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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1945-05"

EDarbyCAHWellandJ450519.pdf
He thanks he for her letter and a cake. He explains the RAF's system of pay for married men. He discusses their wedding arrangements.

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EDarbyCAHWellandJ450516.pdf
He has been collecting POWs from Juvaincourt. He has been flying low over south England and describes changes to spots they have visited. He is expecting to get nine days leave.

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EDarbyCAHWellandJ450507.pdf
He has still been dropping food in the Netherlands. He has been posted to Transport Command.

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EDarbyCAHWellandJ450503.pdf
He has been supply dropping over Holland. He's not sure when or if he will get more leave. He has been offered more training but he wants to leave.

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SWhittakerH186316v20002.jpg
A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in four rows in front of a Lancaster. It is captioned '635 (Pathfinder) Squadron RAF Downham Market Norfolk May, 1945'.

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MBarraletAF85233-210609-10.pdf
A newspaper for relatives of prisoners of war. It has news on repatriations and events in camps, sporting and dramatic.

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PKeenEDL1809.jpg
An airman wearing tunic with brevet and side cap standing on a monument (South Africa War memorial) with statue of woman holding an olive branch on the left. Part of a figure on top of monument is at top of photograph. On the reverse 'London, Ont,…

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MHadfieldL1066643-150702-030008.jpg
Payslip for may 1945.

AMouritzFA[Date]-01.mp3
Frank was born in Australia in 1923 and joined the RAAF in 1942. After initial training as a pilot in Australia and Canada, on Tiger Moth and Anson aircraft, he arrived in England. Over the next 12 months he progressed from Oxford to Wellington to…

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PHitchcockJS17050017.jpg
23 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. Each man is named on the reverse.

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PStandivanAG17020011.jpg
Four photographs, showing a variety of German aircraft damaged to varying degrees. Page captioned, 'Celle (Germany) B 118.'

Top left Arado 96
Top right Junkers Ju-188A-2 WNr 160078
Bottom left Nearest camera - Bucker 131 with Siebel 204…

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PStandivanAG17020013.jpg
Four photographs, one of a serviceman leaning against a large aircraft part with swastika, captioned 'Pop'.
Second is of a structure built within trees, captioned 'German observation post'.
Third is of a flat wooden platform overlooking trees,…

PStandivanAG17020014.jpg
Three photographs showing servicemen enjoying the large exterior swimming pool at Celle. Caption 'Celle B 118 Swimming Pool'.

SWeirG19660703v060003.jpg
Twenty-three airmen wearing battledress with half brevet sitting and standing in three rows. Captioned 'Catfoss, 90 GL Course, March - May 45'. Two versions of same image.

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

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BGoldbyJLGoldbyJLv1.pdf
The long drawn out wait for John's return to the UK from the camp - 30 April - 13 May 1945

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MScottEW188329-170406-05.jpg
Map showing Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countries. Provides a history of of the group who provided the only mobile force of heavy bombers in the Mediterranean theatre. Wellington, Halifax and B-24 acted as a tactical force attacking…

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P78Sqn1714.jpg
A large group of personnel sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Halifax. In addition large groups of airmen are sitting and standing across the top of the wings and engines. Submitted with caption '78 Sqn Breighton after VE Day'.

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PWierT1707.jpg
View of starboard side of a parked Lancaster letters 'BH' registration 'NG265'. Submitted with caption 'Lancaster BH-V na lotnisku Faldingworth, maj 1945 r. W okresie tym latała na nim regularnie załoga por. pil. Tadeusza Wierzbowskiego'.

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BSmithJSmithJv1.pdf
Second version. Covers life before the war and volunteering for the RAF in August 1940 and continues with an account of training as a wireless operator. The article includes radio school crest and photograph of a Battle aircraft. He describes his…

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BSmithJSmithJv1-2.pdf
Wartime recollections of John (known to his friends as Jack) George Smith from Pinchbeck. He tells of life before the war, how he went on to volunteer for the RAF in August 1940 and describes his training as a wireless operator. The document includes…

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PLeavissED1530.jpg
An aerial photograph showing a white cross on the background of a dark field with a broad white band running diagonally from left to top right. On the reverse 'Rotterdam Apr/May 1945. Cross is white sheets. 'Fingers bottom right in fact are Bullets…

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PFOMetheringhamAF19040029.jpg
Ground to air photograph of a Lancaster flying to the right dropping food parcels with cheering crowd at the bottom below. Submitted with description 'A card with a photograph of a Lancaster dropping food parcels. Printed on the card: "Operation…

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PFOMetheringhamAF19040017.jpg
Top rear quarter view of a parked Lancaster PB437 J9-L , with buildings in the background.
Bottom - four members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force in shirtsleeves out side a Nissen hut with a Union flag above and behind. Submitted with description…

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PFOMetheringhamAF19040013.jpg
Top - target photograph showing fields on the left and a built up area with rows of buildings on the right. There is a four engine bomber below bottom left. Captioned '529 METH. 3/4.5.44//NT 8" 6,500' 219 degrees 00.17, MAILY.Rd.F 1x4000HC 16x500MC.…

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PFOMetheringhamAF19020010.jpg
Top - oblique aerial photograph of an airfield with many bomb craters. Two wide grass runways forming a “V” at bottom left, with taxi-track running left to right across centre of photograph. Hardstanding leads off at top right with two or more small…

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