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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Wales--Gwynedd"

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A list of place where Geoffrey was based.

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Gives date and place of aircrew selection board, personal details, seniority in rank, operational aircraft flown (Lancaster), date of last sortie on 626 Squadron and total operational hours (283)

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Cloth air gunner brevet badge and cloth sergeant rank. In the background part of a diary entry mentioning LLandwrog, Hazel, journey. Concludes with statement June 1st finals tomorrow.

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Two storey white end of terrace house with downstairs bay window and attic window. Captioned 'Bryn Hendre, in Llanbeblig Road, Caernarvon. North Wales. Hazel Salisbury's family home where fiancé, Geoff Beckett "The Englishman", was always made so…

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No 14 initial training wing, RAF Bridlington. A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows on grass in front of a four storey building with other buildings on the right. Annotated 'LAC Geoff Beckett seated on right hand end of front row.…

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Christmas 1940, a number of signatures on the reverse.

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Programme is for Pwllhi and Lleyn, 21 -28 March 1942, image of Winston Churchill on the reverse.

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From information provided by the donor. Three photographs
First is of the accommodation huts.
The second is of the interior of Peter's hut.
The third is of Peter standing outside his hut.

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From information provided by the donor. A number of photographs of R.A.F. Penrhos aircraft and hangars.
The first shows some of the buildings bordering the grass airfield, with the station flag pole in the foreground, aircraft in the background.…

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From information provided by the donor. Coloured diagrammatic map of RAF Penrhos, submitted with caption, '1941 Map of RAF Penrhos.

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Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a house surrounded by countryside, captioned "The Digs".
Photo 2 is a sea view captioned 'Towards Pwllheli'.
Photo 3 is a valley captioned 'More Soch Valley'.
Photo 4 is a sea view, captioned 'South Aber…

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Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a hillside, captioned 'The Soch Valley'.
Photo 2 is a sea view, captioned 'The Two Bays, Nevin'.
Photo 3 is a view of small boats captioned 'Abersoch Harbour'.
Photo 4 is a sea view, captioned 'Porth…

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Don Falgate's ATU course from RAF Penrhos. Ten officers in two rows, all with half wing brevet. Signatures on reverse. Captioned 'ATU (Advanced Flying Unit) course at RAF Penrhos, North Wales . 1 month course of training on Wellington aircraft.…

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LHobbsFJ1262633v1.pdf
Observers and air gunners flying log book for Frank Hobbs, wireless operator, covering the period from 15 March 1941 to 16 March 1943 when he was killed in action. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Pembrey,…

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Card issued to Peter Baxter and others to authorise them to wear cycling clothes during the station fitness runs.

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BBaxterPDBaxterPDv1.pdf
The detailed and wide ranging story of Peter Baxter's service in the RAF from an Airframe Apprentice to Flight Engineer Leader.

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Jeff Mackay was born in 1922 in Ballarat, Australia and was working as a cadet engineer. He joined the Army but decided to join the RAAF when the Japanese entered the war in 1941. After boarding a ship he trained as a navigator in Canada and then…

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From information provided by the donor. Typed letter from O.C. Maintenance to staff of maintenance wing congratulating them for their work in keeping the aircraft of the training wing sufficiently well repaired to achieve 3400 flying hours in a…

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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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SBeckettG622136v10046.pdf
Two versions of the same letter, the first original and the second transcribed. Letter thanks Mrs Beckett for writing and says she has recovered from illness. Writes how happy Geoff was to receive letters from his mother. Continues with comments…

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Derek was in the Air Training Corps before enlisting at 18. He was given deferred service, eventually reporting to the Air Crew Reception Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground. He proceeded to Ludlow and an Initial Training Wing at Paignton. Derek was…

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Keith was called up in February 1942 and, after basic training, learned to fly in the Tiger Moth and was then sent to Davidson in Canada for further training in Cornells and Cranes. He failed a flying test and was re-mustered as a bomb aimer and sent…

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Mentions letter transit time of 3 to 4 weeks. Comments on wool prices and mentions letter with photograph from Betty. Writes that he played football and had been night flying. Catches up with family/friends news.
This item was sent to the IBCC…

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LMaysonWT1432358v1.pdf
William Mayson’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book One from 20th October 1941 until 30th September 1947. During this time trained as an observer/navigator, air gunner, second pilot and air bomber. Trained at No. 9 Air Observers School, 23…

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Albert Reeks’ Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 20th May 1940 until 19th January 1949. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.

Trained at No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, 12 Operational Training Unit.…

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