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MJuryE653173-240506-11.jpg
Envelope for book "art of photography" sent to Sgt E Jury at Stalag Luft 6, from Balckwells of Oxford

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Indicates a photography books dispatched to him from B H Blackwell Ltd.

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Report and official returns of a cross country race in which pilot Stanley Dodwell beat about 50 pigeons.

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Advertisement for Stan's family shop including a race between an aeroplane and pigeons and a height judging competition.

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Report of Stan beating about fifty pigeons in a cross country flying race,

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Reporting on a race to be undertaken between Stan and released pigeons, over 55 miles.

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Starts with account of Thorne's aircraft being shot down. Follows account of Thorne's escape from prisoner of war camp, evading, recapture and death. Then relates his meeting and experiences during posting for training in the United States. Continues…

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MKnoxVD63842-240818-04.pdf
Douglas' notes, diagrams and calculations pertaining to navigation. Includes details of a practice flight.

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Catches up with mail sent. Glad he had received aero modeller magazine. Notes he was enjoying trips with the crew. Comments on weather. Hope they had enjoyed shopping expedition to Oxford. Continues with description of activities, news and gossip.

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EThomson[Fam]ThomsonGB440110.pdf
Written on his birthday and hope he was able top celebrate. Was worried about whether he had received the £6.00 she sent and said she sent a back up cheque in case not. Notes that his overdue mail had arrived. Comments on photographs. Goes on with…

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BOlenynEOlenynEv1.pdf
An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…

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SBondS-LloydEv10002.pdf
Document with copies of all his letters to his family. Starts with six letters while he was training in New Zealand. Gives very details description of activities and colleagues. Includes period of illness and hospitalization. Follows two letters…

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Peter Greenwood was born February 2, 1926, in Halifax, and grew up in the Yorkshire countryside, where his father ran a dairy business. He studied at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School with a particular interest in physics and chemistry. He was later…

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YMaceHA1295485v1 1.pdf
A diary kept during Arthur's RAF service.
There is a second diary for 1943 only and its contents are identical to the first diary. A third diary covers 1944.

Year 1942
The diary describes tedium and excitement of training through 1942. He…

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Congratulations sent to Edward's mother on him passing the certificate in agriculture of the Essex Institute. Edward took the exams whilst a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 6.

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Left page: top, the Luftpost, issues 10 and 18.
Middle, left report of an aircraft landing on a car.
Middle centre, woman holding a baby, reports of engagements and births of babies.
Bottom left, report of the death of Lieutenant Geoffrey William…

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Left page; top, view across tennis courts to Headington School, Headington road, Headington, Oxford.
Bottom, a group of 13 girls and a teacher taken in the main assembly hall of Headington school.
Right page: top a group of 13 children and a…

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BFoskettPFoskettWv10001.pdf
The first of three chapters of Bill's wartime service. There is a second copy with handwritten edits.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440414.pdf
Catches up with news from home. Says he had a quiet Easter. Mentions hitch hiking into Oxford on day off and saw and American army show. Writes that he had now started flying but had to walk a mile and a quarter to the the flight. Discusses whether…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]440329.pdf
Writes that he had now moved to Kidlington, which he did not like as much as Coltishall but it was close to Oxford with good transport into town. Says he received parcel and letter. Writes about letter from friend with his news.

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]4405XX-01.pdf
Writes of journey on train. States that they had finished ground school and now spent days flying. Starting night flying the following week. Mentions mail awaiting him on his return. States that that week was Oxford's "salute to the soldier " week…

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A summary of Edgar's service in the RAF.

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BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1.pdf
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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Two men seated at a desk. On the reverse 'Oxford 1946 with Eddie Alderton'.

LRoyalGL1801494v1.pdf
George Royall's log book, detailing his RAF flying from September 1943 to November 1945. It records his training as an observer, gunner and bomb aimer, initially at 48 and 42 Air Schools in South Africa. It then records his flying training with 8…

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