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                <text>151 items. The collection contains photographs of personnel from 427 and 429 Squadrons.&#13;
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            <text>SQDN. 427. DATE OF ARRIVAL 7.9.44&#13;
[a] POSN [b] RANK [c] NAME [d] NUMBER [e] HOME [f] AGE&#13;
[a] CAPT [b] P/O [c] THOMSON, I.C. [d] J.87757. [e] Winnipeg [f] 21&#13;
[a] NAV [b] P/O [c] METCALFE J.R. [d] J20890 [e] Steep rock. [f] 27&#13;
[a] AB [b] F/O [c] MURPHY J.J. [d] J.36877 [e] Toronto [f] 28&#13;
[a] WOP [b] SGT. [c] ROACH J.R. [d] R.196559. [e] [indecipherable] dale. [f] 28&#13;
[a] FE [b] SGT. [c] EVANS. J.S. [d] 1822453 [e] [indecipherable words] [f] 2[indecipherable number]&#13;
[a] MU/AG [b] SGT. [c] ATLEE, H.A. [d] R.252588 [e] Vancouver [f] 27&#13;
[a] R/AG [b] SGT. [c] MONTGOMERY, J.G. [d] R.106221. [e] Winnipeg [f] 25&#13;
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24 O.T.U. [underlined][indecipherable word][/underlined] 1659 – f/o Black.&#13;
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[photograph]&#13;
186 LMG. F/O THOMSON. 427.</text>
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