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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-11-27"

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Includes transcripts of last part of letter 27 November 1944, card on 30 November 1944, letter 12 December 1944 and letter 26 December 1944. All to family. 27 November 1944 continues with family gossip. Card 30 November 1944, glad to hear had…

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Includes transcripts of the second part of letter 24 October 1944, card 30 October 1944, letter 12 November 1944 and first part of letter 27 November 1944 all from family.

Continues 24 October 1944. Writes of photographs and family gossip,…

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Received 23/2/45. Reports arrival of letters. Sorry he could not send card for Richards birthday. He would bring drawings home for him and thanks for the sketches he sends. Family gossip about holidays and activities.

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John Searle’s Pilots Flying Log Book from 18th May 1943 until 31st July 1945. Training as a pilot commenced at Nos. 16 and 28 Elementary Flying Training Schools, followed by Flying Training School Cranwell, 28 Operational Training Unit, an unnumbered…

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Harry Richardson grew up in Bolton and North Wembley before beginning pilot training as war broke out. After qualifying, he flew his first tour of operations with 149 Squadron from RAF Mildenhall. He then became an instructor at 27 OTU, flying…

LBrownAE1282879v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for A E Brown, air gunner, covering the period from 19 November 1942 to 29 November 1944. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 7 Air Gunnery School RAF…

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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…

SAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]v020007.pdf
William (Bill) Shutler’s Flying Log Book from 25th November 1943 until 9th February 1946. During this time trained as a navigator. Trained at No. 7 Air Observers School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster…

SAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]v020004.pdf
Vincent Peace’s Flying Log Book from 11th September 1944 until 1st January 1945. He flew as an air gunner.
Operational posting to 9 Squadron in September 1944.
Failed to return on 1st January 1945 operation to Dortmund-Ems Canal.

Served at RAF…

SAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]v020001 2.pdf
J Lane’s Flying Log Book from 30th October 1943 until 19th June 1944. During this time trained as an air gunner.
Training starts at No. 12 Air Gunners School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing…

EBaldwinER-GummersallTBaldwinER-GummersallTv1.pdf
Memoirs of Eric Baldwin and Tom Gummersall of 467 Squadron RAAF RAF Waddington. Eric Baldwin recounts several of his experiences as a mid upper gunner including flying in the wrong direction due to compass problems, parts falling off his aircraft on…

LHeathRFJ1390925v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Raymon Frederick John Heath, covering the period from 7 July 1944 to 27 March 1953. Detailing his operations flown and post war years with a reserve flying school. He was stationed at 61 Squadron RAF Skellingthorpe and 18…

LRichardsWE424940v2.pdf
Four pages from flying log book for W E Richards with entries from 18 August 1944 to 23 December 1944 covering operations as a Lancaster pilot on 622 Squadron. This being a copy of his operations flown, taken from log book one. He was stationed at…

SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v30001.pdf
Flying log book for N Goodfellow, Navigator, covering the period from July 1943 to December 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 1 Central Navigation School RCAF Rivers, 8 (Observer’s)…

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John complains he has had little mail this month. He asks about Joy and Clive.

MAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]-230427-04.pdf
This is a handwritten record of the operations of 9 Squadron from 22nd November 1944 to 9th June 1945. For each operation it includes many details of the target, routes, bomb load, a description of results, and if any did not return. Inserted is the…

LDenmanEA1417142v1.pdf
Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for E A Denman, bomb aimer, covering the period from 16 July 1943 to 28 February 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 31 Bombing and Gunnery…

LArrowsmithDR427789v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Douglas Ross Arrowsmith, covering the period from 15 January 1943 to 3 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAF RAAF…

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Calculations, observations and chart used for an operation to Cologne.

YCrawfordJ[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Covering the period 3 December 1941 to 1945 it details Jack's initial training, sailing from New Zealand to Canada and subsequent train journey, visiting a fox farm, canoeing, taking exams and getting the results and trips in the snow. Qualifying as…

BRogersDGortonRAv1.pdf
A summary of Tom's early life, marriage and service career. Includes a description of his aircraft being shot down over Wetten, with photographs of his caterpillar badge and postcard to his wife confirming he was a prisoner of war and his…