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                  <text>51 items. The collection concerns Bill Eyles DFM (900473 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book. notebooks, correspondence and photographs. He flew a tour as a bomb aimer with 78 Squadron and later a second tour with 35 Squadron Pathfinders.&#13;
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              <text>Royal Ai [censored words]&#13;
Gra [censored word]&#13;
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Ref: 35S/S.1/26/5/Air. 18th November, 1944.&#13;
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Dear Eyles,&#13;
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Herewith certificate for the permanent award of the Path Finder Badge awarded to you on completion of your operational tour.&#13;
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[signature]&#13;
&#13;
Flight Lieutenant, Adjutant,&#13;
[underlined] No. 35 Squadron. [/underlined]&#13;
&#13;
W/O C.W. Eyles,&#13;
15, Dales View Road,&#13;
[underlined] Ipswich, Suffolk. [/underlined]&#13;
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[page break]&#13;
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HEADQUARTERS,&#13;
&#13;
PATH FINDER FORCE,&#13;
&#13;
ROYAL AIR FORCE.&#13;
&#13;
30th August, 1944.&#13;
&#13;
To: 900473 Flight Sergeant Eyles, C.W.&#13;
&#13;
[underlined] AWARD OF PATH FINDER FORCE BADGE [/underlined]&#13;
&#13;
You have to-day qualified for the award of the Path Finder Force Badge and are entitled to wear the badge as long as you remain in the Path Finder Force.&#13;
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2. You will not be entitled to wear the Badge after you leave the Path Finder Force without a further written certificate from me authorising you to do so.&#13;
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[signature]&#13;
&#13;
Air Vice-Marshal, Commanding&#13;
&#13;
Path Finder Force.&#13;
&#13;
(4159) M13466/M 1453 8/44 1000 BGH Gp57/9.</text>
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