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Letter from George Nixon to Ann
Catches up with family matters, share news of relations and tells that all is well.
Tags: childhood in wartime
Letter from George Nixon to 'Little Anne'
Catches up with family matters and tells that all is well.
News of North-East Men in the Forces
Announces George Nixon as presumed killed over Germany.
Browning Gun .303
A detailed manual on a Browning Gun. There are instructions and sketches on the stripping of the gun.
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; training
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has been busy with training. He is expecting leave soon.
Tags: aircrew; RAF Stradishall; training
Robert Wilfred Hawkes' crew
Six airmen arranged in two rows. Four have signed the back: S.C. Beagby, D.I. Robinson, (AG.) A.E. Greenway, (NAV.), K.C. [undecipherable].
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; pilot; wireless operator
B Flight, No 4 Squadron Group Photograph
A group of trainees arranged in four rows. Underneath each man is named.
Tags: aircrew; Initial Training Wing; training
Nuremburg Was 'Laid Flat'
A newspaper article describing an attack on Nuremberg. It is annotated 'No 9 27/8 1943'.
36 Airmen
36 airmen arranged in four rows in front of a garage door. Each man has been named. Underneath is captioned 'Sections 3 & 4'.
Tags: aircrew
Jozef Nogal's Wartime Log
Contains photographs of prisoners of war, notes, four pages of addresses, the contents of a parcels, postcards with cartoons of camp life and images of Father Christmas, as well as Jozef Nogal's bank balance.
Course 45A Observers
13 airmen in two rows in front of a Fairey Battle. Each man is named on the front. On the reverse each man has signed his name and 'A/C Fairey Battle Course 45A Observers No 9 Bombing and Gunnery School Mont-Joli PQ July 1942 Back Row RCAF Front RAF…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Battle; observer; training
I Owe my Life to You - Ronald Riding
Describes the events after Ronald was shot down on the morning of D-day.
Tags: bale out; evading; killed in action; Lancaster; Resistance
Paul R Trevayne
A brief biography of Paul.
Christmas 1936 Menu
A menu for a Christmas dinner at 8 (B) Squadron. It is signed by some of the airmen who took part.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment
Letter from C G Barry to her mother
Letter mounted on four pages of album. Writes of her activities at RAF Leeming and catches up with family news. Gives reasons for not coming home on leave for Christmas. Describes shirt and pillow cases she had just bought. Writes about several…
Donald Brown, Langford Parish Magazine
Three items, a page from the Langford Parish Magazine for March 1943, this reports the death of Donald Brown in a flying accident, the aircraft crashed into a bog and was not recovered. The second is a page from the same magazine for April 1943, this…
Tags: aircrew; crash; killed in action
Memoir on the life of Jean Spears - by her friend Cynthia Field
The memoir describes meeting and becoming friends at RAF Huntingdon in late 1941. She writes of their work, common interests and activities, including listening to classical music. She mentions promotions and change of job restricting meetings and…
RAF notebook
Includes: tables of fighters, multi-engine bombers, as well as national aircraft markings, drawings of aircraft, meteorology notes. Continues with notes on preparation/completion and disposal of form 2330 by RAF for flights in Great Britain and…
Tags: training
Newspaper cuttings and 35 Squadron crest
Top left - newspaper cutting with full face portrait concerning Pilot Officer Cyril Leonard reported killed on active service. Captioned 'Oxford VR'.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting Mr Cyril Leonard. Announces his death and gives some biographic…
Bottom left - newspaper cutting Mr Cyril Leonard. Announces his death and gives some biographic…
Tags: 35 Squadron; aircrew; killed in action; pilot
Wedding and service life
Top left - newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of a wedding party with bride and groom (in RAF tunic with half brevet) and two other men and three bridesmaids. Caption mentions Pilot Officer C R Sugar.
Top right - newspaper cutting - long service…
Top right - newspaper cutting - long service…