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Letter from Tom Wadeson to his parents
Hopes they are well and comments it was very cold where he was. Mentions receiving mail. Catches up with news and mentions leave and that it was very quiet.
Letter from Tom Wadeson to Jean Wadeson
Writes that the place he was at was dead and isolated. Describes some activities over Christmas and during leave at new year. Catches up with news from home including noting a friend had been lost.
10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin
A group of 17 pilots including Laurie Penn. Four of the pilots are identified.
Laurie Penn's pilots flying log book
Pilots flying log book for L E Penn, covering the period from 31 December 1942 to 26 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RCAF Dauphin, RCAF Pennfield Ridge, RCAF Yarmouth, RAF…
Eric Parker's Biography
![B[Author]ParkerEv1.pdf](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/1063/32267/B[Author]ParkerEv1.jpg "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…
Barracks at Paulson
View down a barrack room with rows of bunkbeds either side. Captioned 'Barracks at Paulson'.
Three airmen and view over gunnery range
Left - three airmen, two wearing battledress and one in shirtsleeves standing outside a hut. Right - view across open ground with water in front an trees in the distance. Captioned 'Sunset on the 500 yd range. Paulson'.
Bolingbroke
Front quarter view of Bolingbroke 9876 parked outside a building. Captioned 'Bolingbroke of Gunnery Flight'.
Bolingbroke and Lysander 7 Bombing and Gunnery School
Top - view of distant line of two Lysander and a Bolingbroke parked on airfield. Bottom - view from the ground of a Bolingbroke flying left to right at low level across airfield. Captioned 'Bolingbrokes and Lysanders, 7 B&G School'.
Paulson airfield
Top - view from the air of concrete hardstanding and buildings on an airfield in the distance. Bottom - closer view showing triangular runways, hardstanding and buildings. Captioned '7 B & G Paulson'.
Dauphin Lake
Top - view of shoreline with receded water. Captioned 'Dauphin Lake, when we arrived'.
Bottom - view of shoreline with water up to the edge of shore. Captioned 'When we left'.
Bottom - view of shoreline with water up to the edge of shore. Captioned 'When we left'.
Four men sleeping
Four men wearing civilian clothes sleeping in a huddle on rocks. Captioned 'A 48 on Dauphin Beach'.
The boys at Dauphin Lake
Seven airmen sitting on ground with a hut and trees behind them and lake in the background. Captioned 'The boys at Dauphin Lake'.
Street and a large building
Top: a view down snow covered Rt 52 (Main St) Winnipeg with buildings either side.
Bottom: Hudson's Bay Company building in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the foreground a lorry and parked cars.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Bottom: Hudson's Bay Company building in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the foreground a lorry and parked cars.
Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.
Winnipeg
View of the Manitoba Legislative Building with trees in the foreground.
Winnipeg
A large group of service and civilian personnel inside a large room with columns and arched windows. Space for a band with music stands and a piano in the centre. To the left a sign 'Ticket Office'.
Card accompanying gift
"Fags and sweets" presented by the wartime pilots' and observers' association with wishes for an enjoyable stay in Canada.
Two men sitting in a field
Two men wearing civilian clothes sitting in a filed with trees and a building in the background. On the reverse 'Chuck Pawlietza + Stan Mount at Dauphin Lake'.
Gerald McPherson air gunner's flying log book
Air gunner’s flying log book for G M McPherson, covering the period from 29 August 1943 to 9 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed RCAF McDonald, RAF Turweston, RAF Silverstone, RAF Shepherds Grove, RAF…
B-24 Liberator
A port side view of a LIberator on the ground. It has the code 'AY' on the rear fuselage. On the reverse is 'L. McCarthy J45845 (Bomb Aimer) 246 Madison St, Winnipeg Man. at the Suez Canal [indecipherable]'.
No 56 Course, No 7 AOS Portage-La-Prairie - Canada 1942
A group of 28 trainees arranged in three rows in front of a twin engined aircraft.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Interview with Reg Harrison
Reg Harrison grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and enjoyed watching aircraft when they flew over. He had his first flight as a youngster when he was lent five dollars by a shopkeeper. He volunteered for aircrew as soon as he was of age and began his…
Wartime Halifax operations
Written for Cornish aviation society. Welcomes Philip Jenkinson and gives account of his training and operations on 10 Squadron Halifax. Describes being shot down and baling out. Mentions evading, capture and as a prisoner being on a tour of his…