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Commemoration of Genoa operation
B/w drawing of side view of 61 Squadron Lancaster, Crew: 'Sgt Meagher, Sgt Southall, Sgt Fryer, Sgt Walters, Sgt Marshall, F/Sgt Cuddington, Sgt Hamment'.
Commemoration of Turin operation
Drawing of a 61 Squadron Lancaster and bombs with crews names. 'Sgt Meagher, Sgt Marshall, Sgt Martin, Sgt Fryer, F/Sgt Cuddington, Sg Southall, Sgt Hamment'.
Commemoration of Genoa operation
Drawing of side view of 61 Squadron Lancaster with 'QR-R' annotated. Crew 'Sgt Meagher, Sgt Southall, Sgt Fryer, Sgt Martin, Sgt Marshall, Sgt Cuddington, Sgt Hamment'.
Commemoration of Lorient operation
Painting of 61 Squadron Lancaster, date and names of crew. 'S/Ldr Ward-Hunt, Sgt Warne, W/O Ayles, F/Sgt Marshall, Sgt Hamment, P/O Brewer, F/Sgt Cuddington'.
Notes on Norman Hamment's operations
List operations with notes from September 1942 to July 1944 on 61, 97 and 635 Squadrons. Mentions returning on three engines, operation losses, daylight operations, hit by anti-aircraft fire, pathfinder ops, flew with Guy Gibson, battle of the Ruhr,…
Norman Hamment observers and air gunners flying log book
Norman Hamment’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 24 June 1942 to 7 November 1944, recording training, operations and instructional duties as an Air Gunner.
He was stationed at RAF Morpeth (No. 4 Air Gunnery School), RAF…
He was stationed at RAF Morpeth (No. 4 Air Gunnery School), RAF…
No 5 Group war effort report
Page 1 submitted with caption ' No5 Group War Effort report. Squadron by squadron, for the quarter ending 31st March 1944. Photograph shows a table of Squadrons, Number of sorties, early returns, missing, Tons of bombs, sorties per aircraft, training…
Letter to Gertie and Mollie from Jim Spencer
Jim describes life on the base to his sisters, Gertie and Mollie.
Glyndwr Owen's biography
Glyn Owens joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and trained as a pilot. Posted to 61 Squadron at RAF Hemswell in early 1941, he flew Hampdens on operational sorties as both navigator and pilot. Glyn’s first operation was an operation to…
Operational Record of Lancaster ED860
A board recording that Lancaster Mark III, QR-N of 61 Squadron, serial number ED860 had completed 1031 flying hours and 130 successful operational sorties. The aircraft commenced service on 7 April 1943 and Completed service on 30 October 1944.
Lancaster NG341 QR-N
Lancaster NG341 QR-N of 61 Squadron parked with fields and bushes in the background. The image shows part of the starboard wing, fuselage and tail fin on the port side. A door is open on the rear of the fuselage with a ladder and a man in uniform…
Bomber crew next to aircraft
Seven man bomber crew in flying kit next to starboard side of 61 Squadron Lancaster. Explanatory note: 'Norm, Captain Howard Dowker, Curly, Eric, Jim, JC, Len - May 1945'.
Lancaster EE176
Photograph of the nose of a Lancaster showing 83 operational bomb logos painted beneath the cockpit and nose art featuring Mickey Mouse pulling a bomb on a trolley. A second aircraft and hangars can be seen in the background.
Lancaster N for Nan
A press cutting with a photograph of a Lancaster on the ground with five men in uniform standing next to the aircraft, two men standing on a scaffold next to the engine and two men standing on a scaffold next to the fuselage. One of these men is…
Children with crashed aircraft
Two girls standing on the fuselage and a third sitting in a gun turret of a crashed aircraft. The letters QR and K of 61 Squadron are painted on the fuselage.
Lancaster LM718 movement card (AM Form 78)
A movement card recording details of Lancaster LM718. The contractor is recorded as A V Roe & Co Ltd and the engine installed as Merlin 38. The card records the allocation of the aircraft to 61 Squadron on 31 August 1944, it's writing off…
Brest
Shows peninsula on right with town top left. Sea to left and right. Smoke from fires left centre and many craters on left top quadrant. captioned '2501 SKELL 5.9.44//8" 8000ft 307 degrees 1851, BREST "B" B 2 x 1900 11 x1000 C 18 secs F/O HEATH B …
Trossy St. Maximin
Shows built up area top right and much smoke/cloud over target. River left to right at bottom. Captioned '1669 SKELL 3.8.44// 8" 18000 ft 210 degrees 1433, TROSSY/ST M RD J 11 x 1000 4 x 500 C 34 secs F/O HEATH J 61'.
Bordeaux
Shows river top right quadrant with city along left side bank. Some explosions in centre of photograph. Captioned '2276 SKELL 18.8.44//8" 17000 ft 165 degrees 2009, BORDEAUX RD D 6 x 1900 c 32 secs F/O HEATH D 61'.
Duren
Shows smoke in upper half open countryside. Small area of tracer bottom left. Captioned '3633 SKELL 16.11.44 //8" 10250 ft 030 degree 1536 DUREN B 8 x AN159DT 29 secs F/O HEATH B 61'.
Rollencourt
Shows smoke and explosions on left. Countryside with village centre. Captioned '2441 SKELL 31.8.44//8" 14000ft 168 degree 1811, ROLLENCOURT RD B 11 x 1000 4 x 500 C 30 secs F/O HEATH B61'.
Konigsberg
Shows glare and tracer. No ground detail visible. Captioned '2389 SKELL 26/27.8.44// NT (C) 8" 9200ft 149 degrees 0118, KONIGSBERG RD B 1 x 2000 12"J" x 500 19 secs F/O HEATH B 61'.
Konigsberg
Shows extensive anti-aircraft tracer on right side. No ground detail visible. Captioned '2419 SKELL 29/30.8.44//NT 8" 10000 ft 035 degrees 0146, KONIGSBERG RD B 1 x 2000 12"J" x 500 18 secs F/O HEATH B 61'.
St Cyr
Shows large number of explosions in bottom right quadrant. Road runs top to bottom on left. Railway line from left to right. Built up area in centre. Captioned '1499 SKELL 25.7.44//8" 10000ft 156 degrees 1457, ST CYR RD M 1 x 4000 1 x 1000 14 x 500 …
Courtrai
Shows faint image of built up area and roads. Captioned '1419 SKELL 20/21.7.44//NT (C) 8" 13700ft 125 degrees 0057, COURTRAI RD B 11 x 1000 4 x 500 25 secs F/O HEATH B 61'.