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Letter from David Boldy to his father about about passing his driving test, the Air Raid Precautions not taking anyone under 25, and a comment on the situation in Finland.

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Andrew Deytrikh’s family emigrated from Russia in 1919 and he was born in the Isle of Wight. He grew up in London before being employed in a laboratory testing metals. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1940 and, after training as a pilot, he joined…

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Allied advances in Holland and France are discussed, including breaches of the Siegfried Line, involving allied armies and paratroopers. The German border has been crossed in four places. Germany still holds the channel ports and those in Brittany.…

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The leaflet addresses the Battle for Australia against the Japanese with General MacArthur’s appointment as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Australia and the Southwest Pacific. The Australian Prime Minister, John Curtin, announces successful…

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Churchill compares Australians’ resolve in facing Japanese to that of the British in the Battle of Britain. American reinforcements and General MacArthur named as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Australia. Australian Prime Minister, Mr Curtin,…

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He hailed from a village in Hertfordshire called Radlett. The diary covers everyday activities with his wife Pam, including work and a good social life. He commuted to work in London by train to St Pancras. The winter of 1940 was particularly bad…

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Pages of recognition handbook of British aircraft tabbed national markings Europe with aircraft markings for British (service, civilian and India/Pacific), Eire, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France(friendly and Vichy), Germany, Greece,…

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The Allies’ summer offensive is outlined, with five European capitals liberated and six allied army groups threatening Berlin from the western border. Further countries are fighting back.
There is a description of allied army successes in the West.…

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Two maps described as Top and Lower halves. A scale of 1:3000000 but with a large amount of road, railway and river detail. An inset map has distances between western european ports and the UK.
International boundaries are included from 1/4/40.

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Transcript of taped letter to John. Starts with some discussion of books about the Lancaster with technical and operational details. Describes his early days at RAF Bardney on 9 Squadron. Mentions first operation as second pilot to Kiel V-1 storage.…

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