details of two jobs which he think that his wife might be interested in.
Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
He writes of his social activities, domestic details and of his colleagues.
Interview with Bill Moore. One
William Moore was born in Dunoon, Scotland in August 1924 and joined the Royal Air Force after spending some time in the Air Cadet Defence Corps and in the Air Training Corps. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force at the age of 17 and completed his…
5 Group intelligence - P.R.U. St Leu d'Esserent
Gives plots of six Tallboy craters and reports on damage to main railway, roads and access railway.
Keith Thompson's time as a Photographic Interpreter
Formal course photograph of No 87 Officer Photographic Interpreters course at RAF Wyton Sept-December 1969, three rows posed on entrance steps to the Joint School of Photographic Interpretation. Back row, M/Nav Thompson, M/Plt Garrett, Plt. Off…
Sidcot fought a war within a war
Air Mail newspaper. On the left a biography of Sidney Cotton highlighting pioneering work on air reconnaissance. Main article covers the war time career of Sidney Cotton and his air photographs of Germany obtained prewar as a civilian. Goes on to…
Master Spy of RAF photo men is banned
Article about Wing Commander Cotton who was instrumental in the setting up of the RAF photographic unit. He was eventually asked to resign from the RAF and subsequently tried to join the Navy which was cancelled due to air ministry pressure. Recalls…
The Kriegie June 2001
News-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers The Bomber War book review, Branch reports from East Anglia and the South West, details of the ex-Services Referral Agency providing support, the cash handout to Far East POWs, 40 Squadron…
The Kriegie December 2005
News-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the 60th anniversary of VE day, Great Escapes at the Imperial War Museum, requests for help, Obituaries, Sixtieth anniversary of the Great Escape, Recco report on ex-POWs, Kriegies help…
Canal d'Aire near Béthune
Three low level aerial oblique photographs of the Canal d'Aire.
Photo 1 is barges on the canal, close to a junction, on the reverse is typed 'Continuation of bombing-run. France 1945'.
Photo 2 is a bridge over a canal junction, on the reverse is…
Photo 1 is barges on the canal, close to a junction, on the reverse is typed 'Continuation of bombing-run. France 1945'.
Photo 2 is a bridge over a canal junction, on the reverse is…
Cologne
Four low level aerial oblique photographs of Cologne.
Photo 1 shows the cathedral and the destroyed bridges. On the reverse is annotated 'Cologne May 16th '45'.
Photo 2 is taken a little further south of the cathedral and shows the damage to the…
Photo 1 shows the cathedral and the destroyed bridges. On the reverse is annotated 'Cologne May 16th '45'.
Photo 2 is taken a little further south of the cathedral and shows the damage to the…
Leverkusen
An oblique low level aerial photograph of Leverkusen showing extensive damage. On the reverse is annotated 'Leverkusen (5 miles north of Cologne on the Rhine) May 16th '45'.
Hamm Marshalling Yards
Three low level aerial photographs of the marshalling yards at Hamm. There is extensive damage.
Photo 1 has on the reverse the typed annotation 'Marshalling Yards at Hamm - Germany 1945'.
Photo 1 has on the reverse the typed annotation 'Marshalling Yards at Hamm - Germany 1945'.
Cologne Cathedral
Two low level aerial photographs of Cologne Cathedral.
Photo 2 has on the reverse the typed caption 'Cologne - Germany 1945'.
Photo 2 has on the reverse the typed caption 'Cologne - Germany 1945'.
Duisburg and other German towns
Duisburg and five aerial photographs of unidentified German towns, all showing extensive damage.
Photo 1 has a prominent church and a regular street pattern. On the reverse is typed 'German village - note extensive damage. Germany 1945.'
Photo 2 is…
Photo 1 has a prominent church and a regular street pattern. On the reverse is typed 'German village - note extensive damage. Germany 1945.'
Photo 2 is…
Wesel
Wesel completely destroyed by bombing. On the reverse is typed 'Wesel - the point of "Montys" push over the Rhine. Germany 1945.'