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LStreetDO123026v1.pdf
Denys Oliver Street’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 22 April 1941 to 29 March 1943, detailing his training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at USAAF Miami (Oklahoma) (3 British FTS), RAF Grantham (12 PAFU), RAF Upper…

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PRookeFC-J17020051.jpg
Jack baiting a hook. On the reverse 'Baiting'.

PRookeFC-J17020050.jpg
Five photographs from an album, captioned 'A fishing line at Grand Lake. The Cast'.
#1 and 5 are two men, captioned 'The Two Jacks'.
#2 and 4 are the same, captioned 'Jack and I'.
#1 and 2 are enlargements.
#3 is a man baiting a hook, captioned…

PRookeFC-J17020037.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait of a women. An attached note states 'Werwaguk Indian. Our pet waitress'.
#2 s Miami, Oklahoma, looking North across the Neosho River showing the railway junction area.
#3 is an…

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PRookeFC-J17020036.jpg
Four items from a scrapbook.
#1 is an invitation to the Presentation of Wings
#2 is the Kansas City Power and Light Building
#3 is an invitation to the Wings Dinner, after the Presentation.
#4 is a newspaper cutting about a dance . Dick Rooke…

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PRookeFC-J17020032.jpg
Five photographs from an album.
#1 is a Cessna 165 Airmaster aircraft
#2 is a street scene of Miami, Oklahoma
#3 is a warehouse on fire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
#4 is Lucille and Dick. Attached is a note with 'Lucille (my crush) & her beau Mr…

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PRookeFC-J17020028.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a storage building in Oklahoma City on fire with firemen endeavouring to put it out.
#2 is a skyscraper belonging to the Kansas City Power and Light company.
#3 is the Jenkins family with a note stating '?…

PRookeFC-J17020019.jpg
A port side aerial view of Harvard W64 116144 in flight over the town of Picher, Oklahoma and the surrounding lead and zinc mining complex.

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PRookeFC-J17020017.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is a view of a Harvard instrument panel.
#2 is an aerial view of Miami from the west.
#3 is an aerial view of the airfield, captioned 'The airfield as it used to be'.

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PRookeFC-J17020011.jpg
Two photographs from an album.
#1 is a Cornell captioned 'Some one solo'.
#2 is an airman standing at the back of a bus, captioned 'The bus that transports us'.

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PRookeFC-J17020009.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
#1 Dick and Jack sitting on a fence in Miami Park.
#2 Three airmen and a dog, captioned 'The boys with Peter, RIP'.
#3 is six airmen at the Post Exchange captioned 'Post Exchange Sunday morning. Jack and I against…

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PRookeFC-J17020003.jpg
Two photographs of groups of airmen.
#1 is of trainees arranged in four rows. It is captioned 'L & M Flights Feb 10th 1944' and '3rd from Right 2nd Row'.
#2 is a group of airmen arranged in three rows and is captioned 'Instructors and students at…

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PRookeFC-J17020002.jpg
The title page to the photo album with, handwritten, -
'FC Rooke RAF
A Chronicle of Events
at No.1 BFTS
Miami Oklahoma USA
From Feb 8th 1944'.

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BRookeRRookeRv1.pdf
Autobiography of his early years, mainly training in the USA. Also included is an extract from Eleanor Roosevelt's diary, dated September 24, 1942. This includes a thank you letter from RAF trainees who were treated to American hospitality by Mama…

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LRookeFC1807892v1.pdf
Francis Rooke’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 10 February 1944 until 26 January 1947. Pilot training took place at 24 Empire Flying Training School, 3 British Flying Training School, 1 School of Technical Training, 1 Air Gunnery School and 1667…

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LSandlandCB19230612v1.pdf
Flying Officer C. B. Sandland’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book, from June 1942 to 22nd May 1946, recording training, operations, instructional and Transport Command flights to Europe, India, the Middle and Far East.
Based at: Marshall’s Flying School…

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BHookingsEWHookingsEWv1.pdf
Born in 1920, this covers his early life in Battersea and Morden, describing family life, school and first jobs, until he becomes an operational pilot in 1944. He describes family experiences at beginning of the war volunteering, initially, for Royal…

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BDaviesMJDaviesLAv1.pdf
Biographies of navigator Leslie Davies and all his crew. Includes photographs of Lancaster, 50 Squadron, his crew, Leslie Davies himself, training course photographs. Covers his tour from 7 October 1944 to 22 March 1945. List his crew and aircraft…

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SDaviesLA1581024v10005.pdf
Pilot’s flying log book for F D Jones, covering the period from 27 March 1942 to 12 April 1944. Detailing his flying training. He was stationed at RAF Theale, RCAF Moncton, Ponca City, RAF Harrogate, RAF Hern, RAF Tern Hill, RAF Tatenhill, RAF…

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PQuineJW16020259.jpg
Top left - head and shoulders portrait of a sergeant wearing tunic with pilot's brevet. Captioned 'Sgt John Quine'.
Middle right - full length portrait of a man wearing khaki uniform standing in front of a tree. In the background a single story…

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PQuineJW16020257.jpg
Eight men wearing khaki uniform, seven with side caps and one with a peaked cap all with pilot's brevet. Captioned 'The great day - I dood it'. Includes individual scan of photograph.

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PQuineJW16020253.jpg
Top left - oblique aerial photograph of a town with river running from bottom to top right. Captioned 'Miami looking S.E.'.
Middle right - oblique aerial photograph of a town in middle distance with part of cockpit coaming and tailplane visible.…

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PQuineJW16020248.jpg
Top left - oblique aerial photograph of fields with buildings bottom right. Part of wing visible at bottom. Captioned 'The field from 2000''.
Top right - oblique aerial photograph of town in middle with open countryside beyond. Part of wing visible…

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PQuineJW16020244.jpg
Top - three men wearing cowboy hats and two women, one wearing cowboy hat sitting on woosden stockyard fence. In the background cows and fences. Captioned 'Cowboys'. On the reverse 'Margorie Graham, Commerce, Okla, June 26 1943'.
Bottom - blurred…

PQuineJW16020239.jpg
Top left - four men, all wearing khaki uniform with battledress tops, standing in line. In the background right bushes. Captioned 'Fred, Bill, Myself & Val'.
Top right - two men hanging upside down holding the supports to a porch roof over door to…

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