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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1942-08"

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A list of 16 aircraft and crew lost between May and November 1942 from 301 Squadron.
Business card for P/O Harry William Bock, Polish Air Force.

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Complete history of the aircraft from 1942 to placement in RAF Museum. Delivered to 83 Squadron at RAF Scampton. Lists all flights with crews and provides details of operations and other sorties. First operation was on 8/9 July 1942. Was founder…

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YPattissonC1264245v1.pdf
Transcription of day by day account of activities from 19 April 1942 to 3 October 1942. Commences with photograph of Squadron in front of Halifax and of pilots on training course (Pattisson top left), Records daily activities, casualties, losses of…

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Lists the first three batches of Ceylonese and miscellaneous arrivals who volunteered for and joined the RAF with some details of their service. Includes b/w photograph of Sergeant Rex De Silva in 1943.

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Dave warns his fiancée, Betty, that he had to change station again. The journey was long and tiring. It is located near the town of Assiniboia from which the station takes its name. He concludes with affection for Betty.

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YGeachDG1394781v3.pdf
Second of David Geach's diaries, describing his training for aircrew at Kingstown, Heaton Park, Hastings and Harrogate until his embarkation to Canada on the Queen Mary. Covers the period from 20 June 1942 to 7 October 1942.

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Telegram from Frank Hobbs reporting address is RAF Gilgil, Kenya

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Acknowledges earlier telegram and reports he's fit and well.

[1]DAVID AND THE RAF2 (2).pdf
Account of Wing Commander David Donaldson's RAF career from his early interest in flying and joining the Royal Air Force volunteer reserve in 1934, through various postings and operations, to eventually commanding 192 (special duties) squadron. It…

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LBealesRW570398v100.pdf
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book of RW Beales, flight engineer. It covers the period from 1 January 1942 to 24 August 1942 and includes details and locations of his flying training and operations flown. Whilst in training he flew on two of…

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The document describes Harold's experience, starting with conscription in 1942 and detailing his RAF career, as well as the stations he served at. After demobilisation in 1946 he joined the GEC as a Patient Agent at the Research Laboratories in North…

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BCotterJDPCotterJDPv1.pdf
Describes training and crewing up at operational training unit on Wellingtons. There is a diary entry describing operational baptism. It continues with coverage of training at heavy conversion unit and his eventual posting to 158 Squadron. He…

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SHudsonJD755052v20005.pdf
Transcripts of nearly 50 telegrams between Douglas Hudson and his parents between August 1941 and November 1942.

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MNichollsJEK2011088-200201-01.pdf
Includes don'ts for MT drivers, technical terms, notes on vehicle chassis and drive shafts, brakes, bearings, care and maintenance, inspections, controls and engines. Goes on with using maps and routes. Continues with lubricating systems, accident…

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PDymockJMD21010023.jpg
17 photographs from an album.
#1 a steam engine head on
#2 carriages and a steam engine
#3, 5 and 6 scenery from the carriage window
#4 a lorry and station halt captioned 'Ozada prisoner of war camp station'.
#7 to 16 views from the carriage…

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#1, 2 and 4 are of Banff seen from Mt Norquay.
#3 is Banff Main Street with Cascades in the background.

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#1 and 2 are views of the river.
#3 is the hotel.
#4 is three airmen leaning on the rail at the hotel.

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PDymockJMD21010032.jpg
#1, 2 and 4 are of the Falls. In #2 four airmen are leaning on the railings.
#3 is the boating section.

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PDymockJMD21010033.jpg
#1 is an airman posing with a stuffed bear.
#2 is a view of an open air swimming pool.
#3 is a mountain and lake.
#4 is as team engine and carriages at a station.
#5 is a canoe on a lake.

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PDymockJMD21010035.jpg
#1 has four airmen sitting on a rock.
#2 has three airmen sitting on the same rock.
#3 has an airman climbing a rock.

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PDymockJMD21010037.jpg
#1 is the mountain and lake.
#2 is the Fairmount Chateau, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
#3 is an airman standing by the lake with the mountain in the distance.

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PDymockJMD21010038.jpg
#1 is an airman sitting outside a hut.
#2 is an airman standing by a fence.
#3 is nine airmen at a railway station, captioned 'Old sweats of Scarborough'.
#4 is four airmen standing outside a wooden building, captioned 'J. Waldon (FAA)'.
#5 is an…

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PDymockJMD21010040.jpg
#1 is a marker for the Great Divide.
#2 is Kicking Horse Canyon
#3 is a view of the Rockies.
#4 is a bridge over the Kicking Horse River.

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#1 is an airman with a bear.
#2 is the Takakkaw Falls on the Banff-Jasper Highway
#3 is Lake Louise
#4 is a signpost.

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PDymockJMD21010043.jpg
Three photographs of Charles Mann's funeral dated August 1942.

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