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Letter to Mrs Doreen Ellis from 199 Squadron
The letter advises Doreen that he husband is missing in action. The possibility that he husband may have escaped or taken prisoner is mentioned.
Two Letters to Mrs Doreen Ellis
The first letter is from the Air Ministry and is in response to a request to return her husband's bicycle.
The second letter is a reply to a request to send a last letter from her husband.
The second letter is a reply to a request to send a last letter from her husband.
Roll of Honour No 2 Group
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The cover of No 2 Group's Roll of Honour, 1939 to 1945.
205 Group Royal Air Force
A commemorative poster with a map of Southern Europe and North Africa. Around the outside is a list of locations where operations were carried out. There is a paragraph with details of the operations.
44 Squadron and the Wesserling Raid 21/22 June 1944
Six page document courtesy of the late Allen White - 44 Squadron Historian. Reproduces narratives from three 44 Squadron crews involved in the operation. Overall the operation lost 37 crews from 120 launched against Wesserling oil refinery near…
"A" Flight 214 Squadron Xmas 1939
The menu for the squadron Christmas Dinner. There are signatures of some of the participants.
A second copy contains more signatures and a newspaper cutting about the event. It is annotated 'Don't lose this please'.
A second copy contains more signatures and a newspaper cutting about the event. It is annotated 'Don't lose this please'.
Letter to Terry Ford from No 22 Reserve Centre
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The letter advises Terry that he is being promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Identification Card for Mechanical Transport Drivers
RAF Form 1629 issued to Dick Curnock authorising him to drive vehicles on Government duty. On the reverse the vehicle types have been identified.
Telegram to LAC Thomson and medical certification
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telegram orders re-join unit immediately. Medical certification that he had been vaccinated and fit to travel in the restricted area.
RAF Bruntingthorpe
A vertical aerial photograph of Bruntingthorpe. An approximate scale and a north arrow has been annotated on the image. Also at the bottom is ' 5 BTPE 14.6.43//5" 13,000
Summary of Flying and Assessments for 294 Squadron
RAF Form 414 A issued to John Preston
Special Order of the Day
The commander of the local Home Guard thanks the Guard for their loyalty and service.
2nd Tactical Air Force Christmas card
Christmas card produced by 2nd TAF Welfare. Front of the card is coloured pale blue, has the R.AF crest, and in white writing it has 2nd Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force, Christmas 1944 and a sprig of holly.
Inside is a colour drawing showing the…
Inside is a colour drawing showing the…
B Flight, 3 Squadron, No 21 ITW August 1943
Group of trainees arranged in five rows. Each individual is named in the caption underneath
Wyciag z ksiegi strat Dywizjonu 301 w okresie maj – listopad 1942
A list of 16 aircraft and crew lost between May and November 1942 from 301 Squadron.
Business card for P/O Harry William Bock, Polish Air Force.
Business card for P/O Harry William Bock, Polish Air Force.
Hill Topics Vol. 1 No. 2 December 1943
A newsletter produced by the No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School, Picton, Ontario. It contains stories, mini-biographies of station personnel, poems, reviews of Picton cafes, a pantomime, news and views, sport and entertainment and cartoons.
Cham
Reconnaissance photograph of a small town in an agricultural location. A river is winding through the left hand side of the photograph, and a road runs top to bottom. Between the road and the river is a railway line. Several trains can be seen in a…
End of Course Dinner
A menu for the 33 EFTS RAF Carron dinner at the Grant Hall Hotel, Moose Jaw. It is signed by the course participants.
Richard Pexton's Air Efficiency Award
An award issued to Richard.
Instructions for the Handling of Wellington Aircraft
Step by step instructions for handling a Wellington.
Letter to Leonard Cheshire from 4 Group
Reply to a request from Cheshire that 4 Group provide crew. Not possible at present due to heavy commitments and new squadrons forming.
Telegram to Leonard Cheshire
Indian Posts and Telegraphs Form with congratulations to Leonard Cheshire on his Victoria Cross from Headquarters 4 Group
Operations order from 4 Group
Detailed operation order from group to 102, 77, 10, 158, 466, 640, 76, 78, 51 and 578 Squadrons with numbers of aircraft required. Target "Whitebait". Gives detailed instructions, routes, bomb loads, wave orders, fuel loads, window carriage, route…
Letter to Leonard Cheshire from officer of 4 Group
Thanks him for the party
Letter from 408 Squadron to John Taplin's Parents
The letter confirms that John is missing during an operation over Hamburg. The circumstances are not known.