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MCattyMA164193-180822-030001.jpg
A reunion dinner menu with the signatures of many who attended.

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MCattyMA164193-180822-040001.jpg
A menu for a re-union dinner

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MCooperSF1528331-170913-03.jpg
A copy of 514 squadron's operational record. It lists the operations undertaken, tonnage of bombs dropped, number of sorties and the total number of aircraft lost.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…

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PCattyMA18010012.jpg
A commemorative document detailing the operations undertaken by the squadron during the Second World War, the weight of bombs dropped and the number of sorties. Also it states 73 aircraft did not return. At the bottom is handwritten 'Good Luck!…

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MCattyMA164193-180822-040001.jpg
A menu from the third reunion dinner of 514 Squadron

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PCattyMA1802.jpg
A large group of airmen arranged at the front and on top of a Lancaster. The image has a squadron crest at the top. Behind the aircraft is an open hangar.

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SSmithRW425992v10003-0002 copy.pdf
The third book of memoirs by Bob Smith.
Covers his operational tour and bombing operations.

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PDobinsonTH1501.jpg
Seven aircrew leaving a Lancaster 'A’, parked on a dispersal with bomb doors open following a daylight operation to Duisburg 14 October 1944. All aircrew are wearing life vests, carrying crew bags and helmets; two wearing Sidcot suits, two with…

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LGilbertAC186764v1.pdf
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for A C Gilbert, flight engineer, covering the period from 16 June 1943 to 3 July 1956. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF…

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LSweeneyAE573980v1.pdf
Alfred Sweeney’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 17 May 1942 to 30 July 1962 detailing training, operations and post-war duties as a pilot and instructor, including VIP duties. (Several logbooks bound into one volume).
He was stationed at RAF…

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BPayneGPayneGv1.pdf
Geoff Payne's autobiography divided into five chapters.

Chapter 1. Under Training.
Having been assessed in Birmingham Geoff sets off to London in August 1942 for training, at Lords. Initial training was at Bridlington then gunnery school at…

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YGeachDG1394781v5.pdf
Fifth and final diary kept by David Geach chronicling his time training and on operations. He writes about his return from Canada on the Queen Elizabeth then his training in England which began with arriving at the Posting Centre in Pannal Ash,…

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SCattyMA164193v10001-0001.jpg
Navigation computation and a chart for an operation to Bottrop synthetic oil plant.

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LSandlandCB19230612v1.pdf
Flying Officer C. B. Sandland’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book, from June 1942 to 22nd May 1946, recording training, operations, instructional and Transport Command flights to Europe, India, the Middle and Far East.
Based at: Marshall’s Flying…

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SCattyMA164193v10029-0001.jpg
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Chemnitz.

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SCattyMA164193v10016-0001.jpg
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to the Cologne-Gremberg marshalling yards. On the reverse of the chart is a handwritten note [indecipherable].

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SCattyMA164193v10023-0001.jpg
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Gremberg Marshalling Yards, Cologne.

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PEdwardsAE16010001.jpg
Top - seven aircrew all wearing battledress standing in two rows. Captioned 'Geo Wilcock (Nav 1), Nobby Clarke (Nav 11), Dave Hicks (W/Op), rish Miller (pilot), Sid Loseby (R.G.), Ron Baker (M.U.G.), Allan Edwards (F.E.)'. Titled 'Warboys Huntingdon…

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PBradburyDC1706.jpg
Seven airmen in two rows at the rear of a Lancaster, JI-N'. Four are identified with annotations - 'Len Thatcher, Hank Snow, Denis Bradbury, Woody Freamo'.

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SCattyMA164193v10033-0003.jpg
Navigational computation and chart for an operation to Dortmund.

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SCattyMA164193v10019-0001.jpg
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Dortmund.

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SCattyMA164193v10005-0001.jpg
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Dortmund Synthetic Oil Plant

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SCattyMA164193v10027-0001.jpg
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to Dortmund-Huckarde Coking Plant.

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SCattyMA164193v10022-0001.jpg
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to Duisburg, Hamborn.

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SCattyMA164193v10011-0001.jpg
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Duisberg

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