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Reply to a request from Cheshire that 4 Group provide crew. Not possible at present due to heavy commitments and new squadrons forming.

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Thanks him for the party

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Part 2. Writes of his concern over recent air attack on Hull. Discusses Norman's future training and recommends book on aircraft recognition. Catches up with family news.

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YPattissonC1264245v1.pdf
Transcription of day by day account of activities from 19 April 1942 to 3 October 1942. Commences with photograph of Squadron in front of Halifax and of pilots on training course (Pattisson top left), Records daily activities, casualties, losses of…

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Douglas Smith grew up in Bressingham, Norfolk. He joined the Royal Air Force in October 1940, at the age of nineteen, and trained as a wireless operator. He joined a crew on Wellingtons at No 10 Operational Training Unit, RAF Abingdon, before…

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YJonesFT1717191v1.pdf
Navigator's. air bombers and air gunners log book used as a daily diary from 23 January 1944 until 31 January 1944. Describes daily activities including lectures as well as training and test flights. Mentions social activities, weather, inspections…

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He has had some traumatic flights with damage to his aircraft. They had a forced landing and got back by train. He thanks her for money she sent.

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BPayneGPayneGv1.pdf
Geoff Payne's autobiography divided into five chapters.

Chapter 1. Under Training.
Having been assessed in Birmingham Geoff sets off to London in August 1942 for training, at Lords. Initial training was at Bridlington then gunnery school at…

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Thanks them for their efforts.

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Harry joined the Royal Australian Air Force on 25 June 1942 as a wireless operator/air gunner and received his initial training in Australia before going to Canada for his trade training.

He sailed on the SS Johan Van Barneve to San Francisco and…

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BWhitwellHJWhitwellHJv2.pdf
A detailed account of an operation on Friday, 8th October 1943. The crew of Lancaster 'N for Nan' were Pilot PPilot Officer John Charles Peter Taylor from London, Flying Officer Stewart Stubby bomb aimer from Herefordshire, Warrant Officer James…

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Bettie was born in Wakefield. The family moved to Doncaster when she was eleven and at 21 she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service. While in Doncaster she helped at the YMCA café as part of the war effort and that is where she met and married…

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Henry, volunteered for the RAF and learned to fly Tiger Moths at Brough. He then was transferred to South Africa on a troopship. His flying training came to an end after a poor solo flight. He was retrained as a navigator. On completion of his…

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EDarbyCAHDarbyJ451008.pdf
He is sorry that he couldn't get leave over the weekend. He has cycled into York and enjoyed his trip.

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EDarbyCAHDarbyJ451011.pdf
He thanks he for her letter and the parcel of clean clothes. He plans to come down the next weekend. His cold is better. He needs a trowel to do some bricklaying at their flat.

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EDarbyCAHDarbyJ451030.pdf
He describes his journey back to York from Kings Cross. They have been processing airmen at his base. He collected a parcel that she had sent.

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EDarbyCAHDarbyJ451113.pdf
He reports that he travelled back safely but an hour late. He cycled from York to his base. He has very little work.

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EDarbyCAHDarbyJ451119.pdf
He asks his wife to thank her mother for the laundry parcel. He took airmen to Snaith for onward transport. He went into York for shopping, tea and a film.

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Bill Ballantyne was in his first year at Cambridge University and a member of the Air Squadron when war was declared out in 1939. Upon joining the air force, he was posted to South Africa, where he trained as a pilot on Tiger Moths. He joined 267…

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YAllenJH179996v1.pdf
A diary recording events during 1944. Includes detailed notes on operations, military life, the weather etc.

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Jim writes to his mother and brother of his routine service life and his fellow crewmen. He asks after her life too. He also describes his visit to York while on leave.

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ELingHTNDudleyCJ891201.pdf
The story of a complete engine failure in Wellington LN 487 over York at 15,000ft at night. The aircraft was over York and crash-landed safely. The rear-gunner had been knocked unconscious but was unhurt, as were the rest of the crew.

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He thanks them for their letters and photos. He is looking forward to some leave. His crew has gone into York but he stayed in to write letters.

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BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1.pdf
Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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Writes that he would be unable to get to York as planned. Mentions his new training on signal and voice which was keeping him at his work location. Mentions AOC visit causing issues.

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