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Burma. c. 20 March 1945. RAAF aircrew flying with the RAF, helped largely in the downfall of ...
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Burma. c. 20 March 1945. RAAF aircrew flying with the RAF, helped largely in the downfall of Mandalay, the capture of which was accomplished on 20 March 1945. British 14th Army troops are collecting b...P02491.133
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Burma. c. March 1945. Supplies being dropped by parachute from RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport ...
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Burma. c. March 1945. Supplies being dropped by parachute from RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft to advanced army units during the campaign to capture Mandalay.P02491.127
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Burma. 2 March 1945. A RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft drops supplies by parachute to ...
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Burma. 2 March 1945. A RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft drops supplies by parachute to troops of the British 14th Army on a bridgehead south of the Irrawaddy River, while the battle for Manda...P02491.131
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Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they ...
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Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they captured, thousands of pounds of supplies were dropped to them by RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircra...P02491.132
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Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew ...
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Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew make frequent daily trips in RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft to drop supplies by parachute.P02491.121
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Cocos Islands. C. 1945-08. Following the Japanese surrender, RAF heavy bomber aircraft dropped ...
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Cocos Islands. C. 1945-08. Following the Japanese surrender, RAF heavy bomber aircraft dropped much-needed medical supplies to Allied prisoner of war camps in the Dutch East Indies and Singapore area....SUK14678
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Cowper, Robert Barson (Squadron Leader), DFC and bar; McCall, Katharine (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Cowper, Robert Barson McCall, Katharine Various
Collection relating to 407666 Squadron Leader Robert Cowper, 456 Squadron and his fiancee (later wife) 422366 Corporal Katharine McCall, WAAF. It comprises correspondence between Cowper and McCall, ...PR03428
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England. C. 1944-06. Portrait of Leading Aircraftwoman Edna Bubeck a WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air ...
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England. C. 1944-06. Portrait of Leading Aircraftwoman Edna Bubeck a WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) nursing orderly who was flown to France by RAF Transport Command soon after D-Day has her parach...SUK12354
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England. C. 1944-09. RAF men attaching a parachute bag to a balloon cable as part of the RAF ...
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England. C. 1944-09. RAF men attaching a parachute bag to a balloon cable as part of the RAF balloon defence against the flying bomb.SUK12938
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England. C. 1944-05. View through a parachute air vent after the parachutist has just landed ...
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England. C. 1944-05. View through a parachute air vent after the parachutist has just landed during instruction in parachute jumping at an RAF Station in Britain.SUK12296
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Incident in which Flight Sergeant Rawdon Middleton [VC] lost his life
Art
Maker: Smith, David T.
This eerie scene depicts the final moments of Middleton's life. Despite the painting being based on a true story, Smith has evoked an unreal modernist seascape. The falling parachutes of the survivin...ART27538
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India. C. 1944-08. A turbaned Sikh deftly folds the harness of a parachute in the packing yard at ...
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India. C. 1944-08. A turbaned Sikh deftly folds the harness of a parachute in the packing yard at base for subsequent use by RAF Transport Command in dropping supplies to isolated jungle units in Burm...SUK12741
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India. C. 1944-08. Indians pack parachutes in the compound at the supply base. Coloured ...
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India. C. 1944-08. Indians pack parachutes in the compound at the supply base. Coloured parachutes are used by RAF Transport Command for dropping supplies to isolated jungle units in Burma.SUK12740
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India. C. 1944-08. Sepoys of the Air Supply Corps loading a parachute canister on to an aircraft ...
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India. C. 1944-08. Sepoys of the Air Supply Corps loading a parachute canister on to an aircraft of RAF Transport Command. In the foreground are sacks of grain which will be air-dropped to jungle unit...SUK12754
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Krefeld, Germany. C. 1943-06. The centre of the town on the outskirts of the Ruhr, as the RAF ...
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Krefeld, Germany. C. 1943-06. The centre of the town on the outskirts of the Ruhr, as the RAF left it after the heavy attack on the night of 1943-06-21. Krefeld is of considerable industrial importanc...SUK14018
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LONDON - AN R.A.F. PILOT MAKING A PARACHUTE LANDING AFTER HIS PLANE HAS BEEN DISABLED.
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Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
LONDON - AN R.A.F. PILOT MAKING A PARACHUTE LANDING AFTER HIS PLANE HAS BEEN DISABLED.005143
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Maddalena, Cyrenaica, North Africa. 30 November 1941. Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Peter 'Pete' ...
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Maddalena, Cyrenaica, North Africa. 30 November 1941. Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Peter 'Pete' Jeffrey DSO DFC of the RAAF with Sergeant (Sgt) A. Cameron of No. 3 Squadron RAAF whom he picked up in his Cu...MED0172
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Near Mandalay, Burma. C. 1945-03. Supply dropping by RAF and US Army Air Force aircraft of ...
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Near Mandalay, Burma. C. 1945-03. Supply dropping by RAF and US Army Air Force aircraft of Eastern Air Command has contributed very largely to the success of the campaign in Burma. For the most part t...SUK13985
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Seat pack type parachute : Flight Lieutenant E S Hall, RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Air Ministry
Seat-type parachute harness with white cotton webbing straps for the arms and legs leading to a four point central front harness lock located on a broad central chest belt which also contains the ripc...REL/04151
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Seat pack type S Mk.2 parachute and type C Mk 7 harness
Heraldry
Maker: The G Q Parachute Company Ltd
Seat-type parachute harness with brown cotton webbing straps for the arms and legs leading to a four point central front harness lock located on a broad central chest belt which also contains the ripc...REL23383