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Dan Ellin
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Historian, Gremlinologist, musician, and father. IBCC Digital Archivist. All views my own. He/him.
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RAF Kelstern Ops room personnel and 100th sortie board. Two photographs taken at RAF Kelstern, 1943/4 625 Sqdn (Bomber). #1 is a group of airmen and WAAFs arranged in two rows. It is annotated as Ops room personnel. #2 is the Ops room board with details of the 100th sortie. 18 aircraft took off and returned safely. This will be added to the IBCC Digital Archive soon.
Target photograph of Gilze-Rijen. Partially obscured by smoke and dust, bomb explosions visible. The end of the runway, a taxi way, two Lancasters flying below and roads also visible. Captioned '3°F', '5B', '2132 SKELL.15.8.44.//.8" 17000 [arrow] 112° 1210 GILZE-RIJEN RX.X.11X1000.4X500.C.33secs.F/O WATKINS.X.61'. On the reverse 'F/O WATKINS GILZE-RIJEN 15.8.44'. 'MH'. IBCC Digital Archive item 7532
Target photograph showing an airfield with triangle of runways with buildings bottom and right. Bomb bursts are visible across the airfield. Caption '3248 CON. 15.8.44// 8" 17600, 080, 1208, DEELEN A/D Q., 11x1000, 4x500C35secs. F/Lt LASHAM, Q97'. IBCC Digital Archive item 32521
A vertical aerial photograph of an operation at Volkel airfield. Much of the image is obscured by bomb blasts and smoke. It is captioned '1243 KLS 15.8.44//8" 15,500 <-- 085° 12.03 Volkel Airfield A1 12x1000. 4x500 c. 32 secs. F/L Davy G625'. IBCC Digital Archive item 43513
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