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Interview with Hubert Draegert
Hubert Draegert remembers his wartime experiences, first in Berlin and then as an evacuee at his uncle’s farm near Wroclaw. He mentions the bombing of the Berlin State Opera and the repeated efforts made to rebuild the gutted building. He remembers…
Pilot and aircraft cockpit
Looking forward in an Anson's cockpit. A pilot is at the controls of the aircraft.
Tags: aircrew; Anson; military service conditions; pilot
Port Albert apron with two Ansons
The view is taken from the cockpit of a third aircraft. One Anson is only partly visible and is close to the camera. Airmen are seen walking on the apron. There is a hangar and a control tower in the near distance.
Tags: Anson; control tower; hangar; training
Arthur Cushway, wife and baby
Arthur, dressed in his airman's uniform is holding a baby and standing next to his wife. He carries a knapsack. She is wearing a dress, cardigan, jacket and hat. They are at the seaside next to a wooden fence and benches.
Tags: aircrew; love and romance; training
Airman in Sidcot suit
An airman is standing in his Sidcot suit, wearing helmet, goggles and gloves. Behind is a solid stone wall.
Tags: aircrew
Airman in Sidcot suit
Three quarter length photograph of an airman in a Sidcot suit. He is dressed in helmet, goggles and gloves. Behind him is a solid stone wall.
Tags: aircrew
Airman in Sidcot suit
Full length photo of an airman standing beside a solid stone wall. He is resting his left hand on the wall. He is wearing helmet, goggles and gloves.
Tags: aircrew
Group of 51 Airmen
51 airmen positioned in four rows in front of The Highbury Hotel, Newquay. Captioned '"C" Flight, No 1 Squadron. No 8 I.T.W. Newquay, Cornwall Feb-Apr 1941'.
Tags: training
The Objective Midland Ontario
High angle aerial oblique photograph of Midland Ontario. It is on the lakeside and on the left can be seen grain elevators. In the middle and right an industrial area with a large building and docks. Behind this is an urban area.
Tags: aerial photograph; training