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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1942-12"

MPriorAE115734-180830-01.pdf
List promotions, squadrons and units, orders and decorations. Crew of special duties squadron lost in Halifax from 161 and 138 Squadrons on night of March 14 1943. Commonwealth war graves commission infomation on graves. Information held by RAF…

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MDixonI192111XX-190711-01.pdf
Log book for the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute at Royal Air Force Station Sutton Bridge from 20 May 1942 to 15 February 1944, containing miscellaneous entries associated with the day to day running of an institute.
The registration number of…

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Stan in a doorway with a child called 'Pat'.

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

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Binder1SHammentNW1335642v10002.pdf
Month by month account of battle of Stalingrad. Concludes that Stalingrad – the greatest lost battle in German history since the annihilation of the Teutonic Knights' army at Tannenberg in 1411 – marks the turning point of this war.

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A record of non commissioned aircrew posted to and from 218 Squadron. Service number, rank, surname, initials and trade are given for each person as well as the unit they came from or went to.
Sheet one covers December 1942
Sheet two covers…

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BDanielsHDaniesHv1.pdf
The memoir contains a summary of Daniels' flying career. He completed initial training at Torquay and his flying training at Bulawayo in South Africa, sailing out on the Reina Del Pacifico and returning on the Empress of Canada. As a navigator he…

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Personal details and four entries special leave times.

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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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Close up of dancing girl insignia of Lancaster 'WS-Z Zola'. Insignia presented by the Daily Mirror newspaper.

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#1 is an airman in the back of a Stearman biplane.
#2 is an airfield view with AT6s.

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Transcript of discussion with Lucian Ercolani, Norman Didwell and Joan Didwell. Firstly comments on training in England and then Canada. Recalls a little of first tour on Wellington with 214 Squadron. Mentions having to ditch after operation to…

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A large group of mess staff wearing Indian staff uniform lines up in front of single story building. Submitted with caption 'Mess staff, Digri Christmas '42 [Norman Didwell]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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Include 99 Squadron crest and season's greetings.

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An extract including a description of being invited by Dr. Whitelaw to a mansion for Christmas dinner and playing snooker. Accompanied by the words of the song 'White Christmas'.

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Four photographs of Pompei Ruins.
Four photographs of Port Elizabeth December 1942-March 1943.

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Four photographs of Naples area August 1945.
Open menu airmen's mess, 42 ANS Port Elizabeth. Captioned 'The only good meal we had in the mess'.

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Seven crew, in flying kit, standing in front of a Lancaster. Each man is named on the reverse.

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SLambertBrownP19330417v10003.pdf
When Italy entered the war in 1940, air raids were conducted over key military targets and peaked during the first half of 1942. Attacks ceased altogether by 1943 once Italy had surrendered. The various dockyards maintained efforts to keep ships in…

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SHowardHF1158144v10016.jpg
A scene from Cinderella with four characters on stage annotated '"Cinderella". Xmas.1942.' and the title page from a one act comedy 'The Dear Departed'.

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Two pages with scenes from the performance with the 19 cast members, annotated '"Cinderella" Xmas 1942'.

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On the first page is the title page of the farce, with various signatures and annotated 'Halton 1942'.
The second page has the title page of the pantomime Cinderella together with a page detailing the characters and scenes. This is annotated with…

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Envelope with note 'RCAF Xmas cards, 1942'.

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Only one letter this week. He describes Christmas breakfast and dinner in detail. Followed by sing songs and a dance.

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Only one letter received this week. He has met someone who thinks he knows his father. They have 2000 parcels for Christmas. He is in good spirits and health.

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He has received more cigarettes and one letter. There has been major football matches and drama club activity.

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