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Dawing of a Lancaster with crew listed 'S/Ldr Gascoyne-Cecil, P/O Jackson, W/O Ayles, F/Lt Neath, F/Sgt Say, Sgt Lucas, Sgt Kirkam, Sgt Hamment'.

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BChandlerRChandlerEBv1.pdf
A biography of Chan's life.
He flew 95 operations as Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Gunnery Leader and Cameraman with 49 and 617 Squadrons and survived nine days adrift in the North Sea. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and a rare Soviet…

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Operations in Lancaster ED562 by 100 and 550 Squadrons to Essen, Spezia, Duisburg, minelaying in the Baltic, Dortmund, Bochum, Dusseldorf, Oberhausen, Cologne, Krefeld, Mulheim, Elberfeld, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Mardyck, Hasselt, Orleans, Aachen,…

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A map of Great Britain and North West Europe annotated with lines from RAF stations where Tommy was based to operational targets. The targets were Stettin, minelaying in the Baltic, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Essen, Oberhausen, Gelsenkirchen, Bochum,…

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A list of 25 operations undertaken by 61 Squadron.

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Photograph of Lancaster from rear as it is just airborne. Captioned 'Friedrichshafen and North Africa: H for Harry, one of a force of Lancasters taking off for the raid on the Zeppelin works on the shores of Lake Constance. After leaving the target…

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MParryWE1172401-220531-06.pdf
A lecture given to Andover's Archaeology and Local History Society on 23 February 1996.

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A newspaper published during the vessel's crossing to the UK.

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A biography of Teddy.

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MKethroR156044-210721-05.pdf
A compilation of Rowland's service in the RAF, throughout WW2.

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A drawing of a Lancaster with the operation to Spezia recorded and the names of the seven crew members listed.

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Two framed drawings of a Lancaster with a reference to two operations.
#1 is the Spezia operation of 18/19 April 1943.
#2 is the operation at Cologne 3/4 July 43.
Each drawing has the names of the crew members and is signed by the AOC RA…

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MGrayDA1006912-210610-08.pdf
A list of operations conducted by 460 Squadron 22 November 1942 to 11 May 1945

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List 20 operations between 22 March 1943 and 17/18 August 1943 of Stanley Shaw's crew.

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SGillK1438901v40007.pdf
Joined 18 June 1941. Trained as navigator in Canada. After operational and conversions training in England during which he flew two operations. He was posted to 9 Squadron at RAF Bardney where he flew 25 operations which are listed. After a tour as a…

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A vertical reconnaissance photograph of La Spezia harbour with all three of the Littorio class battleships moored stern first to the harbour walls. These are Littorio, Vittorio Veneto and Roma. A cruiser is alongside a jetty in the bottom left and…

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MLeeJR575842-180320-01.pdf
Covers 467 Squadron formation at RAF Scampton and move to RAF Waddington. List station and squadron commanders and statistics from operational record books including first and last operational sorties, operational sorties attempted, reasons for…

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Article mentioning smaller towns attacked as well as listing a weeks targets.

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'Spezia 18/19-4-43, Sgts Robinson, Palk, Bradley, Wakefield, Barker, Souter'.

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Letter confirming that Hedley Madgett's aircraft failed to return from operations on 17/18 August 1943. However there was nothing known that could be connected to the aircraft's non return. Writes that it takes some time for any news to come through…

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Tom expresses sadness at Chan's death. He describes flights shared.

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BPageTJPageTJv2.pdf
This is an extract from the author's autobiography, covering his service in the RAF. It tells of his early life and volunteering to join the RAF in January 1940. It details his career from initial training and mustering as an aircraft mechanic…

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LDeweyR1391811v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for R Dewey, bomb aimer, covering the period from 26 August 1942 to 13 May 1943 when he was listed as missing presumed dead. He was stationed at RAF Bobbington (also known as RAF Halfpenny Green), RAF Upper…

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The letter to Audrey refers to an operation which resulted in a landing at Exeter before being transported back to Langar. He goes into some detail about other operations before closing with expressions of affection.

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BGoldsworthyRGGoldsworthyRGv2.pdf
Dick Goldsworthy trained as a navigator and was posted to Ferry Command. In August 1942, he and his crew, Pilot “Cisco”, Wireless Operator Arthur, Rear Gunner Joe Gordon (Canadian), and two others delivered a Wellington to Palestine and was posted o…

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