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Kelly Field
Air to ground view of Kelly Field taken from turret. Barrel of gun visible top left. Hangars on the ground bottom left with aircraft parked on their right.
Lancaster over RAF St Mawgan
Air-to-air view of Lancaster TL-B in light paint scheme flying right over an airfield with runway running from middle right to bottom.
Lancaster Paintings
Two paintings of a Lancaster from an album. In the first, by David Shepherd, the Lancaster is being readied for an operation with bombs being loaded and a fuelling truck waiting. In the second three Lancasters are taxying for take off.
Lancasters
Three Lancasters preparing to take off. One is lined up on the runway.
Tags: Lancaster; perimeter track; runway; taxiway
Lancasters
Three Lancasters preparing to take off, taken from another aircraft .
Tags: Lancaster; perimeter track; runway; taxiway
Lancasters in the snow
Snowy landscape, taken from an elevated view point showing large number of Lancasters lined up either side of the cleared taxiway or perimeter track. Some personnel are standing in the snow. Engine trestles, bomb trolleys with bombs, and hangars in…
Lancasters lined up on perimeter track
Many Lancasters lined up on peritrack. Taken from cockpit of lead aircraft looking back. To the left airfield boundary and fields beyond. To the right the aerodrome. On the reverse 'Lancasters of 463 RAAF Squadron in line, on the perimeter track…
Leonard Cheshire on a bicycle
In the foreground, Leonard Cheshire in shirt sleeves riding a bicycle along the perimeter track. Behind on the left a car a a small lorry, on the right another servicemen wearing tunic. A Lancaster on dispersal can be seen in the background on the…
Morlaix airfield
Aerial vertical photograph of open countryside with an airfield marked out on the left side. A perimeter track runs from middle left around the airfield ending at bottom left. There is a loop taxiways from the top right of perimeter track leading to…
Mulheim/Essen airfield
Top - oblique aerial photograph of an airfield with many bomb craters. Two wide grass runways forming a “V” at bottom left, with taxi-track running left to right across centre of photograph. Hardstanding leads off at top right with two or more…
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing; Cook’s tour; perimeter track; runway
On take off
Account of crew actions during take off and one particular time when aircraft ahead slewed when tire burst half way down the runway. Luckily they were able to get airborne and avoid the other aircraft.
Ontario views
The photograph on the top left of the left page shows an aerial view of Picton airfield Ontario.
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows an aerial view of Picton airfield with a runway in the background. A wing of an aircraft can be…
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows an aerial view of Picton airfield with a runway in the background. A wing of an aircraft can be…
Tags: aerial photograph; perimeter track; runway
Plan of RAF Breighton
Site record plan, line drawing of runways, perimeter track, dispersals and buildings of RAF Breighton.
RAF Breighton
Reconnaissance photograph of an airfield with three runways, perimeter track, dispersals and buildings. Submitted with caption 'Aerial view of wartime RAF Breighton'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
RAF Coningsby
An oblique aerial photograph of RAF Coningsby. On the left identifiers '22' and '26' are visible on tarmac runways. At the top are five hangars and seven camouflaged aircraft parked outside.
Identification kindly provided by David Parker of the…
Identification kindly provided by David Parker of the…
RAF Dishforth
A vertical aerial photograph of Dishforth. Hangars and dispersals can be clearly seen. The central grass area has been camouflaged but the grass runways can be identified. Several aircraft are visible.
It is captioned '11 TPC 28.5.43 //F5" 6"=1 mile…
It is captioned '11 TPC 28.5.43 //F5" 6"=1 mile…
RAF Leeming
A copy of a vertical aerial photograph of Leeming with an annotation 'Dispersal for "A-Able" -429'.
RAF Leeming
A vertical aerial photograph of Leeming showing the extension to two runways to the south and south east. Halifaxes can be seen on dispersals.
It is annotated '8 TPC 28.5.43// F5" 6" = 1 mile Leeming'.
It is annotated '8 TPC 28.5.43// F5" 6" = 1 mile Leeming'.
RAF Leeming
A vertical aerial photograph of Leeming. Camouflage markings can be seen on the airfield.
RAF Metheringham
A reconnaissance photograph of an airfield with three runways and dispersals all round. Camp buildings bottom right. Submitted with description 'Aerial photo of RAF Metheringham. Annotated "3253. CPE/UK 2009. 16 April 47. F/20" // 16/400 Multi (4)…
RAF Skellingthorpe
Map of Birchwood section of Lincoln with runways drawn over. Also indicated are the control tower and parts of perimeter track. Taken from Air Ministry plan ref. 214/45
RAF Tholthorpe
Three vertical aerial photographs of the airfield at Tholthorpe. The first is annotated 'Photo taken 28/5/43 before the photo on the wall in the Pub'. It is also captioned '14 TPC 28.5.43 //F 5" 6"- 1 mile Tholthorpe'.
RAF Tholthorpe
An oblique aerial photograph of RAF Tholthorpe (disused) taken in the 1970s.
RAF Tholthorpe
Three aerial photographs of Tholthorpe. Dates were supplied with the collection.
Photo 1 is an oblique taken in the 1970s. Information supplied with the collection states 'The disused Tholthorpe airfield in the 1970s looking towards the west. The…
Photo 1 is an oblique taken in the 1970s. Information supplied with the collection states 'The disused Tholthorpe airfield in the 1970s looking towards the west. The…