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PHeathRFJ18010007.jpg
Target photograph showing multiple bomb explosions in centre with farm land around and buildings roads near bombs. Captioned '1584 SKELL 31.7.44 //8" 10000ft 166 degrees 2027, J/LAROCHE RD J 10 x 1000 c 27 secs F/O HEATH J61'.

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PHeathRFJ18010006.jpg
Target photograph showing large forested area with bomb explosion in centre. Farmland to top right and fields along bottom. Captioned '1909 SKELL 2.8.44//8" 18000ft 123 degrees BOIS D CASSAN RD J 11 x 1000 4 x 500 c 35 secs F/O HEATH J61'.

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PHeathRFJ18010005.jpg
Target photograph showing glare from anti aircraft fire. No ground details are visible. Captioned '2770 SKELL 12/13.9.44 // 8" 15000 ft 235 degrees 2313, STUTTGART RD B 14 x . 14 Clusters 26 secs F/O HEATH B 61'.

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PHeathRFJ18010004.jpg
Target photograph showing town on lower part and harbour with docks and breakwaters. railway marshalling yard in centre and river on right. Captioned '2054 SKELL 14.8.44//8" `17000 245 degrees 2025, BREST B RD X 11 x 1000 4 x 500 Co 33 secs F/O Heath…

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PHeathRFJ18010003.jpg
Target photograph showing some traces of anti-aircraft fire. Some ground detail visible. Captioned '2374 SKELL25/26. 8.44//NT 8" 10000, Darmstadt RD B 1 x 4000 10 J x500. 19 secs, P/O Heath B61'.

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Letter informing Mrs Horsley that her son and his crew are missing following an operation to attack Münster.

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A letter to his brother, Eric, updating him on family news.

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LHeathRFJ1390925v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Raymon Frederick John Heath, covering the period from 7 July 1944 to 27 March 1953. Detailing his operations flown and post war years with a reserve flying school. He was stationed at 61 Squadron RAF Skellingthorpe and 18…

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MJenningsHW411560-180628-070001.jpg
A report providing details of an operation from RAF Skellingthorpe on 23 September 1944 to target the Dortmund Ems Canal. The numbers of aircraft participating and lost are provided. Details of the loss of Lancaster LM718 are provided. Also…

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MJenningsHW411560-180628-050001.jpg
A Christmas menu with two signatures on the face and over twenty signatures on the reverse. Most signatures are indecipherable.

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A letter in which Hugh Horsley reassures his father that he will conquer his fear and expresses his political opinions.

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SAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]v010013.pdf
Ken Johnson’s Flying Log Book as an air gunner from 23rd October 1943 until 17th July 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner.
Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Conversion Unit, and No 5 Lancaster…

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PSchofieldR1905.jpg
Six air crew wearing Mae West standing in line and three groundcrew squatting in front with two practice bombs on the ground in front. All standing in front of a Lancaster.

The pilot was Squadron Leader W G (Bill ) Drinkell DFC AFC. He flew with…

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PSchofieldR1904.jpg
Six air crew wearing Mae West standing in line and three groundcrew squatting in front. All in front of rear fuselage of Lancaster with letters 'VN-T'.

The pilot was Squadron Leader W G (Bill ) Drinkell DFC AFC. He flew with 50 Squadron from 1944…

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MSchofieldR1513514-190610-020001.jpg
Made out for LAC Schofield for RAF Skellingthorpe

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SBennettDCT[Ser#-DoB]v30001.pdf
Flying log book for N Goodfellow, Navigator, covering the period from July 1943 to December 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 1 Central Navigation School RCAF Rivers, 8 (Observer’s)…

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MHopperPC209938-191015-02.pdf
A summary of operations undertaken on the night of 20/21 March 1945, including details on the participation by 50 Squadron.

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LHopperPC209938v1.pdf
Flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunner and flight engineers covering the period from 27 May 1944 to 21 March 1945 detailing his flying training and operations flow as air gunner. He was stationed at RAF Pembrey (1 AGS), RAF Oakley…

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Map of north western Europe shown the route of the operation from RAF Skellingthorpe to Leipzig via Reading, Abbeville, Mainz, Giessen and Erfurt.

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ATweddleWD[Date]-030004.mp3
Doug Tweddle describes the final days of the war on the Squadron. He participated in Operations Dodge and Exodus bringing POWs home. After his posting to Bardney he was posted to RAF Skellingthorpe with 50 Squadron.

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SStuartR1681268v1.pdf
A head and shoulder portrait of Richard with this air gunner's brevet next to the crest of 61 Squadron followed by operations records and reports.

Richard took part in 22 operations to Berlin, Frankfurt, Hagen, Hannover, Kassel, Leipzig, Mannheim,…

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Investigation report detailing crash of Lancaster DV399 near Schacht Paul in Germany on 29 December 1943. Details burial place of the crew, including Richard Stuart and confirms that Flight Officer Donald F Thomas survived the crash.

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MBlewittT562676-180208-010001.jpg
Listing Trevor’s service history between 1927 and 1953.

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APextonRD770930.mp3
Richard Dunning Pexton joined the RAF Reserve before the war, completing his early flying on biplanes before being called up in September 1939. He flew Gladiators and Hurricanes in France in May 1940, witnessing the collapse first‑hand, then returned…

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An invitation to the opening of the heritage room at Skellingthorpe.

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