Draft life story (Kathleen Reid)

BReidKReidKv4.pdf

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Draft life story (Kathleen Reid)

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Kathleen's account starts with birth and childhood and a description of living conditions. Various pages follow; Description of training instruction; Next page describes invitation and participation to American celebration. Mentions hangers with B-17s and Glen Miller band. The next page mentions facing charge for not wearing a cap in York. Continues with account of activities at Church Fenton. Mentions acting after leaving the WAAF. Subsequent pages have various notes with poem: 'I look down from high balcony of flying control', and other notes giving descriptions of people and events.

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Ten-page handwritten document

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“Draft life story (Kathleen Reid),” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 15, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39805.

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