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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Norway--Gardermoen"

BChandlerRChandlerEBv1.pdf
A biography of Chan's life.

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MDaviesIDW1515585-190418-23.jpg
The extracts cover Operation Doomsday to Norway on May 9/10 1945.

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A handwritten list of various operations undertaken by Idwal from his training in Canada to squadron duties.

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A translation of a newspaper article, Ringerikes Blad. It describes the celebrations when an RAF aircrew visited with paratroopers.

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LDavies1515585v1.pdf
Idwal Davies’ Flying Log Book as a Bomb Aimer from 5th March 1943 until 1st August 1946. Air Bomber and Air Gunner training at 31 Bombing and Gunnery School followed by 33 Air Navigation School. Posted to 2 Advanced Flying Unit in July 1943 and then…

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EDaviesIDWKnophB851128-0002.jpg
Idwal writes telling of his wartime experiences flying Stirlings with 620 Squadron. He was involved with dropping agents, Arnhem and the Rhine crossing of 1945. In particular he refers to an operation over Norway when they made a landing on an…

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SBondS-PayneHv10002.pdf
Starts by outlining his early career flying Hampden torpedo bombers over the Pacific Ocean from Pat Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Then mentions flying Mosquitos on a holding post before training in parachute dropping and glider towing on Whitley.…

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PSladdenD16010005.jpg
Two versions of the same strip (b/w and colour) with enlargements of all slides.
Slide 1 - captioned 'Everyone on station (not working) appears in this group 189 flying crews of 620 Squadron, ready for D-Day'. A very large group of airman sitting…

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PSladdenD1601-Inventory.pdf
Typed and handwritten, numbered list of slides with captions.

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