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Detmold
Left - view of castle with round tower captioned 'Das Schloss, Detmold'.
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…
Airmen sitting on bombs
Two airmen, one on the right wearing tunic with brevet and sergeant rank, the one on the left wearing battledress and smoking a cigarette sitting on bombs on bomb trolley under a Halifax.
Fuelling a Halifax
Front quarter view of a Halifax parked on an airfield. A petrol bowser is parked in front of the port wing and there is a step ladder by the starboard inner engine.
Airmen sitting by a Halifax
Five airmen sitting on the ground in the shade from the rear fuselage of a Halifax. There is one bomb trolley under the port wing and another under the bomb bay. Step ladders and maintenance platforms in front of the port wing.
Halifax
Side view of Halifax MZ540 PT-H parked on dispersal. Part of another aircraft in the background right. A bomb trolley and bicycles underneath the fuselage.
Bombing up
An airman is guiding a bomb being winched up into a bomb bay. A bomb trolley on the right and bicycles behind.
Bomb being loaded
An armourer guiding a bomb being winched into a bomb bay. Another airman stands to the left and part of the bomb trolley is visible on the right.
Enschede 1945
Two pages, the first has four photographs the first showing two graves captioned 'Enschede'.
The second showing an industrial steam engine, captioned '?'. 'Berlin, Burma, Blighty' and 'V4' are painted on the side.
The third has an Air Force lorry…
The second showing an industrial steam engine, captioned '?'. 'Berlin, Burma, Blighty' and 'V4' are painted on the side.
The third has an Air Force lorry…
Piloted V1
Photograph of a piloted V1, although it is captioned as 'V.3.' , a newspaper clipping from the Daily Mirror containing a readers recollection of seeing a piloted V1 at Celle immediately post war.
A second photograph is of damaged German tracked…
A second photograph is of damaged German tracked…
'D' Flight RAF Grantham
Three photographs of Armstrong Whitworth Atlases.
#1 a port side view
#2 two airmen shaking hands at the front of an Atlas
#3 a port side view of an Atlas with a Hucks Starter vehicle at the front.
#1 a port side view
#2 two airmen shaking hands at the front of an Atlas
#3 a port side view of an Atlas with a Hucks Starter vehicle at the front.
97 Squadron aircrew at RAF Woodhall Spa
A large group of airmen in a mixture of battle dress and flying gear with parachute harnesses and Mae Wests kneeling and standing in front of three crew busses.
97 Squadron aircrew at RAF Woodhall Spa waiting to join their aircraft to fly to…
97 Squadron aircrew at RAF Woodhall Spa waiting to join their aircraft to fly to…
Halifax under Service
A Halifax with several ground crew at work on and around it. Information supplied with the collection states 'CH10434 - Working on a Halifax 23 Jun 43'
Group of aircrew gathered round equipment
A large group of aircrew standing around various items of equipment on the ground, including two pigeon boxes, parachutes and a navigator's bag. A bus and a truck in the background.
Six Armoured Vehicles
Two views of six Rolls Royce armoured vehicles. They have large RAF roundels on their roofs. One is named 'Relentless'.
Truck stuck in Mud
A six wheel truck stuck in sabkha. The port side wheels are deep in mud.
Truck stuck in Mud
A truck stuck in sabkha. One rear wheel has sunk into the mud. Two men are looking at the problem.
A truck stuck in mud
A vehicle stuck in sabkha. Men are working at the back.
Four Armoured Cars
A line of four armoured cars with RAF roundels on their roofs.
Rolls Royce Armoured Car
An armoured car with a large RAF roundel on the roof. Behind is a low rounded hill.
In a second image an airman is standing beside the vehicle.
The vehicle has 'Relentless' painted on the front.
In a second image an airman is standing beside the vehicle.
The vehicle has 'Relentless' painted on the front.
Armoured Car stuck in Mud
A Rolls Royce armoured car stuck in sabkha. An airman is at the front of the vehicle.
Rolls Royce Armoured Cars
A line up of four armoured vehicles with RAF roundels on their roofs.
The Boys Behind the Bombers
Five ground crew warming themselves by a fire. Behind is a Halifax and further behind is a control caravan attached to a tractor. On the reverse is a typed note with an explanation. The image is intended for publication in newspapers. Second from…
Ambulance
A ambulance parked on road with buildings in the distance. A large column in the foreground. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img436'.
Ambulance
Ambulance with red crosses on road with hut in the background. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img187'.
Squadron Leader "Rev" Ashton
An airman in khaki and shorts standing beside a Jeep. Behind is a row of tents. On the reverse 'RAF "Tengah" Chaplain S/Ldr "Rev" Ashton (A wizard type) Oct 1946 Singapore.'