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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Egypt--Cairo"

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A list of place where Geoffrey was based.

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Includes photograph of Lancaster crews just back after striking Rommel's Africa Corps. Continued article mentions some details of France seen on route to Milan and conditions over the target. Map shows operations to Italy and attacks in North Africa.

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SClydeSmithD39856v10011.pdf
Starts with joining on short service commission and covers in great detail his pilot training activities including a crash landing during a cross country. After wings award moves to trials work, target towing and aircraft ferrying. After a short…

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BJohnsonKAJohnsonKAv1.pdf
Describes a two year delay in joining the Royal Air Force due to his reserved occupation making cables for barrage balloons. Covers recruitment and life during initial training, Recalls 'crewing up' with Harry Watkins (P), Doug 'Duggie' Hockin (N),…

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Transcript of discussion with Lucian Ercolani, Norman Didwell and Joan Didwell. Firstly comments on training in England and then Canada. Recalls a little of first tour on Wellington with 214 Squadron. Mentions having to ditch after operation to…

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SBondS-DidwellNv10002.pdf
Transcript of discussions and includes information from a letter dated 21 April 1986. Norman Didwell was flight rigger on 99 Squadron at Mildenhall and Newmarket and then at Middle East staging posts, Transport Command RAF Waterbeach and Gatow…

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SBondS-DidwellNv10001-0008.pdf
Letter describes the challenges and problems of taking an ex-RAF Liberator that had been handed to the Indian Air Force at the end of the war and had now been donated back to the RAF for exhibition in museum. Details all the engineering work to get…

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SBondS-BrownRv10004.pdf
Starts with recounting the Glen Miller incident when having aborted an attack on Sagen due to bad weather, they jettisoned bombs in specified area of North Sea. This area coincided with the track of Glen Millers aircraft and someone claimed it was…

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YWhymarkJP53481v2.pdf
Covering the period 7 April 1941 to 19 November 1941 when Jack was serving in the Middle East and North Africa. He describes his last night with his wife Eileen, preparations for the transfer, time spent in camp, sightseeing, films watched, receiving…

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BWhymarkRJWhymarkJPv1.pdf
A resume of 'Jack' Whymark's family and service career. Includes extracts from Jack’s diaries, details from his logbook and histories of the crew and passengers of Lancaster PA278.

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A newspaper cutting about civil unrest after the Balfour Declaration.

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The two men are dressed in khaki.
On the reverse 'Cairo October 1945'.

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A full length portrait of Bill in khaki uniform and shorts.
On the reverse 'Cairo 28th Oct '45'.

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MFoskettW1323050-230609-09.pdf
Notes for soldiers and airmen returning home by road. It details the towns that they will pass through, starting at Villach in Austria and ends in Calais. There is a map of the route.
On the last page the times of departure and arrival are recorded.

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A card used by Mohamed offering his services.
The reverse has handwritten notes.

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A postcard of the Ibrahim Pasha statue in Cairo. The reverse is printed as a postcard.

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A postcard of the mosque with many Egyptians seated.

YIvesonD19171121v1.pdf
Douglas 'Hank' Ivseson's first tour in Europe and 16 days of operational duties in the Middle East covering the period 7 July 1941 to 26 February 1943. Hank served with 76 Squadron, 77 Squadron and 462 Squadron and flew in Whitley and Halifax…

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BUreILUreILv1.pdf
A detailed autobiography by Ivan Ure.

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A newspaper published on board the troopship returning airmen to the UK.

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LJasinskiT780866v1.pdf
Tadeusz Jasinski’s Flying Log Book as a wireless operator from 9 May 1941 to 14 October 1945. Carried out training at No. 2 Signal School, 4 Air Observer School (air gunner training) and 18 OTU, Posted to 304 (Polish) squadron for operations in…

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LShattockGF1317240v1.pdf
Geoffrey Shattock’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 19 December 1941 to 21 June 1946, detailing training and operations as a pilot and flying instructor, including post-war duties in Transport Command. He was stationed at: Souther Field…

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Menu with bomber aircraft at top and three squadrons named - title 16 days middle east. Several named Mediterranean towns. Signatures on the reverse.

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Title 'at Mena'.
Top left - three airmen in front of pyramid. Captioned 'outside Mena hotel; (the road leading to pyramids)'.
Top right - three airmen wearing khaki uniform and side caps with pyramid in the background.
Bottom - view from inside…
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