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  • Collection: Blanchard, Jack William

PBlanchardJW1803.jpg
Pilot wearing flying helmet, googles and jacket sitting in the rear cockpit of a Tiger Moth. Captioned 'EFTS Benoni South Africa, pupil pilot J W Blanchard (Tiger Moth). Submitted with caption 'Photo of Tiger Moth at EFTS at Benomi - South Africa…

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PBlanchardJW1802.jpg
Top - front quarter view of a parked Lancaster with letter 'P' on nose.
Bottom - a large group of aircrew listening to a officer reading from paper. Annotated 'Congratulations telegram on Caen raid 7 July 1944 from General Montgomery, 166 Squadron…

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PBlanchardJW1801.jpg
Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet, six with side caps, all standing in line in front of the bomb bay of a Lancaster. Annotated '166 Squadron Kirmington'. Submitted with caption 'Photo of my Lancaster crew'.

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MBlanchardJW1321435-180821-01.jpg
Top - a letter passes regrets that the King was unable to personally give Blanchard his award. Bottom - eight aircrew wearing battledress standing behind eight groundcrew squatting down. In the background a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Letter…

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LBlanchardJW1321435v1.pdf
Partial pilots flying log book for J W Blanchard, covering the period from 14 April 1944 to 14 August 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Lindholme, RAF Hemswell, and RAF Kirmington. Aircraft flown in…

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