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Hamilcar gliders and Halifax tow aircraft
A row of Hamilcar gliders, chocks in and tow lines attached with five airmen alongside. Opposite is a row of Halifax aircraft. Reverse is printed, 'A.M. Crown copyright reserved'.
Sergeant Flynn
Ron, with his hand in his pocket, leans against a lorry. On reverse, 'R.A.Flynn'.
RAF Seletar
Top left: Two boys stand in front of a Bedford QL lorry with the sign, 'RAF Seletar'.
Top right: Two boys in the back of a lorry looking out over the side.
Bottom: Two boys playing with a pedal jeep.
Top right: Two boys in the back of a lorry looking out over the side.
Bottom: Two boys playing with a pedal jeep.
Overseas service
From the top: One: Three servicemen in shorts and short sleeves, two in officer's caps. They are standing with two other men and lean against a lorry on which a number of benches are piled. The lorry is parked outside a brick building. Two: View of a…
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…
Flying School Police Department
A Jeep with two men inside parked next to a small flat roofed building. A sign reads ‘Flying School Police Department’. Two men in uniform with white sashes and gloves stand alongside. A woman in civilian clothes walks nearby.
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Beechcraft
A Beechcraft Model 18 with star markings on fuselage and tail being refuelled by a man on the port wing. Two further men are under the wing with the fuel bowser. A Stearman is visible on the left.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Stearman
Eight aircraft in a line, one of which is being refueled.
Souther Field
A single storey building with a sign reading ‘Elev 470’ on its side. An ambulance is parked in front with four men sat on a collection of wooded benches and crates. A loud speaker is fixed to a small extension to the building.
Identification…
Identification…
On their way
A group of nine airmen and and one ground personnel in the back of a lorry. Mike is fifth from the left. Captioned, 'Mike + the boys on the way to their planes before a raid (Summer 1941) Polebrook,',
Note reading 'centre back row head only'.
Note reading 'centre back row head only'.
Wimpey Nights - the life and times of Pilot Officer Gerry Stone RAF
Biography by Steve Bond. Include photograph of Gerry Stone in uniform at the beginning. There are several photographs throughout the document of aircrew and aircraft. Chapter 1 - enlistment and training. Covers joining up, training as wireless…
Eight thousand pound bomb
Five airmen and ground crew manoeuvring an eight thousand pound bomb on a bomb trolley. The letters 'EXP/MD are painted on the end of the bomb and 'RA2/1636B' on the side. A description is typed on the back of the image.
Lancaster "PO-O" LM583
Two sets of photographs.
#1 is a Lancaster piloted by John Waugh being waved off at Waddington.
#2 is a set of six captioned photographs - crewing up, taking off, the crew leaving Waddington at the end of their tour, the cockpit., a Lancaster in…
#1 is a Lancaster piloted by John Waugh being waved off at Waddington.
#2 is a set of six captioned photographs - crewing up, taking off, the crew leaving Waddington at the end of their tour, the cockpit., a Lancaster in…
Sea mine on trolley
Three RAF and one Naval men in uniform examining a sea mine on a trolley. An open box is strapped to one end of the mine and three circular objects are resting on top of the mine close to the box. The trolley has 'LS 45' on the side and '4 PL AIN' is…
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.
A large group of airmen in front of a Lancaster
A large group of airmen, some with parachute harness and parachutes standing in front of a Lancaster with letter 'Q' and 'Queenie' nose art. Submitted with caption 'Milligan, Lancaster AR-Q 'Queenie' with squadron aircrew 460 sqn Binbrook '44'.…
Tales of 463 Squadron RAAF
The document begins with a foreword by Geoffrey Raebel to his son, Shaun. There then follows an introduction to Bob Raebel's early life and his joining the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 in a ground trade. He left Australia in 1941 as a member of…
Wellington refuelling
Rear quarter view of a parked Wellington being refuelled or topping up oil. Squadron letters 'S-BL'. Submitted with caption 'Wellington IC T2701 BL-S 40 Sqn Alconbury Jul 41 2 [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Lancaster, bombs and Jo Lancaster
Jo Lancaster wearing battledress sitting on a 4,000-lb HC bomb on trolley, with further trolley behind with incendiary cannisters, all in front of a parked Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Jo Lancaster with Lancaster I W4366 PH-R and 4,000 lb…
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…
Halifax
Side view of a Halifax parked on dispersal. A tractor is nearby.
Halifax at dusk
A group of spectators waving and watching a Halifax with engines running. On the left a runway control caravan.
Wellington being refueled
Front quarter view of a parked Wellington with two airmen on starboard wing refuelling will another stands on the ground tending refueler. Submitted with caption 'Wellington JA 83 OTU Peplow'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
A wet camp
Two photographs of two houses forming part of a camp. There are two lorries. The ground is snowy and wet.