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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943-06-13"

BGambleATGambleATv1.pdf
Part 1. Covers the period from Alan Gamble's years as a schoolboy in Worthing in the late 1930's, up to joining the RAF in 1943, where he trained, before moving to RAF Fairford in 1944. He flew 29 bombing and mine laying sorties over Germany and…

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Official document with personal details. Service commenced 19 March 1941. Selected and passed as pilot. List units during training.

LHughesCL133498v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Clarence Hughes, Navigator, covering the period from 8 January 1942 to 18 July 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 32 Air Navigation School…

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Letter from Terry Ford to his family. He writes about correspondence he has received; about being congratulated on receiving his wings and commission; about family and friends; that he is enjoying his course and that he will be going on a 48 hour…

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Writes that she has heard he has been moved to another camp but no official notification. Continues with family and local news and mentions daughter mistaking grandfather for him.

AKoudysM160518.mp3
Maarten has a keen interest in the Second World War which he wants to pass onto children. He visits crash sites interviewing elderly people and researching aviation history. Maarten tells of a Halifax which was shot down on 12/13 June 1943 and…