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PJonesJT17050025.jpg
13 airmen in front of a wooden hut. Jack is top row, extreme right. On the reverse is 'Moncton Haphazard Snaps'.

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Hazel Carby discusses her father Carl's early life in Jamaica, his experiences training in Canada and serving as aircrew in the RAF, and how he and his family were treated in London in the post war period.

She also discusses her research into her…

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BBrookMBrookMv1.pdf
Opens with some details of 625 Squadron and introduction with reasons for writing. Writes of beginning of the war when still at school and experiences before joining up. Mentions activities with Air Training Corps and being awarded an RAF bursary to…

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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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PHughesCL16110003.jpg
Blue pennant with RAF Badge at Moncton, N.B.

PHughesCL16010039.jpg
Top left - group of airmen waiting on platform of train station. Top right - Side view of a train with people alongside. Centre middle - View down residential street with snow covered ground. Bottom left - ornamental reindeer and slay outside a house…

PHughesCL16010035.jpg
Top left - view down a snow covered road. Top right - snow covered countryside. Centre middle - a church with snow covered ground. Bottom left - view down a main street of a town. Bottom right -view vertically up the side of a tall building. On the…

PHughesCL16010029.jpg
Top left - an airman wearing greatcoat and side cap crouching in the snow on a road. Top right - a man standing in the snow in front of a church. Centre middle - snow scene with trees on left and house on the right. Bottom left a river/canal runs…

PHughesCL16010027.jpg
Top left - an airman wearing greatcoat and side cap standing in a road with house in the background left. Top right - an airman wearing greatcoat and side cap standing in a road. Centre middle - a man standing by the side of a large locomotive.…

LCoxJ133397v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for John Cox, covering the period from 9 January 1942 to 12 June 1944. Detailing his flying training and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Perth, USAF Tuscaloosa, USAF Gunter Field, USAF Turner Field, USAF Kelly Field,…

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Two pages from a logbook. Ralph is mentioned as a 2nd pilot or passenger.

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PBowerFG2005.jpg
The empty mount of a photograph with 'Moncton' handwritten. Also stamped 'Panel-Art Prints May 18 1942'.

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Photo 1 is a street scene, dated May 1942.
Photo 2 is a part flooded road annotated 'near Moncton'.
Photo 3 is a street scene, annotated 'Moncton Main St May 1942'.
Photo 4 and 5 are a steam engine, annotated 'Montreal Express (C.N.R.) May…

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Photo 1 is a man in a swim suit swinging a golf club, annotated 'Jimmy Moncton May 42'.
Photo 2 is an airman sitting on a pipe with his head in his hands, annotated 'Moncton May 1942 "Browned Off" '.
Photo 3 is two airmen at the side of the road,…

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MBowerFG1575473-200123-040001.jpg
A list of addresses where F G Bower stayed interspersed with names and addresses of colleagues.

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PQuineJW16020273.jpg
View through window of single and two story buildings with doors and windows. Captioned 'View from my window, Moncton'. Includes individual scan of photograph.

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PQuineJW16020268.jpg
Top left - view across railway tracks of a bay with town on far shore. Captioned 'Bay at St John's'.
Top right - telegraph pole with open ground and trees on the left. There is a blemish on the photograph at the top right of telegraph wires.…

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NBurkeJC170308-07.jpg
Two cuttings referring to RAF Neepawa.
Item 1 shows a Tiger Moth, a ground crew woman and two airmen.
Item 2 is an article about local businesses supporting the RAF. It also describes Commonwealth and British pilots.

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PFordTA17110005.pdf
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Terry and Cyril Day leaning out of a carriage window whilst the train is at Moncton Station.
Photo 2 is some airmen in a carriage compartment.
Photo 3 is Pete Lamb lying in his bunk on the train.

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PFordTA17110004.pdf
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Pete Lamb in flying kit standing amongst a snow bank. Behind is an Anson. It is captioned 'Pete Lamb (at Carberry)'.
Photo 2 is three airmen standing outside a wooden hut, captioned 'Mac, Pete & John'.

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PFordTA17110003.pdf
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is two airmen sitting in a booth having a meal, captioned 'Mac & Self in Duke's Grill'.
Photo 2 is an Terry and Mac standing outside a wooden hut, captioned 'Outside the Billet'.

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EStockbridgeJFordTA430707-0001.jpg
The letter contains news from Bagotville.

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EMacfarlaneFordTA[Date]-010001.jpg
Letter from LAC "Mac" Macfarlane to T A Ford, outlining how he is doing on his training course in De Winton and mentioning what he has been doing in his free time.

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EFordTAFordAG-[Mrs]-Y-M421119-0001.jpg
Terry Ford writes to his family that he has plenty of hours solo flying. He also writes that he has had two spells in jankers.

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EFordTAFordAG-[Mrs]-Y-M421017-0001.jpg
Terry Ford writes home telling his family about his experiences of Moncton, Canada and the differences there from home.

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