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A group of 14 airmen at the nose of a Halifax. One airman, in a leather jacket, is holding a bottle up to the aircraft. Nose art has 45 operation 'bombs' and a crest with 'Ville de Quebec'.

A printed of the crest of 617 Squadron,

An advert for a metal work company that supplied the lighting for the Theatre of the Royal Circle, Brussels.

The leaflet has two maps of Cairo and adverts for holidays, restaurants, a book on Cpyrus [sic], language books and Arabic, French and Italian phrases.

Report form the Commander, District 1, Land Division regarding violations of Swiss airspace on night of 12/13 July 1943 when all areas covered by the Territorial Inspectorate of District 1 received alerts which began at 00.06 and continued until…

A street map with handwritten additions. The Pinder Club is indicated with a printed caption.

Left - a b/w postcard of Amiens cathedral.
Right - a ticket for Folies-Bergere

The map is annotated with the crash site near Lyons la Foret, my home, my mother village and Miss Lavandier.

13 photographs from an album.
#1 and 4 are the Armistice Memorial.
#2is the location of the signing of the Armistice on the railway.
#3 and 10 are aerial views of the park at the Armistice memorial.
#5 is the statue of Marshall Foch.
#6 is the…

Cover for postcard booklet with drawing of man and a camel standing in front of palm trees.

Message from America to the French people announcing they are allies once again; America is at war with Germany, Italy and Japan. As in 1917, this has allowed preparation time. France urged to stay strong and praised for its resistance.

Leaflet thanking those in occupied France for their ongoing work in helping to slow down factory production, thus aiding the bombing effort.

Certificate of award of La Croix du Combattant de L'Europe. Awarded by the European Veterans' Confederation to Arthur James Pearce DFM PFF.

Both sides of three different banknotes.
5 Belgian Franks
10 Japanese Dollars
1000 Mark

Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a large building captioned 'Le Lycee Felix Faure.
#2 and 3 are a memorial to the R101 which crashed in October 1930.
#4 is identified as The Sanatorium of Dr Magnier (Beauvais).

A view of the cathedral looking through three pillars. On the reverse 'Beauvais apres bombardement'.

Both sides of a Belgian 25c coin.

3rd class railway ticket valid for two weeks. Issued in Gent.

Bertie's Father's flying certificate.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

From Simone (daughter) and Anne-Marie Drony birth of brother Michel.

Pre-printed prisoner of war form addressed to Squadron Leader R Wareing via prisoner of war agency - International Committee of Red Cross, Geneva.

Polish language card with personal details.
This is a document which has been completed on behalf of the sister of Bronislaw Soltysiak, as she was looking for him. The Red Cross reunited many Polish Families after the war. This is a request for…

A postcard of 'The King's House' in Brussels.

Left - b/w postcard with artwork of skull in candelabra. Captioned 'Cabaret du Néant - Paris-Montmartre L'ampac'aire funéraire'
Right - b/w postcard of people sitting on benches watching action on a small stage. Captioned 'Cabaret du Néant -…

French language programme with lists of drinks and menu. Artwork consisting of skulls and skeletons.