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Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser
Explains why he had not written and complains about his current location and course. Expects to be there for another 10 weeks before being sent to a station to act as a wireless operator. Mentions many people on aircrew courses and adds a little…
Navigation data
Details of data for routes Spalding to Broxbourne to Norwich area: giving tracks, distances, courses, groundspeed and times.
Memoir on the life of Jean Spears by her friend Cynthia Field
Describes meeting and becoming friends at RAF Huntingdon in late 1941. Writes of their work, common interests and activities including listening to classical music. Mentions promotions and change of job restricting meetings and subsequent postings.…
Man sitting in chair
A man wearing trousers, shirt and tie, sitting on a chair eating cake, in a back garden with house in the background. On the reverse 'No 5, Taken Sat June 6 1942, Young Peter - very hot, appreciating my eggless chocolate cake! He's beginning to go…
Sleeping Out Passes
Six passes allowing John to leave his unit overnight.
Notes about the life of Miss Mary Speirs
Covers family life, young adult life and connection to Cynthia and Peter Field as a WAAF at Huntingdon in 1941-42. Continues with description of life after the war, illness and meeting the Bahá'i faith in the 1970s. continues with account of later…
Letter from James Burnside to Kath
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Letter telling of journey and offering many endearments and loving comments.
Letter to Jozef Nogal from ET Wallis
The letter tells Jozef she has a cold, has been sight seeing in Edinburgh, to the theatre, plans to to hear the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Edinburgh and she is unsure of what work she will do.
RAF Officers record of service - Kenneth Saw
Contains personal data, mustering dates and trades, commission, course, postings, movements and duties. Includes post-war service.
Six WAAFs
Connie Thornhill (nee Crowther) and five WAAFs.
On the reverse 'Hereford May 2nd 1942 Irene Edith Joyce Connie Dorothy Alice'.
On the reverse 'Hereford May 2nd 1942 Irene Edith Joyce Connie Dorothy Alice'.
Address Book
24 pages of an address book.
A D Hope’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book. One
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book one, for A D Hope, wireless operator, covering the period from 15 December 1942 to 28 April 1949. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties and post war flying…
Peter Thompson’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Peter Thompson’s Log Book as Wireless Operator from 17 September 1943 until 11 July 1946. His training started at No. 2 Radio School and No. 3 Air Gunnery School. Posted to No. 4 AFU, 11 OTU, 1653 CU, 3 LFS, and 195 Squadron for operations. After…
Memories of an Airman
An account by Charles Saunders of his service in the RAF during the war. He served as a mid upper gunner flying in the Halifax with No 102 Squadron at RAF Pocklington and carried out 18 operations. VE day ended his flying career and he was retrained…
Charles Flint's Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s, Air Gunner’s and Flight Engineer’s
C E Flint’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 18 December 1943 to 03 October 1946 detailing his flying training and operations flown as Wireless Operator. He was stationed at RAF Madley (4 Radio School), RAF Bishop Court (7 Air Observer’s…
G W A White’s Royal Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
G White’s Flying Log Book as a wireless operator and air gunner from 18 November 1942 until 7 May 1946. Training at No. 4 Radio School, No. 1 Air Gunnery School, 28 Operational Training Unit, 1652 Conversion Unit. Posted to 78 Squadron in July 1943…