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PPearceAT16010086.jpg
On the left Warrant Officer Arthur Pearce wearing tunic with half brevet, medal ribbons and Pathfinder badge with cigarette in his right hand. He is arm in arm with a men on the right wearing a civilian suit and floral buttonhole. Behind them a tree…

PStimpsonMC19050015.jpg
Two members of Maurice's crew standing in front of their Lancaster. On the reverse 'From L Robinson, Roy'.

PLovattP19010004.jpg
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a group of 65 airmen arranged in five rows. Some of the men are identified with handwritten annotations: Ernie, Brock, Bob, Tete, Ted, and Val. It is captioned 'No 10 AGS Walney Island 1943'.
Photo 2 is a…

PMCDermottC16060008.jpg
Two photographs of trainees.
Photo 1 is of ten airmen arranged in two rows. Underneath are their names and 'M'.
Photo 2 is of ten airmen arranged in two rows. Underneath are their names.
Behind both groups is a wooden building.

PMCDermottC16060010.jpg
Two photographs of trainees.
Photo 1 is ten airmen arranged in two rows.
Photo 2 is nine airmen arranged in two rows.
Each man's name is listed underneath each photo.
Behind both groups is the same wooden hut.

PMCDermottC16060012.jpg
Two photographs of trainees.
Photo 1 is of ten airmen arranged in two rows.
Photo 2 is of ten airmen arranged in two rows.
Under each photo are the names of the men.
Each group is positioned in front of the same wooden hut.

PLovattP19010010.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is nine airmen at the front of a B-24 'O', captioned 'Hastie & Crew Oulton 1944'.
Photo 2 is three airmen captioned 'Lawrence - self Oulton 1944'.
Photo 3 is a side view of a B-24 captioned 'Liberator O…

PLovattP19010006.jpg
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is three airmen captioned 'Lawrence -self'.
Photo 2 is five airmen captioned 'Self Oulton'.

PDydeFW17010004.jpg
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is a group of 13 air gunners. Each man is named on the photograph and it is captioned '46 course A/Gs'. Behind is a riveted steel structure.
#2 is seven men comprising five airmen and two civilians. They are…

MMarsdenJ1591984-151027-03.pdf
A detailed memoir of the operation to Mailly-le-Camp when Lancaster JB314 crashed, killing all eight crew on board. It includes a detailed description by Michel, a teacher at Courboin. The remains of the airmen are collected and buried with ceremony.…

NStaffelP160412.jpg
The loss of Colin Farrant and the award of a Distinguished Flying Medal to Donald Cochrane are reported in a newspaper article. They were friends who joined up together at the age of 15. Colin Farrant went missing on an operation to Essen. Donald…

PSoltysiakB17010010.jpg
Full length image of two airmen wearing greatcoats and side caps. They both have sergeants rank and medals on their coats. In the background a Wellington. On the reverse '1. Front gunner (left),
2. Rear gunner (right),
2 rear gunner was killed when…

PLambAM17010003.jpg
A pilot and Alexander Lamb seated in a cockpit.
A second copy of the image is annotated 'Local Flying 45 myself & Skipper'.

SWeirG19660703v100001-0014.jpg
On the left, two officers both wearing tunics with brevet and peaked caps, man on left is pilot. On the right four women. In the background an man standing and others seen through windows. Submitted with caption 'Dad unknown family'.

This item was…

PPearceAT16040012.jpg
Three quarter length portrait of two airmen in khaki uniform eating sandwiches. Arthur Pearce is on the left wearing air gunners brevet, medals ribbons and pathfinder badge. He has warrant officer rank badge on wrist band. In the background a table…

PPearceAT16010027.jpg
Two airmen wearing khaki uniform - one facing away and Arthur Pearce on right looking at the camera. He is wearing an air gunner brevet and has his arm up holding door lintel. Another man in uniform is inside the doorway. Several pineapples hang…

PGuyanS17020030.jpg
Two airmen; one standing in front of an armoured car the other manning its machine gun.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Gunnery Officer and Armoured car. Is this the Gunnery Leader?'
No 115 Squadron, RAF Witchford.'

PLambAM17010008.jpg
Two airmen standing in a garden. One id smoking a pipe, the other has his hand on the taller airman's shoulder.

PSaundersJWG18020167.jpg
An engineer and an air gunner in uniform with brevet badges.. The air gunner also has a wireless operator's badge above his sergeant's stripes. Both are bare headed and the man on the left is holding a pipe in his hand. They are standing outside in…

PPeckP16010036.jpg
Two airmen about to climb into an aircraft at RCAF Mossbank No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School. Both are fully kitted out in flying gear. One man is on top of the aircraft and another is on the wing. On the left is the instructor, Pilot Officer Ernest…

PTansleyEH16020023.jpg
Full length portrait of two men wearing uniform tunic with half brevet and sergeants rank standing in a park. In the background a family on the right and trees, On the reverse 'Left Douglas Park, right Roy Lewis'. Note with further details of Roy…

PSimpsonHEW1708.jpg
Half-length portrait of two sergeant air gunners wearing tunic. On the reverse 'Les Knight Gordon Nordbye (Canada).

PRossB19010021.jpg
Head and shoulders portrait of Bernard Ross and a pilot. Both are in uniform without headdress.

PWhiteheadT1812.jpg
Twenty five trainee airmen in three rows, front sitting and the rear two standing. All are wearing tunic and side caps. Caption: 'No 44 A.G. Course, Squad 3,(left side) LAC Roberts, Williams H, Hindson, Payne, LAC Flood, Yeates, Whitehead, Morfett,…

PPhillipsD1811.jpg
Twelve servicemen, three squatting and four standing on the ground. Five further are on a raised stand or ladder leading to front fuselage of a Lancaster. Notes with names on the reverse.

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