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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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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420708.pdf
Reports on received mail. Comments that they had done little flying since arriving. Mentions daily routine. Says that he had written from Chicago on recent leave, asking if they had had that letter. Goes on about sending various things home including…

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420902.pdf
Writes again from Chicago on summer leave and describes activities there having a wonderful time. Carries on with description and mentions that the British War Relief Society were paying their board.

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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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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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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago on the back of an envelope.

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Three views of Chicago

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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Two views of Chicago

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

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A map of North America with a route plotted on it. Airfields visited are listed from Gravely and back. It is captioned '"Operation Goodwill" 8th July to 29th Aug 1946.'

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

LMathersRW55201v2.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Ronald Mathers covering the period from 1 October 1944 to 24 February 1948. Detailing his flying training, instructor duties and duties with 35 squadron. He was stationed at RAF Swinderby, RAF Finningley, RAF Hullavington,…

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

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

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

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A view of Chicago

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One coloured view of Chicago and part of a brief history of Chicago.

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Item 1 is a newspaper cutting of two officers. Sir Guy Garrod congratulates Captain R W Hilgard on receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting about 5000 spectators viewing the Royal Air Force at Scott Field, St…

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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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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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MEllisEL183959-211116-040013.jpg
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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