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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-03"

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Pocklington station magazine with articles about activities from station sections and humorous lines. Includes letters to the editor about goings on and complaints. Articles on welfare and entertainment, church notes, recognition of officer ranks at…

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BNealeETHNealeETHv05.pdf
Memoirs of Ted Neale (written in a non-contemporary diary), recounting his experiences of an air raid on Woolwich, travelling to South Africa for aircrew training and taking part in bombing operations from Italy. Some anecdotes are repeated. This…

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Top - squadron photograph of a large number of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of, and on top of the wings, engines and cockpit of a Halifax, Captioned 'No 431 Squadron RCAF March 1944, C.O. Wing Commander W Newsum DFC "Big Bill",…

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Five Group Newsletter, number 20, March 1944. Includes a foreword by the Air Officer Commanding, and features about processes of navigation, signals/radar, photography, gardening, Gee, flying control, H2S, decorations, tactics, flight engineers, war…

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Copy of 617 Squadron crest with The King's and Chester Herald's signatures.

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Top - full length image of a flight sergeant wearing tunic and side cap standing outside a door to a building. Submitted with description 'F/Sgt Jackson, RAF Metheringham March 1944'.
Bottom - six aircrew, four standing and two crouching in front…

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SPyleJEA175907v10004.pdf
The records were extracted from those kept at Kew.

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BFreemanWFreemanWv1.pdf
A detailed account of Bill's time in the RAF, starting with drill at Lords, training at RAF Bridlington and RAF Bridgnorth then RAF Stormy Down. He passed the course and, on return from leave, reported to RAF Hixon for crewing up. He describes…

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Brief details covering, volunteering, reporting to aircrew reception centre, training, operations, shot down, prisoner of war

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YBrooksC1591223v1.pdf
Accounts of activities including operations to Stettin where they were attacked by fighters and crashed in Sweden 5 January 1944. Daily activities in Sweden including skiing, visits by military attaché, other visits all up to 19th March. Includes…

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They have become friends again.

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MCothliffKB[Ser#-DoB]-151020-13-01.pdf
A log kept at Tholthorpe to record events and times of importance. It commences July 6th 1943 and ends 30th March 1944.

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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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Top - seven aircrew all wearing battledress standing in two rows. Captioned 'Geo Wilcock (Nav 1), Nobby Clarke (Nav 11), Dave Hicks (W/Op), rish Miller (pilot), Sid Loseby (R.G.), Ron Baker (M.U.G.), Allan Edwards (F.E.)'. Titled 'Warboys Huntingdon…

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Half length portrait of Derrick Allen in tunic with air gunner brevet and sergeant stripes wearing side cap. On the reverse 'Sgt Air Gunner, Passing out parade, March 1944, on leave [...] Taken in Peterborough'.

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Seven airmen in front of their Halifax. On a second image the same image is annotated -
'Mid-Upper Gunner Jim Finney Hull
Flight Engineer Eric Horsham Wolwich SE London
Navigator Owen Shirley Carshalton Surrey
Pilot F/Lt Edgar Francis Seke St…

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Flight Lieutenant Mercer and crew and ground personnel in front of their Lancaster. On the reverse:
'March 1944 X for Xray
Dunholme Lodge
Bomber Command
Left to right
Isot Pratt. (mid upper) F/lt Mercer D.F.C. (pilot) Sgt Fallan (fit.…

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MCothliffKB[Ser#-DoB]-151020-120004.pdf
A record of events and their times for the period 26 January to 2 March 1944 (72 pages).

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MCothliffKB[Ser#-DoB]-151020-120006.pdf
A record of events and their times at RAF Tholthorpe during the period 31 March to 13 May 1944 (68 pages).

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MCothliffKB[Ser#-DoB]-151020-120005.pdf
A record of events and their times recorded at RAF Tholthorpe during the period 2 March to 31 March 1944 (74 pages).

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Top left - three airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in line with trees in the background. Submitted with description 'Three airmen in uniform, standing in front of hedge. Left to right: P/O Roberts - rear gunner, F/O Bob Wake - bomb…

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A group photograph of Francis and Phyllis, bridesmaids, family and friends.
On the reverse 'F/O F Hosier and Phyllis his wife March 1944 Wordsley (Brierley Hill RC Church).

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Article headlines: gallantry in captivity, awards to airmen, many lives saved in Germany. OBEs for Group Captain Laurence F Wray RCAF shot down March 1944 for work done on evacuation of Stalag Luft 3. Wing Commander (acting Group Captain) Henry…

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MMcDonaldDA410364-151013-02.pdf
Notes on locations for Don McDonald's home, training in Australia. Notes people mentioned and scanned documents relating to a leave that Don enjoyed in London and includes a story of the leave written up by the interviewer from his notes which was…

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Flight Sergeant Bob Sharrock was born in Digmoor, Lancashire. The son of a miner, he worked as a milkman delivering milk via a hand cart and then as a lab technician for a gas company before he volunteered for the RAF. He trained as a flight engineer…

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