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A poster celebrating VE day with a 54 Bomber Base Crest, two Lancasters in flight and VE Day 8th May 1945.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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Christmas card, squadron crest centre top and a four line Greeting.

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Photograph of the 83 Squadron crest.

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Colour image of 83 Squadron crest with antlers and moto strike to defend.

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Two 83 Squadron Events.
The first is a Thanksgiving at Lincoln Minster and the second is a Dedication at Coningsby.

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Large group of airmen posed in front of Lancaster. Colin Wood is immediately in front of the man who is 4th left in the back row.

7th from the right on the bottom row is Flight Lieutenant Edward Raymond Brown DFC. He flew 31 operations (25 with 83…

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Extract from Martin Bowman's book: Bomber Command, reflections of war. Gives details of operation on 8/9 April 1942 to Hamburg by 272 Bomber Command aircraft including 13 Manchesters. One was an 83 Squadron Manchester piloted by Pilot Officer Jack…

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First page lists 13 lancasters and one Halifax by registration number and gives the number of operations flown, the squadrons they belonged to and their fate (disposal).
Second page lists a further 22 Lancasters by registration number only.

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Twelve airmen, five squatting in front and seven standing. Some are wearing overalls, other uniform. Three in rear have visible aircrew brevet. They are in front of a Lancaster.

On the reverse 'R Terras, I don't know who these people are. 83…

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The grave of six airmen. The pilot was Squadron Leader AL Collett, 83 Squadron.

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Tells of early life in London, joining the Woman's Auxiliary Air Force in 1941 and training as a driver. Relates experiences at RAF Scampton and then with 57 Squadron as a tractor driver pulling bomb trolleys. Subsequently went to East Kirkby.…

LAndersonAA428289v1.pdf
Incomplete pilots flying log book for A A Anderson covering the period from 19 April 1944 to 31 May 1945. Detailing his training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Bitteswell, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF…

BBullockWEJBullockWEJv1.pdf
Covers the period from joining as a Halton Apprentice in September 1932 for training as an Aircraft Fitter. Through the completion of his training and posting to 16 squadron, before being transferred to Egypt in 1937 and on to Iraq with No 4 Flying…

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Shows two bomb loads, one for three aircraft and the other for 'Main'. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as weights, bombing heights and timings. At the bottom three waves with five, four and four aircraft…

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A card signed by Monty. It has a 83 Squadron crest with 'Strike to Defend'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

OWoodC1451225-160325-01.pdf
Service and release book of Colin Wood (2 March 1942 - 27 July 1946).

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Commemorative scroll for Peter Lovegrove.


SBondS-MercerTv10001.pdf
Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…

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Lancaster ED313, 83 Squadron RAF Wyton. Details of attack and shooting down by Me 110 11/12 March 1943. Aircraft crashed in France, Five crew baled out, 3 evaded, two became prisoners of war and two were killed. Noted that pieces of the aircraft were…
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