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MRushRW745976-220309-06.jpg
List six aircraft with crew, up and down times and details of flight. Reginald Rush is navigator in first aircraft listed.

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BChandlerRChandlerEBv1.pdf
A biography of Chan's life.

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PChandlerEB22030027.jpg
Four aerial photographs of an operation at Limoges. #1 is a vertical aerial photograph taken during the operation with structures on fire. #2 is the shadow of a Mosquito flying low over the bombed site. #3 is a recce oblique photograph showing the…

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MBarrJ159928-240501-010001.jpg
A list of 25 operations undertaken by 61 Squadron.

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SBondS-SpodenPv10001.pdf
Talks of school time and members of the Hitler youth before the war. Comments on using "Himmelbett" and "Zahme or Wilde Sau" systems with some description of night fighter operations. Goes on to describe the Luftwaffe system for making claims of…

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SBondS-RokkerHv10003.pdf
Gives short details of participants mentioning that Heinz Rökke achieved 64 victories with NJG2. Flight Sergeant Jack Bromfield was wireless operator /air gunner with 158 (Halifax) Squadron. Starts with Rökke and Bromfield discussing the latter's…

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MLeeAJP1320246-180714-02.pdf
Arthur John Pugh Lee's memoir of the Battle of Berlin, of being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war. He discusses his role in the de-Nazification trial of Robert Stauch, the Burgomaster of Katzenelnbogen.

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SClarkeBE1867619v20020.jpg
Events the night Lancaster LM381 was shot down. It includes the fate of the two survivors from the Lancaster and their forced marches to prisoner of war camps.

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SClarkeBE1867619v20067-0001.jpg
The last flight of Lancaster LM381.

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SClarkeBE1867619v20056-0001.jpg
The document refers to rockets being used to attack the bomber stream on the night of 24 December 1944. [sic, 1943] Research was undertaken by Brian Clarke's mother.
Included are newspapers referring to the operation at Brunswick.

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SClarkeBE1867619v20014-0001.jpg
The email's subject is 'Ben Boothman', the flight engineer of Lancaster LM381. The message covers Ben's time in the air force but also covers his pilot, Alf Morren.
The document has handwritten annotations.
A second copy but with only pages 3 and 4…

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SClarkeBE1867619v20005-0001.jpg
A discussion of the different operations they carried out.

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SBondS-HillFv10005.MP3
Fred starts with some comments on a 1000 bomber operation which he flew in a Hampden while at OTU after his first tour. There is some comparison made between Hampden and Wellington aircraft, which he flew on his second tour on OTU. He mentions his…

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SBondS-HillFv10006.pdf
Transcript of interview with Fred Hill. Covers most of interview accurately but with a few comments missed. Starts with some comments on 1000 bomber operation which he flew in a Hampden while at OTU after his first tour. Goes on with some comparison…

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SClarkeBE18567619v10119.pdf
Brian's story told by his brother, Geoffrey's grand daughter. Louise goes into detail about his last operation. There are photographs taken at school and Brian in the Home Guard. Also there is a copy of his school report.

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SClarkeBE18567619v10036-0001.jpg
Dedicated to the crew of LM381. it includes details of Elsham Wolds and its squadrons then details events on the night Brian was killed. Included is a photograph of the graves of the five crew members who died that night.

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SMaceHA1295485v30027-0001.jpg
A breakdown of becoming part of a bomber crew and what happened on an operation.

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SBondS-ElliottJv10011.jpg
Target photograph of coastline. Some roads and tracks are visible in between flares and smoke. Two round gun or searchlight emplacements are visible left of centre in lower half of photograph. Captioned '842NKL 25.9.44//8" 3000 138 degrees, 1221.…

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MSparkesDJ1867786-211211-29.jpg
Document contains a list of 30 operations undertaken by Don Sparkes in 1944 and 1945.

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BBrabinHWBrabinHWv1.pdf
Harry joined the Royal Australian Air Force on 25 June 1942 as a wireless operator/air gunner, receiving his initial training in Australia before going to Canada for trade training. He sailed on the SS Johan Van Barneve to San Francisco and recalls a…

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SKeelingRV82689v10026.jpg
Left page: top, two flying Whitley aircraft passing over the Dutch coast.
Middle left, aerial view of Hamburg docks.
Middle right, bombing targets and fires in Gelsenkirchen.
Bottom left, bombing of Boulogne harbour.
Bottom right, a woman…

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AMahaddieH900726.mp3
Conversation recorded for the Nanton Lancaster Society.
Hamish Mahaddie, the recruiter for the Pathfinder Force recalls the life of Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC, who plagued him weekly for the opportunity to join the Pathfinders. He had been posted…

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SSmithRW425992v20005-0001.jpg
Calculations, observations and chart for an operation to Foret de Rocheau [Forêt de Lucheux].

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

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LMackieNAJ88410v2.pdf
Norman Mackie’s Flying Log Book 2 as a pilot from 29 September 1942 until 12 December 1944. Continued in 29 OTU and 83 Squadron for operations until March 1943 when shot down by a Messerschmidt 110. Baled out at 1500 feet. Captured but escaped.…

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