Search Digital Records

• Subject > Great Britain. Royal Air Force (remove)
• Coverage > England (remove)

Limit your search

• Still Image (20)
• Oral History (7)

• England (27)
• France (5)
• Canada (4)
• Gosport (England) (3)
• Belgium (2)
• Germany (2)
• Malta (2)
• Reading (England) (2)
• Cambridge (England) (1)
• Florida (1)
• Netherlands (1)
• Scotland (1)
• Texas (1)
• Winnipeg (Man.) (1)

• photographic prints (17)
• oral histories (literary works) (7)
• open reel audiotapes (6)
• photographic postcards (2)
• audiocassettes (1)
• color slides (1)

• Copyright undetermined (16)
• In copyright (8)
• No copyright - United States (3)

• Great Britain. Royal Air Force (27)
• World War, 1939-1945 (23)
• Air pilots, Military (15)
• Gliders (Aeronautics) (8)
• Aces (Fighter pilots) (7)
• Fighter pilots (7)
• Airplanes, Military (6)
• Supermarine Spitfire Family (6)
• Airspeed Horsa Mk.I (AS.51) (4)
• Hawker Hurricane Family (4)
• Soldiers (4)
• United States. Army Air Forces (4)
• World War, 1914-1918 (4)
• Gilmour, Lionel Cherry, 1891-1973 (3)
• Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, No. 121 (3)
• Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, No. 71 (3)
• Swietlikowski, Leon, 1912- (3)
• Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force (2)
• Galland, Adolf, 1912-1996 (2)
• Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, No. 133 (2)
• Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, No. 603 (2)
• McColpin, Carroll W. (Carroll Warren), 1914-2003 (2)
• Phillips, Earl H. M., 1926-2004 (2)
• Tilley, Reade F. (2)
• Air bases (1)

27 results

[BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) Fighter Pilots Reunion] (Item)

Audio recording of a reunion for service members of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970. Text on label: "A Gathering of Eagles. Reg Fowert." Abstract from transcript: This recording contains highlights from a reunion held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970, for Canadian and British fighter pilots who were involved with the British Commonwealth Air Training…

[Edward M. “Teddy” Donaldson oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Edward M. “Teddy” Donaldson is interviewed about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed in England and France with No. 151 Squadron and his time in the United States as a gunnery instructor. Topics discussed include his involvement in the Battle of Britain and Dunkirk Campaign and…

[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Reade F. Tilley discusses his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences with No. 603 Squadron while stationed in Malta. He also touches on his service with the U.S. Army Air Forces after transferring in October 1942. Topics discussed include military life and conditions in Malta,…

[Gregory A. Daymond oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Gregory A. “Gus” Daymond is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. Daymond describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in England with No. 71 Squadron, one of the RAF Eagle Squadrons made up of American volunteers. Topics discussed include Daymond’s early interest in aviation and experiences as a…

[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Reade F. Tilley discusses his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the European and Mediterranean Theaters with No. 121 Squadron and No. 603 Squadron. Topics discussed include his initial attempts to become a volunteer pilot during the…

[Servicemen with Bristol Blenheim] (Item)

Photograph of two Royal Air Force servicemen, both wearing winter flight suits, standing in front of a Bristol Blenheim aircraft, Gosport, England, circa 1940-1945.Inscription: "Gosport."Item from a photograph album in the Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection, circa 1940-1945. Album contains photographs related to Leon and Elizabeth Swietlikowski's World War II service with the Royal Air…

[Royal Air Force servicemen standing outside] (Item)

Photograph of a group of Royal Air Force servicemen standing outside, Gosport, England, circa 1941. Leon Swietlikowski is second from the right.Inscription: "Gosport, 1941."Item from a photograph album in the Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection, circa 1940-1945. Album contains photographs related to Leon and Elizabeth Swietlikowski's World War II service with the Royal Air Force.

[Leon Swietlikowski] (Item)

Photograph of Leon Swietlikowski at RAF Horne, England, circa 1943.Inscription: "303 Sqdn. Horne. 1943."Item from a photograph album in the Leon Swietlikowski World War II Collection, circa 1940-1945. Album contains photographs related to Leon and Elizabeth Swietlikowski's World War II service with the Royal Air Force.

[Hawker Hurricane aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane aircraft, England, circa 1939-1945.Inscription on verso: "WWII. Hawker Hurricane. England."

[Four Royal Air Force servicemen at Wantage Hall] (Item)

Photograph of four Royal Air Force servicemen at Wantage Hall, Reading, England, August 1917. The inscription identifies the men as (from top to bottom) an unnamed Australian serviceman, Lionel Cherry Gilmour, E. Goodman-Jones, and Tom Logan.Inscription on verso: "Aug. 1917. An Australian, myself (L. C. Gilmour), E. Goodman-Jones, Lieut. Tom Logan. 52 Sqn. Bram. Wantage Hall - Reading, England…