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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1938"

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A large group of men, a few wearing flying clothes in front of a Tiger Moth, two men on lower wing. Captioned 'Early days of Coventry Aeroplane club. This group of members in front of a Tiger Moth was taken in 1938. many of them, including William…

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Qualification made out for Robert Greer

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A man furiously driving an open topped car with woman crying in rear seat. Titled 'The great lover'. Captioned 'Kapuskasing 38'.

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A cartoon, published in a Bristol evening newspaper, depicting caricatures of the Knowle Cricket Club. Jack Cox is the wicket keeper.

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Photographs of Hitler admiring Volkswagen car and wrecked military version (in Libya in 1942) with dead soldier. German language message on reverse with quotes from Mein Kampf and Goebbels.

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Comper Swift G-ABTC bought by Stan.

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Report and official returns of a cross country race in which pilot Stanley Dodwell beat about 50 pigeons.

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Advertisement for Stan's family shop including a race between an aeroplane and pigeons and a height judging competition.

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Report of Stan beating about fifty pigeons in a cross country flying race,

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Reporting on a race to be undertaken between Stan and released pigeons, over 55 miles.

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A painting of aircraft G-ABWE being flown over clouds into a blue sky. The reverse provides details about the aircraft.

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Warrant Officer Albert Elson (751538) joined the Volunteer Reserves in Derby in 1938 and was called up on 3 September 1939. His operational service began on 26 September 1940. He completed his first tour with 115 Squadron at RAF Marham in 1941, then…

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LDodwellSL72147v4.pdf
Pilot's flying log book for Flying Officer Stanley Lester Dodwell from 12 June 1938 to 12 September 1940. Details Stan's continued flying instructor training including aerobatics, air navigation, forced landings and night flying. Stan qualified as…

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Pilot's flying log book for Stanley Lester Dodwell from 10 October 1934 to 29 May 1938. Details Stan's training to be a flying instructor with the Royal Air Force Reserve.

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Pilot's flying log book for Stanley Lester Dodwell from 10 March 1932 to 20 April 1939. Details 326.35 hours of private training.

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A football team grouped in three rows.
On the reverse 'City of Leeds football team 1938/9. Myer 2nd from right - back row'.

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Through a series of articles and photographs, the leaflet concludes that there will be no peace with Hitler. It notes that Hitler has consistently broken his promises about peace and broken every non-aggression agreement. He had meticulously prepared…

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He won a competition in 1932, the prize being a flight in Sir Alan Cobbams flying Circus. Interest began in 1938 - made an enquiry to join the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) but was advised they were only taking older men.
At the…

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v20009.pdf
Covers: the bombing years, Don Bennett - master airman, making movies, odd bods, Bomber Harris. Includes biography of Hamish Mahaddie including his time as a Pathfinder.

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v20016.pdf
Covers from pre-world war 2 as a lecturer at RAF Central Navigation school, writing air navigation text book. Pilot with Jersey airlines, flying boat instructor. Flying boat pilot with Imperial Airways including flying top half of Mayo composite…

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Don Bennett wearing Imperial Airways uniform on arrival at Boucherville, Montreal, on 21 July 1938, having flown non-stop from Foynes, Ireland. He set three world records: first commercial payload across the Atlantic; the first non-stop east-to-west…

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Short S.20 seaplane ( G-ADHJ "Mercury") being lifted by crane to fit on top of a Short S.21 flying boat (G-ADHK, "Maia") floating dockside with a an ocean liner in the background. Guide ropes manned by ground crew are assisting ‘Mercury’ to align…

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A cricket team. On the reverse 'Rutland v Carreras 1938 Rutland 157 Carreras 58. Jack standing 2nd left'.

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Eleven members of the Cranwell hockey team in sportwear and holding hockey sticks.

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'Royal Air Force, Cranwell. Runners-Up, R.A.F. Open Hockey Tournament, 1937-38'.

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'L/Ac, T. Blewitt L/Ac. L Haughton Musn. W.…

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SClydeSmithD39856v10011.pdf
Starts with joining on short service commission and covers, in great detail, his pilot training activities, including a crash landing during a cross country. After receiving his wings award, he moves to trials work, target towing and aircraft…

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