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Jo Lancaster
An RAF officer standing below the left side of the nose of a Lancaster. He is wearing the uniform of a flight lieutenant, with a pilot brevet above his left tunic pocket and is standing with his feet apart and his hands in his pockets, smiling at the…
Note about J C Aston's record of service
Handwritten note describing J C Aston's record of service. It states that he was posted to 83 Sqn, RAF Wyton on 3 March 1943. His first operation was to Berlin on 29 March 1943 and his second raid was to Essen. His aircraft was shot down and crew…
Preston catholic college memorial booklet
List with photographs of all ex-pupils who gave their lives in the second world war. Robert Greer on page 9. Notes he joined RAF in October 1940 and was shot down over Austria 22/23 March 1945 while piloting a Liberator. A number of other RAF airmen…
Norman Eley’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Norman Eley’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book (three log books bound into one volume, pages not all in chronological order) from 22 March 1943 to 3 September 1958. Records training, operations, instructional and other duties (including civil flying) as a…
Robert Greer’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One
Robert Greer’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 15th December 1941 until 31st March 1943. During this time trained as a pilot. Initially at No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School in the United Kingdom before being posted to Basic Flying training School…
Robert Greer’s Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book 2
Robert Greer’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 1st April 1943 until 20th March 1945 . Initially a pilot instructor with the United States Army Air Force. Posted to No 31 Personnel Depot in Canada prior to departing to the United Kingdom in September…
Course photograph
Twenty-four airmen all wearing battledress with air gunner brevet. All siting and standing in three rows in front of hangar door. On the reverse signatures and 'Gunnery Leaders course 1943 RAF Louth' [Manby].
Air Gunnery Instructors course
Twenty airmen wearing tunics with air gunners brevet. Sitting and standing in three rows in a courtyard surrounded by buildings. On the reverse 'AGI course No 1 AAS Manby Lincs'. Submitted with caption 'AGI Course Manby 1943'.
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Prisoner of war recollections of Ronald Mogg
Ronald was as navigator in a Wellington shot down over Osnabruck 30 October 1940. He was interrogated and then detained in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I (Barth), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 6 (Heydekrug), Stalag XX-A (Thorun) and the…
Four drawings of gremlins
Top left gremlin of wind.
Top right - a gremlin dancing and pointing.
Bottom left - gremlin hacking hole in aircraft wing with an axe.
Bottom right sweating gremlin looking at crashed aircraft.
Top right - a gremlin dancing and pointing.
Bottom left - gremlin hacking hole in aircraft wing with an axe.
Bottom right sweating gremlin looking at crashed aircraft.
Three drawings of gremlins
Left - a gremlin about to bang nail into a tire. Captioned 'Gremlin MK1 type Bunyip'.
Middle - an angry gremlin.
Right - semi naked female gremlin with forked tail and high heel shoes.
Middle - an angry gremlin.
Right - semi naked female gremlin with forked tail and high heel shoes.
Four drawings of baseball players
On the front page left - a player kneeling and struck in the face by ball with caption 'Stee-e-rike!!'. On the right a player with ball slipped through his hands.
On the reverse left - a player being hit by ball on the back of his head. On the right…
On the reverse left - a player being hit by ball on the back of his head. On the right…
Two baseball players
On the left a figure running with ball in hand or winding up to pitch.
On the right a player with face in the ground having dived to catch ball.
On the right a player with face in the ground having dived to catch ball.
Two colour drawings - Two airmen, and a German guard and tunneller
On the left a drawing of two airmen,. One standing with mug shouting at another sitting at a table on which is a mug.
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Top right - a German guard wearing greatcoat and helmet with slung rifle, walking in rain away from fence while underneath him is…
Two drawings
Left side - a Dornier aircraft in a dive with airbrakes out and crew with cockpit ejected from the front.
Right a prisoner carrying many pots and pans walking towards a building with smoke issuing and worried man sticking his head out the door.
Right a prisoner carrying many pots and pans walking towards a building with smoke issuing and worried man sticking his head out the door.
Escaping prisoner
A prisoner emerging from tunnel under camp wire fence, illuminated by German guard with torch. Captioned 'Nocturne'.
Donald Duck pilot
Donald Duck piloting a single-engine fighter with tail shot off and bullets flying past.
Policeman, airman and woman
On the left a policeman with his eye on a sergeant airman wearing tunic with observer brevet sitting on a folding chair. On the right a woman sitting on a similar chair with her back to the airman.
Sleeping prisoner
A man sleeping in bed covered by blanket.
Edward Wilkinson’s navigator’s air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Navigator’s air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for E Wilkinson, wireless operator, covering the period from 23 May 1943 to 15 May 1944 when he was lost on operations. He was stationed at 4 Radio School RAF Madley, 6 (Observer’s) Advanced…
Prisoner hit by pipe
A prisoner falling forward with cigarette falling out and having been hit by a thrown pipe. In the background fence and part of guard tower. In a speech bubble 'Wilst Du eine Pfeife?’ (Do you want a pipe?). Captioned ' 'Circuit hazards Barth 43'.
Airman and dirty dishes
An airman with hand to cheek looking at a pile of dirty dishes and mugs.
German soldier in rain
German soldier wearing overcoat and helmet walking in rain. Signed 'Todd 43'.
Richard and Jessie Hawkins
Drawing portrait of a woman and a boy. Boys wears observer brevet.
Presumably based on photographs. Richard Hawkins would have been 4 or 5 at the time.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Presumably based on photographs. Richard Hawkins would have been 4 or 5 at the time.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
Harry Hicks’ Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Harry Hicks’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 15th August 1942 until 16th October 1945. Training as a pilot started at No. 9 Elementary Flying School, followed by No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 34 Service Flying Training School, No. 4…