Richard Barrow - Vintage Photograph

YOUNGSTERS ACHIEVEMENT FROM ASHES OF AIR DISASTER STORY - RAYMONDS NEWS AGENCY (ALYN THOMPSON) From an air disaster in 1984 there has arisen a golden opportunity for a Mansfield boy. Richard Barrow has become the first recipient of a bursary awarded in memory of Wing Commander Ralph Reid-Ruckle MBE, who was co-pilot of the ill fated Varsity aircraft which crashed at Marchington, Staffordshire killing nine people. His widow, Gillian, began the bursary shortly after the accident to be awarded to a youngster within the East Midlands Wing of the Air Training Corps who had won a Flying Scholarship and wished to complete his flying training up to Private Pilots Licence standard. Mrs Reid-Buckle said at the time, "As the Commanding Officer of the Wing, Ralph had wanted to create an award for youngsters who wished to fly. There- fore I would like to begin this bursary as a memorial to him". Richard Barrow was an Air Cadet Sergeant with 384 (Mansfield) Squadron A.T.C when he was awarded a Flying Scholarship after several days at RAF Biggin Hill undergoing attitude tests. On his successful completion of these tests he took his scholarship with the civil flying school at Skegness, where he was taught to fly, reaching a stage where only 5 more hours flying time would earn him his PPL. Richard then applied to the ATC for the bursary to enable him to complete his training, and he was interviewed by Wing Commander Reid-Buckle's successor, John Berridge. From that point it has been high flying success for all the way. He returned to Skegness where he gained his pilots licence within four days and then was recently accepted into the RAF for fighter pilot training. Officer Cadet Barrow is now serving at RAF Cranwell where on successful completion of his initial course he will begin flying training again, this time on Jet Provost aircraft.

Dimensions: 21.3 x 30.4 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-IND-02786834

THIS IS THE ONLY AND LAST ITEM IN STOCK

All our press photos are LIMITED ARCHIVE ORIGINALS - they are the actual prints that were used by the newspapers, they are not reprints or digital prints produced by us. All the prints are at least 30 years old and up to 100 years old.

OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY

What you will buy from us has a true historical value and authenticity. These items are true artifacts and collectibles, a real unique piece of history. All these old photos have a story to tell and come from reliable sources. We get our prints directly from the press archives where they have been stored for up to a hundred years. These prints have never been accessible to the public before.

EACH PRINT IS UNIQUE AND HISTORIC

SEE the BACKSIDE OF the PHOTO - many times the image for sale will present stamps, dates, and other publication details - these marks attest to and increase the value of the press photos. Since the photos are old press photographs they may have scratches, lines, or other wears of time, which just underlines the authenticity and age of the photos. In the past, the photos were often parts of a series or were mass-produced by the archives. Nowadays, their number is decimated - many were destroyed by time, use, or natural disasters. Few were preserved and are nowadays carefully stored in our archives.

INVEST AND COLLECT

Press photos have been available to the public for just a few years, and similar to baseball cards, they have attracted investors and collectors. The value of original Press Photos prints has been steadily increasing in value and is expected to to continue doing so.

HELP US PRESERVE HISTORY

The IMS vintage photos project is unique in Europe. We help preserve and digitize old press archives, by allowing the public to buy the original prints for the first time. A unique chance to own a real piece of history. When you buy from us you help support the project or digitize and save these photos that might otherwise be lost forever.

IMPORTANT! WHEN BUYING PHOTOS FROM US:

All the original vintage images are sold without watermarks. The prints are all over 30 years old and have been in the storage of the newspapers for decades. We sell them in the same conditions they were given to us by the archives.

Learn more about our unique photographs by watching the video here below: