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Photograph shows Basil Harrington shaking hands with an officer wearing battledress. Between them is a flight sergeant. map on wall in background. Text below reports Basil Harrington recruiting officer at Southampton hands over to Flying Officer C A…

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MHarringtonBR621165-170503-04.pdf
Recounts childhood, joining the RAF in 1938. Originally staff duties, volunteered for aircrew. Started operational flying on 226 Squadron in September 1943 as wireless operator/air gunner on B-25 at RAF Swanton Morley. Completed 43 operations. He…

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Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a boat, captioned 'Power boats, Southampton'.
Photo 2 is a boy, girl and their mother on a beach. The boy is sitting in a sand model speedboat.
Photo 3 is a boy in swimming trunks, standing in front of a…

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PMooreD16070009.jpg
Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a group of scouts at a camp arranged in three rows. It is captioned 'Southampton 1938'.
Photo 2 is of two scouts sitting.
Photo 3 is of three scouts at work.
Photo 4 is a group of scouts at a railway…

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Ten photographs from an album.
Photos 1 to 7 are of Holland 1937.
Photos 8-10 are Southampton 1938.
Photo 1 is a scout sitting on the shoulders of a second scout.
Photo 2, 3 and 4 are scouts on a beach.
Photo 5 is a scout.
Photo 6 five scouts…

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A newspaper cutting referring to an attack on Berlin. Peter Twinn and Alec Gilbert have been quoted with comments on the cold and the fires in Berlin.

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MLovattP1821369-190903-74-01.pdf
A continuation of Peter's thesis on electronic warfare during the war.

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ESmithDCRosserLV450305.pdf
Writes from RAF Stoney Cross. Starts with banter over letters and states that he suspects he was experiencing all the joys of being on an operational squadron. Catches up with news of colleagues and writes of his own activities. Suggests they might…

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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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Notes difficulty with form and enclosing another. Goes on to and gives further instructions for action.

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Made out for Norman Powell with address in Southampton.

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Apologises for sending incorrect certificate and states that the correct one had been forwarded. In addition, explains they they were unable ascertain or confirm the more specialized duties on which he was employed. Suggests how he might obtain this…

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Three receipts for £1 and £2 in respect of aircraft maintenance engineer's licence.

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Acknowledges preliminary application for aircraft maintenance engineer's licence. Sets date and place for examination.

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States that with reference to recent examination a recommendation had been forwarded to the ministry of civil aviation that he had satisfied requirements for "A" licence for Anson aircraft.

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States that he was required to attend for oral examination.

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States that he had been recommended for category "A" licence for the DH 104 (Dove)

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States that he had satisfied the technical requirements for category "A" licence for Bristol 170 landplanes.

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States that he had satisfied the technical requirements for category "A" licence for D H gypsy major engines.

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Informs him he had satisfied requirements for category "A" Licence valid for Auster III and V.

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States that he has satisfied requirements for category "A" licence for installation, adjustment and compensation of direct reading compasses in aircraft.

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Asks if he is able to attend oral examination on compasses.

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Concerns application for extension of licence.

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Satisfied technical requirements for category "A" licence for DH 104 landplanes [DH Dove].

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Acknowledge preliminary application in respect of "A" extension to include DH 104 [Dove] and invites him to attend for written examination.
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