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A group of airmen and soldiers at the entrance to a Horsa glider. On the reverse each man is named with some of their fates.

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PGallapagousR1808.jpg
Sixty four uniformed aircrew arranged in rows. Ronald 'Tom' Arthur Gorton is standing back row second from right. Sixty one of the men are wearing side caps with white bands, denoting them as trainees with Pilot Officer Lankester sitting centre of…

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Including speakers, discussions, guests and a meal.

MAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]-230427-01.pdf
This is a handwritten record book for 9 Squadron from 14/15 April 1943 to 10/11 November 1943.

For each operation it includes many details of the target, routes, bomb load, crews, a description of results, and if any did not return.

The last…

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MAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]-230427-02.pdf
This is a handwritten record of the operations of 9 Squadron from 18th November 1943 to 16th June 1944. For each operation it includes many details of the target, routes, bomb load, a description of results, and if any did not return. Inserted is the…

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BMcInnesAMcInnesAv1.pdf
An autobiography of Alan's time as a prisoner of war. He talks about his training with his, mainly, Australian crew. He describes the night they were shot down over Germany. He describes their capture, mistreatment and interrogations at various…

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MKeelingGW2217141-151002-01.pdf
A number of stories, recollections and events remembered by George, who was part of the ground crew on the squadron. It includes press coverage and a programme from an amateur dramatics production that George appeared in post-war. There is also a…

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Seven photographs and three newspaper cuttings from an album. A eighth photograph is behind one of the cuttings. #1 is four airmen, two in flying kit, leaning on a car. #2 is Arthur and a woman standing in a garden. #3 is seven airmen standing under…

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OSaundersAM2149007-190725-01.pdf
Service release book for Audrey Maud Saunders (ACW1, 2149007). Contains details and instructions for release from RAF service. Saunders was a teleprinter operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

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MRoyallGL1801494-220420-03.pdf
Magazine of 48 Air School, South Africa. Contains articles on local news, letters of thanks, entertainment, keeping fit, sports reports and results, poems, personal experiences in the RAF, sketches showing life at RAF Woodbrook, South African…

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List of 20 operations from may to August 1943 and list of crew members that he flew with. Notes one crew member subsequently killed in action and another survived a bad crash.

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BBlackburnRBlackburn[Fa]v1.pdf
Written from memory and scrap book about the RAF service of his fighter pilot father, who volunteered in 1940. It covers training, first operational squadron in England followed by postings to the Middle East where he was testing Spitfires due to be…

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SIvesonD19171121v10042.jpg
Douglas 'Hank' Iveson, the new secretary following his retirement from the Royal Air Force.

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PMcNamaraLGL2001.jpg
Ten pilots wearing tunics with brevet standing in line in front of a building. Three other head and shoulder photos of other airmen at top. Captioned 'No 1 A.T. Course. South Cerney' also with names and signatures.

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BBarryCGBarryCGv1.pdf
Cynthia starts with a description of feelings and actions at beginning of the war. Her mother had tried to persuade her to join land army and she mentions brief experience and unsuitability for farming. So she decided to join the RAF. She describes…

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BReidKReidKv4.pdf
Kathleen's account starts with birth and childhood and a description of living conditions. Various pages follow; Description of training instruction; Next page describes invitation and participation to American celebration. Mentions hangers with…

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Five servicemen, three army and one RAF (Harold Wilson) in uniform and the fifth in shirt sleeves. Sitting round a table with glasses and cups inside a room with picture on wall behind. Submitted with caption 'Commonwealth War graves'.

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SUprichardWG[Ser#-DoB]v20068.jpg
A reconnaissance photograph of coastline and port of Flushing with four targets highlighted. The page has been annotated.

S.8 Petrol Store
S.27 Dornier Airframe factory
S.28 Submarine assembly & repair station
S.64 State owned peace-time civil…

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SUprichardWG[Ser#-DoB]v20001.jpg
A folder used for target maps. Notes are written on the cover.

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BMilsonGWMilsonGWv1.pdf
George Milson joined the RAF in September 1939. After receiving his wings, he was posted to No. 18 Squadron, flying night operations to Dunkirk, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven, and later carrying out low level shipping sweeps and “Circus” operations over…

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A ministry of health pamphlet created for the parents of evacuated children. The pamphlet details the costs of the evacuation scheme and the government plan to set up an allowance to be paid each week by the parents of evacuated children. The…

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Ken Campbell's grave and four of his fellow crew members.

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SMilsonGW937875v60017.pdf
A detailed history of 84 Squadron over a two month period.
There is a second, different, history.

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Reporting on Tommy's safe return from his 43rd and final operation in which his aircraft was shot down and his evasion with Squadron Leader Slater. Mentions the Swedish people's view of ongoing hostilities. The report also says that Tommy's brother,…

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Report by the search officer into the crashing of Halifax LV 771 with details of the disinterment of the dead crew members, Flying Officer Nigel Bruce Carrall, pilot, 432117; Donald James Taylor Marr, navigator, 165554; Flying Officer Robert…

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