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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1942"

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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…

OElsonA751538-160401-01.pdf
A certificate of service in and release from the Royal Air Force for Albert Elson. It includes his aircrew category,, date of captivity, description and duration of service.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form.…

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Four pictures.
Top left - 20 trainees wearing RAF uniform with trainee flashes and caption Millom 1941.
Top right - four unidentified aircrew, and caption Harwell 1942.
Bottom left - R G Goldsworthy in a garden with caption 'Embarkation leave…

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Two pictures of a crashed Anson aircraft with description Bobbington 1942 and caption - 'but the crew is safe'.

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Five photographs, three of Goldsworthy, one of two unidentified men in RAF uniform and one of Goldsworthy with his crew. Latter picture under port wing of Wellington aircraft, captioned Harwell 1942 and Ferry Training Command. Crew listed as Zadko…

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

A large group of airmen wearing khaki uniform and side caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a hangar door. Submitted with caption 'Reginald, as a trainee pilot, in group photo at no 5 BFTS, Florida, USA, c 1942. He's in the second row…

Two airmen wearing khaki uniform and side caps standing in front of a PT-19 trainer.

Submitted with caption 'Reginald with unidentified fellow trainee pilot. Believed to be at no 5 BFTS in Florida, USA, c 1942'.

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SSkepperR1579365v1 B.pdf
R Skepper’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 15th November 1942 until 6th September 1945. During this time trained as a navigator. Trained at No. 1 Empire Air Navigation School, No. 6 Air Observer’s School, 21 Operational Training…

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Includes personal details. Enlistment and release, promotions, mustering (as air gunner/wireless operator) and postings.

MClaytonA19021012-190403-01.pdf
A E Clayton autobiographical notes, containing his family history, training and subsequent employment in telecommunications pre war, during the war, and post war.

ACraftRW960924.mp3
Richard Craft was navigator on 640 Squadron. He recalls briefing visiting American officers about RAF navigation. He took part in a thousand bomber operation to Duisburg. While over the target area he looked up through the astrodome and saw to his…

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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…

EMayDMayP421208.pdf
Dorothy writes that she hasn't heard form Paul in two weeks but is fed up being surrounded by pessimistic people. One neighbour's nephew has been killed, aged 21 and various cities have been 'visited' by and the alarm has been sounded regularly. She…

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Top left - bride and groom and five other airmen standing in line. Captioned 'group wedding photograph of crew attending ceremony'.
Top right - head and shoulders portrait of an airwoman, captioned 'Mrs I Baldwin (nee Mathews) LACW pay accounts…

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Head and shoulders portrait on an airwoman wearing tunic. Note 'Iris Baldwin (nee Mathews) Leading Air (RAF - Woman) - pay clerk RAF Bardney and Waddington 1942'.

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Covers early life in Australia and then training in Canada and England as an air gunner. Flew operations on Lancaster with 467 Squadron at RAF Waddington. Recounts details of operations to Walcheren Island. Continues with several other anecdotes…

LHeathRFJ1390925v1.pdf
South African Air Force Pilots flying log book one, for Raymond Frederick John Heath, covering the period from 26 May 1942 to 26 June 1944. Detailing his flying training. He was stationed at 7 Air School SAAF Kroonstad, 23 Air School SAAF Waterkloof,…

LBibbyJW1181402v1.pdf
James Bibby’s Flying Log Book from 8th February 1941 until 25th June 1945. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.
Trained at No. 2 Signals School, No. 2 Air Gunners School, 17 Operational Training Unit, 28 Operational…

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A citation summarising the RAF service and career of William Henry Taylor (Buck) . Handwritten annotation states that the Bomber Command clasp to the 1939 - 1945 Star was awarded by 'Station Commander, RAF Coningsby in the Officers' Mess'.

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John Andrew Cromie volunteered for the RAF in Australia. He was posted to 460 Squadron. On his thirteenth operation he was shot down and became a prisoner of war. After the war he didn’t talk to his family about his experiences. Upon the death of…

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Two printed pages with page numbers 2 and 3. Kenneth Harris's personal details have been handwritten on page 2. Details of his rank and RAF trade have been handwritten on page 3.
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