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Bob's aircraft
Left page: from top, descriptions of the Magister, Anson and Whitley aircraft, annotated 'RAF aircraft in which Bob did his training'.
Whitley aircraft, B-DY, C-DY and E-DY, flying in formation; bottom, crashed Whitley MH-H, annotated 'Usworth 17 11…
Whitley aircraft, B-DY, C-DY and E-DY, flying in formation; bottom, crashed Whitley MH-H, annotated 'Usworth 17 11…
Stage Coach Sketch
A pencil drawing sketch of a stage coach being pulled by two horses.
Part Brass Rubbing
A small sheet of paper with part of a brass rubbing.
Postcard to Mr D Bloodworth
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A colour postcard of a Halifax. The message reads that Dad has just arrived.
Wismar 12/13 October 1942
Sketch of a Lancaster dropping bombs, amidst searchlights, cloud and smoke. Each bomb is labelled with the crew member's names 'F/Sgt Turner, F/Sgt Anderson, Sgt Davies, Sgt Hunter, Sgt Coombes, Sgt Cass and Sgt Osterloh'. Below the sketch is a…
Spoof photograph and airborne Manchesters
A spoof photograph of a crew of five aboard a flying carpet. The pilot is wearing a light coloured flying suit and using a broomstick as a control column. An airman is crouching over the pilot looking through a telescope, another sits beside a camera…
This stone was unlaid at Dusseldorf by 61 sqd
Cartoon of the aftermath of an operation with a Lancaster flying overhead. It shows Hitler and Goering holding a candle in a holder lighting up a ruined building on which has been inscribed 'This stone was unlaid at Dusseldorf by 61 sqn F/sgt Turner,…
Poem
Handwritten poem, two verses reflecting on the way they used to celebrate Christmas with friends and family and now someone is missing.
Poem
Poem with a photograph of Hubert standing in the back garden, row of houses in the background.
A History Corrected
A poem about Churchill and the absence of a medal for Bomber Command.
Birthday wishes
A good luck card from Joe and Tony.
Watercolour of an airman
A watercolour painting of an airman in uniform with his aircrew brevet above his left breast pocket. Annotated 'B Kamhuckhú 1944'.
Crew of Wellington Z8397
A biography of Teddy Cosgrove's crew members, pilots Frank Tothill and James Dunlop.
Bob Cooke and Crew
A list of Bob and his crew. A colour drawing of their Halifax and the location of their graves in Normandy.
Three Men Discussing Filming
Three men in front of a wall of storyboard drawings for the filming of The Dam Busters film. One man has a model of a Lancaster in his hand.
It is annotated 'E541.PUB.47'.
It is annotated 'E541.PUB.47'.
The Last Flight and The Confirmation
Two poems about loss, love and hopefulness.
Christmas Card 1941
A card with a seasonal message and an image of Raphael, The Adoration of the Magi.
Model Aircraft
#1, 3, 4 and 6 are a model Lancaster, in the air and on the ground.
#2, 7 and 8 are a Stirling model
#5 is a Wellington and Spitfire model.
#9 are a model Stirling and Lightning.
#2, 7 and 8 are a Stirling model
#5 is a Wellington and Spitfire model.
#9 are a model Stirling and Lightning.
Lancaster and Spitfire Sketch
A sketch of a Lancaster and a Spitfire, annotated 'Lancaster on Fighter Affil with Spitfire' and signed 'Ewing 43'.
Airman
A chalk and pastel portrait of an observer in uniform. Signed '[?] Gozling 1941'.
Surviving Crew Members of ND517
A list of six names, including Ron's. It includes a poem by HW Longfellow 'Footprints in the Sand'.
Postcard of O'Connells Street & Bridge
An unused postcard of Dublin.
Postcard of the Monks 'Retreat' Gloucester
A b/w postcard sketch of the inside of a pub. On the reverse is handwritten 'This is one of the many pubs in Gloucester. Went here in Feb with Ian Carpenter (Shorty)'.
Postcard of two Soldiers Talking
Unused humorous postcard of two soldiers telling a story.
Postcard of Lady on a Donkey
Unused humorous postcard of a large woman on a donkey.