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Idwal Davies
A half length portrait of Idwal as a trainee.
Four Stirlings in flight
An air to air photograph of four Stirlings in flight. On the reverse '[indecipherable] France Sept 1944'.
Dutch Flying Cross presentation
Three photographs.
#1 is a group of airmen including Idwal and Prince Bernhardt of the Netherlands.
#2 is the same group with a post it stating 'Prince Bernhardt with Dutch Flying Cross'. On the reverse is a Dutch photographer's stamp.
#3 is a…
#1 is a group of airmen including Idwal and Prince Bernhardt of the Netherlands.
#2 is the same group with a post it stating 'Prince Bernhardt with Dutch Flying Cross'. On the reverse is a Dutch photographer's stamp.
#3 is a…
No 9 Initial Training Wing
A large group of trainee airmen arranged in four rows. The image is captioned 'No 9 Initial Training Wing C Flight No 3 Squadron'.
On the reverse many of the men have signed their names, dated May 1942. A post-it states 'Idwal front 3rd from left'.
On the reverse many of the men have signed their names, dated May 1942. A post-it states 'Idwal front 3rd from left'.
Man being carried on shoulders through street
End of war celebrations in Norway. A uniformed man is carried on shoulders through a street followed by a crowd.
Six airmen and a Norwegian reporter
A line of six airmen, one holding a Norwegian flag, and a Norwegian reporter, Laura.
On the reverse 'Honefoss, Norway May 10, 1945. Left to right (facing) Gordon Flt/Engr, me bomb aimer, Jack navigator, Don wireless op, Stan gunner, Laura, Ron…
On the reverse 'Honefoss, Norway May 10, 1945. Left to right (facing) Gordon Flt/Engr, me bomb aimer, Jack navigator, Don wireless op, Stan gunner, Laura, Ron…
Five airmen under the port side of their Stirling
Five airmen in flying kit standing under the port side of their Stirling.
On the reverse the men have filled in their names and addresses.
On the reverse the men have filled in their names and addresses.
Seven men
A group of seven men, a mixture of British Army, RAF and one civilian.
British soldiers and Norwegian men
A group of soldiers and Norwegians in uniform. One soldier is holding a Norwegian flag.
Five airmen
Five airmen sitting outside a building.
Soldier, airmen and woman reporter
A row of seven people, a mixture of soldiers, airmen and a Norwegian reporter, Laura. Two of the men are holding Norwegian flags. On the reverse 'Best greetings from the reporter Laura[indecipherable] Honefoss'.
British and Norwegian soldiers
A head and shoulders image of three soldiers, at Honefoss.
Stirling flying over Honefoss, Norway
Two images of a Stirling flying over Honefoss. On the second, on the reverse 'QS-K shooting up Honefoss on departure May 11th 1945 F/S RJ Miller RAAF'.
British Army in Norway
A group of British soldiers, one saluting and holding a Norwegian flag.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, 'The [indecipherable] Honefoss, Norway'.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, 'The [indecipherable] Honefoss, Norway'.
35 trainee airmen
35 airmen arranged in three rows. On the reverse 'Mount Hope 1943'.
No 73 Course Picton 1943
54 trainee airmen arranged in four rows. Underneath each man is named in the caption.
Trainee Group, Mount Hope
37 trainee airmen arranged in three rows. On the reverse 'Mount Hope 1943' and on a post-it 'Idwal Middle row, 2nd from Rt'.
Ministry of War Movement Order
An order authorising J Davies to return to London by boat.
Extracts from 38 Group and 620 Squadron records at Public Record Office Kew
The extracts cover Operation Doomsday to Norway on May 9/10 1945.
Food ration stamps
German food ration stamps valid until 6.2.44
Letter to Intercom Editor from JT Davies
The writer refers to a previous article in Intercom written by Ken Back. He was a glider pilot and served with 620 Squadron at RAF Leicester East
620 Squadron
A story of a Stirling squadron which switched from bomber to airborne support.
The population pays homage to the "Red Devils"
An article about the arrival of Allied soldiers in Honefoss, Norway on 11th May 1945.
Meteorological reporting table
A table used to report weather conditions.
Conversion from Centigrade to Fahrenheit
A list of conversions from +40 to -40 centigrade.