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Letter from Alan North to his parents
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Alan apologises for not having written for a while. He has been trying, without success, to arrange bed and breakfast for his parents. They have had a visit from Canon Swan who has been lecturing on practical Christianity.
Letter from Alan North to his girlfriend
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Pages 5 and 6 of a letter to Alan's girlfriend. He flew an aircraft for an air test. They did their first night flight and he found it very scary.
Letter from Alan North to his parents
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Alan writes that the mess is very poor but overall the food is 'fairly good'. He appreciates his bicycle.
Letter from Alan North to his parents
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Alan writes about the slowness of mail from the UK. He has completed his exams and has done well. He has qualified as a pilot and completed air bombers and air gunner courses. He enjoyed Christmas. He travelled to Chicago and was impressed with the…
Alan North's service record
RAF Form 542A with details of Alan's service.
45 Course - Air Gunners
25 airmen arranged in two rows. Each man has had his name added.
Seven airmen and a Liberator
Two photographs.
#1 Seven airmen, some leaning on the starboard nose of a B-24 Liberator. They are partly dressed in tropical kit.
On the reverse 'Grandad in the middle'. and ' Celone aerodrome (nr Foggia, Italy) 1944. (N for Nelly & Crew)'
#2…
#1 Seven airmen, some leaning on the starboard nose of a B-24 Liberator. They are partly dressed in tropical kit.
On the reverse 'Grandad in the middle'. and ' Celone aerodrome (nr Foggia, Italy) 1944. (N for Nelly & Crew)'
#2…
HB Sproates and colleague
A half length portrait of an air gunner and a pilot. Both are sergeants and they are wearing tropical uniform. On the reverse is 'Grandad', '(That's me on the left!!)' and a lot of scribbles.
HB Sproates and his father
A full length portrait of HB Sproates and his father. HB Sproates is wearing a RAF greatcoat with sergeant stripes.
On the reverse 'Grandad with his Dad - your great Grandad. Sally your Great Great Grandad'. It is stamped '10 Mar 1942'.
On the reverse 'Grandad with his Dad - your great Grandad. Sally your Great Great Grandad'. It is stamped '10 Mar 1942'.
Squadron photograph
Large group of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Lincoln.
Rear turret
Close up of the rear turret of a bomber with four machine guns.
Six airmen
Six airmen, one wearing tunic, on a leather waistcoat and the other overalls, all standing by the rear door of a Lancaster.
Bomb in bomb bay
Close up of the tail of a bomb in a bomb bay.
Bombs in bomb bay
Two bombs hung in a bomb bay.
Six airmen and Lancaster
Six airmen standing in line in front of a Lancaster.
Airman
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and side cap. Two versions of the same image.
Ten airmen in front of Lancaster
Distant view of ten airmen, four squatting and six standing behind by the rear fuselage of a Lancaster with squadron letters 'JO-D'.
Nine airmen in front of a Lancaster
Nine airmen, one on the left with visible half brevet, all squatting down in line with three behind. In the background the nose of a Lancaster.
Two servicemen and bicycle
Two servicemen in uniform one holding a bicycle, both standing in front of a hangar. A biplane in the background between them.
Two airmen with biplane
Two airmen, one standing by propeller and the other on the wing of a biplane parked in front of a hangar.
Buildings
Two brick built single story buildings with a vertical metal tower structure between them.
Fourteen airmen in front of a Lancaster
Fourteen airmen, seven sitting/squatting and seven standing all in line in front of a Lancaster.
Seven airmen in front of Lancaster
Seven airmen standing in line in front of the nose of a Lancaster. Hangers in the far distance.
Four airmen and Lancaster
Four airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in front of a Lancaster. Nose art of two figures playing "two up", and rows of operation symbols.
Senior RAF officers and Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar
Four senior officers, two air vice marshals a group captain and a wing commander walking out from under the front of Lancaster S-Sugar. The nose art says 'No enemy plane will fly over Reich territory'.