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  • Spatial Coverage is exactly "Germany--Homburg (Saarland)"

CCuthillCR-180818-010001.jpg
Outline map of England and north west Europe. Shows route to Homberg (near Duisburg) and return. Comments on anti-aircraft fire and being holed. Includes bomb load. Day operation.

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NColeFIG170709-08.jpg
A brief report of operations by bombers over Germany.

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MColeFIG1817994-180214-050001.jpg
The cutting is attached to a the back of a photograph. On the back is handwritten 'To my loving sweetheart Eileen with love Ivor xxxx'.

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SWeirG19660703v110004-0006.jpg
Target photograph showing clouds and smoke from bomb explosions. Captioned 'DRF.27-8-44//8"19000 >085.1403.Homberg.16x500.C.36secs Jubb.A.462'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are…

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MQuinnEJ4210077-200209-010001.jpg
Two biographies of Eric.

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BHookingsEWHookingsEWv1.pdf
From birth in 1920 until operational pilot in 1944. Covers early life in Battersea and Morden in London, family life, school and first jobs after leaving school at 14 years old. Describes family experiences at beginning of the war volunteering for…

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MDentJ2206473-201023-15.jpg
Details of fourteen operations between 1 November 1944 and 7 January 1945.

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MBeislyJWT1593305-200929-010001.jpg
Summary of bombing operations with 433 Squadron from 11 August 1944 to 26 March 1945, Flew as flight engineer on Halifax and then converted to Lancaster December / January 44/45.

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LVaseyJ179596v1.pdf
Pilot’s flying log book for J Vasey covering the period from 20 July 1942 to 28 April 1946. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge (22 EFTS) RCAF Neepawa (35 EFTS), RCAF Weyburn (41 SFTS), RAF…

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PSearleROJ17060018.jpg
Four newspaper cuttings about operations to Essen, Homburg, Magdeburg and Bochum undertaken by Rex Searle.

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PSearleROJ17060007.jpg
A list of 35 operations completed, with target, aircraft and date.

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SWatsonC188489v1-1.pdf
A memoir written by Cliff Watson divided into 20 chapters.

The Earliest Years.
Born in Barnoldswick, then in Yorkshire, now in Lancashire in 1922. His father ran a wireless business until 1926. He describes his years at schools and a move to…

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LYoungJ1569980v1.pdf
Royal Air Force flying log book for Sergeant John Young, flight engineer, covering the period 28 June 1944 to 6 January 1945, detailing training, and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF St Athan, RAF Eastmoor. Aircraft flown in were the Halifax…

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