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Typhoon
Front view of an airborne Hawker Typhoon.
Typhoon
Side view of an airborne Hawker Typhoon.
Allied and Axis Aircraft
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A list of aircraft with a brief description of each one with size, construction, engine, armament and observation details.
Battle of Britain day programme 1945
Programme with list of ground equipment, aircraft park and flying programme. Date 15 September 1945.
Newspaper cutting - more two-way blows on Germany
One single article covering with three separate columns. Headlines - RAF double attack on Schweinfurt, Regensburg plane works devastated, Big British forces out last night. Accounts of attack by British and Italian based American heavy bombers on…
Notes from Squadron and station operational records
Contains: List of targets from 23 May 1943 up to 31 May 1944. Includes target name, type of aircraft, serial number and letter. Record of 1663 HCU Rufforth from 2 March 1942 to 15 May 1943, includes establishment, personnel, aircraft, strength,…
Newspaper cutting - 'Two Stuttgart raids in a night' and 'RAF pound Flushing'
Two articles. First gives brief description of two operations against Stuttgart 41/2 hours apart. Second describes attacks against German gun positions near Flushing as well as German HQ on low countries front.
Typhoon
Three silhouettes and two aerial photographs.
On the reverse of the silhouettes is 'Typhoon I'. On the reverse of the photographs is 'Typhoon'.
#1 is a port side silhouette.
#2 is an underside silhouette.
#3 is a port side aerial photograph.
#4…
On the reverse of the silhouettes is 'Typhoon I'. On the reverse of the photographs is 'Typhoon'.
#1 is a port side silhouette.
#2 is an underside silhouette.
#3 is a port side aerial photograph.
#4…
John Lancaster DFC
A summary of the aircraft that John has flown and a list of his flying awards.
Six newspaper cuttings
Top left - riddled plane won dual. Story of recovery of damaged bomber pilot Flt Sgt F E Mathers RAF awarded Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. Wireless operator and rear gunner (Sgt G E French) awarded Distinguished Flying Medal.
Middle left - Regiment…
Middle left - Regiment…
Machine shop
View inside factory workshop. From bottom left to centre right a row of large machine tools attended by men and women. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon Wings. Part of Machine shop'.
Workshop producing wing spars
View inside a large factory workshop. On the right jigs with aircraft parts and men working form bottom right to top middle. Behind are shelves units and other Jigs. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Main spar sub assembly'.
Typhoon wing production
View inside factory workshop. A fighter wing jig from left to right with parts of wing fixed in. Four men and a woman are working on the wing. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Main Assembly Jig Skeleton Assembly'.
Typhoon wing production
View inside a factory workshop. Centre left a wing jig with parts of wing inserted and two women working on leading edge. Another nine wing jigs in line behind the first going towards the background right. Submitted with caption 'Production of…
Workshop
View inside factory workshop. In the foreground centre a man wearing dark suit and hat. On the right an man in light suit a flat cap by a pile of metal parts. Throughout the photograph are stacked aircraft parts (wing spars) leaning vertically…
Production of Typhoon wingtips
View inside a large factory workshop. In the foreground many benches with men and women working on fighter wingtips. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Sub assembly wing tips'.
Workshop
In the centre a row of panels with others stacked on top. to the right workbenches and shelving. On bottom right wingtip and uncovered aircraft parts frames. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Skin drilling lay-out'.
Workshop
View inside factory workshop. Two rows of machine tools run from bottom to top on left and right. Men and women are working at machines. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Part of machine shop'.
Typhoon wingtip sub-assembly
View inside a factory workshop. In the foreground centre a row of wingtips standing vertically. On the right a white walled compartment with notice board on nearside. A man wearing working clothes and cloth cap stands on the right. In the background…
Production of Typhoon wings
View inside large workshop. Room is fill of various parts of fighter wing on trestles. Centre right four women are working on an aircraft panel. Toward the top other people working. Submitted with the caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Sub…
Production of Typhoon wings
View inside workshop. Four fighter wings vertical on trestles from left to right. Two men are painting the wing second from the left and a man and a women are painting the wing on the right. Submitted with the caption 'Production of Typhoon wings.…
Machine shop
View inside factory workshop. On the right a large machine tool being operated by a woman. A row of similar machines in row going towards the back all attended by men or women. On the left the backs of another row of machines. Submitted with caption…
Production of aircraft wings
View inside factory workshop. In the centre the wings of a Typhoon fighter with associated undercarriage joined by metal centre section. Wing tips supported on trestles. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Wings in test…
Manufacture of aircraft wingtips
View inside factory workshop. In the foreground a row of wingtips standing upright. Behind several work tables with me and women working on wingtips. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Wing tip lay-out sub assembly'.
Workshop for wing manufacture
View inside a large factory workshop. Several benches running left to right and spaced back into workshop. Mostly women and some men working at benches. Front right two women holding an metal aircraft panel. Submitted with caption 'Production of…