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BDavyHDavyHv1.pdf
Herbert's service life in an autobiography. It includes training in London, RAF Bridlington, RAF Morpeth and RAF Wymeswold. Later training as a crew was at RAF Castle Donington, RAF Lindholme and RAF Hemswell and provides detailed descriptions of his…

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BLovattPHastieRv1.pdf
An incomplete biography of Roy Hastie. Only pages 1 to 46, 104 to 106, 128 to 133 and 34 additional unnumbered pages are included.

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BLovattPHastieRv2.pdf
A biography of Roy Hastie.

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LHastieR1821369v1.pdf
Pilot's flying log book for Roy Hastie. It covers his RAF service from 9 December 1940 to 31 March 1946 and then his RAF Auxilliary Service flying to 23 May 1952. Detailing his flying training and operations flown firstly with Coastal Command and…

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PLovattP19140001.jpg
An oblique aerial photograph of the centre of Nassau with the British Colonial Hotel in the centre. It is captioned 'F/S Stuart Crew 9 . C21 . 30/3/44'

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PLovattP19140013.jpg
A view of the hotel taken from a boat. It is slightly out of focus.

PLovattP19140014.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph of small peninsula linked to the land by a narrow strip including a road. On the peninsula are numerous houses. Captioned 'P/O Hastie Crew II Course 25'.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Doerschner of the Finding…

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PLovattP19140015.jpg
Four photographs of 11 airmen arranged in two rows. They are wearing khaki uniforms and shorts. Two have pilot wings. Behind are buildings with sunscreens.
A second photograph is similar but slightly cropped.
A third photograph has the same 11…

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PLovattP19140017.jpg
A view of the harbour adjacent to the British Colonial Hotel (to the right). There are small fishing boats.

PLovattP19140026.jpg
An oblique aerial view of Bay Street, downtown Nassau. It is annotated 'K1 478 [indecipherable] DIA'.

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PLovattP19140031.jpg
An oblique aerial view of a small island to the north of Nassau.
It is annotated 'F/O Stuart Crew 9. C21. 30/3/44'.

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PLovattP19140032.jpg
An oblique aerial photograph of Bay Street and harbour at Nassau.
It is annotated 'No 1 Squadron 16/3/44'.

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PLovattP19140033.jpg
An oblique aerial photograph of a large hotel, now demolished, at the east end of Nassau close to Fort Montagu.
It is annotated 'F/S Stuart Crew 9 C21 30/3/44'.

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PLovattP19140037.jpg
An oblique aerial photograph of the hotel looking out to sea.
it is annotated 'P/O Craig Crew 4 C19 26/2/44'.

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PLovattP19140034.jpg
An oblique aerial photograph of a wharf located slightly east of the British Colonial Hotel.
It is annotated 'C21 P/O Warman C4 2.4.44'.

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PLovattP19140040.jpg
The couple are on a podium with an RAF officer and two other men.

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PLovattP19140051.jpg
An air to air photograph of the starboard sides of three B-25 Mitchells Mk II from 111 OTU (Coastal Command) in flight over Nassau.

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LHadfieldL1066643v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for L Hadfield, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 14 March 1941 to 6 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury,…

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AJonesD[Date].mp3
Donald Jones was born in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. He volunteered for the RAF and went on the SS Cuba to the United States, crossing the Atlantic to Liverpool in June 1944. He went to a former Butlins holiday camp in Filey where, as ground…

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MJonesTJ184141-220105-05.pdf
Pages of recognition handbook of British aircraft tabbed national markings N & S America with aircraft markings for USA (Service and CAP), Argentina (Army and Navy), Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba (Army and Navy), Equador [sic], Guatamala…

PArnettRJ2301.jpg
Rex was born in 1924 and grew up in Toronto, Canada. In 1942, aged 18, he joined the RCAF as aircrew. He initially started training as the second member of a Mosquito crew but was later changed to wireless operator/air gunner. Having completed his…

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AMorrisH17XXXX-01.mp3
Henry Morris, (b. 1922 Royal Air Force) served as a wireless operator in the Marine Branch, Air Sea Rescue. He was, initially, sent to New York before being posted to 211 OTU RAF Oakes Field, Nassau as part of Costal Command. On returning to the…

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YWhymarkJP53481v2.pdf
Covering the period 7 April 1941 to 19 November 1941 when Jack was serving in the Middle East and North Africa. He describes his last night with his wife Eileen, preparations for the transfer, time spent in camp, sightseeing, films watched, receiving…

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SBondS-BarronAv10003.pdf
Talks about training in Canada eventually as a navigator before returning to Great Britain and joining 223 Squadron. Covers first operations trying to jam suspected guidance signals for V-2s and special operators. Mentions some aspects of training in…

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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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