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75 (NZ) Squadron battle order
Battle order for 9/10 September 1944. List aircraft and crews for operations as well as duty personnel
91st Flying Instructor's Course Upavon
43 airmen arranged in four rows at the front of a large building. Underneath each man is named on a printed caption.
A Biography of Maurice Stimpson
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.
A Daughter's Tribute
A brief biography of Ronald Carter.
A fire service memoir
The memoir written by Fred during his time with the Auxiliary Fire Service at the age of 18. He observes a land mine parachuting to earth. It landed on the fire service sub-station killing 28. He persuaded his Station Officer that he wanted out and…
A RAF pilot
Head and shoulders portrait of a pilot wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and medal ribbons (including DFC).
A Year in the Life
Ken Brind's autobiography detailing his tour of operations.
Absence Card
A card defining cadets limits, on the reverse and cadet officer of the day, cadet in charge of quarters, hospital, special pass or furlough and open post.
Account of emergency in Wellington
Draft and final versions. Written by an instructor 20 AFS at RAF Swinderby with an account of an engine fire after take off in a Wellington and the successful emergency landing. Draft version includes a drawing of map of Swinderby on the last page.
Acknowledgement of letter to Mrs J Wareing
Acknowledges receipt of letter dated 11 September 1944,
Address Book
24 pages of an address book.
Address Book
An address book kept by Maurice. It includes a list of when he wrote letters.
Admiral Shyte-Awk
Top - photograph of an airman in the cockpit of a Lancaster. On the fuselage below nose art of duck with peaked cap walking down road with sign to Berlin. Row of bomb symbols underneath.
Below - explanation that Admiral Shyte-Awk was the aircraft…
Below - explanation that Admiral Shyte-Awk was the aircraft…
Advice of goods dispatched by passenger train
From RAF central depository to Arthur Woolf's father advising that listed personal effects have been dispatched.
Aerogram from Jack Darby to Jean
He comments on her last letter and complains that he is fed up.
Aerogram from Jack Darby to Jean
He writes mainly about the weather.
Aerogram from Jack Darby to Jean
He disembarked in the United States and travelled to Canada by train via New York. It was comfortable with excellent food.
Aerogramme from Jack Darby to Jean
He thanks her for her letter. He has been having a wizard time exploring.
Aiming Point Certificate
A Lancaster with the name of its crew underneath. It refers to an operation over Genoa on 22/23 October 1942. JHP Dwyer was in the crew.
Air Gunners
Three verse poem concerning air gunners.
Air gunners course photograph
Formal course photograph, 15 sergeants, in three rows, their names hand written, captioned 'A/Gs No 42 course'. this was at the No 8 A.G.S. at Evanton, Scotland. On the reverse are the following notes ' Den, April 15th 1942 - Bostons, Upwood, Hunts.…
Aircraft diversion procedures
General principles and role of Bomber Command central flying control, communication of diversion airfield on group operational frequencies and rules and procedures for diverting aircraft. Followed by Fighter Command procedures for sector controllers,…
Aircrew
Dennis Denton with four other aircrew, on the reverse,'Taken at Blickling Hall, July 1943', 'Left to right [?] Clutton, Les Heagerty, myself, Ted Pennell'. Also a note to Miss O'Keefe, Church Farm, explaining that he had cycled over to see her but…
Airfield lighting Mark II and aircraft landing codes
Gives detailed description of standardized lighting including outside lighting, inside lighting. On the reverse aircraft landing codes gives instructions for encoding and enciphering metrological and other information for landing.
Airman's psalm
Based on 23 psalm - airman version.