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Image from the Arthur Russell Young personal collection.
Believed to be AR Young sitting in the cockpit of No. 75 Squadron Lancaster JN-X, with nose art "Xcuse pliss mister | I go - I come back" and twenty bomb mission markers. Unknown location.
Image from the Arthur Russell Young personal collection.
No. 75 Squadron Lancaster JN-X, with nose art "Xcuse pliss mister | I go - I come back" and twenty bomb mission markers. Unknown location.
Wing Commander DC McKinley DFC (left) with Group Captain CE Kay (right) standing beside the starboard undercarriage of RAF Lancaster 'Aries' at RNZAF Station Wigram during a stopover in New Zealand on round-the-world navigation flight.
Wing Commander DC McKinley DFC sitting at the radio operators position(?) in RAF Lancaster 'Aries' at RNZAF Station Wigram during a stopover in New Zealand on round-the-world navigation flight.
Image from the Andrew Albert Haydon personal collection.
No. 15 Squadron crew beside the rear gun turret of a Lancaster at RAF Station Mildenhall.
Handwritten beside the turret "Heaven can wait".
Handwritten on the reverse "1945 | Colin Noble & crew | I'm standing next to Tom Randall who flew with them after Cliff Bender was wounded."
According to Haydon's log book he flew only one with Flight Lieutenant Noble as captain, on 13 January 1945.
Image from the Andrew Albert Haydon personal collection.
Colour copy of a No. 15 Squadron Lancaster in flight.
Contained in a card cover "The Mildenhall Register | 15 & 622 Bomber Squadrons'Association | Celebrating the first joint squadron reunion 25th April, 1981."
Image from the Andrew Albert Haydon personal collection.
Informal group of No. 15 Squadron crew standing in front of their Lancaster with bomb doors open and loaded with incendiary bombs. Believed to be at RAF Station Mildenhall.
Image from the Harry Elrick personal collection.
RAF Lancaster TX265 taking off. Believed to be at the School of Maritime Reconnaissance at RAF Station St. Mawgan.
Image from the I Jones personal collection.
Side view of Lancaster PB873 FGCT 'Thor', from the Empire Air Armament School. Believed to be at RNZAF Station Wigram.
Air to air view of a No. 514 Squadron Lancaster dropping either window or incendiary bombs.
Caption on print reads "News reporters flew with us in [a] daylight trip to Dortmund to ignite results from previous night raids".
No. 156 Squadron Lancaster crew pose with an inflated life raft in front of their aircraft. Unknown location.
"The Thomas Wedge School" is printed on the life raft.
All are New Zealanders except the Flight Engineer who is Welsh.
L-R: John Barclay, Welsh Flight Engineer, Terry Kearns, Jack Moller, Jim Barnham, Lofty Dowman, Ken Crankshaw.
Forward fuselage of No. 50 Squadron RAF, Lancaster , R5702 VN-S, showing numerous holes from flak damage after a raid to Hamburg.
This aircraft was flown by Flying Officer Roy Calvert NZ404890. Calvert and the Navigator were wounded and the Wireless Operator was killed.
Fits with MUS050182 and MUS050183 to show the whole aircraft.
Nose art "Taipo" shows a devil stabbing the posterior of Hitler(?).
Centre fuselage of No. 50 Squadron RAF, Lancaster R5702, VN-S, showing numerous holes from flak damage after a raid to Hamburg.
This aircraft was flown by Flying Officer Roy Calvert NZ404890. Calvert and the Navigator were wounded and the Wireless Operator was killed.
Fits with MUS050181 and MUS050183 to show the whole aircraft.
Rear fuselage of No. 50 Squadron RAF, Lancaster R5702, VN-S, showing numerous holes from flak damage after a raid to Hamburg.
This aircraft was flown by Flying Officer Roy Calvert NZ404890. Calvert and the Navigator were wounded and the Wireless Operator was killed.
Fits with MUS050181 and MUS050182 to show the whole aircraft.
Informal group of a No. 7 Squadron RAF, Lancaster crew standing beside the rear gun turret of their aircraft. Unknown location.
All but the pilot (centre) were killed in May 1944 when they were shot down over France. The New Zealanders in the crew are Warrant Officer Alan Spiers (survived)(centre), Flight Sergeant Johnny Clift (killed)(second from right), Flying Officer Jack Wain (killed)(far right).
No. 75 Squadron Lancaster crew looking at a map before a raid. Unknown location.
Three were killed during a daylight raid to Munster when the aircraft was destroyed by flak.
In front; (L-R) Flight Sergeant MacDonald (rear gunner, NZ), Jock Holloway (Bomb Aimer, NZ), Flight Sergeant Humphries (Navigator, NZ), Flight Lieutenant Jack Plummer (pilot, NZ).
In the doorway; Pilot Officer Russell Scott (mid upper Gunner, NZ), Maurice Fell (Flight Engineer, UK).
Image from the RW Russell personal album collection.
" 'C' For Charlie. Veteran Of 100 Sorties". 3/4 front view of No. 75 Squadron Lancaster AA-C. Believed to be at RAF Station Mepal.
Image from the RW Russell personal album collection.
"Neville And Myself Beside Our Aircraft". No. 75 Squadron personnel with Lancaster AA-C. 100 mission markers painted below the pilot's window.
