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SHarriganD[Ser#-DoB]v040002.mp3
Les joined the RAF in 1938 and was posted to RAF Eastchurch to learn his trade as an armourer. Once qualified he worked with the Fairey Battle and Bristol Beaufort, among others. Subsequently, he worked with Meteors, Hawker Hunters and the…

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PRidingRH21010009.jpg
13 men arranged in two rows in front of a Battle aircraft.

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YShepherdGC3030576v1.pdf
Information on the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF, Indian Air Force, the Eire Air Corps, aircraft photographs and information. Air Force decorations, aviation world records. Continues with pages of information on aerodromes, RAF badges, aircraft instruments,…

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MLovattP1821369-190903-75.pdf
A detailed analysis of very early aircraft and their flying characteristics.

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SSmithRW425992v10003-0002 copy.pdf
Covers his operational tour and bombing operations.

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PWyrillWR18020118.jpg
Top right: Looking across a river with a rocky bank. Captioned, 'Hunyani River'. On reverse: 'Hunyani'.
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…

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MLoudonAE432960-160505-02.pdf
A programme of participants, trainers and events of an evening related to the 39 Course. The fourth page has some autographs of participants.

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PEllisEL21010057.jpg
Left page - a large group of airmen wearing tunics with various brevet in a room. Captioned 'Pilot's party'.
Right page - air-to-air view looking down at a Battle. Captioned 'Fairey Battle'.

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PEllisEL21010007.jpg
Left page - left - three Battle airborne in formation.
Right - airborne Mosquito.
Right page - ;left - view from air of prairie, captioned 'The prairies'.
Right airborne Tiger Moth from another Tiger Moth. Captioned 'Tiger Moths in formation'.

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PEllisEL21010004.jpg
Left page - left airborne Battle.
Right three Bolingbroke in formation.
Right page - left - view of river from the air. Captioned 'Assiniboine River'.
Right - ice skaters with building in the background. captioned 'Skating Virden'.

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MSoltysiakB781032-170622-040001.jpg
Contains British, American, German and Italian aircraft silhouettes.

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MShawSR3002545-160211-15.jpg
A list of 29 aircraft recovered during 1944-45 by No 9 Party, 54 Maintenance Unit.

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PFOMetheringhamAF19040041.jpg
An airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on wing by cockpit of a crashed Battle resting in a field with no undercarriage and bent propeller. Submitted with description 'P/O Peter Ward-Hunt standing on starboard wing of crashed Battle'.

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PLeighJL19030008.jpg
#1 is an airman holding a young girl. #2 is an airman sitting in the rear of a Battle. #3 is an airman in flying kit. #4 is an airman in a flying jacket standing by a hedge.

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PLeighJL19020002.jpg
#1 is three airmen standing in front of a Fairey Battle. #2 is an oblique aerial photograph of an American town partly framed by an aircraft wing. It is annotated 'America'. #3 is an oblique aerial view of two hotels and a beach, annotated 'Miami…

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PEllisEL21010060.jpg
Left page - left - two airmen wearing greatcoats by a lake.
Centre - a group of airmen on railway tracks with steam locomotive in the background.
Right - an airman sitting on wooden dock with dog.
Right page - a line of parked battle aircraft.

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PBraithwaiteW19010030.jpg
The two photographs on the left page show two men in military uniform standing in front of a hedge. They have training flashes on their caps.
The photograph on the top left of the right page shows trees and a house with ivy growing up the walls.…

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PBraithwaiteW19020013.jpg
An airmen standing in an aircraft holding on to a machine gun.

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SFarrAA1434564v10001.pdf
Flying log book for A A Farr, air gunner, covering the period from 29 December 1943 to 6 October 1944. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RCAF Mount Joli, RAF Church Broughton, RAF Binbrook, RAF…

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LGreenAW104402v1.pdf
A.W. Green’s RCAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 14th January 1941 to 19th June 1942, detailing training and operations as a navigator. He was stationed at RCAF Base Port Albert (No. 1 Air Navigation School), Canadian Forces Base…

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SBondS-RichardsonAv10002.pdf
Alan Richardson’s Flying Log Book as an air gunner from 11th April 1940 until 31st August 1943. Trained as an air gunner and wireless operator at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School and No. 9 Air Observers School. Posted to 11 Operational Training Unit…

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SWeirG19660703v010002.pdf
Observer’s, air gunner’s and W/T operators flying log book for A Taylor, wireless operator, covering the period from 25 January 1943 to 3 November 1951. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAAF Parkes, RAAF Port…

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LHughesAM417845v1.pdf
Royal Australian Air Force observer’s air gunner’s and wireless operators flying log book for Angus Murray Hughes, covering the period from 24 October 1942 to 26 September 1944. He was stationed at RAAF Mount Gambier, RAAF Port Pirie, RAAF Nhill, RAF…

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LChristianAL29160v1.pdf
Pilot's Flying log book for Wing Commander A.L. Christian, covering the period from 1 December 1936 to 8 May 1941. Detailing his flying training, instructional duties and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Upavon, RAF…

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SChristianAL29160v10038.jpg
A list of the 35 types of aircraft Arnold flew.

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