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MKnoxVD63842-240818-28.pdf
A monthly report on operations, photography, signals, armament, gunnery, bombing, navigation, flying control, gardening, operational training, accidents, air & sea rescue, organisation, aerodrome defence, equipment, public relations and honours and…

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MFaircloughT1077120-220817-12.pdf
A booklet containing various documents including a certificate expressing thanks to Frederick Chr. Oscar Korvel for the help provided to evading combatants. Personal accounts of the events following the crash of a mine-laying Lancaster including the…

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Operations in Lancaster ED562 by 100 and 550 Squadrons to Essen, Spezia, Duisburg, minelaying in the Baltic, Dortmund, Bochum, Dusseldorf, Oberhausen, Cologne, Krefeld, Mulheim, Elberfeld, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Mardyck, Hasselt, Orleans, Aachen,…

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A file about Brian with various photographs and a sheet of text. Photo 1 is a head and shoulders portrait of Brian. Photo 2 to 8 are of the crew of his Lancaster. Photo 9 is two Lancasters, from the BBMF and Canadian Warplane Heritage, seen flying…

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Events the night Lancaster LM381 was shot down. It includes the fate of the two survivors from the Lancaster and their forced marches to prisoner of war camps.

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The last flight of Lancaster LM381.

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Some information about the fate of Ben and the pilot after capture. Then a section on Ben's release.

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A form completed by Ben Boothman.

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A form partly completed by Flight Lieutenant TWG Morren

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SClarkeBE1867619v20029.pdf
Ben's narrative after being taken prisoner of war after his aircraft was shot down.

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Subject is Ben Boothman. David is an archivist for the Elsham Wold association.

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The email's subject is 'Ben Boothman', the flight engineer of Lancaster LM381. The message covers Ben's time in the air force but also covers his pilot, Alf Morren.
The document has handwritten annotations.
A second copy but with only pages 3 and 4…

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A map of Germany showing where LM381 crashed and giving brief details of its last flight.

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A description of the last flight of Brian Clarke's Lancaster. The text has been translated from German and has been stamped by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.

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A history of Brian's Lancaster.

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A list, with dates, of Brian's service in the RAF.

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SClarkeBE18567619v10119.pdf
Brian's story told by his brother, Geoffrey's grand daughter. Louise goes into detail about his last operation. There are photographs taken at school and Brian in the Home Guard. Also there is a copy of his school report.

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A poem about an air gunner. The poem is decorated with a 576 squadron crest, a photo of Brian and his brother Geoffrey Clarke, a Bomber Command crest and an air gunner brevet.

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Dedicated to the crew of LM381. it includes details of Elsham Wolds and its squadrons then details events on the night Brian was killed. Included is a photograph of the graves of the five crew members who died that night.

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RAF Form 543 issued to Brian with very brief details about his service life.

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LClarkeBE1867619v1.pdf
Brian Clarke’s RAF Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 14 June 1943 to 14 January 1944, detailing his training and operations as an Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Morpeth (No. 4 Air Gunnery School), RAF Finningley…

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LWhiteGWA1279957v1.pdf
G White’s Flying Log Book as a wireless operator and air gunner from 18 November 1942 until 7 May 1946. Training at No. 4 Radio School, No. 1 Air Gunnery School, 28 Operational Training Unit, 1652 Conversion Unit. Posted to 78 Squadron in July 1943…

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Details of Francis last flight with his crew members.

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A list of Francis' service record.

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A service record stating that Francis went missing on 29 July 1944 then presumed dead.

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