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Double photograph. Left shows Lancaster 'MG-X' on dispersal with fuel bowser in front. Captioned '7 Sqdn (Mepal). Right shows parked Lancaster 'KO-X' with Bomb trolley and engine trestles on the dispersal. Captioned 115 Sqdn (Witchford)'. On the…

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Side view of parked Lancaster with fuel bowser in front. Squadron letters 'MG-X'. Three versions of this image.

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Distant view of five men standing in line watching a Lancaster in white paint scheme taking off in the far distance. On the reverse 'off to Singapore, 7 Sqdn 1947'.

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Seven aircrew wearing Mae West standing in line in front of a Lancaster with bomb doors open. A trolley accumulator is by the port wheel and a hangar is in the distance. On the reverse '7 Sqdn (Mepal), pilot F/Lt T Reynolds 39/45.5 - F/GS D/M W19,…

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Article gives detailed description of a peacetime live exercise by 90 (Lancaster and Mosquito) aircraft dropping 1000lb bombs on Heligoland. Reporter flew with 7 Squadron aircraft from RAF Mepal. Reported was ex RAFVR pilot.

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Top - photograph of a large group of airmen wearing tunics with air gunner brevet and peaked or side caps; sitting and standing in five rows with Lancaster in the background. Captioned 'The air gunners of 7 P.F.F. Sqn, W/Cdr Davies DSO DFC (B Flt),…

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Top - photograph of a large number of airmen wearing battledress sitting and standing in 6 rows. Captioned '7 Squadron Pathfinder Force. 6th row: Sgts Hill, Shaughnessy, Stedman, Short, Yule, Woolloff, Wood, Boden. 5th row: Sgts F/Sgt Earl, F/Sgt…

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List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…

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List operations on 27 August as MUG and skipper awarded DFM. Continues to list operations through September, October, November and December 1944. All in Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. Includes photograph of a large group of airmen wearing…

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Gives account of flying in April 1944 as air gunner on Wellington from log book remarks. In June notes moving to Stirling for conversion and transfer to LFS as mid upper gunner. Gives account of first war operation on 7 Squadron on 7 August 1944.…

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LKeelingRV82689v1.pdf
Pilot's flying log book for Robert 'Bob' Victor Keeling covering the period 15 June 1939 to 30 June 1943. Details his training and operational duties. Bob flew 27 night operations, 15 as second pilot to Pilot Officer Deacon, Sergeant Prior and…

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MShepherdGC3030576-180525-01.pdf
Calendar mounted below a b/w photograph of rear quarter of airborne Lancaster annotated 'Best of Luck from Ken'. Title 'East West Home's Best'. Successive items show successive months flipped up with dates blocked out and document with list of months…

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LShepherdGC3030576v1.pdf
George Shepherd’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book as an Air Gunner from 24 December 1943 until July 1948. Training took place with 11 Air Gunnery School, 12 Operational Training Unit, 1657 Conversion Unit and 3 Lancaster finishing School.…

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Depiction of the constellation Ursa Major with the motto 'by day and by night'.

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LCamlinAE1806468v1.pdf
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Alan Edwin Camlin, air gunner, covering the period 12 November 1943 to 12 January 1946 and detailing his training and operations flown. He was stationed at No.7 Air Gunner School RAF Stormy Down, No.11…

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BUprichardWGUprichardWGv1.pdf
Details of W G Uprichard's time in the RAF.

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BBlacklockGBBlacklockGBv1.pdf
Group Captain Blacklock writes of his life, from his youth to the award of his DFC by the King.

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LPhillipsCH161493v1.pdf
Pilot’s flying log book for Flight Lieutenant Cecil H Phillips from 11 July 1942 to 20 August 1950. Detailing training schedule, instructional duties and operations flown. Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF Finningley, RAF Lindholme, RAF Faldingworth, RAF…

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MKethroR156044-210721-05.pdf
A compilation of Rowland's service in the RAF, throughout WW2.

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LLoveAI1815027v1.pdf
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for A Love, Flight Engineer, covering the period from 17 August 1943 to 22 March 1944, when he was shot down and became a prisoner of War. He was stationed at RAF Stradishall, RAF Wratting…

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v60006.jpg
A summary of sorties flown by Lancaster ED908.

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v50005.jpg
A summary of sorties flown by Lancaster ED908.

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v40006.jpg
A summary of sorties flown by Lancaster ED908.

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SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v20007.jpg
A summary of sorties flown by Lancaster ED908.

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