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MSchofieldR1513514-190610-020001.jpg
Made out for LAC Schofield for RAF Skellingthorpe

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Colour chart showing north Wales and part of England West Midlands.

SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v10055-0001.jpg
Side view of an Avro Tudor registration G-AGSU flying over open countryside. Submitted with information 'Avro Tudor G-AGSU, Ministry of Supply. This is the Avro Tudor that crashed on 23 August 1947 near Woodford airfield killing chief designer for…

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EWilliamsGThomsonGB430426-0002.jpg
Hopes he has settled in and offers banter about their differing stations. Writes about his activities and progress on course and test to see if he can be a pilot but thinks he could be a good air bomber. Continues with more banter, news and gossip.

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EThomsonHThomsonGB430416.pdf
Writes of school day memories and his current situation somewhere aboard ship on a warm climate. Continues with banter and gossip.

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EThomsonGBThomson[Fam]430427.pdf
Catches up with all his news and activities. Mentions volunteering for duty in the cook house. Says sending his parcel that afternoon. Reports arrival of a friend. Catches up with their news from home. Mentions navigators postings and speculates on…

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EThomsonGBThomson[Fam]430415-0001.jpg
Notes receipt of their letters but not their parcel yet. Writes of his activities and colleagues. Comments on their news from home.

EThomsonGBThomson[Fam]430413.pdf
Notes receipt of their letters and enclosed photographs. Comments on the latter. Writes of his activities. Comments on their news from home. Briefly mentions exams and letters he had received.

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EThomsonGBThomson[Fam]430410.pdf
Writes that he had sore feet after a march past for wings for victory week and covered 8 miles. Catches up with news from mail that he received about other American friend. Glad to hear about their news from their letter and comments on their…

EThomsonGBThomson[Fam]430404.pdf
Writes that he was now back in Manchester. Describes and comments on his new location and situation. Compares his location unfavourably to Glasgow but pleased that there was more to see and do locally. Mentions discipline in the camp not being too…

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PWillettS1913.jpg
Vertical aerial photograph captioned '672Z45 v.31.8.40 Manchester Engl. B1. 12 GB45101 45102'. The top left and right corners of the print have images of instruments and the bottom right corner has the caption 'Nr 899 033 f = 200.92'. The centre…

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EThomson[Fam]ThomsonGB430503.pdf
Writes to him at RAF Ludlow. Comments on his life under canvas, current circumstances and the weather. Mentions Italian prisoners of war, that war news was good and the RAF were lighting up Germany. Writes she would hold his parcel until she had a…

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Sending and enclosed letter and expects he is settling into his new quarters at Heath Park. Catches up with gossip of activities and acquaintances included some who were interested in his training photographs and little model plane. Continues with…

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EMacEwanJGThomsonGB440416-0001.jpg
Thanks him for letter with latest news and information. Mentions rough crossing to the United States and other travels through Canada to the States. Talks at length about primary flying training and other activities. Mentions leave after course in…

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OSawyerFCA174215-190117-01.pdf
Incudes personal details, promotions from AC2 to pilot officer, medals, medical classification, inoculations, vaccinations, identity cards issued, will and a list of postings.

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Complete history of the aircraft from 1942 to placement in RAF Museum. Delivered to 83 Squadron at RAF Scampton. Lists all flights with crews and provides details of operations and other sorties. First operation was on 8/9 July 1942. Was founder…

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SClydeSmithD39856v10011.pdf
Starts with joining on short service commission and covers, in great detail, his pilot training activities, including a crash landing during a cross country. After receiving his wings award, he moves to trials work, target towing and aircraft…

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PMyersWaymanM19010025.jpg
Left: Mike wearing a blazer with a club crest. He has his pipe in his mouth. Captioned, 'Mike in Sunderland June 1936'.
Right: Mike wearing a striped blazer. Captioned, 'Manchester 1936 Mike'.

SBondS-ODellBv10004.pdf
Completed 13 operations on 408 Squadron. Comments that he did not complete his tour as the war ended. Mentions first operation was to Bremen and last to Heligoland. Comments on his Canadian crew and mentions names and ranks, Covers his training…

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MKirkbrightREM1483124-190324-01.pdf
Airman’s service and pay book for Flight Sergeant Robert Kirkbright from 9 July 1941 to 20 August 1943. Includes personal details, inoculation record and a list of where he served.

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LCookeH115312v1.pdf
Pilot's flying log book for Horace Cooke covering the period 11 April 1944 to 1 June 1945 when Horace served in Canada with 31 Personnel Dispatch, 19 Elementary Flying School, 17 Service Flying Training School and 7 Bombing and Gunnery School.

The…

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BDennisFDennisFv1.pdf
In 1943 Frank completed an engineering apprenticeship and volunteered to join the Royal Air Force as a flight engineer. He completed basic training in London, where he witnessed the fatal crash of a C-47 and then went to Initial Training Wing at RAF…

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A newspaper article about the estate of Dorothy Shena.

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Typed name is Sablosky, Myer then handwritten 'Stratton Michael'. Gives personal details including that he had non-British parents. Lists postings from 18 March 1942 to September 1946. Mentions training and postings to 578 and 76 Squadron. Only…

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PCampbellJK18060011.jpg
Maria sitting on a deck chair in a garden. Behind her is a large greenhouse. On the reverse 'Manchester June 1947 The Idle Rich. Mother. Maria Campbell probably at Aunt Jennie's'.
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