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MHarrisM[Ser#-DoB]-170521-01.jpg
Lists crew as ' Pilot Officer J E Newton-Clare, 33492, Sergeant C O Clarke, 745257, Sergeant W Thom[..]son, 637247, Sergeant W L Powell, 641379'. Date 6/7 September 1940'. Notes discrepancy in bomber command records and war diaries over whether…

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SNewtonJL742570v10021.jpg
Gives account of event when Wellington W5421 of 12 Squadron landed on fire at Antwerp Deurne on 5/6 August 1941. Notes that all crew except Jack Newton became prisoners of war He became the first airman to reach UK using the Comète escape line.…

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SAllenDJ1880966v10011.jpg
At the top a postagram congratulating Derrick Allen on his award of Conspicuous Gallantry Medal signed A T Harris. Six newspaper cuttings giving various accounts of actions in releasing rear gunner from jammed turret while Lancaster dives out of…

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MWrightJ[Ser#-DoB]-150527-070001.jpg
Report form the Commander, District 1, Land Division regarding violations of Swiss airspace on night of 12/13 July 1943 when all areas covered by the Territorial Inspectorate of District 1 received alerts which began at 00.06 and continued until…

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BMillingtonRWestonFv1.pdf
A biography of Fred. In addition it includes histories of aircraft and squadrons he served in, Details are included of airfields he served at. Additionally there are biographies of various servicemen associated with Fred's squadrons and service.
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SWenhamJW1894709v10005-0001.jpg
This records the details of the crash in which John Wenham was killed. the aircraft was a Wellington X serial HE740 from 11 Operational Training Unit. It gives details of the aircraft, the pilot and reasons for the crash as reported by the chain of…

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PMadgettHR19030016.jpg
Top left - air to ground view of town with starboard wing. Captioned 'above Swift Current'. Top right - air t o ground view of open country. Captioned 'the experimental farm'. Middle left - air to ground view of open countryside with river. Captioned…

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PEwingRL19010021.jpg
#1 is a montage of three photographs showing a crater, captioned 'Death of a Lancaster where she went in & blew up, 1943'.
#2 is a tangled mess with houses behind, captioned 'After the fire in a crashed Stirling'.
#3 is Robert leaning on a fence,…

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PHarrisonRW21040020.jpg
Two photographs, the first is of fire fighting the burning wreckage, damaged buildings in background. From information kindly supplied by the donor, 'Attempts to put out the fire after the bomb load expired after the crash on take-off. The crash took…

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PStewartEC17170105.jpg
An embankment covered with debris. Four men are in the background behind a temporary fence. On the reverse is 'Neg. 400' and stamped 'Royal Air Force Official Crown Copyright Reserved No AONS Date 27.8.44'.

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SWeirG19660703v070002.jpg
List of Halifax, Wellington and Mosquito aircraft lost from 192 and 462 Squadrons from December 1943 to April 1945. Gives aircraft registration, date, description of incident, some with captain named.

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PSeaggerA16010071.jpg
Damaged aircraft abandoned in the snow.

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PHaggerJ2038.jpg
Mangled piece of aircraft wreckage (part of fuselage) in foreground with man standing in middle distance and trees behind on left. Captioned 'Exhibit F'.

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P78Sqn17060001.jpg
Two photographs. Top - rear turret and wrecked rear fuselage. Bottom - aircraft wreckage in woods. Submitted with caption 'JB873'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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PAllenDJ1532-0040.jpg
Aircraft wreckage in the edge of a wood. behind the wreckage a field and road with a vehicle. Captioned 'on the road a US GMC'. In the background wooded hills. On the reverse 'F. Bourotte- Spa, Vieux-Pré, Photo:1'.

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PAllenDJ1532-0056.jpg
A pile of aircraft wreckage at the edge of a woods. Behind a field and a road with a vehicle. In the background wooded hills. On the reverse 'Burnt out wreckage at crash site 1944'.

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SJenkinsonLP1316403v10027-0001.jpg
Wreckage spread across a field with a man and a woman in white coat looking on on the left. Beyond a low hill with trees on the crest.

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SJenkinsonLP1316403v10027-0002.jpg
Aircraft wreckage still smoking spread across a field with trees in the background.

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PHaggerJ2035.jpg
Open ground with pieces of aircraft wreckage scattered about over a wide area. Captioned 'Exhibit B'.

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PHaggerJ2039.jpg
Aircraft engine with other pieces of mangled metal lying on grass in foreground. Other pieces of wreckage scattered about. Three men standing in distance. On the reverse 'Spitfire L.P. 85, RAF Leuchars/48'.

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PAllenDJ1532-0042.jpg
Part of the fuselage of an aircraft with roundel visible and unidentified letter annotated '8 or B or g'. On the reverse 'F Bourotte -Spa, Vieus-Pré?, Photo 3'.

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PAllenDJ1532-0044.jpg
A pile of aircraft wreckage in the middle of a field. The left a notice on a pole. In the background a hedge and forest. On the reverse 'F. Bourotte - Spa, Vieux-Pré, Photo 2', No 273'.

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PFOMetheringhamAF19040041.jpg
An airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on wing by cockpit of a crashed Battle resting in a field with no undercarriage and bent propeller. Submitted with description 'P/O Peter Ward-Hunt standing on starboard wing of crashed Battle'.

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PFOMetheringhamAF19040054.jpg
Top - an airman wearing tunic and side cap with his arm around a woman wearing dress and hat. In the background a window. Submitted with description 'Photo of an RAF airman in service dress with a civilian woman. Identities and location…

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MMcCronSLW191097-170817-050001.jpg
RAF Form 1580 for Sam McCron

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