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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "England--Skegness"

PWyrillWR18010003.jpg
Left: Two sergeants, wearing leather jerkins, work on the engine of an aircraft. One sits at the top of a set of steps and the second, with gauntlets stands below.
Right top: 61 men in desert uniform arranged in five rows in front of a corrugated…

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PCookP2312.jpg
Photograph of a woman in sunglasses standing next to a donkey on the beach at Skegness. The woman appears to be wearing a flag. Three other women are watching. Annotated on the reverse 'Mum at Skegness 1943'.

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PButlerR2319.jpg
Bob Butler and a man seated in deckchairs, both wearing civilian clothes. Bob Butler has an open newspaper on his lap. Annotated on the reverse: 'Bob at Skegness'.

BCopemanGCopemanGv1.pdf
An operation undertaken to attack Wesseling, near Cologne. The aircraft suffered engine and fuel line damage and ditched in the North Sea. The crew survived the ditching and were rescued by a launch.

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SEllisEL183959v10024-00050001.jpg
Two women both wearing overcoats and headscarves walking along promenade with crowd in the background. On the reverse 'Mum and Aunt Clara'.

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Top left - full-length portrait of soldier wearing battledress and a lady. On the reverse 'uncle Jim (Goodfellow) and Scottish wife Milly'.
Bottom left - two men walking down town street with woman in the middle. On the reverse 'U Harry, mum and…

BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1.pdf
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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MSawKC55612-151102-04.jpg
List of 33 operations between 7 December 1941 and 16 November 1942. For each operation states target, crew, and some detailed comments.

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SWilliamsonF1311249v10002.pdf
A biography written by his son.

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SHanneJH564212v10004.jpg
Six newspaper cuttings and a letter.
#1 is a photograph of a Blenheim and a short article about it.
#2 is a brief article about Jack and the attack on Kiel.
#3 is a cutting about airmen receiving awards for gallantry.
#4 is a sketch of Blenheims…

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B[Author]HanneJHv1.pdf
A biography of Jack, as he was known, from his birth to his early death.

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BGambleATGambleATv1.pdf
Part 1. "By the Seat of his Pants". Covers from Alan Gamble's years as a schoolboy in Worthing in the late 1930's, up to joining the RAF in 1943, where he trained as a wireless operator in Blackpool. He joined 620 Squadron, which was equipped mainly…

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CJonesWC-180704-010001.jpg
A planning log used for a practice operation on Skegness. The map shows a route from near Grantham, South East to near Cambridge, East over Orfordness to a point off the coast of Holland then north east to a point off the Freisan Islands then back to…

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PChadwickR19030008.jpg
Uncovered fuselage frames resting on a carpenters workhorse. Part of engine mounted is visible on the right. On the reverse 'Cadet 631, 135 hp A5 [....], Registered Oct/31, G-ABRS, Skegness 1st May/32, Avro Cadet 1932'.

SHollisAN124522v10013.jpg
List of aircraft with aircraft letter, what happened to the aircraft, and some with hours or number of operations..

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EWynnIAWynnK430523-0002.jpg
He writes about an operation to St Nazaire he was on the previous night and due to the weather 16 Lancaster’s had to land at RAF Pershore. He hopes his boys are feeling better and he wants to go to Skegness on his next day off. This was Ian…

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ECraddockFAWynnK[Date]-0001.jpg
Offering sympathy on news that her husband is missing. Hopes he is safe. Catches up with family and friends news.

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AGivensM180723.mp3
Margaret Givens grew up in Coventry and witnessed the bombing of the city. She and other children sat on the bricks of the destroyed cathedral to attend a service. Her house was bombed and while she and her brother were staying with her grandmother,…

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ACourtPR171211.mp3
Percival Robert Court joined the Air Training Corps in March 1941, volunteering for the Royal Air Force at the earliest age of 17 and a half. Training at RAF Cardington, he became a flight mechanic. He then moved to RAF Skegness to continue formal…

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PBarrettR1703.jpg
Raymond Barnes worked in factories before he joined the RAF. He trained as an engine fitter and was posted to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Far East. He was servicing Spitfires for 242 Squadron and then Dakotas for 267 Squadron. He was…

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PCarringtonJ1702.jpg
Jane Waterhouse (later Carrington) marching past at least one saluting officer whilst playing a drum. On the reverse 'Skegness 1944?'.

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