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Receipt from the officer's shop with a list of costs and total on the reverse.

LGosneyG568331v1.pdf
This log book covers the training, operational and post war flying career of Geoffrey Gosney from 2 July 1942 to 12 July 1951. It includes a cartoon of the 426 Squadron crest. Geoffrey flew 31 operations in two tours of duty, 23 of which were night…

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A street scene with a bus and a few cars and only a few pedestrians.

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Top left - two airmen on a street. Behind is a café, a large house, shade tree and electric pylon. Captioned ‘”Jock & Pat” in Nazareth’. Top right - a street scene. In the foreground an Arab on a donkey, in the centre is a large building with NAAFI…

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Top leff - inside a cave with two chambers, captioned ‘Tomb of St Joseph’. Top right - a group of four women in Arab dress collecting water. One woman has a pottery water jug on her head. The well is in a stone enclave with a curved roof. Captioned…

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Top right - a middle eastern village. In the foreground are cactus plants. The village extends into the middle distance after which there are dry low hills with little vegetation. Captioned ‘Panorama with Mount Tabar [sic]’. Top right of a large…

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Large building at edge of roundabout. Road sides are tree lined.

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A mosque with a few pedestrians

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Top left - view of a harbour with ships and buildings in the background. Captioned 'Famagusta Harbour Cyprus'. Top right two ships in the middle distance taken from a ship. In the foreground a group of men and a hawser. Captioned 'Ships in Haifa…

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Top left - a man in Arab dress standing between two camels. Captioned 'Part of camel train'. Top right - three airmen sitting round a small table in a garden with low walls. In the background trees and buildings. Captioned 'NAAFI beer garden Ein…

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Top left - a woman in a dress standing beside a reception desk talking into a phone. On the wall is a poster advertising a Flower Service. In the centre left there is a sign with pointers, one is labelled ‘Canteen’ and a second is labelled ’Games…

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A list of 12 photographs contained in the album Tel-Aviv S1A

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A list of 12 photographs of Jaffa in the album

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A list of twelve photographs of Haifa

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Writes from United States to RAF Aqir. Comments on mail. Writes of her activities and teaching school. Part of letter missing

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Sorry about having to use airgraph but also does not have much news as he included most in previous letter. Was not about when chocolate turned up but asks to be sent any magazines that turn up. Comments on their latest news from home. Mentions…

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Asks how she was doing after illness. Relates visiting Tel Aviv where he has an English lady friend. Mentions current weather.

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A wide street with a bus, a lorry and many cars.

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A street scene with a roundabout and an Arab woman and child.

LWearsKB631597v1.pdf
K B Wears’ RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 2 July 1940 to 12 January 1945, detailing training, operations and instructional duties as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Jurby (No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery…

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LPrestonJC201864v1.pdf
J C Preston’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25 November 1942 to 17 May 1946. It details training, 13 Air Search and Rescue (ASR) sorties and other duties as a pilot with 249 Squadron in the Middle East, over the eastern Mediterranean and later…

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The cover of a collection of photographs of Jaffa

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Head and shoulders portrait of Jack, captioned 'Tel Aviv Palestine - July 1942 based at Aqir'. Reverse captioned 'To the best little darling in the world Jack xxx'.

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ACoultonWA161020.mp3
William Coulton was born in Derbyshire and worked as an errand boy for the Co-Op until he joined the Royal Air Force in 1943, aged 18. He trained as a flight mechanic and was posted to 115 Squadron at RAF Witchford where he worked on Lancasters. He…

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ACattyMA180822.mp3
Martin Catty grew up in London and was evacuated, with his school, to Westward Ho! at the beginning of the war. He completed a short training course at Cambridge University in 1942 and joined the Royal Air Force. After training, he flew 40…

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