Browse Items (47 total)

  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1941-12"

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An abstract, summarising Harold Batchelder's wartime service with Bomber Command, and two additional pages providing background details of his education and pre-war employment.

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An airman wearing Sidcot flying suit. Handwritten note at bottom of picture 'Your forever pal John'. On reverse, handwritten note 'December 1941'.

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Chan in uniform, December 1941.

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MSparkesDJ1867786-211211-14.pdf
Some hints for air crews at Air Gunners' Schools.

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EMcNamaraLGLMcNamaraVC420121.pdf
Catches up with family news. Complains that he had not been in action yet. Relates tale of his journey from South Africa and subsequent travels in UK.

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SLambertBrownP19330417v10009.pdf
Each page documents a table of attacks on the docks of Malta. The air raids detailed in the table record the raid number, number of casualties, damage (both place and extent) and damage to ships and equipment.

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EPickfordLPickfordA411223-0001.jpg
Still no parcel but he has received letters. They are having a concert at Christmas and a dance at new year. Heavy snow for three days.

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He repeats his request for family photographs and cigarettes.

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He writes he is well but the weather is very cold. Her parcel has not arrived. Mail is very irregular. He asks for family photographs.

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EPepperGLPickfordL411228-0001.jpg
She thanks Les for speaking so nicely about her late son, Les' pilot. She hopes he will write to her.

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EPepperEWPickfordA411207-0001.jpg
She has become even more distressed since she found out her son had died. She writes about her family who are away on war service.

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EKethroRKethro[Mo-Fa]411201.pdf
Rowland writes that he has flown solo. He has been socialising with a family that moved to Canada from Leeds. The cotton fields are full of African Americans doing the labouring.

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He has just flown solo and he has been subjected to blacking with boot polish then thrown in the shower. He said he didn't mind.
He has been receiving mail from the UK.

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EWalleyBSWilliamsM410212-0001.jpg
He writes affectionately to Mair but says he is a prisoner till the end of the war.

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E[Author]BarraletFO411219-0001.jpg
The letter discusses a cap and possibly a great coat belonging to Tony. In addition there are squash racquets and golf clubs missing.

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Tee Emm magazine, No 10 Christmas & New Year 1941/2.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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PWilsonRC17160027.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Reg in uniform with training flash.

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PWilsonRC17160013.jpg
A half length portrait of Reg as a trainee. Information supplied with the collection dates it as December 1941.

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BThomasJHThomasJHv1.pdf
The record covers enlistment and early training in the Royal Australian Air Force, and continues with a description of John's journey to England via the United States and training in England. It lists his crew formed during training. He joined 102…

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PPriceAP19020020.jpg
Top left - full length image of a couple in civilian dress standing either side of a boy in school uniform.
Top right - a person on a toboggan sliding down a track with trees on left. Captioned 'Red Deer Dec 1941'.
Bottom left - view down snow…

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Top - three children seated at table with clown crouched between two of them. Table has cups, saucers, plates and Christmas decorations. Captioned 'Kiddies party RAF Penhold, Xmas 1941'.
Bottom - large group of children seated at 'u' shaped table…

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List food and drink for Christmas meal.

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RAF personnel document for Alfred James Dickerson with some details and notes killed in action 28/12/42. List of postings eventually to 106 Squadron. Notes alongside explains units posted to and some acronyms.

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BScottEWScottEWv1.pdf
The memoir contains details of Eric’s wartime career between 1939-1946. It covers his initial training, elementary flying training and his journey to the US for further training. During this time, he sustained an injury which curtailed his pilot…

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Full face portrait of a man. Captioned (struck through) 'Gerard Waucquez who brought news to England that we had met Dec 1941'.