IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombs and aircraft (1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> 1944]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombs and aircraft (1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> 1944]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Rob van den Brink]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> British Army]]> Great Britain]]> England--Dorset]]> England--Sherborne]]> 1940-04]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Aircrew, people, decorations and bomb damage]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Aircrew, people, decorations and bomb damage]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> On the reverse '467 SQUADRON LANCASTER WADDINGTON 44' and '1'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1944]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Angela Gaffney]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> 1943-03-25]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Angela Gaffney]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Berlin]]> 1944-02-19]]> Photograp of five individuals talking to a seated officer studying paperwork on his desk, caption 'Rum coffee & a fag while de-briefing'. Annotated K. Scot Nav 101 Squadron Ludford Magna De-brief.
Two small photographs of family group with Nissen hut end wall as background, captioned ' Mum, Dad & Pat & Pam '46'.
Small photograph of same family group plus WAAF, same WAAF perched on a post, sandy beach as background.
Small photograph of Keith standing in front of hedge.
Telegram stamped Signal section 17 Oct 1944 RAF Hixon, it is addressed to 177463 P/O Thompson Officers Mess and reads 'Congratulations on winning decoration. Love from all at home. Mother'.
Letter to Keith Thompson from Mike Garbett. On the letter are drawings of the DFC and DFM and printed description of the medals and ribbons and the award criteria.
Certificate recording Keith Thompson's commission and subsequent promotions.
Newspaper clipping 'Huddersfield WAAF marries DFC' shows bride and groom about to enter their car after the ceremony. further caption 'Flying Officer Kenneth David Corkill D.F.C. of the Isle of Man, and his bride Miss Mary Watson of Lockwood, Huddersfield, a member of the W.A.A.F. after their wedding at the Crossland Moor Parish church, Huddersfield yesterday.']]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]>

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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Caen]]> France--Étampes (Essonne)]]> France--La Pernelle]]> France--Le Havre]]> France--Limoges]]> France--Paris]]> France--Rennes]]> France--Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (Landes)]]> France--Saumur]]> France--Vitry-le-François]]> Germany--Wesseling]]> France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-06]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> 1944-06-14]]> 1944-06-15]]> 1944-06-16]]> 1944-06-19]]> 1944-06-20]]> 1944-06-22]]> 1944-06-24]]> 1944-06-25]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> ]]>
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> Norway]]> Russia (Federation)]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Brest]]> France--Calais]]> France--Le Havre]]> Germany--Bremerhaven]]> Germany--Darmstadt]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Kaiserslautern]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> Germany--Mönchengladbach]]> Germany--Münster in Westfalen]]> Germany--Rheydt]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> Norway--Kåfjord (Troms fylke)]]> Russia (Federation)--Arkhangelʹskai︠a︡ oblastʹ]]> 1944-09]]>

Photo 2 - a local waiter, dressed in white.

Photo 3 - an airman standing at the front of a small truck, outside a thatched-roofed building.

Photo 4 - a market scene.

Photo 5 - an airman in tropical uniform standing in front of a giant Buddha's foot.

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IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Burma]]> Burma--Pegu]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Wehrmacht]]> Great Britain]]> England--Rutland]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Rutland]]> A Leedham]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Kingston upon Thames]]> England--Surrey]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-09-12]]> Photo 2 is three airmen sitting on a 400 lb bomb on a trailer, annotated 'Ft.Lt Maxted G.Ldr, W/O Foolkes M.U.G., F/O C. Watson R.G.'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Photo 2 is of three airmen arranged round a 4000lb bomb on a bomb trolley.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Zimbabwe]]> 1942]]>
Photo 2 is inside a gym with two badminton courts and a stage. On the wall are winged air gunner and observer crests.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Saskatchewan--Swift Current]]> Saskatchewan]]> Photo 2 is two groundcrew pushing the port main wheel.
Photo 3 is two groundcrew loading a bomb.
Photo 4 is two groundcrew pushing a bomb trolley.]]>
Mieczysław Stachiewicz]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> pol]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Great Britain]]>