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Mining Gdynia

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H2S return for a mining operation to Gdynia captioned '27/2 EWS 26/27.8.44//13000. 250 10/10. M014010Mining Gydinia 190/8 HEL.PT. F/L Josey. U 103'.

Mining Stettin

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Four H2S returns for a mining operation to Szczecin. Captioned:
24/5 EWS 16/17.8.44// 11000 ? 30/30 L 0119 Mining Stettin. FL/T Josey. U103
24/3…

Robert Blamires' South African Air Force observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book

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R G Blamires Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 25 November 1942 to 10 May 1946, detailing his flying training…

Interview with Gwendoline Thickett

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Gwen Thickett was born in Rotherham and recalls her father building a shelter, the bombing of Sheffield and the American soldiers who came to the…

Interview with Rex John Arnett

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Rex Arnett trained in Canada and flew operations as an air gunner with 223 Squadron flying Liberators from RAF Oulton.

P R Taylor’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book

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P R Taylor’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 26 April 1943 to 25 October 1945, detailing training and operations as a…

Peter Taylor

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Peter Taylor in uniform with Observer brevet.

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