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AT-10
A side view of an AT-10 Wichita, M0714. On the reverse 'Warming up'.
Maurice Stimpson
Maurice standing outside a house. On the reverse 'Maurice at the house with Dorris'.
Maurice Stimpson in a Street Scene
Maurice standing by a car in an Albany street. On the reverse 'What a car, Albany'.
Maurice Stimpson and Peter
Two men in swimming shorts by a pool. On the reverse 'Pete & I at Darr Swimming Pool. Nellie See what difference the filters make to the clouds'.
Seven Airmen
Seven men in shorts posing as a group. On the reverse 'Fixed at last'.
Three Stearmans
Three Stearman trainers lined up at Darr, as annotated on the reverse.
Harvards
Five photographs of Harvards in flight.
#1 is nine Harvards in formation.
#2 is a single Harvard, N588, in close formation.
#3 is six Harvards in close formation.
#4 is two Harvards in formation. On the reverse 'Peeling off'.
#5 is four Harvards…
#1 is nine Harvards in formation.
#2 is a single Harvard, N588, in close formation.
#3 is six Harvards in close formation.
#4 is two Harvards in formation. On the reverse 'Peeling off'.
#5 is four Harvards…
Billets at Darr
A large two storey building identified on the reverse as billets at Darr.
Four Airmen being Street Hustled
A boy trying to sell papers to four airmen on a pavement. On the reverse 'We didn't but it after all'.
AT-10 Wichita
A side view of a Beech AT-10 Wichita. On the reverse 'Ready for Take off AT10'.
Maurice Stimpson beside a Railway Carriage
Maurice standing in front of a railway carriage belonging to Canadian National. On the reverse 'On the way up from the States'.
On a second copy of the reverse is added 'Maurice. Training complete on the way back to MonctonCanada [sic] for return…
On a second copy of the reverse is added 'Maurice. Training complete on the way back to MonctonCanada [sic] for return…
Maurice Stimpson and a Locomotive
Maurice in khaki standing at the front of an Atlantic Coast Line P-5-B locomotive. On the reverse is handwritten 'His worship, Valdosta' and printed 'Maurice on the front of train in Valdosta'.
Identification kindly provided by Doug Smith and…
Identification kindly provided by Doug Smith and…
Maurice Stimpson at the Footplate of a Locomotive
Maurice at the front of a locomotive during a stop. On the reverse 'A rest on the way down'.
Cochran Field
A book detailing the activities undertaken at the training airfield of Cochran. It describes the history of the field, the training courses and names the staff and students.
Pilot's Notes
Notes recorded by Maurice during his pilot training.
Maurice Cecil Stimpson’s pilot’s flying log book. One
Pilot’s flying log book for Maurice Cecil Stimpson, covering the period from 19 December 1941 to 30 July 1943. Detailing his flying training and operation flown. He was stationed at RAF Perth, USAAC Alabany, USAAC Moody Field, RAF Little…
A Biography of Maurice Stimpson
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.
Letter to Harold Wakefield from RAF records office
States that he would not be possible for him to be a fully qualified wireless operator/air gunner for a long rime and invites him to consider an alternative as a flight engineer. Outlines flight engineer training.
A guide to airmen on joining the RAF
Front (both sides), rear cover and inside page with list of reasons for this booklet. On back side of rear cover some Morse code groups for punctuation. On the rear cover names with designated 'P' or 'N'.
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Harold Wakefield engine course notes
Contains: preliminary engines, oil system, the four stroke cycle, timing, substantial notes on magnetos and carburettors. Followed by air-cooled engines (valves, cylinders, tappets, magneto timing, crankshaft). Liquid cooled engines (data),…
Air ministry works services inventory of fittings and answers to quiz
On the front, a printed list of fittings in Barrack block with pencilled calculations. On the reverse marked answers to a test/quiz on the location of equipment in aircraft and other aircraft engineering related questions, with those correct ticked…
Harold Wakefield's engineer/fitter course notebook
Contains: notes on physics of force and moments with formulae and calculations. Notes on chemistry of fuels, requirements for carburettor,. Continues with mechanics of stress and properties and chemistry of metals. Continues with geometry and drawing…
Harold Wakefield's Halifax flight engineer notes
Covers Halifax Mk III, starting and running up, handling and climbing, cruising, and data tables. Continues with Lancaster fuel (capacity), oil, coolant, rad flaps, external checks, auxiliaries checks on turrets and engines, temperatures for run up,…
Notebook
Cash book but contains notes on: medicines/chemicals on first page. Followed by general notes and outline diagrams on Stirling, Halifax, Me-110, Dornier 215 & 217 and Hudson aircraft. Continues with flight engineer's notes on a large number of…
Graph sense
Title and artwork of example graph and list of graph types. On the reverse and eagle and a roundel.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.