Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Claire Monk]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Derbyshire]]> England--Derby]]> 1944-03-13]]> B Jackson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Derbyshire]]> England--Derby]]> 1945-05-29]]> 1945-06-10]]> Great Britain. HM Government]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> MFearnsH1591683-170903-010002,
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A second identical but slightly better quality image is included. On the reverse of this is 'Original photo 42-43'
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A fourth slightly cropped and poor quality image is included. On the reverse '2069 Sqdn A Flight Spondon 1943'.]]>
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A second lower quality image is included. On the reverse '2069 Sqdn Spondon A Flight band leading Wings for Victory parade from Derby Cathedral. 1943. Note Woggy Waldram the only bod out of step'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> ]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Derby]]> England--Derbyshire]]> 1943-03]]> 'Air Training Corps.
'A' Flight.
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Included is a poor quality photocopied image. On the reverse 'Dale Road's Heavy Ack-Ack battery passing corner of West Road on way to Spondon Church for Armistice Day Service 1943'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> British Army]]> Great Britain]]> England--Derbyshire]]> England--Derby]]> 1943]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Derby]]> England--Derbyshire]]> 1943]]> Training continued on Whitleys before a transfer to Acaster Malbis for yet more training, followed by the heavy conversion unit at Marston Moor, on Halifaxes.
His first operational posting was 51 Squadron at Snaith. He covers each operation in detail. Interspersed with the details are explanations of electronic systems and tactics used.
During one operation he was shot down and parachuted behind the German lines. Eventually he was taken prisoner, interrogated then transferred to Stalag Luft 7. As the Russians got nearer they were forced to walk west. Later they were transferred by train to Stalag IIIA.
The account then jumps to reunions in the 1980s, then returns to the last few days at the camp as the war ends.
He reached home on 15th May.

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