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- Tags: RAF Coningsby
Signal from Leonard Cheshire to Group Captain P C Pichard
Sgt J R Anyan (Observer) 106 Squadron
Service record from August 1942 until November 1946 November
Tags: 1661 HCU; 460 Squadron; 467 Squadron; 8 Group; 97 Squadron; aircrew; bomb struck; bombing; Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); crash; fitter airframe; forced landing; ground crew; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; mechanics airframe; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; RAF Binbrook; RAF Coningsby; RAF Halton; RAF St Athan; RAF Syerston; RAF Waddington; RAF Winthorpe; recruitment; Stirling; training
Sergeant A P Brander’s RAF observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Robert Wareing's memoir
Robert Wareing pilot's flying log book. One
Tags: 106 Squadron; 14 OTU; 16 OTU; aircrew; Anson; Blenheim; bombing; Flying Training School; Hampden; Initial Training Wing; Magister; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Finningley; RAF Grimsby; RAF Prestwick; RAF Sealand; RAF Upavon; RAF Upper Heyford; Tiger Moth; training; Whitley
Robert Wareing memoir
Relief Map of Lincolnshire's Bomber Airfields
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: RAF Balderton; RAF Bardney; RAF Barkstone Heath; RAF Bottesford; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Cranwell; RAF Digby; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF East Kirkby; RAF East Retford; RAF Finningley; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Grantham; RAF Harlaxton; RAF Hemswell; RAF Kirton in Lindsey; RAF Langar; RAF Lindholme; RAF Manby; RAF Metheringham; RAF Newton; RAF North Coates; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Peterborough; RAF Saltby; RAF Scampton; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Spilsby; RAF Strubby; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Waddington; RAF Wigsley; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Wittering; RAF Woodhall Spa; RAF Woolfox Lodge
RAF Skellingthorpe Memorial
#1 and 2 are of the village sign outside the Skellingthorpe Village Hall.
#3 is a view of the memorial with the wreaths left at the ceremony.
#4 and 5 are the standards and attendees at…
RAF Coningsby Freedom March
Photograph is a marching band of airmen captioned 'Cranwell Band leading parade'.
Tags: entertainment; RAF Coningsby
RAF Coningsby
Identification kindly provided by David Parker of the…
R Purnell Log book extract
Politz
Peter Hazeldene's Log book
Tags: 106 Squadron; 14 OTU; 16 OTU; 1654 HCU; 57 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; B-17; Battle; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Hampden; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lysander; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; RAF Coningsby; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Finningley; RAF Husbands Bosworth; RAF Polebrook; RAF Syerston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF West Freugh; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington; wireless operator / air gunner
Pages 37, 38 and 39 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 - the Lancaster taxing in after landing with the nose of a second Lancaster on the left.
Photo 3 - the Lancaster parked annotated 'Parked for passengers & crew to…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; ground crew; Lancaster; pilot; RAF Coningsby
Pages 35 and 36 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - the cockpit, annotated 'Pilot…
Page 46 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 - an air-to-air image of a Percival Proctor.
Photo 3 - modern photograph with a side view of a Lancaster and E-7 Sentry in the distance.
Photo 4 -…
Page 45 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 is a side view of the RAF Lancaster, undergoing maintenance.
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Tags: Lancaster; RAF Coningsby
Page 44 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 - Dakota, annotated 'Fly-past Dakota'.
Photo 3 - Spitfire P7350, annotated 'Spitfire in hanger [sic]'
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Tags: C-47; memorial; RAF Coningsby; Spitfire
Page 41, 42 and 43 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 - a front image of a Spitfire in the hangar.
Photos 3 and 4 - Denis Bradbury…
Page 40 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 - a view of a hangar and Spitfire across the wing of the RAF Lancaster.
Photo 3 - Denis and the Canadian pilot at the tail of the Canadian Lancaster, VR-A, captioned 'The…
Page 34 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 2 - Denis Bradbury standing at the personnel ladder of Lancaster PA474.
Photo 3 - close up of Denis standing at the personnel ladder of the Lancaster.
Photo 4 - Denis standing…
Tags: ground crew; Lancaster; RAF Coningsby
Page 33 of D C Bradbury Scrapbook
Photo 1 - an aerial photograph of Coningsby with arrows showing the location of the Main Guard Room and the arrival gate.
Item 2 - a location diagram…
Tags: aircrew; guard room; RAF Coningsby; Spitfire