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31 airmen recruits
31 recruits arranged in four rows, in front of a large tree. On the reverse 'Vic joining RAF 1936, 2nd row standing 2nd from left'.
Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife
Catches up with family news. Writes of new flight and aircrew taking ground crew for a drink in Grimsby along with an amusing incident. Reminisces and thinks about after the war.
Interview with Vivian David Williams
Vivian Williams was born in Wales but began working in engineering in London. After serving in the Territorial Army in a searchlight unit, he volunteered for Air Force and trained as a flight mechanic. He discusses his recruitment, training and…
Letters to Malcolm Staves
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Two letters to Malcolm Staves from his grandparents. Domestic news and wishes him a good christmas.
31 airmen
31 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a shingle walled building. Only one man is wearing an aircrew brevet. Five are marked with crosses.
28 airmen and one civilian
28 seated airmen and one civilian arranged in two rows in front of a shingle walled building. Only one man is wearing an aircrew brevet. Two airmen are identified with crosses and two with slashes. A second photograph does not have these marks.
Cadet 1935-1945 Peter D Stevenson
Peter Stevenson's account of his service in the Officer Training Corps at Grantham and later in the Air Training Corps. Tells of his life in Grantham and the effect of the war on the town. Also his involvement post war in museums and projects to…
Sid Bunce's Service and Release Form
Service and release book of Leading Aircraftsman F S G Bunce. Service from 24 August 1943 to 1 April 1947.
Airmen and women
Over 50 airmen and Women's Auxiliary Air Force personnel in four rows. On the reverse 'HT Ansell Front 3 from left'.
Album page, No 617 Squadron and the Dams Raid
Album page with three clippings, one from from The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post dated Tuesday May 18 1943 showing a number of Lancasters over a city, captioned '617 Lancs'. One summarising the news from around November 1944 and one summarising…
Letter to Mrs Wilson from her husband's batman
Letter from Corporal F W Meredith, Squadron Leader Wilson's batman, expressing sympathy and stating that he had been ask to forward a number of articles and he would do this under separate cover. Offers hope that her husband was taken prisoner.
Letter from chaplain to Mrs Wilson
Letter from the Chaplain at Royal Air Force Oakington to Mrs Wilson expressing his sympathy that her husband and his crew did not return from an operation to Nuremberg the previous evening.
Interview with Jean Culkin
Jean Culkin grew up in Sunderland and worked as a tea girl and then a typist in a reserved occupation. She discusses her life and her wedding to her husband, John George Mackel Culkin. He was an apprentice at RAF Halton before becoming a fitter…
517 Squadron RAF Chivenor June 1946
Top, the right wing of the Halifax with members of 517 Squadron in uniform, one row standing on the wing, two rows standing beneath the wing, one row seated and one row sitting on the ground.
Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the…
Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the…
Halifax E Easy
Album page with eight black and white photographs various orientations. Captioned 'E Easy - they did 25 Operations in this Halifax'.
Top, Halifax bomber, ladder present against port wing at least two ground crew present.
Upper-mid-left photograph,…
Top, Halifax bomber, ladder present against port wing at least two ground crew present.
Upper-mid-left photograph,…
Lancasters in the snow
Snowy landscape, taken from an elevated view point showing large number of Lancasters lined up either side of the cleared taxyway. Some personnel are standing in the snow. Engine trestles, bomb trolleys with bombs, and hangars in background.
Lancasters in the snow
Snowy landscape with five Lancasters on their dispersals, in the foreground tractor and bomb trolley with large bomb, armourers waiting to load.
Loading bombs on to Lancaster
Close up of three bomb trolleys with bombs and carriers, armourer winching up bomb, nose and centre section of Lancaster with nose art.
Waving aircraft off
Large group of personnel waving with Lancasters in the distance.
Interview with Donald Fraser. Two
Donald Fraser completed a tour of operations as a flight engineer with 101 Squadron. He discusses the importance of ground personnel, his crew, his operations and the conditions at RAF Ludford Magna. He describes having to stop his mid-upper gunner…
Bernard Mabey
Bernard Mabey in uniform leaning on a railing.
Interview with Edward Allan McDonald. Two
Allan McDonald was born in Hull and watched Alan Cobham’s Flying Circus as a child. He worked as an apprentice electrician before joining the Air Force. He served as ground personnel in Northern Ireland until he passed the exams to become aircrew…
Frank Hobbs and two aircrew by the tail of a Wellington
Three aircrew in line standing by the rear turret of an aircraft. Frank Hobbs is on the left leaning on the elevator. All are wearing battledress and parachute harness. In the background right the front of a Wellington with a man standing on the…
Seven airmen and a lorry
Seven airmen are standing in a line in front of a lorry. The ground is snow covered. On the reverse 'Taken in Germany at Fassberg 26/2/47'.
Airman and lorry
An airman is standing in front of a lorry. The ground is snow covered.