Despairing note sent by George to his lover, Stella Deacon, in July 1938
David and Georgie Stainforth 1905
Wotton Rectory 1905. Mary Stainforth with Archie and Georgie
Rev. Richard Glover 1900
Georgie – first day at school, Autumn 1907
Stainforth – Glover family tree
Georgie’s uncle, Rev A E Glover
Letter from Georgie to his mother, Feb 1908
‘How to Fly’ front cover
George with Mother, Archie and Moxon at Mundesley TB home
George’s schoolboy sketch of the Sopwith Tabloid
Mary and Ethel Stainforth in Avro 504, 1919
George’s wife Gladys, 1922
George – caricature by Milner, 1923
George in Egypt, 1925
George giving a flying lesson in Egypt, 1925
One of many ‘Exceptional’ ratings in George’s logbook, 1927
King’s Cup Air Race route 1928
Another ‘Exceptional’ rating, 1928
Gloster Grebe used by Atcherley and George in the 1929 King’s Cup Air Race
The 1929 King’s Cup Air Race route
Batchy and George after winning the King’s Cup Air Race 1929
George, centre, with the rest of the 1929 ‘High Speed Flight’
Cartoon of 1929 Schneider Trophy characters
High Speed Flight 1929: Waghorn, Moon, Greig, Orlebar, Stainforth and Atcherley
Seaplanes lined up for the 1929 Schneider Contest
Orly, Grieg, George and Mitchell in the motor launch, 1929
1929 Schneider Trophy Contest course
‘Where’s George?’ notice at Calshot, 1931
G carried ashore from Supermarine S5, 1931
Relatives and friends watch the Schneider Trophy Contest 1931 from Calshot Pier.
George at the 1931 contest
Boothman, Orlebar, George (and his dog, Gin) in front of the cameras at Schneider Trophy 1931 contest
George in the Supermarine S6B before the speed record attempt
George with the High Speed Flight and sponsor Lady Houston after we’d won the Schneider Trophy Contest outright in 1931
George breaking the World Speed Record over the Solent, Sept 29, 1931 (painting)
Boothman and George walking down Mall on way to Buckingham Palace on their way to collect their AFCs
George at Buckingham Palace (1)
George at Buckingham Palace (2)
George being ‘chaired’ at his old school, Weymouth College, in November 1931
George’s World Speed Record Certificate, Sept 1931. 407.5 mph.
George crashes 1932
George after the 1932 crash
George before making the first flight of the Airspeed Courier, 1933
George divebombs bus near Stonehenge
Stella
Stella on Agami Beach, Alexandria, Egypt. Photos taken by George
George and Stella with her father in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve, 1936
The crazy welcome George’s 30 Squadron gave to a newcomer to RAF Dhibban in 1937
Group photo of same
‘I love you’ written in red ink by George with his erect dick, 1938
‘I do NOT give up the fight, as long as I’m alive’ – George, July 1938
Stella’s Christmas Card to George, 1939
George at West Stowell Farm near RAF Upavon, with Goblin (his Sealyham) and pet fox, spring 1940
George with ‘Bull’ Halahan in Cheltenham, June 1940
George Christmas card to Stella when he was back in Egypt again in December 1941
George with the 89 Squadron ‘scoreboard’, Spring 1942
George’s drawing of ‘his Beau’ X7704
George with Churchill at RAF Abu Sueir, August 1942
George with his dog ‘Boxer’ at RAF Abu Sueir, August 1942
George, photo taken by Stella at Abu Sueir, August 1942
Last picture taken of George (by Ronald Scott), late August 1942
‘Killed in action’ – the last page of George’s logbook
George’s first gravestone, British Cemetery, Ismailia, Egypt, October 1942
George’s final gravestone at the British Cemetery in Ismailia
Letter from King George VI to Gladys Stainforth, October 1942
George divebombs a civilian bus near Stonehenge in his fury biplane
‘Killed in action’ – the last page of George’s logbook
George dive bombs civilian bus near Stonehenge in his Fury biplane, June 1935
George’s ‘Stella years’, 1935-42. The incredible saga that spread to the Middle East, Egypt and darkest Africa.
George’s ‘Golden Years’ of flying, 1923-35
The Stainforth Trophy, commissioned by Stella in the late 1970s, crafted by Robin Beresford. Awarded each year to the winning RAF Bomber Command squadron
