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ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]431230.jpg
Alan writes thanking his parents for letters, parcel and papers. He enjoyed his visit to Chicago and found the locals very friendly.

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Two views of Chicago on the back of an envelope.

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A page of information about Chicago and its economy.

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A view of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago.

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Three views of Chicago

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One coloured view of Chicago and part of a brief history of Chicago.

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago. Alan has written a short message to his parents.

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An envelope with artwork of a Chicago street scene. The envelope is addressed to Alan North's parents.

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A leaflet for the planetarium in Chicago.

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An inventory of items forming a collection of Alan's RAF memorabilia.

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ENorthWANorht[Fa-Mo]440124.pdf
Alan writes about the slowness of mail from the UK. He has completed his exams and has done well. He has qualified as a pilot and completed air bombers and air gunner courses. He enjoyed Christmas. He travelled to Chicago and was impressed with the…

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Three photographs from an album.
#1 is downtown Chicago with Mather Tower.
#2 is the Wrigley building and Chicago River.
#3 is a trackside view as the train rounded a bend. On the right are some huts, captioned 'French Canadian village en route to…

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A coloured card with a view of the hotel.

BRookeRRookeRv1.pdf
Autobiography of his early years. Mostly his training in the States.
Also included is an extract from Eleanor Roosevelt's diary, dated September 24, 1942. This includes a thank you letter from RAF trainees who were treated to American hospitality by…

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YCrawfordJ[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Covering the period 3 December 1941 to 1945 it details Jack's initial training, sailing from New Zealand to Canada and subsequent train journey, visiting a fox farm, canoeing, taking exams and getting the results and trips in the snow. Qualifying as…

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BApplegarthPCosgroveAEv1.pdf
A biography of Teddy Cosgrove's crew members, pilots Frank Tothill and James Dunlop.

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BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1.pdf
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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BShakespeareHEShakespeareHEv1.pdf
Detailed description of journey by train across the United States with comments about America and descriptions of many towns and cities passed through. Comments on some of his and his companions' activities. Makes several comparisons with Australia.

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PSparkesW17010047.jpg
Top left - flight line at Goose with aircraft parked. Captioned 'Victor, Vulcan, VC10 on the strip at Goose'.
Top centre - Vulcan just airborne.
Top right - a formation of four Vulcans in line astern. Captioned 'Vulcans returning from Chicago air…
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