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Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has moved to Feltwell. He is not happy and the mess is poor.
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 asking about his daughters and his mum. He has a laundry parcel for her.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has received two letters from his wife. He is starting gunnery again. He asks after his daughters.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that his posting has come through. He asks her not to send his laundry parcel.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
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Jack writes that he has moved from Feltwell to Newmarket. It is a much better camp. He thinks his mail is still going to Feltwell and it will be a day or so before he receives it. He hopes Brenda is OK.
Flying Officer William Baron Kane DFC
Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…
Flying Officer Albert Oswald Mann
Provides brief service history. Completed his first tour as a pilot on 115 Squadron in May 1942. After a rest tour he reported early for the start of his second tour on 115 Squadron and was lost on his first operation. The gives some details of the…
Conversation with Lucian Ercolani
Transcript of discussion with Lucian Ercolani, Norman Didwell and Joan Didwell. Firstly comments on training in England and then Canada. Recalls a little of first tour on Wellington with 214 Squadron. Mentions having to ditch after operation to…
Jens Henning Fisker Hansen
Biography of Danish volunteer in the Royal air Force. His history as a pre-war motorbike racer, volunteer for the RAF, time on 99 Squadron including incident when as a gunner he shot down an Me 110 (possibly a first in Bomber Command) , which had…
Conversations with Norman Didwell
Transcript of discussions and includes information from a letter dated 21 April 1986. Norman Didwell was flight rigger on 99 Squadron at Mildenhall and Newmarket and then at Middle East staging posts, Transport Command RAF Waterbeach and Gatow…
Three airmen
Two are wearing uniform and are standing on lower steps looking up at a man wearing just a shirt standing on higher step. Submitted with caption 'Newmarket Grandstand 1940, Bill Shankland rear gunner in Jack Hatton's crew, Sgt Jim 'Ginger' Ware,…
Wellington in snow
Rear quarter view of a parked Wellington with covers over engines. Aircraft squadron letters 'LN-R'. Submitted with caption 'Mk.IC T2888 LN-R of 99 Sqn under protective engine tents at Rowley Mile Newmarket January 1941, a month before it was lost…
Three airmen in front of Wellington
Three airmen, two with flying jackets and the third wearing a greatcoat standing in line in front of a Wellington. Submitted with caption 'Cpl C C Pettit DFM, Wg Cdr J F Griffiths DFC, Cpl A 'Bic' Bickerstaff DFM, 99 Sqn Newmarket [Norman Didwell]'.…
Five airmen in front of Wellington
Five airmen wearing uniform tunics standing in line in front of a Wellington. Submitted with caption ' A freshman crew, 99 Sqn Newmarket '40 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Six airmen in front of a Wellington
Six airmen, five on a stepladder while the other stands in front. All by the port wing root of Wellington. Submitted with caption '99 Sqn's Q Queenie at Newmarket 1940 [99 Sqn]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Letter from Wing Commander R J A Ford to Captain H E Taylor
Letter commending the actions of Captain Taylors men in rescuing members of an aircraft crew.
Airman and bomb
A grinning airman wearing uniform tunic alongside a bomb held vertical. Captioned '652826 Sgt C H Tanner WOpAG Newmarket 1940'.
Letter from Alan North to his parents
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Alan writes with his new address. He really likes his new station. He starts flying tomorrow.
Summary of Bob Butler's RAF career
Summary of Bob Butler's RAF career written by his nephew, Richard (Dick) Heslop. Describes Bob Butler's training and operations with 'No. 11 OTU', 99 Squadron and 218 Squadron.
Douglas Box’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book.
Douglas Box’s Flying Log Book as an Air Gunner from 4th May to 31st August 1943. Trained at No. 8 Air Gunnery School, 11 Operational Training Unit, 1483 Gunnery Flight, and 1665 Conversion Unit. Posted to 75 (NZ) Squadron for operations.…
Bob Butler's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Pilot Officer Bob Butler covering 22 September 1940 to 23 September 1942 detailing training flights, air tests and operations.
Served at RAF Jurby, RAF Bassingbourn, RAF Newmarket, RAF Waterbeach, RAF…
Served at RAF Jurby, RAF Bassingbourn, RAF Newmarket, RAF Waterbeach, RAF…
No 75 Squadron Stirling, air and ground crew
The crew and ground crew are standing in front of the door area of Stirling V of No 75 Squadron RNZAF at Newmarket in 1942.
On the reverse 'L-R Sgt Roe, LAC Lobley, F/O Omerod, F/O Hosie, Wall,
P/O Bailey, Sgt Lillystone, Sgt Ottaway, Sgt…
On the reverse 'L-R Sgt Roe, LAC Lobley, F/O Omerod, F/O Hosie, Wall,
P/O Bailey, Sgt Lillystone, Sgt Ottaway, Sgt…
Half a Life, Half Remembered
Group Captain Blacklock writes of his life, from his youth to the award of his DFC by the King.
P R Trevayne - Last Flight of Stirling BK604
A detailed account of the last flight of a Stirling operation on Hamburg.