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Recommendation for non-immediate award of Distinguished Flying Cross
Made out for Pilot Officer William Roy Peter Perry. Narrative mentions completed 20 operations, showing outstanding skill and determination. Skilful airmanship enabled gunner to shoot down enemy fighter. Twice had to recover aircraft on three engine…
Recommendation for non-immediate award of DFM for Sergeant Kenneth Saw
Gives some details of service, 97 Squadron, 203 hours operations, air gunner and citation.
Recommendation for award of Distinguished Flying Medal
Mentions him showing great skill and determination over an number of sorties.
RAF trainees in Canada
Photograph of four sergeants wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps. Text account of navigators who had recently graduated from training. Gives names, home addresses and location of training.
RAF trainees in Canada
Newspaper cutting with b/w photograph of four airmen wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps. Text states that here were two Leeds men recent graduates of navigator training in Canada, Lists airmen and addresses including K Gill.
RAF Topcliffe Christmas dinner menu 1941
At top holly and Royal Air Force eagle badge and photograph of an officer wearing peaked cap and pilot's brevet. From the commanding officer and senior NCOs wishing all a Happy X-mas. Followed by menu. Christmas 1941. On the reverse some signatures.
RAF O.P.T.C Rules
Officer pilots' tie club, reason for formation and membership rules, subscription, address and levie.
RAF Heaton Park Manchester
A guide containing information about the camp and how it operates, pay, discipline, local information, recreation, churches and aircrew categories.
RAF Gun-Runners Drop Complete Offices to Balkan Patriots
A newspaper cutting describing air supply of equipment and munitions of patriots in several countries.
RAF Gatwick Christmas 1944 Menu and Programme of Events
The menu for Christmas dinner followed by a list of events on Christmas , Boxing Day and New Year's Eve.
RAF Exam Paper
An intermediate examination dated 6 October 1939.
RAF Bridlington Christmas menu 1943
Airmen's Mess menu for Christmas day 1943.
Radio system notes
Notes on signals, system of wireless signalling, R/T radio telephony, aerials, wireless equipment in bomber aircraft (including Marconi set (1155-54), G.P.set (1083-1082), Bendix, beam approach installation, TR-9, TR 1196, amplifier A1134, IFF, Gee,…
Programme for graduation ceremony and presentation of wings
Ceremony for air navigators and air bombers from No 1 Air Observers School RCAF. List graduates including R C Weeden form air navigators course 75.
Proceedings of Court of Inquiry or Investigation
RAF Form 412, the report into the crash of Sam McCron's Wellington, LN167.
Prisoner of war letter from Donald Baker
Request that addressee send him uniform, shirts, shoes and socks as well as photographs. Also mentions other items of clothing, financial matters and instructions to redirect mail. Asks them to keep personal belongings and send the odd Rhodesian…
Pressure Pattern Flying
A technical document describing the theory of pressure pattern flying. It contains formulae, diagrams, tables and text describing the techniques to be used. The last page is annotated 'Pressure Pattern Flying for Air Ministry orders.'
Press cutting, increased dispersal of enemy aircraft
Captioned 'Increased dispersal due to consistent bombing'. Two photographs, of Valence and Montelimar show satellite airfields to enable wider dispersal of German Air Force aircraft due to the airfield bombing policy.
Postgram from 5 Group Headquarters to Officer Commanding 617 Squadron
Message is a copy of Headquarters Bomber Command signal congratulating crews that their attacks on Le Havre and Boulogne succeeded in virtually destroying German naval assets in those harbours.
Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family
Reg writes from camp that he is well. Camp life is not too bad.
Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family
Reg is still well. He asks to send parcels to Stalag 4B.
Postcard to John Valentine from his wife Ursula and sister Barbara
On the front a woodland scene with track and small bridge. On the reverse a short note written during shopping expedition with his wife and daughter,
Postcard to Joan Wareing from Wilf and Nell
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Nell writes to Mrs Wareing telling her that Wilf will call on her any time if needed.
Postcard to Joan Wareing from Jacqueline Pillot
Writes enquiring if her husband had got safely back home as she had heard that he had returned to England with some other boys. She felt sure that he would remember her as she was with him when he was taken prisoner.
Postcard to Joan Wareing
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Front has b/w photograph of Scarborough open air theatre and north side amusement park with boating lake and grandstand. Text says author having a nice time in Scarborough.