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University friends
Two young men wearing jacket and tie standing in front of a tree. The man on the left holds a book. Reported as two of Cheshire's friends at Oxford. On left is Thomas Peter Kingsland Higgs, known as Peter, who served with 111 squadron Fighter Command…
Units Peter Baxter served at
Typwritten list of the units and the length of time that he was stationed there.
United States scenes
Top left - view from road of snow covered landscape with trees. Captioned 'Border Country, Vanceboro, Maine'.
Top right - view of two story white barracks captioned 'Barracks, Turner Field, Georgia'.
Bottom - alligators in pool, captioned…
Top right - view of two story white barracks captioned 'Barracks, Turner Field, Georgia'.
Bottom - alligators in pool, captioned…
United States pilot's wings badge
Metal winged badge with pin
United States Capitol and Federal Reserve Building
Top - white multi-story columned building with dome in centre. Bushes in the foreground. Captioned 'U.S. Capitol. Washington D.C.'.
Bottom - long beige building with tall windows on first floor and square windows above. Higher centre section with…
Bottom - long beige building with tall windows on first floor and square windows above. Higher centre section with…
Unite RAF and army
Main article - editorial expounding air and land integrated operations with reference to Spanish civil war and Germans in Poland. Suggests that British forces adopt the same approach and that there should be no lack of cohesion or rivalry between the…
Unit Routine Orders
The orders refer to the cessation of hostilities with Japan and VJ day. Celebrations include a sports meeting with monetary prizes and a concert.
Unit photograph
A large group consisting officers, airmen, members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and catering staff (wearing white coats and headdress), all sitting and standing in five rows in front of a large two story building with windows. A large silver…
Unit photograph
A large group of officers and airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a biplane. Two man in civilian dress are seated in the front row.
Unit photograph
A large group of airmen all wearing tunics, some with medals or brevet, sitting and standing in five rows. Front row mainly officers with an air commodore in the centre. Brick building in the background.
Unit photograph
A large group of airmen and officers sitting and standing in four rows inside a hangar in front of an Anson.
Unit photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows with tree in the background.
Unit photograph
A group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lincoln.
Unit photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tropical uniform sitting and standing in four rows in front of the rear fuselage of a Lincoln with squadron letters 'VN-G'.
Unit photograph
Twenty-five aircrew sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Hampden. Two versions of the same image.
Unit photograph
45 airmen in three rows. They have all been named.
Unit inspection
At the top two sergeant pilots stand to attention. To their right three senior officers including a group captain and a pilot wing commander are talking to a serviceman obscured behind them.
At the bottom a officer on the right is shaking hand…
At the bottom a officer on the right is shaking hand…
Unit inspection
At the top a group of aircrew on parade being met by senior officers. On the right six non-commissioned aircrew on parade facing left. The second man from the left is shaking hands with a group captain in front of him. A wing commander stands behind…
Union Station, Toronto
A postcard of Union Station.
Union Station and Palmolive Building
Two views of Chicago
Union Jack newspaper 25 July 1945
Four page Western Italy edition of the newspaper containing articles from various operational theatres around the world and from Britain.
Page 1 headline is: 'I SAW GENERAL SHOOT AT PRISONERS'.
Page 2 is given over to the forthcoming General…
Page 1 headline is: 'I SAW GENERAL SHOOT AT PRISONERS'.
Page 2 is given over to the forthcoming General…
Union Flag
A drawing of a Union flag on the back of an envelope.
Uniformed men drinking together
A crowd of uniformed men are gathered around a bar, with bottles on top. Each man is holding a cup and it seems that a toast has just been given.
Uniformed Man
An unidentified man in uniform.