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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has received a letter and laundry parcel. He has been in contact with a friend from Ely.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes concerned that she has fainted. He discusses camp entertainment.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that his squadron is moving to Lincolnshire. He has been playing cricket. She is not to worry about him. He has sent her £3.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes about trips the children have made and films he has seen. He asks for a knitted roll top neck. [Only two pages are present].
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he was flown to Squires Gate, Blackpool and had tea there. He is moving to Scampton and converting on to Lancasters.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
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Jack writes about mail, his daughters and new cups and saucers. The hospital is full and he has little news.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that they are about to move to Scampton. [only one sheet present]
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has sent her £2. He has little to do.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has been busy and couldn't write. He is definitely moving to Scampton soon.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has moved to Wigsley for 2 or 3 weeks. He describes the multiple changes by train with all their kit. Their final party was very good.
Lancaster Mk 1 Taking Off
A Lancaster taking off from Methwold.
Lancaster in flight
A port side/rear view of Lancaster TK-A flying over Thetford Chase.
Lancaster in flight
An air-to-air view of a Lancaster from above flying over a largely rural area. Its bomb doors are open. From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Lancaster Over Target. This has appeared in publications since being lent out in the 1990's but…
Lancaster in Flight
Air to air photograph showing Lancaster bomber in flight, marked as OJ-E, submitted with caption; “Local flying from Methwold March 1946”.
Lancaster and 149 Squadron Flight Engineers
Photo 1 is a port side view of a Lancaster with engines running on the ground. Other aircraft are visible in the background.
Photo 2 is a group of 17 flight engineers arranged in three rows. Each individual is identified in the caption.
Photo 2 is a group of 17 flight engineers arranged in three rows. Each individual is identified in the caption.
Koblenz and Homberg
Photo 1 is a vertical aerial photograph of Koblenz. The river can be seen and falling sticks of incendiaries.
Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of Homberg. The image is very clear with only a few explosions hiding the detail.
Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of Homberg. The image is very clear with only a few explosions hiding the detail.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Royal Air Force Methwold
King George VI in RAF uniform shakes hands with a sergeant at the near end of the rear rank of airmen parading on grass. To the King's right, two other RAF officers. In the background Venturas are parked in two lines.
Top right a group of officers…
Top right a group of officers…
Interview with William Holmes
William Holmes remembers his time as a pilot in the RAF. He gives a vivid and graphic account of the dramatic crash-landing which left him badly injured and brought him to join the Guinea Pig Club. William remembers various episodes of his…
Interview with Tony Adams
Tony Adams grew up in Australia and was studying accountancy when he was conscripted into the army at the age of 18. He later transferred to the Air Force, trained as a wireless operator and was sent overseas to the UK in June 1943. After training,…
Interview with Ray Parke. Two
Ray Parke trained as a flight engineer. During one training flight, the pilot wanted to get back to base as soon as possible because he had a date but they were flying a Stirling. The pilot made an error on landing and the wheel stayed in the ditch…
Interview with Ray Parke. One
Ray Parke worked on the railway before joining the RAF in 1943. He recalls flying 40 operations as a flight engineer with 218 Squadron by the time he was 20. He tells about operations on Essen and the Ruhr, and discusses the Dresden operation, giving…
Interview with Peter Thomas
Peter was born in Nelson, Lancashire and had two brothers. He was 16 when he left school in 1940 and got a job until joining the Royal Air Force in 1943. He went to London Air Crew Reception Centre before going to Initial Training Wing at RAF…
Interview with John Cooper
John was a founding member and corporal at his local Air Training Corps. He would cycle to local airfields to get a flight in different aircraft. He volunteered for the RAF in 1942 and was, finally, called up to Lord’s Cricket Ground in November…
Interview with James Thomas Bateman
James volunteered for aircrew in June 1942, aged 17, purely for the adventure as he was looking for something exciting. He trained in Canada as a navigator and, after a wonderful leave in New York,returned to England for advanced flying training. On…
Interview with James Christian Mortensen
Born on 27 December 1924 in Aigburth Liverpool, James was 15 when war broke out in Europe. He intended to join as a pilot, navigator, bomber aimer in 1943 but, due to shorter waiting list and training time, he trained to become a wireless operator at…