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MMadgettHR147519-190610-01.pdf
A monthly magazine produced by personnel of No 37 Service Flying Training School, Royal Air Force Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Contains message officer commanding and articles on retreat from Greece, religion and local area, a fighter pilot in combat,…

LHughesCL133498v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Clarence Hughes, Navigator, covering the period from 8 January 1942 to 18 July 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 32 Air Navigation…

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Photo 1 is a classroom with rolled charts on the tables.

Photo 2 is a street scene taken at night with snow on the ground.

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In the foreground a barge with gangplanks leading up to ship beyond. Men walking up and down gangplanks. Captioned '"Wogs" coaling up ship - Port Said'

EvanRielCvanRielCv1.pdf
Begins in May 1940 in the Netherlands and relates experiences of start of war, invasion, air raids, casualties, air attack on Rotterdam, surrender of the Netherlands. Continues with account of events and life during occupation including regulations,…

MWoodC1451225-160325-02.pdf
Notes taken during Colin Wood's training. They cover navigation, wireless, radar, meteorology, intelligence, geography and operations.

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OWoodC1451225-160325-01.pdf
Service and release book of Colin Wood (2 March 1942 - 27 July 1946).

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Includes RAF stable belt, sergeants ranks tapes, flight lieutenant shoulder boards, observer and navigator brevets. Cap badges, belt buckle, brass buttons, patches and a lanyard. Also medal ribbons for Distinguished Flying Cross and 1939-1945 Star.

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Newspaper cutting referring to Bomber Command bringing back Army men from Italy in Halifax and Lancaster bombers.

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For Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Clarence Lindsay Hughes as pilot officer from 31 March 1943.

ANewtonJL[Date]-01.mp3
Jack Newton joined the RAF in 1938. He trained as an air gunner and was posted to 12 Squadron at RAF Binbrook. Just before midnight on the 5th of August 1941 Jack and his crew set off for Cologne. They were attacked by a night fighter. One engine was…

BCooperFACooperFAv2.pdf
A brief family history. Recent history. Describes meeting John Cooper at Feltwell in 1953 and early life together. John was a civilian air traffic controller at Heathrow and became an RAFVR officer with the air training corps. Provides a family…

MMarshA542744-151026-01.pdf
Handwritten engineering notes recorded during training.

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A half length portrait of NJ Darch in uniform. He is wearing his uniform with medical lapel badge, medal ribbons and military medal.

SHughesCL1334982v10022.pdf
Letters from air secretary branch stating that commissioning parchment was being prepared. Letter from RAF Historian researcher stating that he would obtain and send on the recommendation for his Distinguished Flying Cross and also copies of all his…

MLarmerLO430037-151112-01.pdf
1 - news cutting concerning a 92 year old Second World War veteran penning an apology for bombing German cities. 2 - letter from Laurence Larmer while offering no apology, regretting that the operation he flew on 11 April 1945 resulted in the loss of…

PHughesCL16010068.jpg
Left - trees on a hillside. Top right - view over countryside with fields and woods. Right middle - view over countryside with woods. Bottom right - view across lake to trees on far side.

PHughesCL16010064.jpg
Top left - view down country lane with trees either side. Top right - view across open countryside to a farm in distance. Bottom left - view of trees. Bottom middle - head and shoulders portrait of a lady wearing checked jacket. Bottom right - view…

PHughesCL16010055.jpg
Top left - a tree covered cliff. Top right - rocks in a forest. Centre middle - two men wearing civilian suits either side of a woman wearing jacket and skirt. Man on the left stands and the other two people are sitting on steps of a stone monument,…

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Mk IIA course and speed calculator with circular slide rule, analogue slide computer and instrument box.

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Sixty-one airman sitting and standing in four rows. all are wearing tunics, one officer centre front row wear peaked cap, all the others wear side caps. In the background a building with windows.
Captioned 'B Flight No 2 Squadron, 3 LTW August…

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LMacArthurDA[Ser%20-DoB]v1.pdf
Flying log book for D A MacArthur, navigator, covering the period from 24 April 1944 to 2 August 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Hemswell and RAF Kirmington. Aircraft flown in was Lancaster. He flew a…

LPhillipsD1653229v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for D Phillips, navigator, covering the period from 16 September 1943 to 7 September 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at SAAF Queenstown, RAF Moreton Valance,…

ABrownlieDL161227.mp3
Daphne Brownlee joined the Royal Air Force and joined a Bomber Command Operational Training Unit at Kinloss, and worked in Flying Control.
She tells of the hours she and her colleagues worked and also what life was like on the base, including her…
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