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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1942"

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List postings and promotions from September 1939 until July 1945.

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Gives personal details. Enlisted in 1939 released in October1945. Awarded DFM. List postings and muster as air observer as well as promotions.

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Colour chart showing north Wales and part of England West Midlands.

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Coloured chart showing Devon and Cornwall.

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Coloured chart showing the Midlands of England

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Colour chart showing south England from Isle of Wight to Bristol Channel.

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Coloured chart showing South East England and coast.

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Coloured chart showing North East England and coast.

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Coloured chart showing East Anglia.

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Chart showing west coast of Scotland and Hebrides

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Coloured chart showing part of East Coast of Scotland.

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Coloured chart showing part of West Coast of Scotland

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Chart showing South West coast of Scotland and islands as well as part of Northern Ireland.

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Chart showing England/Scotland border area

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Colour chart showing Eastern Highlands of Scotland

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Colour chart showing the North of Scotland

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Colour chart showing Isle of Man, parts of Ireland, England and Scotland. Sheet 2A

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Mentions correspondence with Ken Livingston about memorial to people killed in the Blitz. Discusses record he had found from July 1945 detailing all the missing aircraft by type and country from 1942 to 1945.

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John on left wearing tunic with pilot's brevet. Marna on the right wearing service uniform. In the background garden and trees. Captioned 'Marna, John, Hurtscote 1942'.

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On the right, John Hopgood wearing tunic with pilot's brevet sits alongside a woman on a wall. To the left sits a woman wearing uniform next to a young girl standing. In the background a garden. Captioned 'Marna, Susan, Betty, John, Hurstcote 1942'.…

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John Hopgood wearing tunic wit pilot's brevet sits on a bench alongside a woman in uniform. In front stands a young girl and behind stands another woman. Photograph taken in a garden. Captioned 'Marna, Betty, Susan, John, Hurstcote 1942'. Includes an…

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George recalls his training over 18 months, including crewing up. He goes on to recall his first operation and mentions others involved, and describes being shot down on on 12 September 1944. George then describes evading and his time as a prisoner…

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Newspaper cutting announcing award as well as previous award of DFM, DFC and mention in despatches. Included b/w photograph of him wearing tunic with observer brevet and flying helmet.

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Gives personal details, enlistment, some career details and postings.

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Leslie Turner worked as a pattern maker at Longbridge before he volunteered for the Air Force. He trained as an observer in South Africa and flew 33 operations as a bomb aimer with 10 Squadron.

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