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12 Airmen
12 trainee airmen arranged in two rows, annotated 'Gunnery School, Stormy Down'.
15 Squadron air gunners
Four airmen sitting on grass with four standing behind, annotated 'Gunners 15 Sqdn May 46'.
15 Squadron Gunnery Leader
Rear turret with a gunner inside, annotated 'Gunner Leader 15 Sqdn'.
Air gunner in rear turret
Alexander in the rear turret of a Lincoln, annotated 'Lincoln May 47 My Office BP Type D 2.5" Wyton'.
Air gunner instructor course
Six airmen arranged in two rows in front of a large building. One photograph has been annotated 'Mildenhall 46 Alf Jack Cooper Self Bob Freddie'.
Alexander Lamb
Head and shoulders portrait of Alexander Lamb in uniform. His air gunner brevet is visible.
Alexander Lamb and his crew
Seven airmen. On the reverse -
'My Crew "The Boys" At Wigsley March 1945 reading left to right
Front Row
Jock Bathgate (A/G)
Jack Darlow (Skipper)
Jock Lanm (A/G)
Back Row
Alf Porter (Navigator)
Bob Lane (Engineer)
Eric Gabb (Wireless…
'My Crew "The Boys" At Wigsley March 1945 reading left to right
Front Row
Jock Bathgate (A/G)
Jack Darlow (Skipper)
Jock Lanm (A/G)
Back Row
Alf Porter (Navigator)
Bob Lane (Engineer)
Eric Gabb (Wireless…
Alexander Lamb's crew
Seven airmen arranged in two rows. Underneath is annotated their crew duty. Above is a 15 Squadron crest with 1945 written on.
Alexander Lamb's Decorations
Three medals awarded to Alexander - 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star and War Medal 1939 to 1945.
Alexander Lamb's Operational Diary
An unofficial diary kept by Alexander from March 21st, 1945 to May 2nd 1945.
Alexander Lamb’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Air gunners log book for Alexander Lamb covering the period from 21 June 1944 to 24 June 1947. Detailing his flying training and operations flown and it also contains photographs of aircraft and some RAF certificates. He was stationed at RAF Stormy…
Anson in the Air
An air-to-air side view of a flying Anson, captioned 'Anson 7 AGS 1944 Stormy Downs'.
Avro, Woodford
Five airmen standing under the nose of a Lancaster aircraft, annotated 'Avro Visit'. A second identical photograph is annotated 'Day trip to Avroe Woodford May 46'.
Billet at RAF Wyton
A row of bunk beds, some occupied, captioned 'Billets Wyton'.
Cologne Cathedral
An oblique aerial photograph of Cologne Cathedral showing bomb damage and the destroyed railway bridge. It is captioned 'Cologne Cathedral, Railway Stn & Bridge'.
Escape Material and Photographs
Six head and shoulders portraits of Alexander Lamb and a page of English-Dutch phrases. They are captioned 'Escape pictures for use in fake docs if needed'.
Five airmen
Five airmen sitting on a runway annotated '"Mad" aircrew does help'.
Four airmen and a Lancaster
Four airmen standing in snow at the nose of a Lancaster, captioned '44 Sqdn KM-H Snow science 46/47 Wyton 15 Sqdn Gunners Stand by Air Sea Rescue'.
Gunner in mid uper turret
An airman in a mid-upper turret, annotated 'Lincoln Midupper B1 turret 2 x 20mm cannon'.
Heligoland Cutting
A newspaper cutting showing Heligoland before and after it was bombed by Lancasters.
Interview with Alexander Lamb. One
Alexander Lamb grew up in Scotland and worked in the civil service before he joined the Royal Air Force. He flew five operations as an air gunner with 15 Squadron.
Interview with Alexander Lamb. Two
Alexander Lamb left school in Edinburgh and became a messenger for the War Department. He then took a clerical post with the Department before reaching the age to volunteer for the RAF. He trained as an air gunner and was posted to RAF Mildenhall…
Krupp Essen
An oblique aerial photograph of Krupps, Essen showing damage and captioned 'Bomb Damage Ruhr'.
Lancaster Formation
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 has seven Lancasters in loose formation.
Photo 2 has three Lancasters in loose formation over a town.
Photo 1 has seven Lancasters in loose formation.
Photo 2 has three Lancasters in loose formation over a town.
Lancaster Formation Flying
An air-to-air side view of a Lancaster, annotated 'Formation Flying'.