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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Alabama--Montgomery"

PShattockGF18020035.jpg
Five B-26 Martin Marauders on a grass airfield with buildings and hangars beyond. labelled 'M-38-Visiting ships, showing part of barracks and part of hangars. Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Al.' and 'photo by southeast air corp training center'.

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PShattockGF18020033.jpg
A street scene of a fountain , in the middle of a road, leading to a white building with a dome. The street is lined with shops, cars and people. Labeled 'M-27 - Dexter Avenue, looking east, showing state capitol, Montgomery, Ala.'.

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Two storey red brick building with a portico entrance. Labeled 'New city hall and auditorium, Montgomery, ALA, - 4'.

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Six photographs from an album.
#1 is a street scene, 34 Street, New York.
#2 and 3 are different views of the frozen St Lawrence River, Canada.
#4 is two men in gym clothes. identified as 'Jack and Taffy'.
#5 is a public park, Main Park,…

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PKethroR21010003.jpg
Six photographs from an album.
#1 is an airman in khaki and leather flying jacket and trousers. He is identified as Graham (Turnover) Eider.
#2 is several airmen. Two are identified as Jack and our Instructor'.
#3 is an airman in flying kit,…

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PKethroR21010002.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is three men standing in front of wooden huts. They are captioned 'Local lads at Maxwell Field'.
#2 is a view of Montgomery taken from the US State building.
#3 is an airman leaning on a car, captioned 'Maxwell…

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EGriffinLShattockGF431213-0001.jpg
Letter to Geoff asking for his news, lamenting the death of both someone known to her and and David who trained with Geoff. It also includes a review of her families lives and how things have changed in the year since Geoff was in the USA.

PScottEW17020067.jpg
Top - colour artwork postcard of a Harvard with United States markings fling above cloud. Captioned 'Advanced Trainer during High Altitude Flight, Craig Field, Selma, Ala'.
Bottom - view through trees of a multi-story brick building behind high…

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PScottEW17020066.jpg
Top - colour artwork postcard showing a tall column monument with statue on top to the left and a white building on the right all surrounded by trees. Captioned 'State Capitol showing Confederate Monument. Montgomery Ala - 14'.
Bottom - upside down…

PScottEW17020049.jpg
Top left - part of a house. captioned 'Boyce Street'.
Top middle - view looking up a monument column with statue at the bottom.
Top right - a fountain in the foreground and formal rectangular park extending into the distance where a tall structure…

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PScottEW17020048.jpg
Top left - colour artwork postcard of view across a river with trees on far bank and city in the distance. Captioned 'M-14 - Scene on Alabama River by Moonlight, Montgomery, Ala'.
Bottom left - colour artwork postcard of a white three story mansion…

MWindmillSA174076-160422-03.jpg
Covers all postings in service including training in England and the United States and operations on 158 Squadron flying Halifax after which he was a pilot instructor.

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LWindmillSA174076v3.pdf
Pilot flying log book for S A Windmill, covering the period from 4 January 1942 to 30 September 1942. Detailing his flying training. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge, USAF Lakeland, USAF Gunter Field and USAF Craig Field. Aircraft flow in were Tiger…

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LWindmillSA174076v1.pdf
Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book for S A Windmill, covering the period from 4 January 1942 to 29 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge, USAF Lakeland, USAF…

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BDowardATansleyEHv3.pdf
Covers background, marriage, civilian occupation and family. Followed by service history including basic and flying training in England and the United States and then advanced flying training and operational conversion back home. Posted to 57…

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LCoxJ133397v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for John Cox, covering the period from 9 January 1942 to 12 June 1944. Detailing his flying training and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Perth, USAF Tuscaloosa, USAF Gunter Field, USAF Turner Field, USAF Kelly Field,…

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LGoffCC746538v2.pdf
Pilot Flight Record and Log Book for Pilot Officer Cyril Charles Goff from March 1942 to May 1943. Detailing Arnold Scheme training schedule in the United States at Americus, Montgomery, Albany and later at RAF Perton.

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LBeethamMJ[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book one for Michael James Beetham, covering the period from 2 March 1942 to 17 November 1945. Detailing his flying training. Operations flown, instructor duties and post war squadron duties. He was stationed at RAF Perth, USAAC…

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APriestR160720.mp3
Ron Priest worked in accountancy before the war and then served as a rear gunner, flying 25 operations with 149 Squadron from RAF Lakenheath, all on Stirlings. He describes his training in England, Canada and the United States, under the American…

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PJarmyJFD1703.jpg
Jack Jarmey was born in Romford, Essex. At the age of five, following the death of his father, Jack moved to live with his grandparents in Ilfracombe. Despite achieving excellent results in all his subjects at Grammar School, Jack left school at 15…

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AHughesWH151021.mp3
Harry Hughes volunteered for the Royal Air Force in 1940 and trained in America, where he was washed out as a pilot and then retrained as a navigator in Canada, flying Ansons and Wellingtons. In 1942, he converted to Halifaxes and flew operations…

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YDexterKI127249v1.pdf
Day by day diary recording events from his joining the Air Force in April 1941 up until 8 November 1942. Covers time at 1 Initial Training Wing and No 1 Elementary Flying School at Hatfield including interview with the British Broadcasting…

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