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Und mit uns fliegt der Tod

MSchulzePJP[Ser#-DoB]-221112-02.pdf

The book recounts the daring exploits, during a severe storm, of the four Else’s aircrew, an aircraft named after the newly married pilot…

Bomben gegen England

MSchulzePJP[Ser#-DoB]-221112-01.pdf

The first part of the book focuses on one of the nine German fighter planes from the First Staffel, carrying out an operation on an English convoy in…

Seven aircrew in front of a Lancaster

PMuhlTG2310.jpg

Seven aircrew wearing Mae West standing in line in front of a Lancaster. The crew are identified from left 'Toff? Lloyd? Trevor G Muhl (Bomb Aimer),…

Bomber Command reunion dinner

AMuhlTG19770430-0002.mp3

Arthur Harris speaks about the reduction of frontline soldiers available to the Germany army due to the redirection of men to anti aircraft defences…

Barnes Wallis's 90th birthday party

ABarnesWallis19770924-0004.mp3

Following the playing of the Dambusters March are speeches from the 90th birthday celebration for Sir Barnes Wallis. Includes an introduction by Sir…

No 8 Flight

PMuhlTG2308.jpg

Group portrait of 105 uniformed men arranged in five rows in front of a Lancaster. Four wear peak caps, 12 berets and 89 have side caps. The reverse…

Montage of airmen, civilians, children in the snow and a landscape

PTruswellF2105.jpg

Eight photographs.
#1 is three airmen.
#2 is a man and a woman.
#3 is Frank Truswell standing in the snow.
#4 is the man and woman from #2 with a…

Group photograph

PTruswellF2104.jpg

A group photograph of airmen arranged in three rows in front of an Anson in a hangar. Many of the men have signed the photograph.
It is annotated…

Frank Truswell's service history

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A handwritten list of the various courses and stations where Frank served.