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A newspaper with details of the end of the war with Germany.

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Ordnance Survey air chart of North Wales and Manchester, scale 1/4 inch to one mile, sheet 4.

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States that the crew flew operationally on no fewer than six Lancaster aircraft. Mentions operations along with aircraft flown on them and some of aircraft's subsequent history and where they were built.

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Ordered 1941 and built by A.V. Roe at Chadderton near Manchester as one of a batch of 620 between November 1943 and June 1943. Twenty of this batch either side of ED 932 (Gibson's aircraft) were modified as type 464 provisioning to enable Barnes…

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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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MChadwickR18930430-150622-01.pdf
Transcript of a radio broadcast given by Lancaster bomber designer Roy Chadwick . He describes his early interest in aviation, making aircraft models, joining Avro as personal assistant and early work of company. He reports that many early employees…

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Describes the events after Ronald was shot down on the morning of D-day.

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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'.

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Table plan and list of members of society.

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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Bill had been a member of the Air Defence Cadet Corps and Air Training Corps. He volunteered as a pilot in the Royal Air Force and flew Tiger Moths at RAF Sywell but was re-mustered as a navigator. Bill went to Canada as part of the Empire Air…

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David Fellowes tells of how he used to build model airplanes and fly them in the fields when he was a boy. The son of an engineer, he first joined the Air Training Corps and then volunteered for the Royal Air Force at the age of 17. David describes…

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Edith Taylor (née Tate) grew up in Manchester and experienced the bombing of Manchester. When the war started, Edith, her mother and two siblings, were evacuated to Leek. Edith and her brother were separated from her mother and sister. They had two…

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Born in Salford, just outside of Manchester, Freda was a teenager during the Second World War. She recalls her family's culture, school life, meal requirements and how she reacted to the war being declared. She also recounts her experiences of…

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Frederick joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. After going to RAF Cardington, he was given deferred entry and studied for a year at university. He was invited to London for initial training, followed by the Initial Training Wing at RAF Newquay. He did…

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Geoff Paine attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School and Falmouth Grammar School, joined Air Training Corps and volunteered for the Royal Air Force aged 18. Upon completion of initial training, he was posted to RAF Waltham (100 Squadron) then RAF…

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AHattG180817.mp3
Gladys Hatt was a teenager and working in Manchester when it was bombed. She recalls her life was a sequence of work, shelter, work and there was no teenage life for her. She worked as a machinist sewing uniforms, which was a big change from her…

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Herbert James Wylde was working in local government in Glasgow before he volunteered for aircrew training with the RAF. He started pilot training and had gone solo when he was sent to Canada to continue training. While there, he began training as a…

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Before the war, Hilda Ledger lived in Berkley and worked in a big house. During the war, she was old enough to be required to register to work, and was sent to Metrovic, a Lancaster bomber factory in Manchester. She describes working nine-hour…

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James Ferguson Latimer was born in Edinburgh. His family emigrated to Canada when he was young but moved back to Scotland in 1939. He recalls witnessing a German U-boat torpedo a ship as they sailed back home. Latimer joined the air force and…

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John was a founding member and corporal at his local Air Training Corps. He would cycle to local airfields to get a flight in different aircraft. He volunteered for the RAF in 1942 and was, finally, called up to Lord’s Cricket Ground in November…

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John volunteered for the Royal Air Force as a pilot. He went to Lord’s Cricket Ground, followed by the Initial Training Wing at Scarborough. He spent 10 hours on Tiger Moths in Carlisle. After a short time at RAF Heaton Park in Manchester, John went…

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Lillian Grundy was born and grew up in Ancoats, Manchester. Upon leaving school, she worked in a local mill, winding bobbins, and the Hall Brothers Toffee Works, wrapping sweets. Lillian met George in 1939 and they were engaged at Easter 1940. George…

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Oscar was born in Australia. His father was a machine gunner who was wounded seven times and died from his wounds two months before Oscar was born. This experience influenced him to join the Royal Air Force. As an Air Cadet Corps member, he went to…

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Richard’s father, Arthur Hollis, went to Dulwich College as a day boy. He left aged 16 to join the Home Guard, then worked for a firm of accountants for a couple of years before joining the Royal Air Force. He was sent to Manchester University for…

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