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OMcGaughranJE427410-171017-020001.jpg
RAF Form 64 issued to Jim.

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MMcGaughranJE427410-171017-010001.jpg
Jim's copy of the programme for his graduation. It includes a list of all the graduates and their town and country of origin.

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BBurnsDRBurnsDRv1.pdf
Draft of memoir with contents page - giving service history. Followed by pages with reference to photographs for name and rank, deferred service, ground training dates and places, training in Canada, back home for service flying, 5 Group, 51 base,…

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PBurnsDR22030023.jpg
Half-length image of an airman wearing tunic with sergeant rank and observers brevet and side cap. Buildings in the background. Three versions of the same image. Submitted with caption 'Sgt Bob Burns- Graduation leave- on way home- 'Happy with brevet…

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EDarbyCAHWellandJ430728-0001.jpg
He writes he has moved 2700 miles by train. They stopped at Montreal for 10 hours. Food and accommodation was very good. They were met at Winnipeg by a reception committee. His journey finished at Lethbridge.

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LBrownCR1334289v1.pdf
C.R. Brown’s Flying Log Book from 5 April 1942 to 7 May 1946 detailing training, operations and instructional duties as a bomb aimer. Based at Portage La Prairie (No. 7 Air Observers School), Paulson (No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School), Winnipeg…

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Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a view of the corner of Main Street and Portage Avenue Winnipeg, looking north, with Canadian National ticket office, the McIntyre Block and shape of the Union Bank building further down.
#2 is Main Street…

PRidingRH21040038.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is three airmen practising their golf.
#2 is a street scene.
#3 is the Federal Building in Winnipeg.
#4 is a close up of the entrance to the Federal Building in Winnipeg.

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OMcCronSLW191097-170817-020001.jpg
Sam's record of service.

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OMcCronSLW191097-170817-010001.jpg
A record of Sam's service in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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MMcCronSLW191097-170817-080001.jpg
Sam's exam results and employment history plus an assessment of his health and airforce potential.

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BWilsonRCWilsonRCv1.pdf
Reg summarises Bomber Command's role in the war then details his personal experiences from training days. He covers in detail the navigational techniques he used. He describes the operation he was on when he was shot down.

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EWilsonRCWilsonWJ-M430904-0002.jpg
A letter to Reg's parents with a note explaining what he had not included in the letter. The letter advises he reached Rufforth after an overnight train journey from London. He has started flying training trips. He has been to York to watch films. In…

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SWooleyAJ[Ser#-DoB]v10012.jpg
Two names and addresses for Miss G A Stoddart in Winnipeg and Pte D Stoddart P.P.C.L.I. in England.

SWooleyAJ[Ser#-DoB]v10004.jpg
Name and address 'L T Stoddart, 535 Spence Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada'

PMonksMA17010011.jpg
View of the Manitoba Legislative Building with trees in the foreground.

PMonksMA17010010.jpg
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'.

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PMonksMA17010009.jpg
"Fags and sweets" presented by the wartime pilots' and observers' association with wishes for an enjoyable stay in Canada.

PStewartEC17170014.jpg
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]'.

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An00509's autobiography. Seventeen chapters and an epilogue. Chapters 1-4 deal with early life and schooling. Chapter 5-14 the war years and 15-17 after the war.

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BTeaseJTeaseJv10001.jpg
A account of operational flying from June to October 1944

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MLeadbetterJ163970-160421-29.jpg
The weather for a practice bombing run.

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MLeadbetterJ163970-160421-180001.jpg
Log sheets prepared by John.

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BEleyNJEleyNJv1.pdf
An autobiography by Jim about his time in the RAF. He was 17 when the war started and he applied and was accepted for the RAF, on deferred service. Training started at Ludlow, Newquay then grading at Sywell. He was selected for further training and…

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

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