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  • Is Part Of is exactly "Lancaster ED908, Tom Bower"

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A temporary grave in France with Tom's name and three of his crew.

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Seven photographs of the crew. Each man has his photograph and named captioned. A further caption refers to the loss of the Lancaster at Foret du Croc.

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The letter is described as coming from Ken's archives held by Reg Saville, a historian at Langton Matravers.
In the letter Tom writes about losing their pilot due to illness. They have moved from Upwood to a more basic station where they live in…

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Research from Operations Record Books of 109 and 582 Squadrons.

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A summary, taken from the 582 Operations Record Book of flights of Ben Weightman during May to July 1944.

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A summary of sorties flown by Lancaster ED908.

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A summary of Tom's service.

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v20005.jpg
Tom and his friend standing behind a motor bike.
It is captioned ' Tom (on right) in a carefree moment with a friend and his Norton 500 OHC International motor cycle. Tom's cousin Brian Bower recalled "As a 10/11 year old I had many rides on the…

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v20004.jpg
Seven men sitting on grass. It is captioned 'The crew in training: possibly No. 1656 Conversion Unit, 1943'. Also each man is identified by name: Scrivener, Pratt, Bower, MacArthur, Gresty, Aungiers, Turner (?).

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v20003.jpg
Five aircrew in flying kit in front of a Lancaster. Each man is identified in a caption.

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A group photograph with each man captioned. A further caption reads 'At around the time the crew joined 156 Squadron'.

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v20001.jpg
A three quarter length portrait of Tom Bower, sitting down.

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