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A large group of aircrew
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows, wearing battledress, some with pilot's brevet and others with half brevet. In the background a hangar door.
Group photograph with Canberra
55 men comprising RAF officers and aircrew with Air Training Corps cadets arranged in three rows in front of a Canberra. In the background is a hangar with the initials MT mounted at the apex.
Race in kilts
A group of men in kilts run towards a tape stretch in front of them. A hangar with a concertina roof stands behind and there is a flagpole and flag to one side.
Hawker Hardys and Fairey Gordons
From the top: One: A line of four Hawker Hardys with equipment to one side. Two: A Fairey Gordon with damaged propeller, its nose and starboard wing tip on the ground and tail elevated in the air. Roundels are on the wings and a man stands to one…
Presentation of Fighter Command Communication Squadron badge
Two officers in uniform standing on opposite sides of a table covered with the union flag. The officer on the left is presenting a framed picture of the communication squadron badge to the officer on the right. A fighter aircraft is visible in a…
Fighter Command Communication Squadron presentation ceremony
Seven officers in uniform standing to attention on an airfield. The officer on the left of the line up has a framed picture in his left hand. The officer at the front is saluting. A fighter aircraft can be seen in one of the hangars in the…
Cessna Airmaster inside a hangar
A high winged monoplane inside a hangar.
Station HQ Souther Field near Americus, Georgia.
A building with pitched roof to one side of a large open space on which goal posts are set and a man is walking. To the left is a flagpole from which the United States flag flies. Utility posts are erected on the building and across the site. Other…
Fifteen airmen by a runway
Fifteen airmen wearing flying suits and helmets stand and sit around a group of buildings by a runway on which there is a Stearman. There is a car parked to one side.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
St Omer/Longuenesse
One vertical aerial photograph and a typewritten report (K 1411) interpreting photographs taken on 4 October 1942 following a daylight attack (2 October 1942) on the aerodrome and village of Longuenesse. The report describes damage to hangars in the…
To war in a Wimpy - the life and times of Flight Sergeant Ron Williams RAF
Biography of Ron Williams. Contains photographs and scans of documents.
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to…
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to…
Lincoln RE325
A Lincoln parked on the apron in front of a hangar. The registration number RE325 is painted on the fuselage towards the tail. A group of people are standing facing the fuselage and a second group are standing looking at the tail. Other aircraft and…
61 Squadron group photo
A large group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster.
On the reverse is a list of the 102 men with some of their names.
On a separate sheet is the same list.
On a third sheet is a list with some of the missing names.
On the reverse is a list of the 102 men with some of their names.
On a separate sheet is the same list.
On a third sheet is a list with some of the missing names.
Group photograph
A group photograph of airmen arranged in three rows in front of an Anson in a hangar. Many of the men have signed the photograph.
It is annotated 'Frank Truswell back row 4th from left'.
It is annotated 'Frank Truswell back row 4th from left'.
Dorniers attack an English Airfield
Artist's impression of an attack on a British airfield. Luftwaffe bombers are shown making a low level attack on two fighters, a Shell fuel tanker and a hangar. British forces are shown injured and taking cover in a bunker. A description, in German,…
Wellingtons parked on airfield
Twelve Wellington parked on grass with curved track in front. Nearest aircraft is being refuelled. Hangers and other buildings on left. Submitted with caption 'Wellington BK347 BT-Z 30 OTU Hixon'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
23 airmen
23 airmen arranged in three rows in front of an Anson in a hangar. On the reverse some of the men have signed their names.
Gen's Story
An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
Course photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a hangar door. On the reverse all the names of those present and caption 'Group photograph taken at RAF Sealand (near Chester), October 1940.…
Airfield architecture - hangars
Two types of hangar that were installed at Elsham Wolds, J1 and T2.
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Mosquito. In the background a hangar. Submitted with caption '692 Sqn Fred Hill next to LH end middle row, navigator Jack Simkin RH end same row [Fred Hill]'. Additional…
RAF Elsham Wolds
A diagram of the airfield with the A15 trunk road, built in the 1970s, overlaid.
Course photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Hangar. Captioned 'No 4 E.F.T.S.Brough 1940, suspended - 0, killed in flying accident 26.6.1940, posted to Cranwell'. On the reverse - multiple signatures.
Five pilots being introduced to senior officer.
Five pilots, wearing battledress with brevet and medal ribbons, standing in line meeting an air commodore while another stands by. Chipmunk aircraft in the background and a hangar.
To war in a Stirling - the life and times of Flight Lieutenant Stanley Robert Grafton DFC RAFVR
Cover photograph of an airman with half brevet captioned 'Pilot Officer Stan Grafton during debrief at RAF Wratting Common, following the disastrous raid on Berlin on the night of 23/24 August 1943'. Chapter one covers enlistment and training…