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Mary Wards' dog tags
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force dog tags issued to 893293 Mary Ward tied with ribbon.
WAAF course photograph
Formal course photograph, four rows of WAAFs in rural setting.
Wing Commander Burrows and Muriel Audrey Imming
A half length portrait of Wing Commander Burrows and Muriel Audrey Imming on a balcony overlooking the sea.
... just ... Chapters in a Life .. and some History
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.
'Let's Go Mad' Programme
A programme for the revue 'Let's Go Mad' presented by The Station Revue Company at RAF Boscombe Down.
Also included are a pass out and an invitation to a dance at RAF Stradishall.
Also included are a pass out and an invitation to a dance at RAF Stradishall.
'While the Sun Shines'
A newspaper cutting about a play put on by The Stage Club at the Victoria theatre, Singapore. On the reverse are adverts.
12 Aircrew, ground crew and a WAAF and a Wellington
11 men and a WAAF standing in front of a Wellington 'Y'. The Wellington has a large bomb symbol with 38 on it painted on the nose.
137 Wing relaxing
Photograph 1 is of a photographer taking a portrait of a French airman. Behind is the photographic lorry and awnings. Captioned 'Photographic tent.'
Photograph 2 is of Reginald George Cavalier painting a partially-clad woman on the canvas of a…
Photograph 2 is of Reginald George Cavalier painting a partially-clad woman on the canvas of a…
14 Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel at Morecambe
14 Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel at Morecambe with a road and a row of buildings visible in the background. They are arranged in two rows, with the first row seated on a park bench, the second standing behind the first. There is a corporal…
15 airwomen and a sergeant airman
A group of 15 Women's Auxiliary Air Force women of different ranks and a Sergeant airman arranged in two rows. The front row is seated on deckchairs and the second row is standing. Kathleen Croft is front row, third from the right. Behind are bushes…
16 Airmen and Two WAAFs
A group of 18 arranged in two rows. Many have tankards of beer. Behind are three dummies in uniform.
16 members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force
16 Women Auxiliary Air Force airwomen in two rows wearing tunics and peaked caps. Front row of six sitting the others standing.
18 Airmen
A group of 18 airmen arranged in three rows around a sign stating 'WAAF Only. Out of Bounds to RAF'. One man has his arm in a sling.
18 service personnel in front of a lorry
A group of 13 airmen and five members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, all wearing battledress, in three rows in front of a Royal Air Force lorry. Three leading aircraftswomen are sitting in front. There is one woman in the centre row and in the…
1944/47 WAAF Life and After
Margaret Cuthill's account of her time in the WAAF. At the age of 17 she volunteered for the WAAF and was enrolled as a teleprinter operator. She was sent to Wilmslow for training. After four weeks of drill and physical exercise she was posted to…
20 Airmen and Women
A group of airmen and airwomen arranged in three rows around a wooden fence.
230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Scampton 1949
86 uniformed personnel of the occupational conversion unit including three women arranged in five rows in front of a Lincoln aircraft. David is standing far right in the third row. Nine men are sat cross legged on the grass with an alsatian dog in…
29 WAAFs including Margaret Cuthill
29 airwomen arranged in three rows. Margaret is seated, fourth from right. Behind is a prefabricated building with 'WIN' painted at a door.
30 RAF personnel
Twenty-nine navigators and one Women's Auxiliary Air Force member sitting and standing in three rows in front of a single story hut. A dog is in centre in the front row. Captioned 'Squadron Navigation, Skellingthorpe 1945'. On the reverse 'L A Davies…
35 Squadron staff
23 individuals, mix of small number of aircrew and officers, with ground personnel of airmen and one woman. Posed in two rows, front row seated, in front of building with 35 Squadron badge signed as "Squadron HQs".
44 Airmen and Airwomen
A group of 44 arranged in four rows.
463 & 467 RAAF Squadrons servicing wing
Servicing wing of 463 and 467 Squadrons Royal Australian Air Force photographed at RAF Waddington in May 1945. Personnel are photographed in front of a Lancaster.
49 members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in front of a wooden building
49 members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, wearing tunics and peaked caps, in three rows. In the centre of the front row two officers, all others are non-commissioned. In the background a wooden hut with two windows.
51 Squadron, 4 Group, RAF Bomber Command
A detailed account of William's service in 51 Squadron including copies of the squadron's operational record books.
52 airmen
A group of 52 airmen, includes four officers, one gym instructor and an airwoman. They are arranged in four rows outside a large building.