IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Grantham]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> 1944-04-03]]> 1944-05-01]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Hertfordshire]]> England--Berkhamsted]]> England--Potters Bar]]> 1946-02-10]]> Whitley aircraft, B-DY, C-DY and E-DY, flying in formation; bottom, crashed Whitley MH-H, annotated 'Usworth 17 11 40' and 'Sketch by Bob of the end of a bombing trip over Germany. It was an emergency landing at a fighter station and the Whitley overran the runway and broke its back on a bomb dump. Bob was 'Second Joe' (pilot)'.
Right page: top, targets in Mannheim.
Bottom, a group of 60 uniformed men standing in front of a Whitley aircraft annotated '51 Sqd 16.12.40. Bob is 6th from the left'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Artwork]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Sunderland (Tyne and Wear)]]> Germany]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> 1940-11-17]]> 1940-12-16]]>
Centre, a group of seven airmen standing under the fuselage of a Lancaster, wearing Mae Wests, annotated from left 'Jack Crawford, Doug Looms, Dave Cook, Tom Dykins, Bert Jackson, Paul Thompson (the family do not think this is Paul - but I'm not so sure - Ed) Stan Jones', labelled 'The Crew in the last days';
Top right, a close up of Jack's head annotated 'Jack Crawford R.I.P';
Bottom left; head and should portrait of a WAAF, annotated 'Edna's passport photograph';
Right centre, an airman wearing flying helmet with goggles, annotated 'Paul Thompson DFC R.I.P';
Bottom right an airman wearing a Mae West annotated 'Dave Cook R.I.P'.

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A group of 13 uniformed airmen arranged in two rows outside an open window in a tile fronted building. Seven are standing all with half caps with six seated in front, including two officers. The individuals are annotated, from the top left 'F/S's Spencer, Runl, Porter, Robertson, Sheperdson, Launder, Podborski' and front left ' Bercuson, Tees, P/O's Rolfe, Wittmack, Sgt's Crawford, Smith'. There are blue X's marked against Robertson, Bercuson, Tees and Wittmack. The image is further annotated 'C Squad WAGs 23.8.43';
A group of 27 men in uniform, 24 wearing training half caps, annotated 'Class 48D - 20 weeks on course', Two individuals are further annotated with an M and four with an X. The group is arranged in two rows, one of 18 standing and 9, seated in front;
Seven airmen in uniform, arranged in two rows. The back row are annotated 'Jack, Bert Jackson, Eric (?)' and the men in front, 'Stan Jones, Tom Dykins ad Dave Cook'. Labelled 'First Crew'.

Second row, from left,
A half portrait of John 'Jack' Crawford in his training half cap;
A man sat in an open topped two seater car with the number 7 on its side;
Jack in uniform, annotated 'In Paisley, Scotland';
Jack, in uniform, ststanding behind two two men and two women, annotated 'With uncle Bob's family in Paisley';
A head and shoulder portrait of Edna Crawford; Jack and Edna, both in uniform, annotated 'The Crawford's honeymoon';
A seated Jack in uniform, showing his warrant officer's badge;
Jack and Edna.

Third row, from left,
annotated 'The crashed Lancaster 29 August 1944';
A group of seven airmen standing under the fuselage of a Lancaster. They are wearing Mae Wests and annotated from left 'Jack Crawford, Doug Looms, Dave Cook, Tom Dykins, Bert Jackson, Paul Thompson (the family do not think this is Paul - but I'm not so sure - Ed) and Stan Jones. Labelled 'The crew in the last days';
A close up of jack's head annotated 'Jack Crawford R.I.P'.

Fourth row, from left;
Annotated 'Edna's passport photograph';
An airman wearing flying helmet with goggles, annotated 'Paul Thompson DFC R.I.P'.

Bottom right an airman wearing a Mae West annotated 'Dave Cook R.I.P'.

