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MParryWE1172401-220531-05.pdf
A detailed account of the night's events leading to the shooting down of a Lancaster over the Netherlands.

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An article explaining who Zola is and why an aircraft was so-named.

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A biography with details of all of his life. He joined the RAF in 1940 and worked as ground crew.

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MTaplinJA1268696-160105-01.pdf
A poem about Churchill and the absence of a medal for Bomber Command.

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News clipping. John Taplin is reported as a prisoner of war in Germany.

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The newspaper article reports that John Taplin is alive and a prisoner of war.

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STaplinJA1268696v10029.jpg
The letter, from John's former employers, expresses sympathy that John is missing.

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STaplinJA1268696v10028.jpg
A cutting reporting John Taplin and a friend's attempt to escape.

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A cutting reporting John Taplin is missing.

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A cutting with brief details about John Taplin.

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An article reporting that John Taplin and W Clarke are missing.

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STaplinJA1268696v10023.jpg
The message advises that John is missing.

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The crew are posed in two rows, the second item is a crew list with Next of kin.
The crew list is, Sgt Hazell, L.C, Pilot, Sgt Gardiner, E , Flight Engineer, Sgt Miller, W.T, Navigator, Sgt Tatley, H.T, Bomb Aimer, Sgt Sharples, E.F. Gunner, Sgt…

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STaplinJA1268696v10032-0001.jpg
The writer expresses sorrow that John is missing.

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STaplinJA1268696v10030-0001.jpg
He writes that he is sorry that John is missing. He hopes that John will turn up safe and well.

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PSturrockH1501.jpg
Henry Sturrock's crew in two rows with bushes behind.
Henry Sturrock's crew and six ground crew in front of a Halifax. The pilot is holding a small dog.

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MSiddleWE1038438-151208-030001.jpg
Bill Siddle's time in the RAF pieced together by research. He was a pilot who flew the Lancaster with 9 and 83 Squadrons. He was commissioned in 1944, was awarded the DFC and Bar and completed more than 60 operations. He left the service in 1946 and…

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Certificates issued to Bill Siddle for Pilot Training Advanced Flying and Instrument Flight during his training at Moody Field, Georgia in 1942.

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ESaundersSorkiewiczMSaundersJWG441126-0001.jpg
A form issued by the authorities in a prisoner of war camp.

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MBroderickKJ115109-170928-02.jpg
A list of aircrewmen who went missing or died on the 8th July 1942. The list includes Kenneth James Broderick. The document also shows where each aircrewman is commemorated.

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This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.

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A hand written letter sent to George Shephard Johns from a relative. The letter concerns sending sympathies to George on the death of his mother. The letter also provides general family updates concerning George's relatives.

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MKilburnG[Ser#-DoB]-170310-01.pdf
Memoir detailing a teenage girl's experiences of the war. The document details experiences of evacuation, the blackouts, sounds of the war during air raids and what they saw on the streets of Liverpool.

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A page of a telegram message form the Commanding Officer of RV AF Squadron

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He asks after his family and friends back home.

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