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- Spatial Coverage is exactly "England--Cheshire"
Interview with Vivian David Williams
Tags: Advanced Flying Unit; fitter engine; Flying Training School; ground crew; ground personnel; home front; Hurricane; Lancaster; mechanics engine; military service conditions; RAF Calveley; RAF Cosford; RAF Grantham; RAF Hednesford; RAF Henlow; RAF Hixon; RAF Hooton Park; RAF Kemble; RAF Lyneham; RAF Manston; RAF Martlesham Heath; RAF North Weald; RAF South Cerney; RAF St Athan; RAF Thorney Island; RAF Uxbridge; RAF Watton; searchlight; training; York
Interview with William Horace Shaw
Jack at RAF Padgate
Second is of Jack in civilian clothes standing in front of house, reverse captioned 'Padgate, Warrington…
Tags: mess; RAF Padgate
John Cox’s pilots flying log book. One
John Shipman's 1943 Diary
Tags: B-24; Beaufighter; C-47; entertainment; Hurricane; Mosquito; RAF Locking; Raf Mauripur; sport; Wellington
Lancaster KB700 at Woodford
Tags: Lancaster
Lancaster sections
Tags: Lancaster; service vehicle
Lancaster take off or landing
Tags: Lancaster
Last of the Tail Gun Charlies - Ronald Carter's Biography
At the age of 17, Ronald volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in November 1942. After basic training, Ronald was selected for gunnery and wireless operator training, becoming…
Tags: 44 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Caterpillar Club; crewing up; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Ringway; RAF Waddington; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 7; tactical support for Normandy troops; the long march; training; wireless operator / air gunner
Letter from Air Ministry to Mrs J Wynn
Tags: killed in action
Letter from Air Ministry to Mrs K Wynn
Letter from Air Ministry to Mrs K Wynn
Tags: missing in action
Letter from Air Ministry to Mrs K Wynn
Letter from Air Ministry to Mrs K Wynn
Letter from Air Ministry to Mrs K Wynn
Tags: missing in action
Letter from British Red Cross to Mrs K Wynn
Tags: missing in action
Letter from British Red Cross to Mrs K Wynn
Letter from British Red Cross to Mrs K Wynn
Letter from British Red Cross to Mrs K Wynn
Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Tags: training
Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Tags: training