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Lists 34 operations between 28 May 1944 and 19 September 1944. 467 Squadron RAAF. On last sortie noted that Wing Commander Gibson VC was master bomber and was killed on return flight. In addition first operation was in Lancaster R5868 which is now in…

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A map with seven crew signatures and their route back to UK listed.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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List of Halifax, Wellington and Mosquito aircraft lost from 192 and 462 Squadrons from December 1943 to April 1945. Gives aircraft registration, date, description of incident, some with captain named.

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A newspaper with details of the end of the war with Germany.

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MBakerWB1392752-161128-06.pdf
First page - photograph of seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet standing in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Lancaster - 138 Squadron, Alf Warren (3rd from the left) mid upper gunner'. Then follows a list of thirty-one operations between 2…

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Top - a note explaining the railway plan in preparation for Operation Overlord, attacks on French railway system.
Top left - extract from Ned Sparkes's logbook from 1 March 1944 to 29 March 1944 with operations to Trappes, Le Mans (twice), Brest,…

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French language programme with lists of drinks and menu. Artwork consisting of skulls and skeletons.

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Left - b/w postcard with artwork of skull in candelabra. Captioned 'Cabaret du Néant - Paris-Montmartre L'ampac'aire funéraire'
Right - b/w postcard of people sitting on benches watching action on a small stage. Captioned 'Cabaret du Néant -…

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Left - a b/w postcard of Amiens cathedral.
Right - a ticket for Folies-Bergere

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Bottom left - view of Arc de Triumph in Paris.
Three other photographs removed with mountings still visible.

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Postcard from the air over the city of Paris with river running left to right through the middle with bridge in centre.

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Photograph of the Eifel tower.

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German language printed form not filled out.

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Postcard showing a view across a square with cars and pedestrians of a large domed building with multiple arched doorways and columned windows. On the reverse '989 Paris - Place de l'Opéra'.

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A story of Ronald's escape after being shot down.

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Map from east of England to Germany with routes to numerous targets including Hamburg, Hanover, Magdeburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Duisburg, Essen, Kassel, Cologne, Aachen, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Paris. A table at bottom right list bomb loads…

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S102SqnRAF19170809v30007.pdf
Covers period 28 January 1944 to 4 February 1944. Lists units for long range bombers, long range recce, fighter bomber, twin engine fighters, tactical recce and coastal. Followed by short note of disposition of fighters on western front. Follows a…

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A group, including Jack, of five walking along a tree lined pavement. On the reverse 'Vacances Paris [indecipherable 1951'.

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Six men and women seated beside the Sacre Coeur Fountains in Paris. On the reverse 'Souvenir de Paris annee 1951 en vacances'.
A second image has only five men and women and has the same message on the reverse.
A third image has six men and women…

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Seven ground crew standing in front of a Lancaster. On the reverse is a typed comment about a Rhodesian squadron bombing marshalling yards. Three of the ground crew are named.

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12 photographs from an album.
#1 La Basilique du Sacre Coeur
#2 and 3 the gardens with the Basilique behind.
#4 Sacre Coeur interior -the Choir.
#5 Sacre Coeur facing west.
#6 Sacre Coeur from the Rue de Chevalier de la Barre.
#7 Sacre Coeur…

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15 photographs from an album.
#1 is inside Sacre Coeur.
#2 is Sacre Coeur from La Rue de L'Abreuvoir.
#3 is Sacre Coeur from La Rue Norvins.
#4 and 5 are inside St Pierre.
#6 is inside Sacre Coeur.
#7 is Sacre Coeur and the cable railway.
#8…

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14 photographs from an album.
#1 is Notre Dame.
#2 is Sacre Coeur.
#3 is Les Invalides (Napoleon's Tomb).
#4 is the Opera.
#5 is Notre Dame.
#6 is Les Champs Elysees.
#7 is Rue Royale de la Madelaine.
#8 is Place Vendome.
#9 is Jardin du…

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Seven photographs from an album.
#1 Two policemen, a woman and a young girl.
#2 is the Cafe de la Paix.
#3 is a soldier, a man and Jack Wainwright at the steps of Beauvais cathedral.
#4 is two women and Jack Wainwright at the steps of the…

MAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]-180129-01.pdf
A detailed description of an operation to Mannheim on 19 May 1942. He describes the preparation, the operation and their safe return to the UK.

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