P02290.003 Accession Number: P02290.003

Description

Waddington Airfield, England. 1943-11 to 1945-07. A personnel truck used by No. 463 Squadron RAAF (Lancaster bombers), with a Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) member at the steering wheel. Air crew were transported to their Lancaster aircraft in these vehicles. On the right mudguard is the painted marking B/5 over a Royal Air Force (RAF) roundel. (Donor G. Flanagan)

Details

Accession Number
P02290.003
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Accession P02290.003

Part of collection:

More like this

P02290.002

Photograph P02290.002 Second World War, 1939-1945

Waddington Airfield, UK. 1943-11 to 1945-07. Ground maintenance crew of No. 463 Squadron RAAF (Lancaster bombers) posing on a RAF David Brown airfield tractor. The crew, seen here with two WAAFs, were

P02290.001

Photograph P02290.001 Second World War, 1939-1945

Waddington Airfield, UK. 1943-11 to 1945-07. Ground maintenance crew of No. 463 Squadron RAAF (Lancaster bombers) posing on a RAF David Brown airfield tractor. The crew, seen here with two WAAFs, were

SUK12460

Photograph SUK12460 Second World War, 1939-1945

RAF Station Waddington, Lincolnshire, England. C. 1944-07. Group portrait of a RAAF Bomber crew of No. 463 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF.

P04136.003

Photograph P04136.003 Second World War, 1939-1945

An Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft of 463 Squadron RAAF, with nose art depicting "Uncle Joe" (a reference to Joseph Stalin), below the cockpit. The Lancaster nose art, which decorated nearly all RAAF h

SUK12459

Photograph SUK12459 Second World War, 1939-1945

RAF Station Waddington, Lincolnshire, England. C. 1944-07. Group portrait of an unidentified RAAF Bomber crew of No. 463 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF.

UK2883

Photograph UK2883 Second World War, 1939-1945

Lincolnshire, England. C. 1945-05. Informal group portrait of repatriated Australian and Allied prisoners of war (POWs) flown from Germany in an RAAF Lancaster aircraft after VE Day (1945-05-08), are

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.28 am