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He discusses his eight months in the United States as an instructor and his 50 operations on the Light Night Striking Force, as well as transporting Canadian built Mosquitos to the UK. (Also present was Colin's friend Mark Vickers).

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Men and women walking along a pleasure pier above a beach where people are sunbathing and swimming. Printed 'P.C.6 - The 1000 ft pier at Panama City Beach, Fla. "On the Gulf of Mexico"'.

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Two ships at sea. Labeled 'greetings from Panama City beach, Florida'.

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A busy beach scene with people swimming. A row of single story buildings sit behind the beach with trees beyond. Labeled P.C.5 - bathing in the Gulf of Mexico at Panama City beach, near Panama City, Fla'.

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View out to sea through a row of palm trees. Labeled 'Sunrise on the Florida Coast'.

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People swimming in the sea wit open sided beach huts, a raised tower with buildings, palm trees and parked cars behind. Labelled 'P.C. 13 - bathing at Long Beach resort, Panama City, Fla'.

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A group of people lying and standing on the sand. There is a raised platform with two people at under an umbrella with covered cafes, palm trees and parked cars beyond. Labelled 'P.C.16 - On the white sands of Long Beach Resort, "The World's Most…

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Idwal writes that he has finished at Florida and has returned to Canada. He describes his travel back to Canada and some of the people he met.

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Idwal writes that he has sent a parcel, hopefully, in time for Christmas. He is about to transfer to Florida.

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Idwal writes that he has been transferred off the flying course due to his lack of progress. He is still to hear what will happen to him. He is very disappointed but keeping positive.

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Peter Greenwood was born February 2, 1926, in Halifax, and grew up in the Yorkshire countryside, where his father ran a dairy business. He studied at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School with a particular interest in physics and chemistry. He was later…

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SBondS-HornerLv10001.pdf
Lionel Horner’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book as an Air Navigator from 29th June 1942 until 10th September 1945.
Navigation training at the Pan American Airways Navigation Section, Miami and then Advanced Flying Unit in England. Posted to 29…

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BNashDCMNashDCMv1.pdf
Born in 1916, Dan spent his early childhood in Kent with his grandmother before moving back to his parents in Fulham. He left school aged 16 to undertake a job with the Hudson's Bay Fur Company, where he met Joyce, his future wife. At the outbreak of…

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Details the service career of Douglas 'Hank' Iveson including operations to prevent the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau leaving port, damage sustained to his Halifax aircraft, low level attacks on Tirpitz, participation in the 1,000 aircraft raids, the…

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The photograph on the left of the left page shows Florida State Capitol Building.
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows a house with a porch.
The photograph on the bottom right of the left page shows the Administration Building…

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LDrinkellWG55113v1.pdf
Pilot’s Flying Log book for Flt Lt William Drinkell from 11th June 1942 to 31st March 1947. Initial flying training in Canada and USA. Advanced pilot training in England with 6 AFU, 14 OTU, and LFS before operational posting to 50 Squadron. Post…

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An oblique aerial photograph of the west end of the Venetian Causeway Bridge. The docks were known as the Steamship docks but have now been filled in.

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Two oblique aerial photographs of the beach looking north.

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An oblique aerial photograph of downtown Miami.

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An oblique aerial photograph of Miami South Beach.

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BLovattPHastieRv2.pdf
A biography of Roy Hastie.

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BLovattPHastieRv1.pdf
An incomplete biography of Roy Hastie. Only pages 1 to 46, 104 to 106, 128 to 133 and 34 additional unnumbered pages are included.

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Three colour postcards.
#1 a Halifax of 35 Squadron, in flight.
#2 Albany, Georgia - Pecan trees and a hunter with aircraft above.
#3 Lakeland, Florida. Orange trees, fishing and houses.

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Reg in leather flying jacket holding his flying equipment.

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A naval officer with a full beard and Reg Wilson outside a building.

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