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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Wales--Swansea"

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Les Loosemore describes his upbringing and employment history in Swansea before joining the war in 1945. He describes the Blitz in Swansea before training to be a mid-upper gunner for 61 Squadron. He describes his rather intensive training, including…

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Iris was born in a village outside Newcastle. At the beginning of 1940 she went to Gosforth to join the Royal Air Force. Iris liked the idea of uniformed service more than the option of becoming a nurse. She was then sent to Swansea for about 18…

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YProbynEA1896412v1.pdf
A diary kept by Ernest throughout 1944.

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EDennisGCDennis[Fam][Date]-01.pdf
A letter written by George to his family. This is a farewell letter to his next of kin. He includes the addresses of four of his crew.

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Made out for J A Doxsey and states that he had been examined and passed working apparatus, transmission and reading Morse code, sending and receiving spoken messages and knowledge of regulations. On the reverse a b/w head and shoulders portrait and a…

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Cyril's identity paper at Pensacola

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MLovattP1821369-190903-62-01.pdf
A thesis written by Peter in 2002, for his Phd.

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First, crew member in the rear turret of a Lancaster with the guns raised.
Second, a head and shoulder studio portrait of David Charles Davies in uniform. He is bareheaded and has his sergeant's stripes are on his sleeve and his air gunner's brevet…

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First, a group of 12 men in uniform and flying suits standing under the starboard wing of a Lancaster with David is standing sixth right. Five of the men are wearing side caps and five are wearing flying suits and parachute harnesses. Parachute bags…

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