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Two Hampdens
Two Hampdens parked one in foreground 'QX-D' and one behind 'QX-F'. In the background left a hangar.
Two airmen with biplane
Two airmen, one standing by propeller and the other on the wing of a biplane parked in front of a hangar.
Two aircraft on grass airfield
Two PWS-26 bi-planes standing on a grass airfield with hangar in distant background. Three versions of the same image, the second submitted with note 'img381' and the third 'img179'.
Twelve airmen
Twelve airmen wearing overalls standing in line in front of the tail of a Handley Page Heyford. Captioned 'in group, Bill Herriott, Tubby Haladine, Les Evans, Benny Hedges, Bud Downham, "Coop" x - Cal Cooper, Joe Skinner, Mildenhall 1936'. Two…
Tony O'Brien with Cornell
Cornell on ground in front of hangar, Tony O'Brien sitting on left hand trailing edge, captioned 'Tony O'Brien and Cornell aircraft Guinea fowl'.
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…
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…
Tiger Moths and ground crew
Top - a group of airmen in various uniform or overalls standing and sitting in front of a line of Tiger Moths. Captioned 'The flight "Mechs"'. Bottom - a row of Tiger Moths in front of two hangars. The aircraft on the left has a group on men in front…
Tiger Moths and a Harvard
Top left - air-to-air view of two Tiger Moths, the second behind and below the first. Top right - three Tiger Moths in echelon formation. Bottom left - Tiger Moth in front of control tower. Bottom right a Harvard parked in front of hangar with two…
Three Wellingtons
Three Wellingtons parked on an apron infront of a large camouflaged hangar. On the reverse 'Comm. Flight 'Wimpeys' after the COs inspection. 968 nearest the camera. Aden. Aug. 1946.'
Three Vickers Valentias
Three Valentias parked outside hangars.
Three Vickers Valentias
Three Valentias parked in front of hangars.
Three Lancasters
Side view of three Lancasters. In the background are three hangars.
Three airmen and Lancaster
Three airmen standing at the tail of a Lancaster. A tow bar is attached to the rear wheel. The machine guns have been removed from the rear turret. Behind is an open hangar.
Three airmen and a damaged Lancaster wing
Three airmen, two sitting on top of starboard wing and one standing below all looking at damage holes in Lancaster Mk 2 wing. Submitted with caption 'inspection'.
Three Airmen and a Damaged Lancaster Mk 2
Three airmen standing under the damaged section of the starboard wing of a Lancaster Mk 2. A pilot is standing with his hands in his pockets.
Three airmen and a damaged Lancaster
Three aircrew, two wearing battledress and the other a tunic, all wit side caps looking up a holes in the damaged wing of a Lancaster Mk 2. In the background a hangar. Submitted with caption 'crew inspect'.
Thirty-one airmen in front of an Anson
Thirty-one airmen in two rows all wearing tunic and all but three side caps kneeling and standing in front of an Anson. In the background a hangar. On the reverse 'Harold Fry (3rd from right, front row, air training school Canada'. Two versions of…
The King and a group of people in front of a Lancaster
Roy Chadwick stands in front of a Lancaster talking to H M The Queen. To the left a group of dignatories look on. Behind left a hangar, to the right spectators and another hangar. On the reverse '[sic] Avro Anson 1935'.
Ten airmen
Ten airmen, four squatting down and six standing behind, most wearing battledress. In the background the starboard inner engine of a Lancaster.
Stirling and crew bombing up
Stirling BK784 being bombed up. There are trestles at the engines and personnel standing around or sitting on a bomb trolley.
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'BK784'. Forward part of aircraft on dispersal with hangars in the…
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'BK784'. Forward part of aircraft on dispersal with hangars in the…
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…
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…
Squadron standard party
An RAF standard party on parade at RAF Waddington bearing the 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn standard. Present is a lady dignitary and a group captain. In the left background are spectators and in the right background a hangar.
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen wearing battledress and side of peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Lancaster inside a hangar. Submitted with caption '300 Sqn Sept 1945'. T Wier is sitting centre of front row with his name captioned.