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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "France--Perpignan"

EMackieNAJHeiriH851214.pdf
Norman provides details of his being shot down and evading through France to Switzerland. He describes conditions in Switzerland and various re-escape plans, including trying to get hold of an aircraft to get to England with two Dutchmen. He mentions…

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EMackieNAJCooper[Mr]850102-0002.jpg
Norman is aware that Mr Copper is intending to write a book about the RAF Escaping Society and seeking stories from members. He describes being shot down on the 20th operation (Stuttgart) of his second tour with 83 Squadron. He recounts his …

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E[Author]GTOwenHW570116.pdf
A letter referring to the night of the crash and George's subsequent escape via Switzerland. He was caught while trying to get to Spain and sent to Paris. After the war he worked for the post office in Calgary.

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An account of the crash written by the pilot, George Thom. The report includes part of a police report.

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MLutwycheCE561197-170703-04.pdf
A summary of Bill's Air Force Career. There are two copies.

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PLutwycheCE1723.jpg
The four airmen are playing with a small dog. Information supplied with the collection states '1940 March-April 114 Sqdn Detachment to Perpignan 2'.

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PLutwycheCE1722.jpg
Bill and a dog. Information supplied with the collection states '1940 March-April 114 Sqdn Detachment to Perpignan 1'.

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MMcDermottC1119618-161216-02.pdf
A collection of aerial photographs of B-17s and B-24s on operations, shipyards, factories, scuttled French fleet, an attack on a convoy, Antwerp forts, airfields, Leghorn port, the camouflaged airfields at Aalborg and Kerlin Bastard and two images to…

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Pat Hickton was born in New Zealand. His mother passed away when he was young and he spent his childhood in a number of foster and children’s homes until he started working on the railway. He volunteered for the RAF and began training as a rear…

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