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On the reverse 'Crash at Al-Anod (landing Ground - Aden Protectorate) ("P" K1711 Fairey IIIF) (No injuries)'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Yemen (Republic)]]> Yemen (Republic)--Aden]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Yemen (Republic)]]> Yemen (Republic)--Aden]]> 1934]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Wehrmacht]]> Germany]]> Germany--Juist Island]]> Second is of starboard engines of a Lancaster in flight, captioned 'Taken from Uncle in flight - over ten tenths cloud'.
Third is of a Lancaster parked on a dispersal, a number of people gathered around it, captioned 'Uncle just before an op. Bomb doors gaping open'.
Fourth is of a Halifax on it's belly, bicycle in the foreground, caption 'An enlargement of the Halifax prang opposite'.
RH page, first, three men standing in a country lane with a church in the background, caption Frank, Ted and Dan'.
Second two aircrew, upper torso in front of wooden door captioned 'Doug and self, the navigation team'. Third is the same photograph as the third on previous page aircrewman in flying suit, captioned 'Ted photographed outside a Halifax'.
Fourth and fifth are of the Halifax, captioned ' A well pranged Halifax at Blyton, see further back - 18/3/44 - Z Zulu PO Bunton at ? but we all got out OK'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1944-03-18]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Andover]]> Germany]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> France]]> France--Paris]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Italy]]> Italy--La Spezia]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> Poland]]> Germany--Braunschweig]]> England--Great Yarmouth]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> William Cragg]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1942-12-24]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Holten]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincoln]]> France]]> Netherlands--Tilburg Metropolitan Area]]> Norway]]> Russia (Federation)]]> Russia (Federation)--Arkhangelʹskai︠a︡ oblastʹ]]> Germany]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> Scotland--Glasgow]]> 1944-09-23]]> 1944-09-24]]> The top right photograph on the left page shows a group of men and women standing outside a building.
The bottom right photograph on the left page shows a group of women standing next to a table. A tree trunk can be seen in the foreground on the right and a building in the background on the left.
The two photographs on the right of the left page have the caption "POULHAN".
The photograph on the right page shows aircraft in aircraft in a field. The photograph is surrounded by the captions "STEARMAN P. T. 17", "B. T. 13A (VULTEE)", "DARR AERO TECH" and "GASSING UP".
On the reverse of the photograph on the top right of the left page is a stamp dated "APR 25 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY .GA." Also the number "27" can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right of the left page is a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY .GA." Also the number "39" can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the right page is a stamp dated "APR 15 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY .GA." Also the number "023" can be seen. ]]>
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Top right shows a bi-plane standing on its nose with a broken propeller, with airmen standing around it. Another bi-plane can be seen in the background.
Bottom left shows bi-planes undergoing maintenance inside a hangar.
Bottom right shows accommodation huts with a bicycle propped up against one of the huts. ]]>
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The top right and bottom left show airmen standing around a Harrow K6949.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.]]>
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> Cosgrove, Teddy. Album]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Leeds]]> England--Devon]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Vegesack]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Augsburg]]> Germany--Dessau (Dessau)]]> Germany--Bremen]]> France]]> Germany]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> France--Lorient]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Rhineland]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Bexhill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> Cosgrove, Teddy. Album]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Gorton (Manchester)]]> England--Caister-on-Sea]]> France]]> France--Cherbourg]]> Germany]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany--Rostock]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> England--Manchester]]> England--London]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> Scotland--Stevenston]]> England--Accrington]]> England--Littlehampton]]> England--Barnsley (South Yorkshire)]]> Poland]]> England--Bexhill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> Sri Lanka]]> England--Malvern]]> England--Devon]]> France]]> France--Cherbourg]]> Germany]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> Denmark]]> Germany--Cologne]]> England--Caister-on-Sea]]> Scotland--Stevenston]]> Canada]]> North America--Niagara Falls]]> United States]]> Illinois--Chicago]]> England--London]]> New Brunswick--Fredericton]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> New Brunswick]]>
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#2 is a tangled mess with houses behind, captioned 'After the fire in a crashed Stirling'.
#3 is Robert leaning on a fence, captioned 'RLE 1944'.
#4 is a similar montage to #1, captioned '10,000lb of bombs made this hole 170 ft deep 1/4 mile wide'.]]>
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