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Ron Jones and his mother
Ron is dressed in his airman's uniform standing beside his mother. She is wearing a dress and a coat. They are standing in a garden in front of bushes. Behind is a house. On the reverse 'Ron & his mother 1938'
James Flowers
Head and shoulders portrait of Sergeant James Flowers wearing tunic with air gunners brevet and side cap, seated with his arms crossed. On the reverse 'H J Flowers'.
Ron Jones with step brother and cousin
Three quarter length portrait of a soldier, Sydney Nichols, a sailor, Albert Venables and Ron Jones. All three in respective uniforms. On the reverse '1939-40 Ron with Stepbroth Sydney Nicholas (Army) and cousin Albert Venables (Navy)'
Ron Jones' decorations
Medals awarded to Ron Jones - 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, War Medal and Defence Medal.
James Flowers air gunners course
Group of 12 airmen in two rows wearing tunics and side caps. Seven in the front row are sitting and the five in the rear are standing. James Flowers is on the left of the front row. On the reverse '3/6/44, Front left AJF'.
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Ron Jones and his bride
Sergeant Ron Jones in Royal Air Force uniform, standing beside his bride, Elizabeth. She is wearing a bride's dress and is carrying a floral bouquet. 26/1/44 is handwritten on the top right corner.
Henry James Flowers in Lancaster mid-upper turret
In the centre a turret on top of a fuselage with the guns pointing to the right. Inside the turret the head and shoulders of Henry James Flowers wearing a flying helmet can be seen looking towards the camera. Behind the turret part of the port tail…
Arthur Smith
Head a shoulders portrait of Arthur Smith wearing battledress with flight engineer brevet and medal ribbons. On the reverse 'Art Smith (+2014) HJF's F/E 50 Sqn'.
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James Flowers and child at RAF Gatow
Three quarter length portrait of Flight Sergeant James Flowers sitting in tunic with a young girl wearing a dress sitting on his lap. She is holding a doll. On the reverse 'RAF Gatow, Oct/Nov 45, H J Flowers i/c Wing/Co's daughter'.
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Lancaster VN-F at RAF Skellingthorpe
In the foreground a large number of bombs on the ground with tails removed and placed alongside. Five armourers dressed in overalls and side caps surround the bombs; two crouching working on bombs and three carrying tails towards the bombs. Above…
David Dancy
Head and shoulder portrait of David Dancy in sheepskin flying jacket. Captioned 'David 1943', On the reverse 'David Dancy'.
Five personnel on a grassy bank
Five personnel are seated on a grassy bank. The one at the back left and front right have sergeant’s stripes visible, whereas two on the left at the front and the rear right hand all have single winged brevets. David Hadden is back…
Sons of V Dancy in uniform
Five of the eight sons of V Dancy are arranged in two rows. The front left hand brother is a Royal Air Force flight sergeant with an air-gunner’s brevet, the front middle brother has lieutenant’s epaulets.
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Mary Hadden (nee Dancy)
Head and shoulder portrait of Mary Hadden (nee Dancy) wearing a flower in her hair, wearing a flight engineer’s brevet. She wears a striped blouse and a pearl necklace.
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Mary Hadden (nee Dancy)
Head and shoulder portrait of Mary Hadden (nee Dancy) in Women’s Auxiliary Air Force uniform.
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Five Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel
Five Women’s Auxiliary Air Force personnel, no rank insignia visible, are arranged in a single file in front of a structure with a barbed wire fence extending from one side. The uppermost of the two copies has been defaced, the lower appears to…
RAF Skegness personnel at Tower Gardens
28 personnel from RAF Skegness, arranged in four rows, are standing, seated or crouched at Tower Gardens, Skegness. Jack Dancy is third from the left in the back row. On the reverse:
'AC/2 Dancy. J.
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Cleethorpes gunner killed in action : seven of family still alive
Gunner Francis Leslie Wentworth was 36, single, and for twenty years had been employed by Messrs. Molyneux, ship painters, Grimsby Docks. He was one of the eight children of V Dancy, Flight Sergeant H Wentworth, Gunner F Leslie Wentworth, Corporal…
Interview with Enrica Mariani
Enrica Mariani recollects her wartime experiences in Milan: her brother dying of bronchitis after spending too much time in the shelter and her father working in an armaments factory. The aggressive fascist militiamen and the long hours she spent in…
50 years ago
The memoir covers Sergeant Officer A Yates' time as a prisoner of war from September 1942 to April 1945. He was initially imprisoned in Stalag VIIIB in Upper Silesia, he was evacuated with 30,000 others to escape the advancing Russian Army. He and a…
Album cover
Dark orange album cover with Royal Air Force motto, Pilots Wings, intertwined initial with J and H inside a B and dates.
A Yates in Sidcot suit
Sergeant A Yates dressed in Sidcot suit, with parachute standing in long grass.
Observer brevet and Stalag VIIIB identity tag
Sergeant A Yates's observer brevet and his identity tag when at Stalag VIIIB, number 27042
Royal review of Royal Air Force
Full length portrait of three senior officers in Royal Air Force Uniform standing side by side. On the left The Prince of Wales with Air Chief Marshall rank and pilot brevet with hands crossed in front holding gloves. In the centre King George V…
Route to the Ruhr via France, Belgium and Holland
Map showing route in black with red direction arrows from a base near Ely via Dunkirk, through Belgium to Maastricht, Aachen, Cologne, to the east of the Dortmund in the Ruhr and then return via Holland. Label 'Map of route, France, Belgium, Germany…