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A airman in flying kit
Full length image of an airman wearing flying suit, boots, helmet and goggles standing outside a wooden hut.
A B Conway and R C Glass
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Two names and addresses. 43306 P/O A B Conway and AUS43514 P/O R C Glass. Both have signatures.
A band
16 members of an airmen's band playing on stage.
A Biography of Maurice Stimpson
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.
A bomb aimer
Half-length portrait of an airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank and bomb aimers brevet, and side cap seated.
A bomber pilot’s journey through WWII
Biography of Squadron Leader David James Baikie Wilson, DSO, DFC and Bar (1917 - 1947). He flew operations as a pilot with 214, 196 and 617 Squadrons before becoming Head of Aerodynamic Development and Testing, and Test-Pilot at A V Roe & Co Ltd.…
A box containing Jozef Nogal's Badges
A wooden box containing Josef's military badges.
A boy
Full length image of a boy wearing jacket and shorts leaning on a brick wall with tree behind.
A bridge and an airman
Photo 1 is of a three span bridge over a river.
Photo 2 is an airman leaning on a wooden railing outside a wooden building.
Photo 2 is an airman leaning on a wooden railing outside a wooden building.
A bridge of friendship
Translated German newspaper article about the building and unveiling of a memorial built by a local man in Michelbach. Writes about Karl Frauhammer who conceived and built it and the unveiling ceremony. At the end a letter from the ministry of…
A Brief Introduction to George Warren's Life
The summary was written by George's sister for her grand-daughter to read out at school. Although Rosemiranda never met Great Uncle George she was told all about him by her Grandmother.
George did well at school and he was fascinated by aeroplanes.…
George did well at school and he was fascinated by aeroplanes.…
A brother lost, new friends found
Account of Evelyn Payne (sister to Philip and Peter Jenkinson visiting Germany to see the place where her brother Flight Sergeant Peter Jenkinson's Lancaster was intercepted and crashed. Describes visit and being joined by German acquaintances and…
A carpenter's bungalow with a military past
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Relates that Petts family lived in the bungalow during The Second World War. Mentions that two brothers of family were killed in action. Flight Sergeant John Russel Petts of 138 Squadron was killed on operations in Whitley V on 28 December 1941. His…
A Chibanoff and Crew
The aircrew of DK253. Seven airmen arranged in two rows. Underneath a caption has their names.
A child
Half length image of a child wearing scarf and cape.
A child inspects the wreckage of Pilot Officer Tansley's Lancaster
On the right a child wearing coat looks at smoking wreckage on the left which is in front of a single story house. Other houses to the right. Captioned 'A child inspects the wreckage of P/O Tansley's Lancaster at Trebbin, Germany'. Additional…
A child inspects the wreckage of Pilot Officer Tansley's Lancaster
A child wearing coat on the right looks at wreckage on the left. Captioned 'A child inspects the wreckage of P/O Tansleys Lancaster at Trebbin, Germany'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
A Christmas message
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Postcard from prisoner of war, John, number 250760 to his parents and Joyce, sent from the camp, saying that he is well. It includes a coloured drawing of a snow-covered cottage with a holly border.
A civilian and an airman
A civilian in a suit and an airman standing outside a building.
A couple outside a house
A woman wearing skit and jacket and an airman wearing tunic standing by the door of a two story house. Captioned 'Innisfail, Alta'.
A couple standing on steps
A man and woman stood with linked arms on stone steps, in front of a brick building with a large wooden door. They are dressed formally and are both wearing corsages on their jackets. The woman is wearing long pale gloves, a hat with a veil, and a…
A covered wooden boat
A group of four women and two men in a boat covered with a canopied roof. The boat is moored by rope on a river and there is a klaxon attached to one of the boat's uprights in the bow.
A crowd of prisoners of war
A large crowd of prisoners of war wearing a variety of uniforms. On the right a number of men are standing higher than the crowd and one appears to address the mass. In the background trees and behind them a building.
A crowd of prisoners of war
Large closely packed crowd, some US army soldiers in foreground.
A Czech village wiped our
Barbarous vengeance for Heydrich. Account of execution of men in Czech village of Lidice after assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.