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PGrundyAF1511-01.jpg
A large number of Royal Air Force personnel in four rows in front of a Halifiax and a row on top of the wings. David Donaldson is in the middle of the front row just to the left of a goat. On the reverse '192 Squadron, B Flight, May? 1945'. The goat…

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See all Archive items | See all wartime losses 192 Squadron re-formed in January 1943 in 3 Group at RAF Gransden Lodge with Wellingtons, Halifaxes and Mosquitos. By late 1943, via a move to RAF Feltwell, the squadron was at RAF Foulsham in 100 Group…

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Group portrait of 38 air gunners, formally arranged in four rows in front of huts. Eight are seated, the rest standing; six officers in the second row are wearing peaked caps. On the reverse 'Air Gunners, 192 Squadron, 100 Group, Foulsham, Norfolk.…

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192 Squadron crest showing an owl with lightning bolt and motto 'Dare to Discover'. Signed by the King.

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Covers coastal patrols to determine density and frequency coverage of enemy radar organisation, discovery of new enemy radar type and monitoring enemy overland radar and communications. Mentions use of specially equipped Wellington flown over enemy…

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A group of 30 or so men and women at a reunion. On the reverse 'Re-union Probably 1954 Jimmy Marsden Boffin 192 Sqdn Front 2nd Left' and on a post-it 'GH back row standing RIGHT'. Stamped 'Cecil Walden Ltd'.

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A large group of men celebrating their reunion. On the reverse are three annotations -
#1 '192 Squadron - annual re-union -1953, "Park Tavern" Des Rice -Putney 3012'.
#2 'I'm not here'
#3 'To "Junior" - remembering the good [underlined] times.…

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18 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a Hawker Hart. Information supplied with the collection states '1932 No 33 Squadron (Bill is back row 5th from right)'. At the front is a cup. Four of the officers have walking sticks.

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A soft top sports car with the roof up, registration PO 8455, standing in front of an arched corrugated iron building. In the background other buildings on the reverse '1934 Singer Lemans, RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire, Winter 44/45, 625 Squadron'

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Two seat open topped sports car with hood down parked on road facing right in front of Nissen hut. In the background another Nissen hut and trees. On the reverse '1934 Singer 9 Lemans 2 seater ar RAF Sandtoft, Yorkshire England May or June 1945'.

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A brochure advertising the 1935 Blackpool Illuminations

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12 airmen arranged in two rows. Underneath are captioned their names. A second copy has been damaged and folded.

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1939– 1945 Star ribbon in a presentation box

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Including a handwritten card with George's grave plot, row and grave number.This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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1930-1945 Star ribbon with Bomber Command clasp in box.

YHedgesEC19260127v1.pdf
Mentions anniversary of death of Uncle George December 1942. Daily activities for January and some of February and sporadic entries after that. Writes of going to pictures and walks. Contains some telephone numbers and addresses of friends.

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MHuntMJ[Ser#-DoB]-151125-01.pdf
The diary records the publicly announced operations and bomber losses over Europe for 1943.
Another entry records the death and funeral of Sergeant Bill Forster (1533997 Royal Air Force) who flew with 156 Squadron did not return from an operation 12…

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Four newspaper cuttings from 1944 describing four separate operations. Salzburg captioned 'Oct 17 1944', Essen captioned 'Oct 25th 1944', Dunkirk and Vienna captioned 'Nov 4th 1944' and Gelsenkirchen captioned 'Nov 6th 1944'.

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Sent to Kenneth and Vera Gill from 159 MU, RAF C.M.F. Drawing of map showing England and Italy with Spitfire.

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Menu for Christmas meal at RAF Abu Sueir in 1944. Decorated border and artwork top and bottom.

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YWarrenHJ619608v1.pdf
Hand-written 1944 diary. Detailed entries of flying, camp life, the weather and letters to and from home. Many references to going to cinema. Last entry 17 July 1944.

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Accounts of the crashes of 4 Lancaster Bombers: JB679 (27/04/1944), LL896 (13/07/1944), ND993 (13/07/1944), NE136 (15/07/1944) and their crews.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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29 airmen (all but one trainees) arranged in three rows in front of a Tiger Moth. The ground is snow covered. Underneath all 29 are named.

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BCuthillMSFHCuthillMSFHv1.pdf
Margaret Cuthill's account of her time in the WAAF. At the age of 17 she volunteered for the WAAF and was enrolled as a teleprinter operator. She was sent to Wilmslow for training. After four weeks of drill and physical exercise she was posted to…

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A large group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a C-47 Dakota. Captioned '1945 Full Sutton'.

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