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Memoro#5249.mp3
Renato Maldarelli (b. 1937) describes the 1943 bombing of Naples. He remembers being woken up by the alarm, his mother wrapping him in a blanket and going down to a cold shelter. He does not recall the fear of being buried alive under his collapsed…

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ACleggS160706.mp3
Stanley Clegg was born in 1923 in Shaw, a small town near Oldham and, at the age of 14, started working at the Fern Cotton Spinning Company as an apprentice in the office. He signed up for the Royal Air Force in December 1941 at the age of 18 and was…

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ASaundersR160616.mp3
Ron Saunders joined the RAF as a wireless operator rear gunner and served on 114 Squadron during the war. As a boy, he remembers seeing the airship R 101 and the Hindenburg flying in the distance. He describes his training in England and in Egypt at…

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Ted Neale describes the aircrew, circumstances leading to their baling out near Nereto, Tortoreto, Italy, and how some of the crew were captured, but Ted was sheltered by local people. He recalls details of his journey back to his squadron at Foggia.

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Bill would spend his school holidays with his grandmother in Scotland. He went to St Edward Island in Canada to do a reconnaissance course, after which he went to Harrogate to await posting. He completed another course on Chipmunks before being…

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MBlairJJ[Ser#-DoB]-160509-01.pdf
The story of John Blair, born in Jamaica, 1919. It covers his early life, joining the RAF and training as a navigator. It details his career and operations. It also includes a eulogy written by John's nephew, Mark Johnson. Appendix A is a…

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Provides Maurice's personal details various operations and hours flown on 115 Squadron at RAF Witchford. He list sorties on Operation Manna at the Hague, Operation Exodus with flights to Belgium, and Operation Dodge with flights to Bari and Naples,…

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SWatsonC188489v1-1.pdf
A memoir written by Cliff Watson (divided into 20 chapters.) It covers his life events, from birth to his career in the RAF and beyond. It provides details of his family life in Yorkshire, before relocating to London. Having joined the RAF, he…

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Church with bell tower and carvings

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A small church with a large dome, partially destroyed by lava.

Identification kindly provided by Roberto Fasoli and Marco Devigili of the In viaggio tra le culture del mondo Facebook group.

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Large castle with four visible round turrets. It is set on a low mound in. In front are a few pedestrians waking on Piazza Municipio.

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Royal Palace of Naples and Piazza del Plebiscito. In front are military vehicles and several pedestrians.

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Interior of Galleria Umberto I public shopping gallery in Naples, with glass domed roof.

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An open area with a fountain. Behind are large five storey buildings.

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Rowing and fishing boats, rows of apartments and a stone jetty at the seafront of Naples.

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Large building with three flagpoles outside. On the reverse 'The Post Office, Naples'.

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A street with double tram lines. There are many pedestrians and in the distance, on top of a hill, is Castel Sant Elmo.

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A view across Naples Bay with Mount Vesuvius in the background. In the foreground are small fishing boats. On the reverse 'Naple [sic] Bay'.

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An ornate staircase with marble sculptures and statues. There is a domed roof with further ornamentation.

Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by Giusi Sartoris.

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Detail of Gennaro Maldarelli's fresco 'Tancredi rinvia Costanza d'Altavilla a suo marito Enrico VI". A king and queen surrounded by soldiers, courtiers and children. On the reverse is 'Cathedral' [sic].

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The cover of a programme for Rigoletto performed in Naples at the Real Teatro di Carlo at the direction of the British Military Authorities Naples.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…

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BCurnockRMCurnockRMv1.pdf
A memoir written by Dick Curnock, covering his wartime service and his service for the RAF after the war. It talks of his brother Sam and his accident as a pilot. Dick started his training at Lords in London, RAF Bridlington then RAF Bridgnorth and…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-018.pdf
News-sheet of the ex-Air Force POW Association. This edition covers POW's in Perpetuity, the Red Cross, a new memorial at Plymouth Hoe, Geoof Taylor -author, advance notice of a reunion in Vancouver, lost members, ex-POW histories, Obituaries, a…

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Photo 1 is a postcard of Palazzo Reale, Naples.
Photo 2 is three airmen outside the terminal of RAF Pomigliano. One airman is identified as F/Lt Ken Strang.
Photo 3 is an airman outside the terminal, identified as F/O G Alexamder.
Photo 4 is a…

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Photo 1 is a postcard of the Piazza Mergellina, Naples,
Photo 2 is an aircraft identified as a Junkers with a very distant Lancaster.
Photo 3 is a postcard of Via Partenope and Caste Dell'Ovo, Naples.
Photo 4 is two airmen, identified as F/Lt Alec…

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