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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-06"

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Note to all allied expeditionary force personnel about to embark on the invasion of Normandy.

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List operations with notes from September 1942 to July 1944 on 61, 97 and 635 Squadrons. Mentions returning on three engines, operation losses, daylight operations, hit by anti-aircraft fire, pathfinder ops, flew with Guy Gibson, battle of the Ruhr,…

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Brief history of 429 Squadron (RCAF). Follows outline of Victor Garland wartime history including time in air training corps, training on Halifax, operations on 429 Squadron. Mentions some incidents while training and on operations. Mentions…

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A group of airmen wearing tunics sitting and standing in five rows. Some have pilots or half brevet. Titled 'No 3 course A.C.O.S. June 1944'. Captioned 'B Wing, 8 Squadron, A Flight'. Three versions of the same image. The last has names of…

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A vertical aerial photograph of the Saumur tunnel after the bombing raid.
On the reverse '47 Saumur tunnel'.

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Doug Tweddle undertook his initial pilot training in South Africa. On return to the UK, he attended Operational Training Unit at Upper Heyford where he selected his crew. The crew were then posted to 9 Squadron at RAF Bardney. Doug was the only…

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Phyllis “Phyl” Beech joined the WAAF in March 1943, completing basic training before moving to London for meteorological instruction. After eight weeks learning to read cloud formations and wind patterns, she was posted to RAF Swinderby, a…

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

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For Robert Kendall Records promotions, posting to 15 Squadron and sorties flown with F/S Overend, notes shot down and prisoner of war. Similar for William Kendall DFC with different crew on 15 Squadron. Completed tour of 31 operations.

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MThomsonGB1572977-240131-37.pdf
Circular from the domestic members of the association to members of staff in H M force. Gives information about the current bank, including ration of male to female with greater numbers of the latter. Opportunities for jobs, refresher training and…

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Son of Thomas Donaghy starts by mentioning his father was a New Zealand Lancaster pilot on 75 Squadron who was shot down in June 1944. Author was born in 1939 and never knew his father.
Account is translation of French language document describing…

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United States Army troops standing at ease in formal ranks in the square in Carantan. The troops are being addressed by a soldier on a stage draped with a flag. Further soldiers and civilians are present on the stage. A soldier in the centre of the…

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PWaughJW1801.pdf
A group of waving spectators as Lancaster 'Oboe' departs.
On the reverse 'Off on a flying visit with the beautiful Oboe, June 1944.'

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

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SBondS-ElliottJv10019.pdf
Lists sorties including operations between June and September 1944. Table with aircraft (often their "We Dood It", target, day/night and time airborne with comments. Lists fate of aircraft and crew members.

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The item describes events that took place at Châtillon-sur-Seine on and around 6 June 1944. Raymond Gauthier found the crashed aircraft with four or five dead bodies.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…

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A list of duty NCOs at three airfield locations.

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Two photographs from an album.
#1 is an oblique aerial photograph of Snaith taken during the war.
#2 is a group of men arranged in three rows in front of a Halifax. Bob's position is indicated in the caption.

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Two pages from Bob's log book showing some of his training flights and operations whilst with 51 Squadron.

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He is in good health and the weather is hot. He struggles to fill the card but asks that she remembers him to his pals and the Holloways.

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25 operations completed by Ron Carter.

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The letter lists 49 Squadron operations from May 1944 to 10 June 1944 when John Holden died.

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A certificate awarding Sergeant Bird and crew the best night photographs for June. The artwork comprises a large bomb with the citation written in it, and the outline of a Wellington, stars, searchlights and a port. On the opposite page is a…

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SRoyallGL1801494v10039-51.pdf
12 pages listing 204 aircraft that were flown by No. 166 Squadron. Six columns record each aircraft's registration number, the date received, where it came from, the code letters and details of it's loss or disposal. For some aircraft the number of…

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EDarbyCAHWellandJ440625.pdf
He talks about V-1 'doodle bugs' and Jean's fire watching. He has been doing a lot of flying. They have been raising money for the Army and had a really good concert and a dance.

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EDarbyCAHWellandJ440618.pdf
He describes his journey back to camp.

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