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Peter's RAF service with 57 Squadron, along with details of his crew members is provided. Peter carried out 25 operations, since he had already completed a first tour of 30 operations. While he was on leave, his aircraft crashed and his crew died,…

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Photo 1 is a head and shoulders portrait of Gordon Prescott.
Photo 2 is a full length portrait of Gordon Prescott as a boy scout.
Photo 3 is Gordon Prescott and two scout leaders. Gordon is holding a standard.
The three photographs are captioned…

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BSmithJSmithJv1-2.pdf
Wartime recollections of John (known to his friends as Jack) George Smith from Pinchbeck. He tells of life before the war, how he went on to volunteer for the RAF in August 1940 and describes his training as a wireless operator. The document includes…

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BSmithJSmithJv1.pdf
Second version. Covers life before the war and volunteering for the RAF in August 1940 and continues with an account of training as a wireless operator. The article includes radio school crest and photograph of a Battle aircraft. He describes his…

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Details of data for routes Spalding to Broxbourne to Norwich area: giving tracks, distances, courses, groundspeed and times.

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SBratleyHW755503v10025.pdf
The document relates the experience of a pilot trying to get control of their Wellington which had iced up. The author describes an incident where he was trying to get the front gunner out of his turret, and putting his torch inside his clothing, as…

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Writes that he was on leave and catches up with family/friends news.

EBarnsdaleFSBarnsdaleJD410405.pdf
Comments on hot sweaty weather in Georgia, but were getting khaki uniform. Says the food was very good and comments on beer. Reports on his activities in describes Albany town. Writes of daily routine and comments on local life in the south. Asks…

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EBarnsdaleFSBarnsdaleJD420316.pdf
Sends best wished for John's birthday. Looking forward to going down to the south of the United States and is fed up of doing nothing. Describes Moncton and his activities there including films seen. Mentions it was getting warmer and that he had…

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EBarnsdaleFSBarnsdaleJD420526.pdf
Catches up with recent mail and parcels, then catches up with gossip. Says he had recently been in hospital with German measles, but did not miss any flying were he now has 14 hours and 3 solo. Writes a little about training and recent war news.…

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Letter in French and translation from Emile Mairesse who had promised during their visit that he would look after their son's grave. Tells them of his visits to the grave and work he had done. Offers hospitality if they should return to Cambrai.

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Gives details of the death of Flight Lieutenant Frank Barnsdale and some biographic material.

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Reports death of Flight Lieutenant F S Barnsdale buried in France. Gives some details of service career and civilian occupation before the war.

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