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Bridge of Sighs, on the reverse annotated 'a nice view from inside this bridge '46'.

St Marcus Church. On the reverse 'you should see inside it '46'.

The Clock tower - the Mori, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Two postcards of the Palace of the Doges, annotated on the reverse '1945' and '46'.

The church of Salute, annotated on the reverse '46'.

The Doge's Palace and the Tower Bell, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Part of the Doge's Palace, Venice, annotated on the reverse '46'.

A view of the bridge. A building behind has a red cross and a line. On the reverse 'our hotel was where the camera is.' '46'.

A panorama view of Venice with St Mark's Campanile prominent. On the reverse 'you should see the view from the top of the tower 30 lira '46'.

A busy canal scene. On the reverse 'The boat is the local bus service. We lodged at the foot of the bridge 45/6'.

Many rowing boats on the canal. On the reverse 'Oxford & Cambridge '46'.

A view along a canal with five bridges, A handwritten annotation states 'Back alleys '46'.

A postcard of the palace, looking across a canal.
An annotation states 'Its a museum now. '46'.

A postcard of the Grand Canal - The Church of Salute, Venice. Annotated ''46'.

The authorisation allows Bill and a colleague to fly to Venice Lide.

The two airmen are walking in Venice on Riva degli Schiavoni, wearing sunglasses. In the background, Chiesa della Pietà and Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II.

Identification kindly provided by Marco Zannini of the 'Avvenimenti e Battaglie della…

The three airmen are dressed in khaki and shorts, complete with towels in front of Grand Hotel des Bains, Venice.

Identification kindly provided by Moos Raaijmakers of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

The two men are walking along the beach of the Grand Hotel des Bains, Venice. They have towels and are dressed in khaki and shorts.

Identification kindly provided by Moos Raaijmakers of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

Two airmen seated on a wall and steps. A third looks on.
On the reverse ' "Sand in my Shoes". Outside the Palazzo al Mare Officers Beach Venice Lido June. 1946'.

The two men are dressed in khaki and shorts and are standing in a piazza. The image is captioned 'Ricordo di Venezia'.

Bill and Harry standing outside Saint Mark's Basilica.
On the reverse of the first 'Harry & I. Outside St Marks Square Venice. Italy 6th April 1946'.

Two men dressed in khaki and shorts walking down steps. Signs reads: "Palazzo al mare". On the reverse ' Willie & I. Same Place, Another Day Venice Lido June 1946'.

P R Taylor’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 26 April 1943 to 25 October 1945, detailing training and operations as a Navigator (occasionally Bomb Aimer) in the Mediterranean area. Based at: Oudtshoorn (No. 45 Air School),…

A biography of FC Jenkins. It covers his birth and marriage but concentrates on his RAF years. He took part in 58 operations and survived the war to continue in RAF service.

Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for F C Jenkins, navigator, covering the period from 3 January 1940 to 10 May 1953. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties with 575 Squadron, 46 Squadron and 14…