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... just ... Chapters in a Life .. and some History
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.
'D' Day Route of Steve Puskas
A route, with times, flown by Steve Puskas in 'Sweet Adeline' on D Day. The route starts in Yorkshire then Kings Lynn, East of Eastbourne, SSE of Caen, N of Gurnsey, SE of Exeter, E of Porthcawl, W of Stoke-on-Trent then back to base. The aircraft…
'Ops' with the Howard Crew
Two photographs and one reverse. One shows seven aircrew posed underneath their aircraft. Four are standing behind, with two on one knee in the front row, on a tarpaulin, and the pilot sat cross-legged in the middle. They are on a dispersal. Airfield…
'Robbo' Robinson
Two photographs of Robbo.
#1 Robbo in front of long tin roofed building. On the reverse 'My "Oppo" Robbo '46 Played football & cricket for the Wanderers (RAF Egypt team)'.
#2 Robbo holding a cat. Behind is a long tin roofed shed. On the reverse…
#1 Robbo in front of long tin roofed building. On the reverse 'My "Oppo" Robbo '46 Played football & cricket for the Wanderers (RAF Egypt team)'.
#2 Robbo holding a cat. Behind is a long tin roofed shed. On the reverse…
"B" for Baker
Fourteen verse poem concerning Lancaster B for Baker. Individual verses for all aircrew
"The Ol'Ram" Plaque
A painted wooden plaque with the nose art from Homer Lawson's Halifax. It features a ram's head snorting smoke and a swastika breaking apart. On the head is a maple leaf (the pilot was Canadian) and 'Go'tdam' Underneath is 'The Ol'Ram'. There is a 10…
"We are seven - " hold bombing record
Albert Millson and crew leaving their Halifax. Between them the crew have completed 228 operational flights.
12 airmen
12 airmen arranged in two rows. The front three are seated with nine standing behind. Names on the reverse.
149 Squadron Pilots, Flight Engineers and Air Gunners
Photo 1 is a group of Pilots and Flight Engineers arranged in front of a Lancaster. Each individual is named in the caption.
Photo 2 is a group of eight air gunners arranged in front of a Lancaster.
Photo 2 is a group of eight air gunners arranged in front of a Lancaster.
15 Squadron Battle Order 9th April 1945
A document with the battle order for the squadron. It lists each aircraft and each crew member for operations that night. Annotated on it is 'Taken from the Sergeant's Mess kitchen copy which was used to mark off the "Egg and Bacon" meals. The…
15 Squadron Battle Order for 17 February 1944
A list of aircraft and aircrew prepared for an operation. Sergeant Crew is included as wireless operator in aircraft L.7566. The order is annotated 'cancelled'.
15 Squadron Battle Order for 19 May 1944
A list of aircraft and aircrew prepared for an operation. Sergeant Crew is included as wireless operator in aircraft L.7566.
153 Squadron crew list
153 Squadron A flight crew list as of 1st June 1945.
16/17th June - Target Essen
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An operation to Essen with HE Batchelder pilot. Main force bombed Bonn but three aircraft from 102 Squadron were diverted to Essen to bomb using Gee. The aircraft was damaged and everyone baled out successfully. All were taken prisoner.
18 Airmen
18 RAF aircrew, submitted with caption; “207 Sqdn Flight Engineers section at Methwold. Feb.1946”
186 Squadron battle order for 16 February 1945
List ten crews and aircraft. Sergeant W E Foster is rostered as mid upper gunner in the ninth listed crew. Includes a spare aircraft and details other personnel to various duties.
19/20th May 1942 Target Mannheim
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Batchelder was the pilot of this operation. They bombed inside flares but the navigator insisted it was not Mannheim. Damage to one engine from flak, later they were attacked by a Me 110. They successfully landed at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norwich.
1944
Gives account of flying in April 1944 as air gunner on Wellington from log book remarks. In June notes moving to Stirling for conversion and transfer to LFS as mid upper gunner. Gives account of first war operation on 7 Squadron on 7 August 1944.…
1st Allied Airplane Crashed in Haute-Marne, Bomber Halifax Mk II DT515
An account of the crash written by the pilot, George Thom. The report includes part of a police report.
27 flight engineers at RAF Skellingthorpe
27 flight engineers, arranged in three rows, are sitting or standing in front of a hut. Captioned 'Squadron Flight Engineers Skellingthorpe 1945'. On the reverse 'The Crew Pilot F/O Leach (Jeff) – Eng. Sgt Sharp LV (Larry) – B.A. Cheeseman…
3,000 Sorties Smash Nazi Defence Plane Plants
A newspaper article about bombing several aircraft factories. It is annotated 'No 7 17/18 Aug 1943'.
35 Squadron American Tour
Item 1 is a sketch map of the route flown across America and Canada.
Photograph 1 is eight airmen standing in front of the nose of a Lancaster. It is captioned 'Charlie's Crew in Suits of blue' and underneath the crew names "Tommy Teony [sic] Jack…
Photograph 1 is eight airmen standing in front of the nose of a Lancaster. It is captioned 'Charlie's Crew in Suits of blue' and underneath the crew names "Tommy Teony [sic] Jack…
405 Squadron
Five photographs.
#1 a half length portrait of Al Davis (tail gunner) and Norman Piercy, flight engineer.
#2 the same two. Al is seated and Nore has his arms around him. Annotated '405 Sqdn'.
#3 a half length portrait of Allan Davis, annotated…
#1 a half length portrait of Al Davis (tail gunner) and Norman Piercy, flight engineer.
#2 the same two. Al is seated and Nore has his arms around him. Annotated '405 Sqdn'.
#3 a half length portrait of Allan Davis, annotated…
428 "Ghost" Squadron RCAF
A brief history of 428 Squadron, formed at Dalton on 7 November 1942, part of No. 4 Group then transferred to No. 6 Group at Middleton St George. Some of the operations are discussed, as are the aircraft flown by the squadron. There is a list of…
432 Squadron RCAF
Two images of 432 Squadron arranged in nine or so rows in front and on top of a Halifax.
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
The images have…
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
The images have…