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PPerryWRP17050010.jpg
Top left - distant view of airport terminal, Captioned 'Control, Mauripur airport, Karachi'.
Top right - in the foreground a single storey building with three two storey building behind. Captioned 'Officer's mess and quarters, Mauripur airport,…

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PPerryWRP17050003.jpg
Top left - cockpit of a York with pilot visible. Captioned 'Dum Dum airport, Calcutta'.
Top right - an airman wearing shorts, shirt and peaked cap standing by the centre tail fin of a York. Captioned '"Taffy" feeling tired at Dum Dum'.
Bottom left…

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PPenswickJ17030004.jpg
Two photographs of Jack.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait.
#2 is a half length portrait. Information supplied with the collection identifies the location as India.

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

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PColeFIG18010146.jpg
Mumbai water front with the Gateway monument and the Taj Mahal Hotel. The reverse is printed as a postcard.

BMarshCGoldbyJLv10001.jpg
A biography covering John's training and service in the RAF.

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PDoxseyJA18010027.jpg
Top left - view from air of river with city on far side and bridge in the centre. Captioned 'Ganges river at Cawnpore, India, March 1946'.
Top right - view along the top of the fuselage of a York with two men standing towards the tail. Captioned…

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PDoxseyJA18010026.jpg
Top left - view on landing from aircraft window of airport buildings including control tower. Runway in foreground. Captioned 'Taken just as we landed at Dum-Dum aerodrome, Calcutta, March 46'.
Top right - snake charmer with snake in basket.…

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PDoxseyJA18010025.jpg
Top left - front quarter view of a York parked on hardstanding. Captioned 'Our York at Negombo, Colombo, Ceylon Oct 45'.
Top right - view from air of coastline. Captioned 'Coast near Casablanca, Morocco, July 1945'.
Centre - Three airmen in front…

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LDoxseyJA630441v2.pdf
J A Doxsey’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 1st February 1944 to 30th July 1949, recording training and Transport Command duties across Europe, Africa and India as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Also later civil flying…

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LWakefieldHE174040v1.pdf
Harold Wakefield's RAF Navigator's, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book, from 16th August 1943 to 16th August 1946, recording training, operations, instructional duties and Transport Command duties to India and the Far East as a Flight…

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LSandlandCB19230612v1.pdf
Flying Officer C. B. Sandland’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book, from June 1942 to 22nd May 1946, recording training, operations, instructional and Transport Command flights to Europe, India, the Middle and Far East.
Based at: Marshall’s Flying…

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BSmithJSmithJv1.pdf
Second version. Covers life before the war and volunteering for the RAF in August 1940. Continues with account of training as a wireless operator. Includes radio school crest and photograph of a Battle aircraft. Describes voyage from Liverpool via…

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BSmithJSmithJv1-2.pdf
Covers life before the war and volunteering for the RAF in August 1940. Continues with account of training as a wireless operator. Includes radio school crest and photograph of a Battle aircraft. Describes voyage from Liverpool via Cape Town then…

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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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LMcCredieJ418236v1.pdf
Air Forces in India pilots flying log book for J D McCredie, covering the period from 12 August 1942 to 24 December 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying. He was stationed at RAAF Temora, RAAF Point Cook, RAF South…

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PDryhurstHG1615.jpg
Army band in six rows in front of an ornate building with arches in frontage. Captioned 'Dryhurst Harold India 1916 GRY'. Probably refers to Harold Percy, who served in the British Army. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by…

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Basil writes he has been promoted to Major and wishes him belated happy birthday.

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LCarpenterRB1291451v1.pdf
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for R B Carpenter, bomb aimer, covering the period from 16 May 1941 to 30 April 1945 and from 13 November 1950 to 27 May 1953. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties and post…

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PPhillipsD18010025.jpg
Three-quarter length view of three officers wearing khaki uniform and peaked caps standing in line in front of a single story building. On the reverse 'Bombay, July 1946, P Card: A Horrocks'.

PPhillipsD18010023.jpg
Three men wearing Khaki uniform and shorts standing in line in front of a single story building. On the reverse 'Bombay, July 1946, "Paddy" Smythe, Alan Horrocks'.

PPhillipsD18010021.jpg
Street scene with shops on the left. In the centre three figures in uniform amongst many other pedestrians. On the reverse 'Mac, Mick and myself in street in Calcutta'.

PRichardsonF16010001.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is two boys walking along the pavement. Annotation indecipherable.
Photo 2 and 3 are a boy holding a model yacht and his dad, walking along a pavement. It is annotated Redcar 1939. Photo 2 annotations is…

SPeckPJ164710v10001.jpg
The letter advises Peter that he is detailed to act as Defending Officer at a Court Martial. Also attached are supplementary items of evidence, the charge sheet, Officers making up the Court Martial and details of Thomas' weapon.

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SPeckPJ164710v10009SPeckPJ164710v10009.pdf
Handwritten notes for the trial of Thomas Hamilton White.

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SPeckPJ164710v10008-0001.jpg
Thomas' explanation of the events.

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