Bottom right - Arthur Pearce leaning out of the rear door of a Lancaster rear turret which is rotated fully to port.

Bottom left - newspaper cutting title 'Southwark "Pathfinder" on goodwill mission'. States that Warrant Officer A.J. Pearce of Southwark will be a rear gunner of a Lancaster of 35 Squadron when it flies to the United States on a goodwill mission. 16 Lancasters and two Yorks will visit America to take part in Air Forces day on 1 August. They will visit New York, St Louis, Los Angeles, Denver, Long Beach, San Antonio and West Palm Beach. It adds that during the war W/O Pearce completed 44 operations including some with pathfinder force. He was awarded the DFM in December 1945.]]>
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Article states that 16 Lancasters of 35 Pathfinder Squadron will arrive 27 July 1946 on three day visit to Denver area. They arrived in the United States at Mitchel Field New York on 17 July 1946. Mentions they will visit Scott Field Bellevue. Long Beach California, San Antonio, Morrison Field West Palm Beach and Andrews Field Washington DC. Mentions party consists of 110 enlisted men m 20 warrant officers and 61 officers. Mentions would have been part of Tiger Force.]]>
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Middle right - photograph of C-47 on left facing, B-25 middle facing away and Lancaster on the right.

Bottom - newspaper cutting with photograph of seven Lancasters in light paint scheme parked on airfield at Long Beach California with crews standing in front. In front of them a welcoming party. Caption 'Smart Line -up. Due back any day now, the 16 Lancasters on No 35 Squadron are shown inspected at Long Beach California during the US Army Air Force Day celebrations'.]]>
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There are shadows of a 12-aircraft formation of Lancasters flying towards top of image projected onto the ground over the pan.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Sykes]]> Geolocation impractical]]> Pending review]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> California]]> California--Long Beach]]> 1946-08-01]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> California]]> California--Long Beach]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Stilgoe]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States]]> California]]> California--Long Beach]]> California--Long Beach]]> Item 2 is a card for Ricarts Restaurant at Long Beach.
Item 3 is a photograph of the National Broadcasting Company studios.
Item 4 is a photograph of a yacht at the quayside.
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Photograph 2 and 3 are views of Earl Carrol's night club.
Photograph 4 is Miss Doris Peterson, an actress from Ken Murray's Blackouts.
Photograph 5 is two women at a make up desk, captioned 'The Earl Carroll girl'.
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Photograph 2 is a large single storey building, captioned 'Officer's Club and Bachelor Officer's Quarters. The club serves as a meeting place for the men who share the time-honored military profession.'
Photograph 3 is an aerial view of Rainbow Pier.
Photograph 4 is a large building with cars parked in the foreground. It is captioned 'Headquarter's Area and administrative departments of the Sixth Ferrying Group, Continental Division, Air Transport Command.'
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Item 1 is a letter to 35 Squadron from the commanding officer at Long Beach. It dedicates an album to the airmen of 35 Squadron.
Photograph 2 is an aerial view of the Sixth Ferrying Group.
Item 2 is a letter to 35 Squadron, dated July 23, 1946, from the Mayor of Long Beach, welcoming the airmen.]]>
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