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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943-10"

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An RAF officer, in uniform and hat, seated in an armchair and looking to his left at the camera. Above his tunic pocket is a pilot brevet and Distinguished Flying Cross medal ribbon. He is wearing gloves.
On the reverse is written: "October 1943 …

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Part 1 – interview with Dixie Deans detailing his attempts to get to the British front line to inform them POWs were in the area where the RAF were bombing and to desist from the action.
Part 2 – a radio interview with John Bristow about how he…

BTiggesCHMMarlowEHv1.pdf
A memoir by EH Marlow's former fiancée, Coral Tigges, from their meeting in December 1941 until his death on operations in March 1945. The memoir describes their relationships, families and EWH Marlow's subsequent RAF service whilst training and on…

MMunneryC1861258-160203-01.pdf
Recounts Charlie's service in the Royal Air Force as a flight mechanic. Provides account of accident when he was hit by ricocheted bullet and its lifelong effect.

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Lists five crews and reserve aircraft. Reginald Rush crew is last listed. Gives timings for pre-flight activities.

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Two pages with no addressee and sender. Writes of news and gossip. Mention bring home the rose bowl which was too big to sit on sideboard or anywhere else - but his name was on it. Catches up with mail to and from.

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Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…

SBondS-ThomsettAv10004.pdf
Edited transcript. Gives personal details and service history. Enlisted in 1942.Pilot on 1473 Flight and 192 Squadron (100 Group) on Wellingtons. Starts with comments about first posting 1473 Flight which eventually merged with 1474 Flight to become…

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A group of 33 airmen arranged in three rows in the grounds of a house. Three men wear peaked caps and 30 wear half caps. It is captioned 'A Flight.No 3 Squadron' and '30 I.T.W. October 1943' separated by the Royal Air Force crest. Below the image are…

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This special edition deals with the Moscow Conference between the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. There is said to be a full consensus over a joint approach to military and political aspects both during the war and in the post-war…

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#1 is a group photo of trainees arranged in four rows at 6 ITW Aberystwyth.
#2 is a group photo of trainees arranged in four rows at Blackpool.
#3 is a group photo of trainees arranged in three rows at No 8 AGS Evanton.
#4 is a full length…

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Allied propaganda newspaper with articles concerning U-boat war, allied bombing, Stalingrad, the eastern front. many other articles in German.

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Six photographs from an album, annotated Oulton Broad, October 1943.
#1 is a half length portrait of Gordon smoking a pipe.
#2 is a civilian Gordon leaning on a tree.
#3 is a half length portrait of Gordon in uniform.
#4 is a half length portrait…

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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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The writer advises that Mrs E Pepper, whose son flew with Les, had not got over the loss of her son and died of a heart attack.

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Joyce with a corsage and John with sergeants stripes and AG brevet, on the reverse caption '3/10/43 Love from John and Joyce to Mum. Arthur & Arthur Ltd, 36 Strand, WC2. 8 Dec 1943'.
The second photograph is of Joyce, John and an elderly woman,…

LRossB1610215v1.pdf
Bernard Ross’ Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 05 of April 1943 to 22 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Penrhos (9 OAFU), RAF Seighford (30 OTU), RAF Thruxton…

BGardnerM-ManuelRWickhamHWv1.pdf
Recalls Harry's joining the RAF and describes his initial, then basic and advanced aircrew training. Follows move to operational training unit, and joining 102 Squadron flying Whitley. Mentions operations to Berlin, Stettin and Duisburg. Converted to…

MRoyallGL1801494-220420-05.pdf
42 air school magazine. Articles, cartoons, artwork, club information, sports news, poems, advertisements, editor, padre, news from other stations in southern Africa, weddings and births, sports results.

LRoyalGL1801494v1.pdf
George Royall's log book, detailing his RAF flying from September 1943 to November 1945. It records his training as an observer, gunner and bomb aimer, initially at 48 and 42 Air Schools in South Africa. It then records his flying training with 8…

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A list of 129 Lancasters lost on 79 operations between September 1943 and April 1945. Target, date and aircraft tail numbers are listed in chronological order.

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He thanks her for her mail. He has left Lethbridge and is now at Edmonton. The food at his new base is good. An Anson crashed killing five crew and trainees.

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Ha has been to Banff on leave. After hitch hiking locally they hired bike and swam in the hot springs. On a flight their undercarriage stuck up but they landed safely.