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Alan thanks his parents for their letters and newspapers. He is about to be transferred to Ontario.

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ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]431217.pdf
Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters. He travelled to Calgary by train, then Banff and Lake Louise, then Vancouver. He spent a week in Vancouver looking at the tourist sites.

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Alan writes that he had 14 days leave. He writes from Vancouver and has visited Calgary and Banff.

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Photo 1 is the Three Sisters mountain.
Photo 2 is the King Edward Hotel.
Photo 3 is inside the hotel.

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Photo 1 is a view across the Bow River to Mount Rundle.
Photo 2 is a snowball fight with Banff Springs Hotel in the background.
Photo 3 is three people in the snow with the hotel behind.
Photo 4 is the hotel.
Photo 5 is Arthur standing in front…

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Photo 1 is the outside of the Upper Hot Springs building.
Photo 2 and 4 are heads of people swimming in the warm water.
Photo 3 is a woman in a towel at the side of the pool.

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Photo 1 is Arthur and colleague standing in the snow.
Photo 2 is Banff High Street before and after a day when it snowed continuously.

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Photo 1 is Arthur standing in the snow, on the bridge with Cascade Mountain behind.
Photo 2 is a montage of three photographs of Cascade Mountain.
Photo 3 is Arthur standing at the Cave and Basin.
Photo 4 is a postcard of an open air swimming…

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Photo 1 is looking up the ski slopes.
Photo 2 is some skiers on the slopes.
Photo 3 is the Ski Lodge.
Photo 4 is Arthur and Mr Skinner outside the lodge.
Photo 5 is a deer.

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1:506880 chart of Banff. Sheet 82NE

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EEllisELEllisH-[Fa]420225.pdf
Glad that they were now receiving his mail. Reiterates that he written about his flying and passing his EFTS flying and exams. Writes that he was now at 5 FTS service flying training school flying twin engine aircraft. Writes about going to Vancouver…

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E[Author]GTOwenHW570116.pdf
A letter referring to the night of the crash and George's subsequent escape via Switzerland. He was caught while trying to get to Spain and sent to Paris. After the war he worked for the post office in Calgary.

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Writes from Medicine Hat thanking them for letters and asking them to continue writing; he is unable to reciprocate due to work load. Started flying Harvard and does not think it is worth waiting for next course on Oxford. Writes about flying,…

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From Medicine Hat to parents' address. Reads 'Gone solo Harvard Xmas Calgary Banff hired car wonderful scenery thanks cable many letters = Hedley Madgett'.

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Writes from Medicine Hat that he is having his first Sunday morning off. Writes of flying schedule, early starts, poor weather and lack of winter flying kit but this has now been issued. Tells of Christmas excursion by train to Calgary and activities…

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YMadgettHR1330340v2.pdf
Daily entries for most of year 1941, First half of year entries cover events in England before joining Royal Air Force. Entry for May includes call up papers and travel to Stratford on Avon. June move to Scarborough. August to Wilmslow, sea journey…

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He has had no mail and he is nearing the exam period. He has been doing a lot of flying. There has been a parade and an air show.

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12 locations listed under the heading 'May-August 1942'.

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17 photographs from an album.
#1 a steam engine head on
#2 carriages and a steam engine
#3, 5 and 6 scenery from the carriage window
#4 a lorry and station halt captioned 'Ozada prisoner of war camp station'.
#7 to 16 views from the carriage…

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#1, 2 and 4 are of Banff seen from Mt Norquay.
#3 is Banff Main Street with Cascades in the background.

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#1 and 2 are views of the river.
#3 is the hotel.
#4 is three airmen leaning on the rail at the hotel.

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#1, 2 and 4 are of the Falls. In #2 four airmen are leaning on the railings.
#3 is the boating section.

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MBiscoeAE129587-191026-12.pdf
This edition covers a photograph of an Oxfor, a cartoon map of Middle Alberta, photographs of commanding officers, a parade, chief flying and ground instructors, pupils, air cadets and accidents, strong memories of Red Deer and its people,…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-017.pdf
News-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the large Canadian reunion of 1985 at Calgary, the Annual Dinner at Lords, Recco report of ex-POW activities, requests for help, Alan Bryett's lectures, the Association's AGM and annual…

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Ten photographs of Banff with snow and slush on the ground, one captioned 'Cave basin naturally warmed open air pool'.
Another, in colour captioned 'Banff 1996'.
A cartoon shows a soap box car, captioned 'Canadian paper 1942'.
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