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Polish September Campaign 1939 Medal Certificate
A certificate accompanying Jozef's medal.
Letter from Giles at the Sunday Express to Kathleen Burnside
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Thanks her sending in story of children in fuel office.
Bombing of Germany
Headline - Stuttgart badly hit, factories ablaze. Internal headlines - hard-pressed Germans, feeling the strain including some pilot accounts. Bombs in centre - fires joined into one, pilots account of fires. Eluded fighter, another would not fire,…
I Owe my Life to You
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The events after Ronald was shot down on the morning of D-day.
Pilot Officer Frank Mouritz
A head and shoulders portrait of Frank, with a Royal Australian shoulder tag. It is captioned 'Pilot Officer Mouritz, London 1944'.
Paul R Trevayne
A brief biography of Paul.
Frank Jolliffe's Annual Confidential Report for 1959
Frank was a Squadron Leader Navigator posted to 11 Group HQ at Uxbridge as Group Navigator Officer. Was assessed as 'Fit for promotion.'
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…
Congratulations on successful ejection
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From HQ Fighter Command to RAF Tengah congratulating Frank and his pilot on their successful ejection from their Javelin.
National Schools Festival of Music
Took place in the Albert Hall May 6th 1938. Three items one a photogrph of the Portsmouth contingent, a press clipping from 19th May reporting a concert in Portsmouth Guildhall, third a press clipping reporting the London performance.
Man in park
A man wearing jacket and tie with overcoat over his arm standing in a park with trees in the background. On the reverse 'Regent's Park 1947'.
Woman in a park
A woman wearing dress and carrying handbag and coat standing in a park with trees in the background, On the reverse 'Regent's Park 1947'
Wedding invitation
Invitation peter Field to Cynthia Grayburn and Peter Field's wedding with tongue in cheek handwritten note to the addressee on the reverse.
L V Rosser in Lancaster cockpit 1981
Top left - view from behind of a man in civilian clothes sitting in the pilots seat in the cockpit of a Lancaster.
Bottom left - note stating that in 1981, allowed to sit in pilot's seat of Lancaster in the museum at Hendon, his daughter was allowed…
Bottom left - note stating that in 1981, allowed to sit in pilot's seat of Lancaster in the museum at Hendon, his daughter was allowed…
Lancaster
Top - Lancaster taxying in front of a hangar. Captioned 'Taxying out from Waddington to formate with Spitfires from Coltishall for 25th D Day anniversary at Ouistreham, June 1969'.
Bottom - front quarter view of parked Lancaster. Captioned 'waiting…
Bottom - front quarter view of parked Lancaster. Captioned 'waiting…
Entry into the RAF, Uxbridge 1930
Two identical photographs of 30 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. It is captioned 'Uxbridge 1930'.
Burial Plot Transfer Certificate
A transfer certificate attached to the burial plot purchased by Lars Andersen. This transfer allows Catherine Christian to use the plot in the event of his death.
A further handwritten note states 'Molly Andersen widow of :- Lars Cornelius Christian…
A further handwritten note states 'Molly Andersen widow of :- Lars Cornelius Christian…
Arnold Christian's Wife and Family
Four photographs on a page.
#1 is Arnold's wife, Catherine, taken in 1928.
#2 is a woman, Molly, with four children - Buster, Nancy, Cathie and Neil.
#3 is two men (Allan and Tom) with four children - Buster, Neil, Nancy and Cathie.
#2 and 3 were…
#1 is Arnold's wife, Catherine, taken in 1928.
#2 is a woman, Molly, with four children - Buster, Nancy, Cathie and Neil.
#3 is two men (Allan and Tom) with four children - Buster, Neil, Nancy and Cathie.
#2 and 3 were…
Presentation of King's colour to the RAF
Left - Letter from HM King George about presenting his colour to the RAF.
Right - photograph showing RAF guard of honour parading with sloped rifles. Captioned 'Drilling the Guard of Honour A.O.C.'s inspection St Athan 1953'.
Right - photograph showing RAF guard of honour parading with sloped rifles. Captioned 'Drilling the Guard of Honour A.O.C.'s inspection St Athan 1953'.
Conversion courses
Top - note that at the end of war, Ned Sparkes crewed up with other instructors at 85 OTU to convert to Lancaster and train for Tiger Force.
Left - wedding photograph a full length image of an airman wearing tunic with half brevet and holding peaked…
Left - wedding photograph a full length image of an airman wearing tunic with half brevet and holding peaked…
Arnold Louis Christian's Biography
A biography written by his grandson, covering from 1929 to 1941.
Vincent Francis Christian
A biography of Vincent, Arnold's father.
Air gunners Association
Sets out details of association, history and subscriptions.
William Baker commissioning scroll
Appointing William Benjamin Baker DFC a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Map of Central London
A map of Central London with the Nuffield Centre marked.