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Two of Robert Mitchell's crew sitting on top of their Halifax.

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Two airmen are sitting on top of a Lancaster cockpit. Underneath is nose art featuring a round saw blade with wings cutting and producing sparks.
12 bombs are painted on.
There is a second image with 'PL28042'.

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An Anson in the snow with two airmen standing at the port engine. It is captioned 'L to R - C. Haines Finnell, Rus, Bar [rest missing] Brantford -1942'.

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PCothliffKB15090054.jpg
Two airmen in flying kit standing at the front of a Lancaster. it is annotated 'PL28587'.

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Two airmen standing at the front of a Lancaster. One man is leaning on the propeller, the second has a hand-drill in his hand. On the nose of the Lancaster is painted a flying duck, 'Our Mary II' and 45 operation bombs.

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A pilot and an engineer standing at the front of a Halifax. On the nose is painted a hand with its index finger raised pointing at the sky.

PMitchellRK15010007.jpg
Two airmen sitting on the port outer engine of a Halifax during refuelling operations.

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Two airmen are playing billiards with a small dog on the table. Behind them is a blackboard with diagrams chalked on and a poster explaining how to bale out.

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Two seated airmen. One, a bomb aimer, is wearing boots, the other has paperwork and a cigarette.

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Two airmen inside an aircraft. Information supplied with the collection states 'G H Walters Vict. BC'

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Half-length portrait of two sergeant air gunners wearing tunic. On the reverse 'Les Knight Gordon Nordbye (Canada).

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The top left photograph on the left page shows accommodation huts with the caption "THE BARRACKS".
The top right photograph on the left page shows fields with trees in the background, and captioned "PLAYING FIELDS".
The bottom left photograph on…

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The photograph on the left of the left page shows two men in military uniforms holding rifles. Accommodation huts can be seen in the background. The photograph is captioned "CAUGHT AT LAST ."
The photograph on the right of the left page shows Turner…

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PGearyPC17010081.jpg
The transcript has a note 'Prince Albert March 1943'. The interview records, amongst other things, that Patrick was there to train as a pilot, he was awarded the DFM for shooting down two Me 109s on a raid on Brest in July 1941, and presented with…

PCothliffKB15060046.jpg
A half-length portrait of three airmen. One is identified as 'Tom Lee' in extra information supplied with the collection.

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Quote from Byron with note 'this is my wish for you' from Sgt Nav Cecil E Wood from Canada.

BLanningWPalmerRAMv1.pdf
The story of an attack by Pathfinders of 35,105,109 and 582 Squadrons 23 December 1944. Tribute to Robert Palmer and 30 comrades who died with him. It contains; history of Battle of the Bulge; description of Oboe system; list of aircraft and crews…

MBoxDC1578987-180611-51.pdf
A booklet full of information and instructions for returning ex-prisoners of war.

PMonksMA17010026.jpg
Top a row of Tiger Moths on an airfield. Captioned 'Tiger Moths at Bowden'.
Bottom - a Tiger Moth parked on an airfield with two men standing in front.

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The five are sitting and reading in a mess. On the reverse 'Royal Canadian Air Force Photography'.

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The front two Halifaxes have their engines running. The most distant one is static.
In front are two bicycles and some equipment.
Additional information supplied with the collection identifies the location as RAF Tholthorpe.

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Three Halifaxes at Tholthorpe. The front two have their engines running. A bicycle is in the foreground.
On the reverse 'Dispersal at Tholthorpe 1944'. and 'Photo Reg [indecipherable]'.

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Three Halifaxes on the ground taken from under a fourth. It is annotated 'PL40185'.
On the reverse -
'Tholthorpe
Nov 44
MZ454 KW-S in background
LL596 KW-U in foreground
425 Sqn'.

PCothliffKB15040007.jpg
Three Halifaxes on the ground, two with their engines running.

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