Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Claire Monk]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> 1943-12-08]]> 1943-12-09]]> ]]> Harold Kirby]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> 1942-08]]> 1946-11]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Leitch]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> Poland]]> Germany--Braunschweig]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1943-12-16]]> 1943-12-17]]> 1943-12-20]]> 1944-01-01]]> 1944-01-02]]> 1944-01-03]]> 1944-01-05]]> 1944-01-06]]> 1944-01-14]]> 1944-01-15]]> 1944-01-20]]> 1944-01-21]]> 1944-01-22]]> 1944-01-27]]> R Wareing]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Bexhill]]> England--Cheshire]]> England--Chester]]> England--Rutland]]> France]]> France]]> France--Brest]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> 1939-02-26]]> 1940-07]]> 1940-11]]> 1941-02-23]]> 1941-04-04]]> 1941-08-12]]> 1941-09-03]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Rutland]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Brest]]> France--Lorient]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Cuxhaven]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Soest]]> Scotland--South Ayrshire]]> Wales--Flintshire]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1939]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1940-12-08]]> 1940-12-10]]> 1940-12-15]]> 1940-12-16]]> 1940-12-19]]> 1940-12-22]]> 1940-12-23]]> 1940-12-29]]> 1941-01-03]]> 1941-01-05]]> 1941-01-09]]> 1941-01-10]]> 1941-01-12]]> 1941-01-13]]> 1941-02-04]]> 1941-02-05]]> 1941-03-12]]> 1941-03-13]]> 1941-03-17]]> 1941-03-18]]> 1941-03-20]]> 1941-03-21]]> 1941-03-29]]> 1941-04-04]]> 1941-04-05]]> 1941-04-07]]> 1941-04-08]]> 1941-04-17]]> 1941-04-18]]> 1941-04-20]]> 1941-04-21]]> 1941-04-23]]> 1941-04-24]]> 1941-04-26]]> 1941-04-27]]> 1941-04-29]]> 1941-04-30]]> 1941-05-04]]> 1941-05-05]]> 1941-05-15]]> 1941-05-18]]> 1941-05-19]]> 1941-05-23]]> 1941-05-24]]> 1941-05-26]]> 1941-05-27]]> 1941-06-02]]> 1941-06-03]]> 1941-06-11]]> 1941-06-12]]> 1941-06-13]]> 1941-06-15]]> 1941-06-16]]> 1941-06-19]]> 1941-06-20]]> 1941-06-21]]> 1941-06-22]]> 1941-06-27]]> 1941-06-28]]> 1941-07-24]]> 1941-08-07]]> 1941-08-08]]> 1941-08-16]]> 1941-08-17]]> R Wareing]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Robin Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Bexhill]]> England--Cheshire]]> England--Chester]]> England--Rutland]]> France]]> France--Brest]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> 1939-02-26]]> 1940-07]]> 1940-11]]> 1941-02-23]]> 1941-04-04]]> 1941-08-12]]> 1941-09-03]]>
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H Ansell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--London]]> #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 the unveiling.
#6 and 7 are during the ceremony with an RAF officer and and the Bishop of Lincoln speaking in turn.
#8 is the memorial being unveiled.
#9 is a close up of the 50 squadron crest.
#10 is a close up of the 61 squadron crest.
#11 is a close up of 61 squadron motto and bases.
#12 is a close up of 50 squadron motto and bases.
#13 is taken during the ceremony.
#14 is the text on the memorial obelisk.
#15 is the text on the reverse of the obelisk.

