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Bernard Ross and dog
Head and shoulders portrait of Bernard Ross in uniform with an air gunner brevet and medal ribbons. He is holding a dog. It is annotated: 'Lots of Love, Bert and Whiskey'
Bernard Ross
A head and shoulders portrait of Sergeant Bernard Ross, air gunner, in uniform. On the reverse: '[.]eggy'.
Bernard Ross
Full length image of Sergeant Bernard Ross in battledress, with an air gunner brevet and airborne wings above the left pocket. He is standing in a field with a hedge and trees behind him.
Two aircrew
Head and shoulders portrait of Bernard Ross and a pilot. Both are in uniform without headdress.
Six aircrew
Six aircrew in Sidcot flying suits, two wearing flying helmets. Bernard Ross is second from the left. Behind them is a large building. On the reverse 'All air gunners'.
Sergeant Bernard Ross
Full length image of Sergeant Bernard Ross in battledress, with an air gunner brevet and pilots brevet above the left pocket. He is standing in a field with a hedge and trees behind him. On the reverse is written: ' To [...] all my love Bert xx'
Personnel
Five photographs. From top to bottom, left to right:
#1: Three airmen in tunics, two with brevets, sitting on a couch. Captioned: 'FRIEND'.
#2: A group of army and RAF servicemen, all wearing battledress, sitting and standing in two rows. Most have…
Aircrew photographs
Left - eight airmen, seven wearing parachute harnesses squatting and standing in two rows in front of a bomber. Captioned '102 Squadron "the crew"'.
Right - half-length portrait of an airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank and air gunner brevet. …
Right - half-length portrait of an airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank and air gunner brevet. …
Bob Burns - the hundred mile walk (Stalag Luft VII to Berlin) with saxophone and clarinet
Gives account of last (and 7th) operation to Schweinfurt 26/27 April 1944. His Lancaster was shot down and the pilot, wireless operator, flight engineer, and both gunners were killed. The bomb aimer and navigator (Bob Burns) were made prisoners of…
JH Bird and Crew
Two photographs of JH Bird and crew.
#1 Five airmen forming JH Bird's crew.
#2 is the five airmen standing in front of a Wellington.
#1 Five airmen forming JH Bird's crew.
#2 is the five airmen standing in front of a Wellington.
JH Bird and crew
Three photographs of JH Bird and his crew.
1. A Flight Sergeant airman wearing uniform and a Mae West life jacket. He is standing beside the rear turret of a Wellington aircraft. The photograph is captioned: 'JOE REAR GUNNER'
2. JH Bird sitting in…
1. A Flight Sergeant airman wearing uniform and a Mae West life jacket. He is standing beside the rear turret of a Wellington aircraft. The photograph is captioned: 'JOE REAR GUNNER'
2. JH Bird sitting in…
Casualty form - crew details
Form giving details of crew: pilot - Bishop C A, (annotated orig burial Schrouchenbach village), navigator - Burns D (annotated in hospital), W Op - Daw D (annotated dead), flt eng Healy H R, bomb aimer - [.....] (annotated safe), rear gunner -…
News of North-East Men in the Forces
Announces George Nixon as presumed killed over Germany.
207 Squadron personnel
A group of fifty men of 207 Squadron comprising four officers in peaked caps, 45 men in side caps and one bareheaded. The photograph is annotated '207 SQDN. Air Gunners May 1945'. Albert Frederick Nye is standing, third from the right in the second…
Airman in front of rear gunner position
Albert Frederick Nye wearing his uniform with sergeant's insignia, flying boots, Mae West lifejacket and parachute harness. He is standing by a Lancaster rear gunner's position in which an airman is seated. There are packed parachutes on the ground…
Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945
12 pages listing 204 aircraft that were flown by No. 166 Squadron. Six columns record each aircraft's registration number, the date received, where it came from, the code letters and details of it's loss or disposal. For some aircraft the number of…
No 166 Squadron history
A three-page potted account of the squadron's history.
Page one begins with the reformation of the squadron in 1936 and gives details of the aircraft operated, the stations flown from and the roles the squadron played in training and operations.…
Page one begins with the reformation of the squadron in 1936 and gives details of the aircraft operated, the stations flown from and the roles the squadron played in training and operations.…
Browning Gun .303
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A detailed manual on a Browning Gun. There are instructions and sketches on the stripping of the gun.
One Day in May on a Bomber Station
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A detailed description of an operation to Mannheim on 19 May 1942. He describes the preparation, the operation and their safe return to the UK.
16/17th June - Target Essen
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An operation to Essen with HE Batchelder pilot. Main force bombed Bonn but three aircraft from 102 Squadron were diverted to Essen to bomb using Gee. The aircraft was damaged and everyone baled out successfully. All were taken prisoner.
19/20th May 1942 Target Mannheim
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Batchelder was the pilot of this operation. They bombed inside flares but the navigator insisted it was not Mannheim. Damage to one engine from flak, later they were attacked by a Me 110. They successfully landed at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich.
Flying Officer Charles Arthur Hill "Jack" Darby
Three photographs of Jack.
#1 is two men in a sandbag bunker with a gun. It is captioned 'CAH Darby Ground Defence at ?Tiitchfield'
#2 is seven airmen standing in front of their Lancaster. It is captioned 'F/O Darby Bomb Aimer P/O Jack Hart Pilot …
#1 is two men in a sandbag bunker with a gun. It is captioned 'CAH Darby Ground Defence at ?Tiitchfield'
#2 is seven airmen standing in front of their Lancaster. It is captioned 'F/O Darby Bomb Aimer P/O Jack Hart Pilot …
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing tunics with brevet standing in line. On the reverse 'The crew, left to right, Rowley (mid upper), Roy (W/Op), Bill (navigator), Wally (skipper), only me (B/A), Jack (engineer), Dave (rear gunner - Canada), taken at Riccal Yorks…
Stirling and crew
Seven airmen standing in front of a Stirling. On the reverse their names and trades.
J C Cockram and crew
First is of a crew, posed in two rows on grass in front of a wall. Given names and crew position recorded.
Second and third are the crew posed in front of Halifax 'Jane' on dispersal, servicing equipment in the background.
Fourth is of a Halifax…
Second and third are the crew posed in front of Halifax 'Jane' on dispersal, servicing equipment in the background.
Fourth is of a Halifax…