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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.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> Missouri--Saint Louis]]> California--Los Angeles]]> Colorado--Denver]]> California--Long Beach]]> Florida--West Palm Beach]]> Texas--San Antonio]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> Florida]]> California]]> Colorado]]> Missouri]]> New York (State)]]> Texas]]> 1946-08-01]]> 1945-12]]>

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.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> Colorado--Denver]]> California--Long Beach]]> Texas--San Antonio]]> New York (State)--New York]]> Illinois--Belleville]]> Florida--West Palm Beach]]> Maryland]]> Washington (D.C.)]]> Florida]]> California]]> Colorado]]> Illinois]]> New York (State)]]> Texas]]> 1946-07]]> 1946-08]]>
Bottom newspaper cutting with two photographs, on left - Lancaster parked with several men around it. Right - Lancaster on ground viewed from port front quarter. In the background further Lancasters lined up. Text notes that some of planes pictured were used by members of 35 (Pathfinder) Squadron in offensive against Germany. The crew were awarded 295 DFCs, 173 DFMs and 19 Service Orders. 35 Squadron was scheduled to join AAF in a mass air offensive against Japan.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> Colorado--Denver]]> Colorado]]> 1946-07]]> 1946-08]]> Middle left - air-to-air view showing formation of Lancasters over open countryside.
Third row left - photograph of group of men in front of wooden hut. One man on the left wearing shorts, many others wearing uniform.
Bottom left - a side view of a Lancaster on ground with engines running.
Right a newspaper cutting with photograph of a Wing Commander A.J.L. Craig, offficer commanding 35 Squadron in flying suit shaking hands with Brig Gen Thomas M Lowe, Lowry Field commanding officer. Between is Group Captain R.C.M. Collard. Notes that Denver was the 'target' of formation of 15 British Lancasters who made simulated bombing run over the city before landing at Lowry Field.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Bradley Froggatt]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> Colorado--Denver]]> Colorado]]> 1946-07]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> United States]]> Colorado--Denver]]> Colorado]]> 1946-07]]> 1946-08]]> Item 2 is an Information handbook Lowry Field.
Item 3 is a photo of Denver city.
Item 4 is a map of Denver with an annotation of a woman's address.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Angela Gaffney]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Map]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> Colorado]]> Colorado--Denver]]> 1946-07]]>
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