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William Paul - RAAF general conduct sheet
Carries six stamps certifying no entries.
William Holmes memoir - training in Canada
Describes, in detail, crossing the Atlantic to Canada and journey to Bowden, Alberta and then on to Estevan, Saskatchewan. Daily account of activities, flying and life in Canada, Concludes with journey back across Canada
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Top left - oblique aerial photograph of open countryside with fields and a few woods, dotted with farms. Many dark 'blots' which could be anti-aircraft fire bursts. Captioned 'A03 FEL 21.12.42//M8:1000 J.p.48'. Top right - oblique aerial photograph -…
Walter Morris - 1939/45 War Record
A memoir covering Walter Morris’ early life before moving into his service in the Air Training Corps from 1941 and his entry into the Royal Air Force in February 1942 (as the first Air Training Corps Cadet from Kettering to be called up). The…
Vyasma occupied by red army and Mr Eden in Washington
Article 1. Headlines: Vyasma occupied by red army, pursuit towards Smolensk continuing, heavy casualties inflicted, Germans claimn to be in Kharkov. Article 2. headlines: Mr Eden in Washington, meeting to-day with President Roosevelt, wide…
Vire and Cape Town
LH page target photograph, rural area, some explosions visible, captioned '4B. 3637? EWS 6/7.6.44 ? 5000 ? 130 degrees. ? Vire(Eastern? 18x500. Disco. F/O Josey. 103' Handwritten caption '"Bombs Gone" photograph - taken on D night by means of a…
Trevor Saint diary/memoir
Diary from joining the RAF in May 1941, through training as groundcrew and then volunteered for aircrew and eventually trained as air gunner and posting to 514 Squadron. Describes operations while on the squadron and notes details and losses.…
Transcription of interview Patrick gave in Canada
The transcript has a note 'Prince Albert March 1943'. The interview records, amongst other things, that Patrick was there to train as a pilot, he was awarded the DFM for shooting down two Me 109s on a raid on Brest in July 1941, and presented with…
Toronto 1943
Page captioned Tornto, Ontario, Canada. March 1943. Seven photographs, first and second of skyscrapers from street level.
Third is low level skyscraper captioned Royal York Hotel.
Fourth high rise buildings lining a street, captioned Young…
Third is low level skyscraper captioned Royal York Hotel.
Fourth high rise buildings lining a street, captioned Young…
Theatre 9
Top left: a group of actors on stage in a variety of male and female costumes, Captioned 'E13 "Girls, Girls, Girls", Stalag Luft 3,Mar 43'. Top right:two actors on stage one dressed in tails and the other a in a wedding dress. Captioned 'E14…
Theatre 8
Top left: two actors on stage, one wearing tails the other in evening gown. Captioned 'E7 "Girls, Girls, Girls", Stalag Luft 3,Mar 43'. Top right: Eleven actors on stage. ten dressed as dancing girls and the other in the centre in long evening…
Theatre 7
Top left: group of actors dressed as dancing girls and in other costumes, all on stage. Captioned 'E1 "Girls, Girls, Girls", Stalag Luft 3,Mar 43'. Top right: three actors on stage, one in skirt, one in coat and tails and the other in bra and…
Theatre 12
Top left: three actors on stage, a man and an actor dressed as woman stand on the left talking to a third dressed as jockey sitting on a sofa. In the background right a mullioned window on the left a bookcase. Captioned 'E31 "For the Love of Mike",…
The Flannellers
Wallie Okin (left) and Henry Howard on stage in 'Spotlight in Flannel'. Both are wearing striped pyjama trousers and military style jackets. In one Henry is holding a toy dog and in the other Wallie is holding a sign which reads 'result of careless…
Sutton Airman's Death
A newspaper cutting recording the death of Denis Alexander.
Stirling Mark I BF439 LS D
A Stirling with the letters D LS painted on the fuselage parked with nine ground crew standing around the aircraft. There is a scaffold tower positioned beneath one of the port engines and part of the engine cowling has been removed.
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Squadron Leader John de Lacy Wooldridge
Half length image of an RAF pilot wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and medal ribbon, and peaked cap standing in front of an aircraft with nose art. Submitted with caption 'S/Ldr John de Lacy “Dim” Wooldridge standing by the side of a Mosquito,…
Solicitor's invoice
Invoice for £14 5 shillings for dealing with estate of Flying Officer P A Lovegrove.
Service history
Joined in 1942 and then details training and tour on 115 Squadron, gunnery course, tours as gunnery instructor. Further tour with 625 Squadron, crashed twice before another instructors tour. Mentions 14 ops on first tour and 20 on second. Comments on…
Sergeant Observer Killed
The death of Denis Alexander reported in a newspaper.
Ronald Boone operations on 77 Squadron
Provides details of nine operations carried out between February and May 1943 from RAF Elvington on 77 Squadron, flying a Halifax. Targets include Cologne, Berlin and several in the Ruhr.
Recommendation for a RAF College Course
Gives service history of Wing Commader N A J Mackie DSO, DFC currently OC Admin at RAF Coningsby. Completed 32 operations on Hampdens and Manchesters with 83 Squadron. Instructional tour on Wellingtons then return to 83 Squadron on Lancasters. Shot…
RAF Picton 1943
Page captioned No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF Picton, Ontario Canada, Course 75, March 1943. Formal course photograph, three groups posed in four rows in front of hangar wall. Captioned Squad II, Squad I & Squad III'.
RAF personnel
Top right - two RAF officers one wearing battledress and the other a tunic standing in front of the wall of a building. Officer on the left is smoking a pipe and both have hands in pockets. In the background left a window and right a door. Captioned…
Pompei Ruins, Italy, 1945-6, Port Elizabeth 1942-3.
Four photographs of Pompei Ruins.
Three photographs, one of Stormberg Junction blockhouse, one of Baakens street, Port Elizabeth, and one of Ken Loach, upper torso, trees in the background, Port Elizabeth.
Identification kindly provided by Moos…
Three photographs, one of Stormberg Junction blockhouse, one of Baakens street, Port Elizabeth, and one of Ken Loach, upper torso, trees in the background, Port Elizabeth.
Identification kindly provided by Moos…