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Left page title 'Alkmaar Cheese Market'.

Top left - men carrying large cheese sledges out of a building with flag over doorway. On the reverse 'Weighing a sale'. Top right a man dressed in white with broad brimmed hat at the front of a large…

SBondS-LancasterJv10018.pdf
Partial transcript of a conversation from minute 21 to minute 45:44 of the oral recording. Starts by describing his training at EFTS and OTU; includes details of crewing up. Posted to 40 Squadron at RAF Wyton & RAF Alconbury on Wellingtons. He…

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Steve Bond explains the purpose of the interiew, that he is gathering information from personnel involved with the Wellington with a view to producing a book on the "Wimpy". Jo starts by talking about his training and Wellington flying. He starts by…

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A newspaper cutting describing a night operation by Mosquitoes on the Ruhr followed by USAAF day bombing. Attacks were also made on Berlin and the Gestapo building in Copenhagen.
On the reverse are adverts.

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S Belton received a Distinguished Flying Medal for his son Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton. He was educated at Southend High School, worked in a bank and on his father’s farm.

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A list of targets and sorties undertaken by aircraft from 5,4, 8, 6, 3, 1 and 100 Groups.

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

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EReadGMcNamaraW460127.pdf
Apologises for delay in writing as he though earlier would upset her. Now considered that was wrong and that she would like to know what happened. Gives condolence on loss of 'Mac'. Goes on to describe events on operation to Nienburg on 17 December…

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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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BUprichardWGUprichardWGv3.pdf
A longer than usual flight which ended at Dishforth with the aircraft having no fuel.

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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, and describes the operation he was on when he was shot down.

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LCalvertRA1488619v1.pdf
Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot of Flight Lieutenant Roger Calvert from 25 March 1943 to 6 July 1945. Detailing training and operations flown. Served at RAF Cranfield, RAF Great Massingham, RAF Ouston, RAF…

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Speech made by Ken Brown at the Bomber Command Museum.
Ken Brown, a Canadian pilot was serving with 44 Squadron when he was told he was being transferred to 617 Squadron at RAF Scampton. He undertook his training with the squadron in preparation…

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LKnoxT1823036v1.pdf
Flying log book for flight engineers for T Knox, covering the period from 30 January 1944 to 17 January 1947. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war duties as a parachute instructor. He was stationed at RAF Stradishall, RAF…

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BUprichardWGUprichardWGv1.pdf
Details of W G Uprichard's time in the RAF.

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