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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944"

LWesleyJM68791v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for John Marcus Wesley, covering the period from 16 July 1942 to 7 June 1944 when he failed to return form operations. He was stationed at 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAF Perth, 34 Elementary Flying Training School…

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A letter from the Air Ministry regarding the location of a cemetery in which James is buried.

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MThickLWS145712-220308-01.pdf
A wartime log for British Prisoners belonging to Flying Officer Leslie Williams Thick who was in Stalag Luft 3, Żagań, Germany. It is a diary of thoughts, happenings and poetry during the last few months of the war from September 1944 to October…

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Head and shoulder portrait of an airman wearing tunic with air gunner brevet and medal ribbon. Submitted with caption 'Lofthouse 1944'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

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Includes badges of two special duties squadrons. The plaque would be in the allied special forces memorial grove at the national memorial arboretum. Programme of events.

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Shows six flights in Lancaster (PD328 - Aries) while on detachment to test & development section, Empire air navigation school RSF Shawbury and the stations Met office and RAF.
Bottom left is b/w head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer…

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SThompsonPE172099v10062.jpg
An airmen wearing khaki uniform sitting in a chair in a garden. Captioned 'Relaxing, Paul in the USA 1943/4'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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Half-length image of two men wearing civilian jackets. captioned 'On leave from RAF duties. Left my father Anthony Valentine Thompson with his elder brother my Uncle Paul Thompson DFC. Photo taken about 1945/4, London 74 Umfreville Rd,…

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Gives personal details, postings, musterings and promotions.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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Seven aircrew wearing tunics with brevet, three in front and four behind. Two versions of the same image. The first has signatures on reverse. The second is mounted on paper with caption 'Paul's regular crew 1944/45 (1 person missing). Paul on left…

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LEdmondsWGC19110923v1.pdf
Walter Edmonds’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 30th May 1939 until 30th January 1945. During this time he trained as a pilot. Trained at No. 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, No. 13 Flying Training School. Posted to 76 Squadron in…

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MGreerRF131053-241030-01.pdf
List with photographs of all ex-pupils who gave their lives in the second world war. Robert Greer on page 9. Notes he joined RAF in October 1940 and was shot down over Austria 22/23 March 1945 while piloting a Liberator. A number of other RAF airmen…

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LEleyNJ163588v1.pdf
Norman Eley’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book (three log books bound into one volume, pages not all in chronological order) from 22 March 1943 to 3 September 1958. Records training, operations, instructional and other duties (including civil flying) as a…

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SBrownJ3-2205595v10001-0001.mp3
Jeff Brown was working as an apprentice electrician before he volunteered for the RAF. He had always had a fascination for aircraft and wanted to fly. He trained as a wireless operator air gunner. He was then streamlined into straight air gunner…

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BNoblePJordonSAv1.pdf
Typed memoir describing S A Jordon's recruitment into the RAF, his journey to Great Britain and his subsequent travel within Great Britain by public transport.

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SDeansJAG-MoggRv1.pdf
Ronald was as navigator in a Wellington shot down over Osnabruck 30 October 1940. He was interrogated and then detained in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I (Barth), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 6 (Heydekrug), Stalag XX-A (Thorun) and the…

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A transcript of a phone conversation.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-06.pdf
Edwin was a prisoner of war at Fallingbostel from April 1944.

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LHicksH1580725v1.pdf
Harry Hicks’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 15th August 1942 until 16th October 1945. Training as a pilot started at No. 9 Elementary Flying School, followed by No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 34 Service Flying Training School, No. 4…

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Beverly, Harry's daughter, is thanked for providing information about Lancaster PA984. She is put in contact with Roy Bradley, a pilot who, like Harry, was shot down in the Haute Marne area.

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A certified copy of the certificate confirming Monsieur Albert Galais served as an agent of the French Resistance during the period 1 December 1941 to 30 September 1944.

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Dixie Dean was shot down over the German/Dutch border and became a prisoner of war. He was elected as camp leader at the first prisoner of war camp which was a post he maintained at all further camps where he was held. He sent/received coded messages…

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LWareingS19190404v2.pdf
Stanley Wareing’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 23rd January 1943 until 8th February 1953. The first entry in this log book is as a pilot with 28 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 57 Squadron for operations in February 1943. In April posted to 97…

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BAllisonTAllisonTv1.pdf
Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…

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Page 5. Ken's movements and operations. Included is a photograph taken during his training.

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