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• White, Wilfred Scott (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 1996-03-28

  British officer cadet trained with Officer Cadet Training Unit in Heysham, GB, 1941-1942; officer served with 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry in North Africa, 1942-1943; POW in Italy, 1943; served with Durham Light Infantry in GB, 1944; served with School...

• ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.

  part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer

  Wing Commander J E Johnson, leader of No. 144 (Canadian) Wing RAF, rests on the the wing of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX with his Labrador retriever Sally, between sorties at B2/Bazenville, Normandy.

• ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.

  part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Canadian Air Force official photographer

  Wing Commander J E Johnson, wing leader of No. 144 (Canadian) Wing, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX at Ford, Sussex.

• Johnson, James Edgar 'Johnnie' (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 1988-09-06

  British officer served as pilot with 616 and 610 Sqdns, RAF in GB, 1940-1943; commanded 127, 144 and 125 Wings, RAF in GB and in North West Europe, 1943-1945. Served with US Air Force in Korea, 1950-1951

• Lucas, Percy Belgrave 'Laddie' (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 1989-07-17

  British officer served as pilot with 66 Sqdn, RAF in GB, 1941-1942; served with 605 and 249 Sqdns, RAF on Malta, 1942; served as staff officer with Fighter Command in GB, 1942-1943; served as instructor with Fighter Leaders School, Chedworth, GB, 1/1943-...

• Leggett, Percival Graham (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 2004-07-26

  British student with Hawker Aircraft Company in GB, 1937-1939; officer trained as pilot at Cambridge, 11 Elementary Flying School, Perth, 8 Advanced Flying Training School, RAF Montrose and 5 Operational Training Unit at RAF Aston Down in GB, 1939-1940;...

• Varley, Joan Fleetwood (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 2005-08-15

  British officer served with Women's Auxiliary Air Force and RAF Meteorological Service in GB, 1942-1945

• WING COMMANDER JAMES E 'JOHNNY' JOHNSON AT BAZENVILLE LANDING GROUND, NORMANDY, 31 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer

  The RAF's top scoring fighter pilot flying in north west Europe, Wing Commander Johnny Johnson, seen with his pet Labrador dog 'Sally'. He recorded 38 victories, though at the time of the photograph his total was 35. He commanded No 127 Wing composed of...

• Ayerst, Peter (IWM interview)

  (sound) Made by: IWM (Production company) 2007-07

  British pilot served flying Hurricane with 73 Sqdn, RAF in GB and North West Europe 1939-1940; served as instructor on Hurricane with No 6 Operational Training Unit, RAF, GB, 1940; served as instructor with No 7 OTU, RAF, GB, 1940-1941; served as...

• 'HARVEST' IN NORMANDY, 17 JULY 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer

  The wreckage of a Ju-88 purported to have been shot down by the Canadian Spitfires of Johnny Johnson's Wing lies not far from airstrip B-7 at Matragny, Normandy. The two French farmers are plaiting straw to bind clover bundles.