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Fay Price was nine at the beginning of the Second World War, living in Grimsby. She and her twin were the youngest of six siblings. Her memory of the start of the war was the ending of birthday parties. Her father was a fish merchant and was able to…

One page of a letter to Mrs Winden regarding an aircrew member, Allan. It describes the events that led to their aircraft being shot down 20 miles south east of Berlin. Further page or pages are missing.

Four invitations to four different dances at four Lincolnshire airfields, RAF Binbrook, North Cotes, Grimsby and USAAF Goxhill.

Five airmen in various states of dress, but all in some form of khaki uniform. A handwritten note states 'To Jack Clayton with best wishes & not a little gratitude for the not so distant past Compton Benette'

An airman is khaki uniform with shorts is standing in a desert location. Behind is a Lincoln.

The six airmen are arranged in two rows with the front row being seated. Behind are nissen huts. It is captioned -
'N.11. Boxall. N.11 Clayton. N.11.Watts.
Flg. Off. Gillette. Flt. Lt. Haines. Flt.Lt. Bray.
LEC/GA/119 2 Feb 1950 No 29 BI Course'.

Three photographs annotated with individual crew names.
Photo 1 is seven airmen arranged in two rows in front of the tail of a Lancaster.
Photo 2 is one airmen posing in front of the tail turret. He is holding onto two guns.
Photo 3 is one airman…

A cottage called Lynton in Brigsley, Waltham. Handwritten is an annotation 'The garden where I waited all night in vain for him to come back from Berlin. We both knew he would do it!'