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Peter Le Brocq’s Flying Log Book from 10th February 1941 until 21st July 1944. Trained at No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 2 Service Flying Training School, 15 Operational Training Unit. In September 1941 posted to 38 Squadron for…

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Permission for Flying Officer V Douglas Knox to be absent from his quarters.

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A concert by the symphony orchestra in EWART Memorial Hall.

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Tokens for the officer's mess.

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A collection personal notes including language, trips taken, operations, living conditions and screening. Includes an announcement of the wedding of Patricia Anne Moore Wiggett to Flying Officer James Crockett Davidson.

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With Flying Officer Knox as captain and Flying officer Davidson, navigator; Flight Sergeant Rogers, wireless operator; Flight Sergeant Nicholson, flight engineer; Sergeants Thorn and Burden, gunners. Details flights, targets, weather and…

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Service sheet including prayers and hymns.

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Production of Lover's Leap and a report on Mickey Rooney and Ginger Rogers.

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Douglas is sent congratulations on his award and news of friends.

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Stamped 'RAF Censor 56' Douglas sends Christmas greetings to his parents, gran and Aunt Ada. He hopes that the next year will bring victory and peace.

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Stamped 'RAF Censor 937' Douglas wishes his parents a happy Christmas and describes his day including what he has eaten, parade, and attending a service in the church tent. Douglas describes the tradition of officers serving the airmen and mess…

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Stamped 'RAF Censor 56' Douglas write to his parents and comments on the state of the post and missing some letters from home. He says he had attended a concert party and an inferior show by ENSA.

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Douglas' mother acknowledges receipt of the telegram.

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After completing 46 sorties Douglas is screened and describes his time in a transit camp and sailing back to England. Douglas also comments men he has served with, the state of hostilities and how he spent his leisure time on his immediate return.

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Douglas Knox's service history from 27 June 1940 to 5 May 1946 including personal details, postings, decorations and promotions.

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A building with seven columns and an inscription on its frontispiece with gardens in front. The road alongside has cars and trams travelling along it.

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View along a city road with buildings on either side. To the left is the multi storey Immobilia building, in the art deco style, with curved façade and balconies on each floor.

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View of a road bridge crossing a river. There are structures in the water and the far bank is lined with palm trees. Captioned, 'Nile Bridge, Khedive, Tomail'.

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31 airmen arranged in four rows in the sand with tents beyond. Douglas is standing far right in shorts and the man sat in the centre front row is holding a dog. On reverse, 'Wyatt,- -, Clack, Clulow, Lally, Falhoushi, Buggé; --, Grubben, Raymond,…

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An airman in shorts and uniform jacket with pilot's brevet and officer's cap sits on a camp bed in the sand next to packed kit bags and a hurricane lamp. Behind there is a group of men, erected tents and more permanent buildings. On reverse, 'Waiting…

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30 airmen and a dog arranged in four rows on sand with tents behind. Douglas, wearing shorts, is standing far right with his arms crossed. On reverse, 'Christmas 1942 pre - lunch Egypt'.

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Julian Michalski escaped from Poland at the age of twenty. He joined with other Polish evacuees in France and escaped when that country also fell. He went to North Africa and then to the Middle East before volunteering for the RAF. After arriving in…

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A mess bill for Flying Officers V D Knox and J C Davidson.

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Writing to Douglas Margaret encloses a copy of a letter Douglas had sent whilst he was serving in Egypt in which he describes the country, flying and family matters.

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List of dates and targets of Douglas' 45 operations totalling 326.50 hours.

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