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Charles Hilder's observers and air gunners flying log book
C A Hilder’s RCAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 17 February 1943 to 24 March 1944, detailing training and operations as a Bomb Aimer. He was stationed at RCAF Station Lethbridge (No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School), RCAF Station…

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Graduation Winnipeg
Four photographs in an album. Each photograph shows a sergeant in uniform having an award pinned to his chest by an officer. In each photograph a second officer is standing at a microphone and rows of airmen are standing in the background. Album…

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Four RAF sergeants in uniform
Informal portrait of four sergeants in uniform standing outside. Annotated 'Sergeants!!!! Ginger, Reg, Joe & Charles'.

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Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes that his course is pretty tough compared with Cambridge. He sailed across in a large luxury liner, the food was good. Chocolate, fruit and cigarettes were for sale in unlimited quantities. The sea became rough and many were sick. Then…

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Bob Smith's Memoirs
Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.

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Bob Smith's Memoirs - Book 2
Covers his training.

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Jack Crawford's trip book
Covering the period 3 December 1941 to 1945 it details Jack's initial training, sailing from New Zealand to Canada and subsequent train journey, visiting a fox farm, canoeing, taking exams and getting the results and trips in the snow. Qualifying as…

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William Fisher Martin’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book
William Martin’s Flying Log Book as Air Navigator from 27th November 1942 until 27th June 1946. Trained as a navigator at No. 1 CNS Rivers, Canada,. Posted to Scotland to 4 AFU in 1943. Further training in 1660 and 1654 CUs. Posted for operations to…

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Locomotive, Sun Life Building and Street Scene with Trams
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is the preserved steam locomotive, Countess of Dufferin at Winnipeg.
#2 is the Sun Life Building, Montreal.
#3 is a street scene with trams.

Rio Cinema, Manitoba Legislature Bison and
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is the outside of the Rio cinema.
#2 is a Bison statue at the steps leading into the Manitoba Legislature.
#3 is a large room with high ceilings. A man is standing working at a desk.

Canadian city views
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is the inside of the Canadian Pacific Railway station, Winnipeg.
#2 is a street scene including the Paris building, at Portage Avenue and Garry Street junction, Winnipeg.
#3 is a street scene looking towards the…

Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Writes about meeting friend and that friend had washed out of pilot training. Mentions mail from other friends. Writes that the weather was now so hot that he was flying very early in the day. Mentions that his friend had been sent home to New…

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Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Catches up with news from home. Writes about adventures while horse riding. Describes flight to Winnipeg to pick up Bolingbroke. Mentions that Canadian winter had started. Still no news on date to go home.

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Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Reports on mail received. Catches up with news of service friends. Catches up with family gossip and news of other friends. Wonders how rationing effects them and mentions how it was in Canada. Comments on a sortie to Winnipeg. Writes about his…

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Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Acknowledges receipt of their letters and wonders why they had not received any from him. Mentions he passed his end of course exams, that he now had 100 hours flying and comments on cross country flight. Writes that he will be posted to another…

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Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Writes that he had received many letters from home and while they had had none from him, he had written every week. Describes his leave in Winnipeg and gives extensive details of his Canadian hosts and his activities while there. Mentions upcoming…

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Letter from Lewis Ellis to his mother and father
Says he had been flying almost every day and that he had gone solo. Comment on his flying training, his pay, cost of living, graduation dance for previous course and the fact that it was snowing. Mentions getting a letter from a girl in Wigan as well…

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People and Winnipeg
Left page - four airmen wearing battledress with pilot's brevet standing in the doorway of a hut.
Right page - left - interior of room with chairs. Captioned 'Hall of the Winter Club'.
Right - view over airfield with hangar and parked aircraft.…

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Aircraft, people and places
Left page - left - airborne Stirling.
Right - two airmen standing by the engine of a crashed aircraft.
Right page - left - view down city street. Captioned 'Portage Avenue, Winnipeg'.
Right - two story building with car in front. Captioned…

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Jim McGaughran's Service and Paybook
RAF Form 64 issued to Jim.

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

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73rd Squadron Graduation Banquet & Dance
Jim's copy of the programme for his graduation. It includes a list of all the graduates and their town and country of origin.

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Bob Burns computer compendium
Draft of memoir with contents page - giving service history. Followed by pages with reference to photographs for name and rank, deferred service, ground training dates and places, training in Canada, back home for service flying, 5 Group, 51 base,…

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Bob Burns
Half-length image of an airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank and observers brevet and side cap. Buildings in the background. Three versions of the same image. Submitted with caption 'Sgt Bob Burns- Graduation leave- on way home- 'Happy with brevet…

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Stations that Patrick was posted to
Handwritten on the inside of the album cover. The stations include Uxbridge, Cambridge, Bassingbourne, Dumfries, Harwell, Lossiemouth, Newton, Manby, Dalcross, Regents Park, Harlow, St Andrews, Moncton NB, Prince Albert, Sask, Dauphin Man.

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Patrick Geary at Dauphin 1943
Patrick with fellow course member standing in front of a Cessna Crane, captioned 'Dauphin 1943'.

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