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Keith Campbell grew up in New South Wales and joined the Royal Australian Air Force when he was old enough. He flew 35 operations as a bomb aimer with 466 Squadron from RAF Leconfield and RAF Driffield when, on their 31st operation another aircraft…

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Colin joined the British Army in December 1941 and, eventually, moved to his preferred Royal Air Force in March 1943. He went to Number 2 Initial Training School at RAAF Bradfield Park in Sydney as a navigator, graduating in February 1944. His first…

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BBurnsDRBurnsDRv1.pdf
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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BScottEWScottEWv1.pdf
The memoir contains details of Eric’s wartime career between 1939-1946. It covers his initial training, elementary flying training and his journey to the US for further training. During this time, he sustained an injury which curtailed his pilot…

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BThomsonGBThomsonGBv4.pdf
After baling out on 12 September 1944 and evading with the flight engineer for 8 day, George describes his capture and the prisoner of war camps. He gives detailed description of camp and activities. He records dates of memorable events during his…

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Written from his prisoner of war camp, Haydn says he is in good health and is getting enough to eat thanks to the Red Cross. The weather is good but winter is coming and he hopes to see them soon.

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BUsherJBurnsDRv1.pdf
Account of Bob's last operation to Schweinfurt on 25 April 1944. He describes attack by night fighter; Aircraft spinning down; and Bob eventually blown out of aircraft by explosion, and parachuted to safety. He initially evaded but was captured…

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BUsherJBurnsDRv3.pdf
Account of Bob Burns (semi-professional musician) formation of orchestra in prisoner of war camp after arrival of Red Cross parcel with saxophone and clarinet. Continues with account of long walk from Silesia to Berlin in January/February 1945 in…

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YHughesAM417845v1.pdf
Describes the journey taken by foot and, eventually, train after the evacuation of the Bankau Stalag Luft 7 prisoner of war camp (18 January - 8 February 1945).

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Describes events following the German authorities' announcement that prisoners from a number of camps in the east would be moved to other areas of the Reich. Due to lack of transport, prisoners would be required to walk. Describes events at Stalag…

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ERidgewayWSFirthJB[Date]-01.pdf
Envelope addressed to J Firth, Slough, from WS Ridgeway (who is mentioned in the attached card), Wollaton, Notts, and containing a home-made Christmas card from Stalag Luft 7, Bankau, 1944, signed by 6 airmen and giving their addresses.

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Three bunks, the bottom one near the floor and with an approximately 50 cm space between each. There is a vertical support a third of the way from the left. The bottom two bunks are covered with a variety of unidentifiable objects. Clothes hang on…

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BThomsonGBThomsonGBv1.pdf
George comments on the target (Frankfurt) and the odds on being shot down. It was their 19th operation and, out of 124 aircrew shot down that night, only 10 survived, five from their crew. He describes evading, capture, initial treatment and journey…

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BThomsonGBThomsonGBv3.pdf
On account of approaching Russians, Germans planned to move all prisoners of war in the east to the west. Documents gives day by day account of journey from Stalag Luft 7 of over 200 kilometres on foot in winter weather over 12 days before being…

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BUsherJBurnsDRv2.pdf
Gives account of last (and 7th) operation to Schweinfurt 26/27 April 1944. His Lancaster was shot down and the pilot, wireless operator, flight engineer, and both gunners were killed. The bomb aimer and navigator (Bob Burns) were made prisoners of…

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Identity card with descriptive details and one head and shoulders photograph of William Taylor. The face of the card is annotated in handwriting with Taylor's name and also the word 'Luckenwalde'.

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