Is this beyond a restore ?

[mudge]

Glad you approve Rabbit
Here's a slightly larger version
Mudge

[Rabbit B]

Oh thank you Mudge,

I am trying to read the names!  Super!

Rabbit B 

[jmp]

Thank you very much indeed Mudge. 

It will certainly make it easier for people to find their rellies if they wish.

I have put a link to it on the WW2 board as well.

I do think it would be a great idea if we could set up a child board for this sort of thing with perhaps seperate parts for the Army, Navy and Raf and any other groups. I would love to see if anyone else has photos they wish to show. I have rellies who were in WW2 but I have no photos of them, maybe someone out there has 

Jackie

[Tephra]

That's a wonderful photo JMP and to have the names as well, that's a bonus.

Thanks Mudge for putting it back together, it's brilliant.


Barbara

[mudge]

Hi
Have repaired top of cockpit, and reposted above
Mudge

[jmp]

Thank you very much Mudge It got chopped off in the scan

Jackie

[Flakdodger]

Jackie,
what a splendid photo - and with a name placard too. Can I strongly urge you to send a copy to The Royal Air Force Museum? 
research @rafmuseum.org
In addition you might like to go to
www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk
and search on 7 Squadron, where you will find a goodly number on unit veterans lined up for contact.
7 Squadron was at Oakington from 18 Aug 42 thru 23 Jly 45. Even without your specialist knowledge of the photo, it would be reckoned to be late war period, due to the IFF aerials on the nose sides and the clear vision panels on the nose blister of the Lanc.
By April 1945, there was very little left to bomb in Germany, so we might imagine that there is a background feeling of relief amongst the sitters.
Hope this helps.
Dave

[jmp]

Thanks Dave, that is great information.

I will certainly go to the sites you suggest.

In fact my Dad is not on the photo itself. He was transferred to the Lancaster Finishing School in the April for conversion on to Lancastrians and subsequent secondment to BOAC in June so he must have been given the photo by his mates to remember them

I am very lucky in that he wanted to be a journalist and therefore kept a "diary" of sorts with details of  all the ops he went on (102) and has accompanied it with photos of the squadrons, Stirling, Wellington and Mosquito as well as the Lancs.  Alas most dont have the names on them. This is the "longest/largest" photo I have but others are smaller and equally impressive, but you do have to have good eyesight to spot him, and mine is fading fast

Jackie

[Thudnut]

Hi Jackie,
that photograph is absolutely superb!  I'm ex 7 Squadron myself (a bit later than the date of the photograph, though!), and also a member of 7 Squadron Association.  I have pointed out this thread to our Chairman.

If your father was on 7, you are also entitled to become a member of the Association.  Check out the website: http://www.7squadronassociation.org/

What other information do you have relating to the Squadron?

I've also sent you a pm.
Regards,
Thudders