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BTaylorJTayorJv1.pdf
An autobiography of Jim Taylor's time in the RAF, before the war. He spent time training with Oliver Bell, who is recorded in the memoir.

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MDellowJA1391826-210215-01.pdf
Notes kept by JA Dellow's during his formal training as a navigator.

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MDellowJA1391826-210215-02.pdf
Notes kept by JA Dellow during his training.

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MDellowJA1391826-210215-03.pdf
Notes kept by JA Dellow during his training. It contains hand-drawn aircraft recognition pictures.

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MRobsonJ10589943-190327-01.pdf
Notes kept by Jack during his training.

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MRobsonJ10589943-190327-02.pdf
Notes kept by Jack during his training.

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MRobsonJ10589943-190327-04.pdf
Notes kept by Jack during his training.

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MRobsonJ10589943-190327-08.pdf
Notes kept by Jack during his training.

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EBarraletAF[Recipient]M-D[Date]-010001.jpg
A handwritten letter.

MBarraletAF85233-210609-020001.jpg
A chocolate bar wrapper used for recording a diary.

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MBarraletAF85233-210609-030001.jpg
A packet used to record messages.

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MBarraletAF85233-210609-11.jpg
#1 is a note about issues in the prisoner of war camp.
#2 is six pages of notes.

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MBarraletAF85233-210609-07.pdf
A detailed description of camp life including photographs and cast of several plays put on at the camp. The Long March is described in detail.

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MBarraletAF85233-210609-08.pdf
Stories about camp life, escape tunnels, sports, food, the gunner who fell to earth without a parachute and survived, the food exchange and amateur dramatics.

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BReidKReidKv4.pdf
Kathleen's account starts with birth and childhood and a description of living conditions. Various pages follow; Description of training instruction; Next page describes invitation and participation to American celebration. Mentions hangers with…

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BMcInnesAMcInnesAv1.pdf
An autobiography of Alan's time as a prisoner of war. He talks about his training with his, mainly, Australian crew. He describes the night they were shot down over Germany. He describes their capture, mistreatment and interrogations at various…

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BNeilsonJFNeilsonJFv1.pdf
Growing Up -The Hard Way WAR -1939
James joined the Local Defence Volunteers at first then realised he did not want to become infantry. He did mount road blocks and fire watches. He applied to join the RAF and was accepted. Training was at…

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MAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]-180129-09.pdf
A detailed description of the education system undertaken in over 50 prisoner of war camps. Originally 28 subjects were taught but this ended as 84.
There is an illuminated section listing the tutors and lecturers and the subjects that were taught.

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SRoyallGL1801494v10039-51.pdf
12 pages listing 204 aircraft that were flown by No. 166 Squadron. Six columns record each aircraft's registration number, the date received, where it came from, the code letters and details of it's loss or disposal. For some aircraft the number of…

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MRoyallGL1801494-220420-02.pdf
Magazine of 48 Air School, South Africa. On the front cover is written: '1801494 LAC ROYALL G.L. 27/6/43'. The magazine contains articles of local and war news, a description of what life is currently like in Britain, photographs of key personnel at…

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MRoyallGL1801494-220420-03.pdf
Magazine of 48 Air School, South Africa. Contains articles on local news, letters of thanks, entertainment, keeping fit, sports reports and results, poems, personal experiences in the RAF, sketches showing life at RAF Woodbrook, South African…

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MRoyallGL1801494-220420-05.pdf
42 air school magazine. Articles, cartoons, artwork, club information, sports news, poems, advertisements, editor, padre, news from other stations in southern Africa, weddings and births, sports results.

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MBirdJH184015-180215-01.pdf
Notes kept by JH Bird on Armaments

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MBirdJH184015-180215-02.pdf
Notes kept by JH Bird during his training at Bulawayo.

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MBirdJH184015-180215-03.pdf
Notes kept by JH Bird during his training.

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