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A memoir written by a Royal Australian Air Force wireless operator. Firstly he describes major events in the war but he continues with his own experience training in Canada then commencing further training in the UK. Only three pages are…

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Five addresses, two in Australia, two in Canada and one in England.

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A newspaper cutting of George's wedding.

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Headline - Stuttgart badly hit, factories ablaze. Internal headlines - hard-pressed Germans, feeling the strain including some pilot accounts. Bombs in centre - fires joined into one, pilots account of fires. Eluded fighter, another would not fire,…

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Newspaper cutting with full face b/w photograph stating that the wife of Corporal William A Franklin RAF had a cablegram to say he was safe in Melbourne.

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Top left - newspaper cutting - repatriated airman to be married concerning recently repatriated Warrant Officer E W Perkins. Gives other details and background story.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting - Parker-O'Brien wedding announcement.
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MLovattP1821369-190903-75.pdf
A detailed analysis of very early aircraft and their flying characteristics.

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LHiltonVT430281v1.pdf
Observer’s air gunner’s and w/t operators flying log book for V T Hilton, wireless operator, covering the period from 19 July 1943 to 16 April 1945. He was stationed at RAAF Parkes, RAAF Port Pririe, RAF Dumfries, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Rufforth…

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BHiltonVTHiltonVTv1.pdf
describes V T Hilton's life in Australia, his training and service with 192 Squadron

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A wrapper off a chocolate bar. On the reverse 'War-time Emergency Label'.

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BBainesCOBrienCv1.pdf
A biography of Cecil written by his niece. It is based on letters he wrote to his brother, Colleen's father. She explains his training and the various locations where he served. He was lost 27 January 1944 over Berlin.

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Five airmen wearing flying suits, three standing and two squatting in front. On the reverse '(Narromine) 1942 CEGS trainees, D Wilson, RV Jubb, TW [,...}, D Noakes, M Millett'.

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Six airmen wearing flying suits, five standing in front of and one sitting on the port wing of a Wirraway trainer. On the reverse 'Uranquinty, l to R, RV Jubb, Herb Thwaites, Andy D Wine, Don McKimling, Tom Hoon, David Wilson'.

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A large group of airmen wearing tunics or battledress, many with aircrew brevet squatting and standing in front of busses. Submitted with caption 'Port Adelaide'.

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View from inside aircraft of an airman in the left hand pilot's seat. Submitted with caption 'PDW Austor Mallala Jul 43'.

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Seven airmen some wearing flying kit standing in line in front of a Halifax. On the reverse 'Taken on 10.9.44 before take off on our 27th trip, from left to right:
1. F/Lt Jim Mundle DFC 23 Bomb Aimer, Glasgow Scotland.
2. Sgt Jim Cann 2, Engineer…

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A large group of airmen wearing khaki uniform with brevet, shorts and side caps sitting and standing in five rows. Submitted with caption '29 Course pilots Mallala Feb 43'.

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Declares that he has 21 days recreation leave due to him.

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RMS Aquitania in Sidney harbour.

Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon and Ed Strohmaier of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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Made out to Geoffrey Maxwell Michell Langworthy. Gives description and airman ranks and trades held.

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Top left - view over water with trees either side. Captioned 'National Park, Sydney 8th Aug 43'
Top right - five men wearing shorts standing with window in the background. Captioned '"Trapper"-"Boong" - Bruce Simms - "D.C."-"Clicker", CMS, Taunton…

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Brown crocodile skin album cover. On the reverse details of Sergeant Max Langworthy. RAAF 228843.

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SWeirG19660703v070001.pdf
Flying log book for L Britt covering the period from 27 May 1943 to 11 February 1953. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAAF Benalla (11 EFTS), RAAF Deniliquin (7 SFTS), RAF Babdown Farm (15 P AFU), RAF Moreton…

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SWeirG19660703v060012.pdf
Gives some personal details and rates of pay and allowances from April 1942 to august 1944. Followed by cash payments, fines, forfeitures and other debits for the same dates. Includes next of kin.

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Air Gunners flying log book for K S Oakes covering the period from 9 February 1943 to 14 June 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. Includes gunnery proficiency certificate, target details, mine laying, bomb loads and a First Tour…

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