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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1939"

MEdmondsWGC19110923-220115-02.pdf
Page showing sorties up to the one in Anson on which he crashed on 4 March 1940 and his first trip on return to duty on 10 October 1941.

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MGreerRF131053-241030-01.pdf
List with photographs of all ex-pupils who gave their lives in the second world war. Robert Greer on page 9. Notes he joined RAF in October 1940 and was shot down over Austria 22/23 March 1945 while piloting a Liberator. A number of other RAF airmen…

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A formal group of 21 bandsmen with instruments. Eight are crouching in the front row with four side drums, a bass drum and a brass instrument. One man is wearing a bass drummer's leopardskin apron. Standing at the rear are a further 13 bandsmen, many…

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LWareingS19190404v1.pdf
Stanley Wareing’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 2nd to the 13th January 1939. This log book only contains 11 days of pilot training. The certificates of qualification do show that Stanley joined 103 Squadron later as a Wellington pilot but details are…

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BAllisonTAllisonTv1.pdf
Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…

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A biographical summary of David Craven's RAF service as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner and later as a Wireless Instructor. He completed two tours of operations, took part in the opening of the Ruhr Campaign in March 1943 and was awarded the…

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A memoir by Peter Hoare of life before the war started.

In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this collection is available only at the University of Lincoln.

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A newspaper article paying tribute to David Craven's wartime service with 50 and 15 squadrons. The article was published on the day of his funeral, which was attended by members of the Air Gunners' Association.

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Twenty six airmen in uniform standing and crouching outside. The photograph is annotated with crosses above the heads of two men on the back row. Caption reads: 'RAFVR 1939/40 Prestwick LAC D Craven 3rd left top row'.

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Harry describes his early life and operations on Wellingtons with 149 Squadron and then on Liberators in the Far East with 59 Squadron.

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Head and shoulder portrait of Stan in officer's cap and pilot brevet.

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Head and shoulder portrait of Stan in half cap and pilot brevet.

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Head and shoulder portrait of Stanley in civilian clothes.

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A record of the RAF career of E. Tucker; it details his career from when he signed up in 1939, to his final position in 1940. It also states that Tucker was killed in action. Written in a letter to Mrs. P. Tucker, who had previously asked to see…

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A list of the postings Elson was given when training, on operations and when instructing. Also a list of six aircraft types he flew in - Tiger Moth, Hawker Hart, Dakota, Folker, Stirling, Wellington. A small newspaper cutting is included, reporting…

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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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LDodwellSL72147v1.pdf
Pilot's flying log book for Stanley Lester Dodwell from 10 March 1932 to 20 April 1939. Details 326.35 hours of private training.

The item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no better quality copies are available.

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BOwensROwensGv1.pdf
Glyn Owens joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and trained as a pilot. Posted to 61 Squadron at RAF Hemswell in early 1941, he flew Hampdens on operational sorties as both navigator and pilot. Glyn’s first operation was an operation to…

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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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List airmen service and promotions, officer appointments, and postings from February 1939 to July 1948.

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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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Head and shoulders photograph of Kenneth Steven in London Scottish regimental uniform. Annotated on the reverse '1939'.

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Maureen Lill grew up in Louth during the war. She recalls the one night when a bomb destroyed the house of her school friend. Her father was in the Army and she didn’t see him for the duration of the war after he was called up. He had begun to read…

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ARogersEA240501.mp3
Elizabeth's earliest memories include the family’s Anderson shelter, later replaced by a Morrison shelter where she slept during air raids. She recalls the sound of planes overhead and the impact of nearby bombings, including shattered windows and…

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Roy Blackler in civilian clothes (short sleeved shirt and tie round waist) at Edith Pritchard's Teas and Light Refreshments in Margate. On reverse handwritten 'Roy 1939?' and sticker W/O Roy Henry Smith Syer BLACKLER.

Identification kindly…