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George Griffiths memoir
Discusses his training and service with Air Sea Rescue in Great Britain and Malta
Interview with Terry Lloyd
Terry Lloyd’s older was a wireless operator in Bomber Command and became a prisoner of war. Terry was also determined to join the RAF as aircrew. However, he was rejected due to his eyesight and served on Air Sea Rescue launches. Terry was posted…
Tags: air sea rescue; animal; ground personnel; training
Pilot wins D.F.C
Left page: top, notice of the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Pilot Officer R.V.Keeling.
Middle and bottom, congratulations to Bob on his award.
Right page; top, title of the Vauxhall Mirror.
Middle, report of Bob's operational career…
Middle and bottom, congratulations to Bob on his award.
Right page; top, title of the Vauxhall Mirror.
Middle, report of Bob's operational career…
Flying echelon, 550 Squadron, North Killingholme, May 1945
A panoramic landscape photograph of a large number of men in four rows in front of buildings..
Tags: 550 Squadron; aircrew; animal; RAF North Killingholme
Camel Caravan
Ten camels on a desert track. On the reverse 'Aden 1935. Camel caravan on desert road'.
Tags: animal
Short Singapore, Aden
A Singapore parked on a slipway. On the reverse 'No 203FB Sqd: Aden '36. From "Obstruction Pier". "House of Sin" in the background. (Also "Andy" in the foreground).
Tags: 203 Squadron; animal
Two album pages - people
Left page.
Left: man wearing suit and tie holding a dog.
Right: woman in formal dress standing on stairs.
Right page, a full face portrait of a woman.
Left: man wearing suit and tie holding a dog.
Right: woman in formal dress standing on stairs.
Right page, a full face portrait of a woman.
Tags: animal
Two album pages - people
Left page.
Left: three men cuddling round a stone bust of a man on top of concrete plinth.
Right: a seated man cuddling a dog.
Right page.
Left: three boats side by side on water, furthest has man sitting, middle has woman standing and nearest…
Left: three men cuddling round a stone bust of a man on top of concrete plinth.
Right: a seated man cuddling a dog.
Right page.
Left: three boats side by side on water, furthest has man sitting, middle has woman standing and nearest…
Tags: animal
Two album pages - people
Left page.
Left: two men standing either side of a woman all balanced on top of wooden fence with building to the right.
Right: man on horse with building in the background.
Right page.
Left: woman leaning down to pat a dog while standing in…
Left: two men standing either side of a woman all balanced on top of wooden fence with building to the right.
Right: man on horse with building in the background.
Right page.
Left: woman leaning down to pat a dog while standing in…
Tags: animal
'Old Mike Squared' and Cape Town
The photograph shows Group Captain Sheen painting the DSO after the aircraft completed 125 operations. Captioned 'Old Mike Squared - believed to have done more ops than any other aircraft in Bomber Command with 139 operational flights to its credit. …
Hayling Island bridge
A beach scene with a horse pulling a cart with several passengers on.
Identification kindly provided by Chris Mountain of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group group.
Identification kindly provided by Chris Mountain of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group group.
Tags: animal
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…
Fido the dog mascot
A brown cloth dog mascot, sat on his hind legs with brown glass eyes and a black button nose. He is wearing a red collar and a black felt beret style hat and has a wooden pipe in his mouth supported by his front paws.
Tags: animal; superstition
Henry Sturrock's, air and ground crew
Henry Sturrock's crew in two rows with bushes behind.
Henry Sturrock's crew and six ground crew in front of a Halifax. The pilot is holding a small dog.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Henry Sturrock's crew and six ground crew in front of a Halifax. The pilot is holding a small dog.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Rene Dubois Robbe
Rene Dubois Robbe standing in a doorway. A dog can be seen sitting next to him on the left of the photograph.
Tags: animal
Donkey in a harness
A pencil drawing of a donkey with blinkers in a harness. In a corner is an anatomical sketch of a donkey. Annotated '13/20 v.g. J Saunders VS'.
Tags: animal; arts and crafts
Iga Sorkiewicz
A woman wearing a skirt, woollen jacket and a hat sat on the grass with a dog. There is a greeting from Iga on the reverse.
Tags: animal
Military personnel
The photograph on the left of the left page shows men in a military uniform on parade. Telegraph poles and accommodation huts can be seen in the background. The photograph is captioned ""A" SQUADRON".
The photograph on the right of the left page…
The photograph on the right of the left page…
Tags: animal; military living conditions; training
Turner Field
The top left photograph on the left page shows accommodation huts with the caption "THE BARRACKS".
The top right photograph on the left page shows fields with trees in the background, and captioned "PLAYING FIELDS".
The bottom left photograph on…
The top right photograph on the left page shows fields with trees in the background, and captioned "PLAYING FIELDS".
The bottom left photograph on…
Tags: animal; military living conditions; training
Moncton
The top left photograph on the left page shows accommodation huts. Snow is on the ground.
The top right photograph on the left page shows snow covering the ground with the accommodation huts in the background.
The bottom centre photograph on the…
The top right photograph on the left page shows snow covering the ground with the accommodation huts in the background.
The bottom centre photograph on the…