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YWyrillWR553311v1.pdf
Covering the period February 14 1939 to August 19 1945. Describes his service in the Royal Air Force, conditions on the convoy to Africa on HMS Tamaroa, sights seen on leave and being confined to barracks before his return to England on HMS…

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Two part letters.
#1 Jack writes that the new block houses are very high standard. [Although the envelope is dated 20 February 1940, he makes a comment about no flying until after Christmas.
#2 Jack talks about a farewell party. They are going to…

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SDaviesIDW1515585v10011.jpg
A trimmed map of Iceland with a few airfields added.

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#1 is a Mitchell annotated 'Mitchell bomber to cross Atlantic Scotland 1942'.
#2 is a front/starboard side view of a Mitchell.
#3 and 5 is an airman standing outside two Nissen huts, annotated '1942 John on route in first Mitchell bomber,…

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Reports of air raids on London and Berlin, the exchange of British internees with German airmen, film reviews, preparations in America, a royal visit, the study of Islandic, reader letters and advertisements accompanied by photographs.

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NInwardJL230708-020001.jpg
Reports from Romania, battles over London, air raids in Berlin, speeches from the House of Commons and the sinking of a German troopship. Includes a cartoon strip and advertisements for local businesses.

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NInwardJL230708-010001.jpg
Reports of the bombing of London, raids to the Black Forest and the sinking of two German supply ships, a cartoon strip and advertisements for local businesses.

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PGearyPC17010073.jpg
1) The waterfront at Reykjavík captioned 'Reykjavík Iceland 1945'.
2) The waterfront at Reykjavík with a small boat moored captioned summer in Iceland
3) People skating on captioned 'Reykjavík'.
4) Reykjavík in the snow captioned…

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LHadfieldL1066643v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for L Hadfield, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 14 March 1941 to 6 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF…

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MLovattP1821369-190903-74-01.pdf
A continuation of Peter's thesis on electronic warfare during the war.

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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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Seven photographs all show the same event, a parade for VIPs on an airfield.
The first shows a party of servicemen with rifles escorting an event taking place in front of a tall flag pole. The event concerning some civilian VIPs, one in a top hat.…

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PPickF1708.jpg
Two photographs of a B 24 Liberator converted for passenger use, it is parked on a large dispersal being serviced by ground crew.

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PPickF1712.jpg
Posed, a sergeant, leading aircraftman and corporal sitting on a ladder, on the inside of a building, leading to the next floor.

PPickF1713.jpg
Informal, sitting on the grass, leaning against a wooden wall or fence, corporal stripes and police arm band.

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PPickF1714.jpg
Informal, some in uniform some not, most with beer glasses, some sitting on settee some on the floor, pinups on the wall. One man has a bandaged hand. Two photographs, same group first with serious facial expressions, second with cheerful faces.

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PPickF1718.jpg
Six individuals most of them with beer tankards, in a group in the open air, on the reverse, caption 'Photo taken between 2 - 3 am, Icelandic summer outside the Sgts Mess, RAF Reykavik, "Happy Days"'.

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PPickF1720.jpg
All groups consist of both aircrew and ground staff in a variety of working dress including sheepskin jerkins and duffel coat in front of of a Nissen hut with a sign Royal Air Force Embarkation Office.
First is of five individuals posed in two…

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SAdderM175073v10123.pdf
Notes on history of use of aircraft mentioning mail, locating shoals of herring, air surveys, air taxi services, air ambulance,. Mentions routes taken by cargo boats. Experiments with small planes in Iceland. Mentions strategic importance of Iceland,…

B[Author]ParkerEv1.pdf
Titled Eric's Story it details Eric's life from birth in Liverpool. He joined the RAF on his 18th birthday in January 1942. Initial training was at Paignton then he was shipped to Canada. He failed to progress as a pilot and was transferred to a…

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BYeomanHTYeomanHTv1-01.pdf
Written in 1994, the document begins with a dedication, a poem and then a series of stories which together form the memoirs of Harold Yeoman, an officer who served in Bomber Command during the war, initially as a pilot on Wellingtons and then as an…

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MMcDermottC1119618-161216-09.pdf
A magazine of aerial photographs covering incendiaries dropping on Dusseldorf, port and industrial areas, captured enemy equipment, railway sidings at Antwerp, a seaplane base, a Fw 190 under attack, boat shelters at Dunkirk, camouflaged hangars at…

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BMooreDMooreDv1.pdf
Dennis Moore's autobiography, compiled and edited by his son, Terry Moore.

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BThickettPSaundersEJv10014.jpg
After a spell with 512 squadron mostly transportation flights Sam returned to the UK, flying as an instructor.
A the end of 1943 he returned to Bomber Command, 627 Squadron.
There is a photograph of the squadron grouped in front of a Mosquito.

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