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Title
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Bilton, George Henry Albert
G H A Bilton
Description
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Nineteen items. The collection concerns George Henry Albert Bilton (b. 1923, 175723 Royal Air Force) and contains an oral history interview, his log book, correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 428 and 434 Squadron.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anthony Bilton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2018-09-14
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
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Bilton, GHA
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Transcription
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175723 P/O Bilton
Officers Mess
RCAF Croft
Darlington
Sunday
My Dear Mother
Just another lere [sic] to let you that I am OK after yesterdays off on Brunswick 7 more [indecipherable word] then we are finished We had a good trip exsept [sic] for a few odd things, the lads in our hut in our hut came back with 72 holes in the kite, they had a very shacky do.
I saw a good film show to night [sic] The tourch [sic] still burns, all about nursing, it was quiute [sic]
[Page Break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
1 Pair of Pyjams [sic]and 1 Pullover, the Pyjamas cost me £1 so they should be good, I will send my Blue Pullover home, I also had to buy my Battle dress,
I saw a very good film in town Alli [sic] Barba and the forty thieves
The King was at Middleton yesterday he gave the Gongs out Frank was there and shook hands with him
Well I will close now as I have some work to [deleted] you [/deleted] do so I will close with love from your loving son
George
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Title
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Letter from George Bilton to his mother
Description
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Writes that he was okay after operation to Brunswick and now had only seven left to finish tour. Returned with 72 holes in the aircraft. Relates seeing films and discusses clothing. Mentions a visit by the King to Middleton St George.
Creator
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G H A Bilton
Format
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Two page handwritten letter
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Correspondence
Identifier
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EBiltonGHABilton[Mo][Date]-01
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
England--Durham (County)
Germany
Germany--Braunschweig
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Contributor
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Claire Monk
bombing
entertainment
George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952)
RAF Croft
RAF Middleton St George