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Photograph is a marching band of airmen captioned 'Cranwell Band leading parade'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]>
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> LPurnell[Ser#-DoB]v10002]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> 1942-01]]> 1942-02]]> Wing Commander 97 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> OThomsonT1366937-160303-010002]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> 1943-08-30]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Poland]]> Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie)]]> 1945-01-13]]> 1945-01-14]]> His pilots on operations were Sergeant Galloway, Sergeant Topping, Sergeant Osbourne, Pilot Officer Wareing, Flying Officer Altmann, Pilot Officer Robson, Squadron Leader Grylls and Flight Lieutenant Spencer.]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Terry Hancock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> Atlantic Ocean--Kattegat (Baltic Sea)]]> Belgium--Antwerp]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Annecy]]> France--Brest]]> France--Brest]]> France--Caen]]> France--Chalindrey]]> France--Clermont-Ferrand]]> France--Etaples]]> France--Lorient]]> France--Mailly-le-Camp]]> France--Nevers]]> France--Paris]]> France--Tours]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Braunschweig]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Wesseling]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> Belgium]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Europe--Elbe River]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1940-11-27]]> 1940-11-29]]> 1940-12-04]]> 1940-12-10]]> 1940-12-22]]> 1940-12-29]]> 1941-01-03]]> 1941-01-05]]> 1941-01-09]]> 1941-01-12]]> 1941-02-04]]> 1941-02-05]]> 1941-03-03]]> 1941-03-04]]> 1941-03-12]]> 1941-03-18]]> 1941-03-20]]> 1941-03-21]]> 1941-04-04]]> 1941-04-05]]> 1941-04-07]]> 1941-04-08]]> 1941-04-17]]> 1941-04-18]]> 1941-04-20]]> 1941-04-23]]> 1941-04-24]]> 1941-04-27]]> 1941-04-28]]> 1941-04-29]]> 1941-04-30]]> 1941-05-04]]> 1941-05-05]]> 1941-05-15]]> 1941-05-16]]> 1941-05-18]]> 1941-05-19]]> 1941-05-23]]> 1941-05-24]]> 1941-05-26]]> 1941-05-27]]> 1941-06-02]]> 1941-06-03]]> 1941-06-11]]> 1941-06-12]]> 1941-06-13]]> 1941-06-14]]> 1941-06-15]]> 1941-06-16]]> 1941-06-17]]> 1941-06-18]]> 1941-06-21]]> 1941-06-22]]> 1941-06-27]]> 1941-06-28]]> 1941-07-24]]> 1941-08-08]]> 1942-05-30]]> 1942-05-31]]> 1942-06-01]]> 1942-06-02]]> 1944-04-22]]> 1944-04-23]]> 1944-04-29]]> 1944-05-01]]> 1944-05-02]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-04]]> 1944-05-08]]> 1944-05-09]]> 1944-05-10]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-23]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-25]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-05-31]]> 1944-06-01]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> 1944-06-10]]> 1944-06-12]]> 1944-06-13]]> 1944-06-14]]> 1944-06-15]]> 1944-06-16]]> 1944-06-17]]> 1944-06-21]]> 1944-06-22]]> 1944-06-24]]> 1944-06-25]]> 1944-07-12]]> 1944-07-13]]> 1944-07-14]]> 1944-07-15]]> 1944-07-16]]> 1944-07-18]]> 1944-07-19]]> 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 disembark'.
Photo 4 - the nose of the Lancaster annotated 'Canadian pilot just prior to disembarking'.
Photo 5 - taken under the wing of the RAF Lancaster looking to the side of the Canadian Lancaster. Ground crew are walking towards it with chocks and equipment.
Photo 6 - two photographs on the wall in the hangar.
Photo 7 - Kodak Picture CD index sheet with 39 thumbnail images.
Photo 8 - the mid-upper turret.
Photo 9 - the rear turret.
Photo 10 - captioned 'View from inside the bomb bay of hanger'.

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Photo 1 - the cockpit, annotated 'Pilot & Co-Pilot (Fl Engineer) seats'.
Photo 2 - annotated 'Navigator's table'.
Photo 3 -the wireless operator's station annotated 'Standing by Main Spar Radio receiver and transmitter'.
Photo 4 - looking past the wireless to the cockpit.
Photo 5 - wireless operator station, annotated 'My radio & radar position'.
Photo 6 - annotated 'Looking back from radio ops toward rear gunner'.
Photo 7 - annotated 'Way in to rear gun turret'.
Photo 8 - the front of the Lancaster with trestles and ladders annotated 'Maintenance'.
Photo 9 - bank of dials annotated 'Co-pilot's (Flight Engineer) Instrumens [sic] panel'.

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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 - wireless operator's station in a Lancaster.

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Photo 2 is a side view of the RAF Lancaster, undergoing maintenance.

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Photo 2 - Dakota, annotated 'Fly-past Dakota'.
Photo 3 - Spitfire P7350, annotated 'Spitfire in hanger [sic]'

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Photo 2 - a front image of a Spitfire in the hangar.

Photos 3 and 4 - Denis Bradbury chatting to the Canadian aircrew.

Photos 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 - Denis Bradbury and the Canadian aircrew receiving copies of a book. They are captioned 'Chatting to Canadian aircrew and signing complimentary copies of my book'.

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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 Canadian pilot about to take me into their Lancaster'.

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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 at the tail of the Lancaster.

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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 showing RAF Coningsby and local roads from Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and Newark.

Photo 3 and 4 are of Denis and Flt. Lt. Jim Stokes at a coffee bar in the centre. Caption: 'Flt Lt Jim Stokes, who spent the day showing us around, in the squadron headquarters organising morning drinks with me.'

Photo 5 is Denis and Squadron Leader Duncan Mason at the same coffee bar. Caption: 'Talking to Squadron Leader Duncan Mason, Commanding Officer to RAF Coningsby who is a pilot and flew the Spitfire in the demonstration.'

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Also front cover of Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight booklet.

Includes annotation that return of Canadian Lancaster was delayed one day to Tuesday, 23 September 2014.

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