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Four pennants for Jacksonville Beaches, Darr, Cochran and Turner fields.

The second of three chapters of Bill's wartime service.

A number of white crosses commemorating members of the Royal Air Force. The central cross reads ‘Leading Aircraftsman 1526951 - Hedger T.H. Killed flying - Macon GA’ on the cross bar and, above ‘RAF’ and below ‘Mar 28 1942. Aged 20’.

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A side view of a distant B24 at Cochran field, as annotated on the reverse.

A booklet containing historical images of the USAAF, details about training and photographs of staff and cadets.

A pair of two storey clapboard buildings stand beyond a shallow ditch with a tree in blossom. The buildings have wooden steps leading to open doors with adjacent external vertical ladders.

Additional identification kindly provided by Frank…

A trainee balances on a small post whilst leaning on a long stick. Another man is laying on a wooden crate under the sign ‘flying cadet barber shop’ with the number 34 underneath.

Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

A may is laying on a wooden crate etched ‘Egg coal’ on the front. Above the man, who is shielding his eyes, is a sign reading ‘flying cadet barber shop’ and the number 34’.

Additional identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

A Jeep with two men inside parked next to a small flat roofed building. A sign reads ‘Flying School Police Department’. Two men in uniform with white sashes and gloves stand alongside. A woman in civilian clothes walks nearby.

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A military pass used by Maurice at Cochran field.

The front page of Maxwell Field newspaper for November 15th 1941. There is a photograph and mention in an article reporting the arrival of a new batch of trainees, 750 of which were British. On the reverse Geoff has recorded a timetable for a day at…

Tom Hedger standing in front of an ambulance. The reverse has caption 'Tom Hedger travelled to America with Geoff Shattock for training but killed during flying training Macon Georgia'.
Three grave marker crosses. The central one reads 'RAF Leading…