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Chan's DFC recorded in his local paper.

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#1 is a brief account in the Daily Express.
#2 is a more detailed account of the successful ditching

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Two separate documents.
#1 a newspaper cutting referring to Chan's DFC.
#2 a postagram from Commanding Officer of 617 offering congratulations.

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A document referring to Chan recommending the award of a DFC and in a second part of the document, a bar to his DFC.

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The letter has some detail regarding Chan's rescue and recovery at Great Yarmouth.

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The letter reports that Chan is safe and was recovered from the sea on 9th July.

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A biography of Chan's life.

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A brief cutting with a few details of the ditching of Chan's aircraft and their nine days adrift.

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A newspaper cutting about Chan and his DFC.

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A newspaper cutting with a photograph of the Club badge and a brief description and explanation for the club.

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A newspaper cutting referring to Chan Chandler's award of a bar to his DFC.

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Four messages.
#1 A letter stating that Chan is missing.
#2 A letter to Chan's mother stating that Chan has been found.
#3 A letter from Chan to his mother after he reached hospital in Great Yarmouth.
#4 A second letter from Chan to his mother,…

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Chan writes that he spent nine days in a tiny dinghy with three other airmen. They were rescued by an RAF launch. The hospital has been very good at looking after them.

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The letter advises that Chan is safe having been picked up and taken to Great Yarmouth.

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A card issued to Chan Chandler after a succesful ditching.

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Relates story of Two crews rescued. The first when a Lancaster crew saw lights in sea and signalling air sea rescue who recovered seven exhausted airmen. The second a Lancaster crew ditched a badly shot up bomber were rescued by a fishing vessel…

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Jack writes that he has moved to Feltwell. He is not happy and the mess is poor.

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Jack writes that he is pleased they had a nice time at the swimming pool. His squadron lost 2 airmen at sea. He will be trying for leave.

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The book recounts the daring exploits, during a severe storm, of the four Else’s aircrew, an aircraft named after the newly married pilot officer’s wife. Else is undergoing repairs and they are unable to go on the latest raid. They hide Else during a…

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Alan Richardson begins half way through a story of an aircraft losing wings flying through the Needles. S Bond then tells a couple of stories about crew who ditched a Wellington and an air gunner taken off ops. Alan finishes with some comment on log…

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The letter explains that John's aircraft was seen to be shot down and enter the North Sea. They express sympathy and since nothing has been heard they feel he is no longer alive.

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Two mounted photographs of Allied airmen rescued by the German Air Sea Rescue Service. The page has the text: "Rescued by the German Air Sea Rescue Service. Informations [sic] from Brain Walley, 7 Solomon St, Fremantle, W.A. 6160".
It is further…

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Transcript of discussion with Lucian Ercolani, Norman Didwell and Joan Didwell. Firstly comments on training in England and then Canada. Recalls a little of first tour on Wellington with 214 Squadron. Mentions having to ditch after operation to…
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