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                <text>309 Items and a sub-collection of 51 items. Concerns Royal Air Force career of Wing Commander David Donaldson DSO and bar, DFC. A pilot, he joined the Royal Air Force Reserve in 1934. Mobilized in 1939. he undertook tours on 149, 57 and 156 and 192 Squadrons. He was photographed by Cecil Beaton at RAF Mildenhall in 1941. Collection contains a large number of letters to and from family members, friends as well as Royal Air Force personnel. Also included are personal and service documents, and his logbooks. In addition, there are photographs of family, service personnel and aircraft. After the war he became a solicitor. The collection also contains an oral history interview with Frances Grundy, his daughter.&#13;
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            <text>[RAF Crest]&#13;
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Bianbridge.&#13;
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1st Sep.&#13;
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Dear David,&#13;
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[deleted] Th [/deleted] The pears are fairly plentiful just now &amp; your Nana says I may send you some, so I have packed these up.&#13;
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They ought to be unpacked &amp; allowed to ripen. I hope you ain't as greedy about them as your daughter is&#13;
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E.N.S.A. wouldn't take you on not even as the front part of a horse &amp; as for two tours with them I should think they would be pleased to &#13;
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let you go at the end of the first day even if they were foolish enough to give you the job.&#13;
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Love&#13;
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Joyce.</text>
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