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Christmas
Left page: top left, list of members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Top right, Queen Mary standing with a woman in uniform and 13 men, one in uniform, identified as Bob.
Middle, left, Christmas greetings.
Middle, right, best wishes at…

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SHarriganD[Ser#-DoB]v320002.mp3
Nelson Nix grew up during the war. His father kept the village shop and was also a special constable and member of the Observer Corps, which later became the Royal Observer Corps. The post had access to the Darkie sets which were used to guide…

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PAnsteyPJ1701.jpg
Head and shoulder studio portrait of Philip in uniform showing his sergeant's stripes and observer's brevet. Annotated 'Sgt P.J.Anstey, Observer. Killed 16.12.40 when his aircraft ditched in North Sea on returning from Ops to Berlin.'.

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BUreILUreILv2.pdf
A part autobiography of Ivan's pre-war life.

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BUreILUreILv1.pdf
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.

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MParryWE1172401-220531-06.pdf
A lecture given to Andover's Archaeology and Local History Society on 23 February 1996.

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BSaundersCFSaundersCFv1.pdf
An account by Charles Saunders of his service in the RAF during the war. He served as a mid upper gunner flying in the Halifax with No 102 Squadron at RAF Pocklington and carried out 18 operations. VE day ended his flying career and he was retrained…

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NMartinWF191020-06.jpg
The award of the DFC to WF Martin, recorded in a local paper.

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MMartinWF1554690-191020-18.jpg
The first telegram states that WF Martin is missing and the second states he has been rescued from the sea.

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MMartinWF1554690-191020-17.jpg
The letter recommends that Flight Lieutenant Nicklin and Flying Officer WF Martin are taken off operational flying and made tour expired.

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MMartinWF1554690-191020-120001.jpg
A handwritten list of operations kept by WF Martin.

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LMartinWF1554690v1.pdf
William Martin’s Flying Log Book as Air Navigator from 27th November 1942 until 27th June 1946. Trained as a navigator at No. 1 CNS Rivers, Canada,. Posted to Scotland to 4 AFU in 1943. Further training in 1660 and 1654 CUs. Posted for operations to…

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BMartinWFMartinWFv20001.jpg
A biography written by his grandson. It mainly covers the ditching.

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BMartinWFMartinWFv1.pdf
A handwritten account of the Lancaster ditching and subsequent rescue.

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BCopemanGCopemanGv1.pdf
An operation undertaken to attack Wesseling, near Cologne. The aircraft suffered engine and fuel line damage and ditched in the North Sea. The crew survived the ditching and were rescued by a launch.

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SCosgroveAE968259v10010-18.pdf
A detailed account of Teddy's service in the RAFVR.

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SBryanCET131166v10003.jpg
A biography of Teddy.

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SPickfordL551653v10002.jpg
The letter advises that Les has been elected into the Goldfish Club.

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PCrossK22010013.jpg
Reporting on a WAAF sending her fiancée Flight Lieutenant Frank Butterfield to rescue an American pilot who had ditched off the French coast. He was later awarded the DFC for his actions and collected his honour at Buckingham Palace.

A…

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SBeckettG622136v10061.pdf
Six page document with details of and the loss of the loss of Geoffrey Beckett's Lancaster.
Page 1 - rear quarter b/w photograph of a Lancaster parked on grass. Caption details arrival of aircraft and squadron letters KM-B. Follows details of minor…

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PWickhamHW19010012.jpg
Top left - full length image of an airman wearing battledress standing in long grass with a single story hut in the background. Captioned 'Mike'.
Bottom left - three-quarter length image of an airman wearing tunic and smoking a cigarette. Trees in…

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MColingEF1481171-220427-020001.jpg
Diary of 50 Squadron based at RAF Skellingthorpe including night bombing of Bochum, Germany; laying mines in the Baltic Sea off Gdynia, Poland with the loss of one aircraft; ditching in the North Sea off Denmark, having been attacked by the night…

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BBarffAColingEFv1.pdf
Time in the RAF including selection as an observer, enrolment at Lord's Cricket Ground, navigational dead reckoning and meteorology training in Eastbourne and Paignton. Time spent on navigational sorties in Grahamstown, South Africa in Ansons and…

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MColingEF1481171-220427-010001.jpg
Made out for Warrant Officer Eric Coling and signed by Charles A Robinson.

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LColingEF1481171v1.pdf
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Bomb Aimer Eric Frederick Coling from June 1942 to February 1953. Detailing his training schedule, operations flown and post war duties. Served at 44 Air School, South Africa; 16 Operational Training…

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