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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-08-15"

LTurnerLA189027v1.pdf
L A Turner’s Flying Log Book from 20 April 1943 to 22 July 1944 detailing training and operations as a bomb aimer. He was stationed at Grahamstown (44 Air School), RAF Forres (No. 19 Operational Training Unit), RAF Marston Moor (No. 1652 Conversion…

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Comments on their news in reply to their latest letter. Mentions war news and that Norman (pilot) had bought a car. Writes of reading and going to cinema.

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…

SBondS-HornerLv10001.pdf
Lionel Horner’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book as an Air Navigator from 29th June 1942 until 10th September 1945.
Navigation training at the Pan American Airways Navigation Section, Miami and then Advanced Flying Unit in England. Posted to 29…

SBondS-ElliottJv10044.jpg
Target photograph showing airfield with runways in open countryside with bomb explosion smoke. Captioned '702 NKL 15-8-44//8" 16000 162 1202 1/2, LE CULOT, F113x1000 4x500 c32 sec F/O Lord G550'.

LHardyJ937372v2.pdf
Jim Hardy’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book from 4th January 1944 until 31st January 1945. Posted to 311 Ferry Training Unit as a wireless operator. In February 1944 operational posting to 40 Squadron in Italy where he became Signals…

SBondS-BrownRv10001.pdf
List 30 completed operations with 218 Squadron Stirling's from RAF Woolfox Lodge. List crew for these operations. Includes one glider towing operation on 6 June 1944. Transfers via heavy conversion unit onto Lancaster and flies a further 34…

SBattleJ2004710v10036-0001.jpg
The operations board listing aircraft, pilot and take-off time for an operation to Volkel airfield. On the reverse '625 Squadron RAF Kelstern'.

SBattleJ2004710v10002-0001.jpg
Two photographs taken at RAF Kelstern.
#1 is a group of airmen and WAAFs arranged in two rows. It is annotated as Ops room personnel.
#2 is the Ops room board with details of the 100th sortie.
On the reverse are four signatures.

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States that George bought 2 packs of postcards of Ely and surrounding area. He sent one to Barbara Wootton each time he was sent on operations. The first two were written on and the others enclosed with letter. List 24 postcards with related…

LMackieNAJ88410v2.pdf
Norman Mackie’s Flying Log Book 2 as a pilot from 29 September 1942 until 12 December 1944. Continued in 29 OTU and 83 Squadron for operations until March 1943 when shot down by a Messerschmidt 110. Baled out at 1500 feet. Captured but escaped.…
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