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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "France--Orléans"

Reconnaissance photograph
A vertical reconnaissance photograph in a plastic bag labelled by the collection owner '15th July 1943 Good possibility between Düsseldorf and Duisburg (River Rhur) The photograph is captioned 'RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB'. One of a series of…

PWillettS19030031.jpg
Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5111 RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB', showing fields and roads to the left and right of the image. A river runs across the bottom of the image. A second river runs from top left to the right side of…

PWillettS19030030.jpg
Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5110 RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB', showing fields and roads to the left of the image. The Loire river runs across the bottom of the image. Orleans is visible at he bottom of the photograph. A second…

PWillettS19030029.jpg
Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5109 RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB', showing fields and roads to the left of the image. The Loire river runs across the bottom of the image. Orleans is visible below the river. A second river runs…

PWillettS19030028.jpg
Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5108 RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB', showing fields and roads to the left of the image. The Loire river runs across the bottom of the image. Orleans is visible below the river. A second river runs…

PWillettS19030027.jpg
Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5107 RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB', showing fields, roads and areas of forest. The Loire river runs across the bottom of the image. A second river runs across the top right corner of the image. One…

PWillettS19030015.jpg
Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5094 RA596 140 15 Jul 43// FIOA 12' TB', showing fields, roads and tracks and fire breaks in areas of forest plantation. A river is visible in the top right corner of the image. One of a series of…

SWaughJW420725v10001.jpg
A map of western Europe overlaid with the tracks of 34 operations undertaken by John and his crew.

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ENorthWAStrongJ451031.pdf
Alan thanks her for two letters. He is missing her. He describes flying through cloud canyons.
He describes trips to Bocholt, Germany and Orleans.

ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]XX1105-01.pdf
Alan writes to his parents thanking them for their letter. The weather has been poor so not much flying. However there are lectures and training courses underway. He had a stay in Orleans which had been heavily bombed. He is uncertain what he will do…

MReddingW1852346-190925-090001.jpg
Recommendation for W Redding award of Distinguished Flying Medal signed by commander of 626 Squadron, the station commander of RAF Wickenby and the no 14 base commander. Includes a list of 30 operations.

LReddingW1852346v1.pdf
W Redding’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 6th June 1943 until 11th August 19444. During this time he trained as an air gunner. Posted to 9 Advanced Flying Unit, 28 Operational Training Unit, 1481 Gunnery…

SBlamiresRG139996v10010-0001.jpg
Track and calculations on chart. On the reverse 'F/O Blamires Orleans 20 May'.
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