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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420608.pdf
Writes while spending 14 days leave in Chicago where they were having a great time. Talks of their recent wings parade. Writes of changes to training system and that he has to get more flying in before returning.

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EBallardEllisH420920.pdf
Writes that she saw her son in Chicago while he was on leave from training in Canada. Is complementary about the RAF. Says her son is looking fit and well and commiserates mothers separated from sons.

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Half-length image of two sergeants wearing tunics with pilot's brevet standing inside a glassed in room. On the reverse 'Board of [...] Building Chicago'.

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Three RAF sergeants wearing tunics with pilot's brevet sitting at a table with beer glasses and an ashtray on it.

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Three RSF sergeants wearing tunics with pilot's brevet sitting at a table with a civilian woman. Glasses and an ashtray and matches on the table.

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Note 'we had this couple taken "down town" Chicago'.

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Colour postcard showing drawing of roof garden of YMCA hotel in Chica.go. Handwritten note on reverse

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Card with address for Jessie Flora Mac Leod [sic] on reverse.

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Photograph and text for program of public meetings. On the reverse addresses for Lois Trethaway.

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Advertisement with two hats and text 'Monroe at Wabash, Chicago, Ill'.

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Writes that he would answer their questions from recent letters. Mentions colleagues and catches up with family news. Comments on his good time in Chicago and recent wings parade, Writes of flying Fairy Battle aircraft, going on to Bolingbroke in…

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BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1.pdf
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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BShakespeareHEShakespeareHEv1.pdf
Harry Shakespeare's travelogue covering a train trip from San Francisco to New York via Sacramento Kansas City, Des Moines, Chicago, Cleveland. Harry notes that facilities and infrastructure as superior to that of anything in Australia. He praises…

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PSparkesW17010047.jpg
Top left - flight line at Goose with aircraft parked. Captioned 'Victor, Vulcan, VC10 on the strip at Goose'.
Top centre - Vulcan just airborne.
Top right - a formation of four Vulcans in line astern. Captioned 'Vulcans returning from Chicago air…

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Top - view across city with Trustees System’s Service building, now Century Tower and the Merchandise Mart. Captioned 'gloomy Chicago's industrial areas'.
Bottom left - view of distant suspension bridge across bay with ship. Captioned 'Golden Gate…

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Top - looking down o n river running through city. Captioned 'Birds-eye view of Chicago'.
Bottom left - view of skyscrapers and river. Captioned 'Majestic skyscrapers Chicago'.
Bottom right - looking down at elevated railway and buildings at Lake…

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Newspaper cutting explains that the RAF accepted and invitation from United States Army Air Force to send 35 Squadron to take part in an air day. Letter written from Scott Field Illinois. Writes they having a good time but complains of heat. Mentions…

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BAdamsHGAdamsHGv3.pdf
Writes that he joined newly formed Air Training Corps at end of 1941 and describes training and sports. He was called up into army 3 July 1942 and describes training in basic infantry and as a driver. After exam, was offered course at technical…

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PQuineJW16020105.jpg
Top left - A woman wearing fur coat standing on path by a car. In the background houses. Captioned 'Jean'.
Top right - Two women wearing fur coats sitting on a bench with a child on lap of lady on the left. In the background bare trees. Captioned…

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Top left - Four men and a woman looking in a shop window. Men are wearing tunics and side caps. One is talking to woman, one is looking at camera. Captioned - 'Window shopping in Chicago'.
Bottom right - Column of men in military uniform marching .…

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Newspaper cutting with three air-to-air view photographs of Lancasters.

Article states that 16 Lancasters of 35 Pathfinder Squadron will arrive 27 July 1946 on three day visit to Denver area. They arrived in the United States at Mitchel Field New…

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PPearceAT16030006.jpg
Top left - air to ground view of Scott Field.
Top right - eight Lancasters in light paint scheme parked in pairs on an airfield with runway behind and buildings on far side.
Middle left - a line of Lancasters in light paint scheme parked on…

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PPearceAT16040014.jpg
Air to ground view of Scott Field with runways left to right and running middle right to top. Buildings bottom left and left side.

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PPearceAT16010028.jpg
Air-to-ground view of Scott Field, Illinois, with several runways and buildings in the foreground.

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PPearceAT16010014.jpg
Air to ground view of Scott Field surrounded by open countryside.

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