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Four airmen in fancy dress sitting outside a brick building.

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F T Dunn’s Air Bomber’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 24 September 1942 to 22 November 1943. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air bomber. He was stationed at RAF Mount Hampden as pupil pilot 3-21 Aug 1942, South…

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Written on an aerograph from Andrew training in South Africa. Mainly about letters from home: has just received four of her letters. Various references to awkward situations at home.

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An aerogram from Andrew training in South Africa. Comments on the arrival of four of her letters (only two now missing) and replies to several things in them. His sent a parcel to his mother including stockings and chocolate for Isabel.

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An aerogram written from Andrew training in South Africa. Comments on lack of letters, that he has had a tooth removed and moved huts. He has been studying quite hard, helped by a good library at the camp, and there are film shows three times a week.

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An aerogram from Andrew training in South Africa. He has just been posted to no. 45 Air School. Some of her letters seem to have gone missing.

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An aerogram written when Andrew was training in South Africa. He has met her cousin Bill, has only had a few letters, and is interested the 'WAAF situation' and Isabel being called up.

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An aerogram written by Andrew when training in South Africa. He has now been there a week and has visited Johannesburg and Pretoria.

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An aerogram written when Andrew was training in South Africa at no. 75 Air School, Lyttleton Camp, Transvaal. He writes that the food and accommodation are good and he hopes to visit her cousin Bill who lives near by.

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Written by his nephew, a narrative of Reg's early life, his participation in student exchanges in Germany, joining the Royal Air force, training, life on the station and the crash in which he died, together with air gunners Sergeant Leslie Johnson…

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Album page annotated 'Southern Rhodesia and South Africa during my pilot training for the R.A.F. 1 March 1945 to 6 October 1945 1894345 Cadet Paine G.H.'

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The Star, Johannesburg, Transvaal 5 September 1939, reporting on General Smuts was now the Premier of South Africa, the sinking of the Athenia and the RAF bombs Kiel.

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Football programme for the cup final between 48 Air School (Woodbrook) and 47 Air School (Queenstown).

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George Royall's log book, detailing his RAF flying from September 1943 to November 1945. It records his training as an observer, gunner and bomb aimer, initially at 48 and 42 Air Schools in South Africa. It then records his flying training with 8…

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Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for G C Warren, navigator, covering the period from 25 August 1943 to 16 March 1945, when he failed to return from an operation to Nuremburg. He was stationed at SAAF Port Elizabeth, SAAF East London,…

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Three quarter length portrait of a girl leaning against a tree; she is wearing a dark jumper and white shorts, and a floral scarf. On reverse ‘David’s girl friend in S. Africa’

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Full length portrait of a smiling girl in a pale skirt with white shoes standing in front of a tree and carrying a very large bunch of foliage. On reverse ‘David’s girl friend in S. Africa’.

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Photograph showing military personnel boarding a ship, captioned 'Going aboard at Cape Town',

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Three young boys and a girl in swimwear playing in a pool surrounded by rocks. On the reverse '[one indecipherable word] “2” and Lyn [?] 2'.

Additional information kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

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Three women sitting on a bench in the foreground with a stone building behind. There are other women in swimwear and a man in shorts, on the right of the picture, against stone steps. Caption on reverse 'Mac[?] 2, J. Harvey 1, [one indecipherable…

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A group of young men and women sitting on rocks with buildings in the background.

Additional information kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

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Group of six people, three men and women, having drinks at seaside. Five of them are in swimwear, while one woman is clothed. Two houses and a rocky beach are visible in the background.

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Group of six people, three men in swimwear and three women. One of the men is sitting on a wooden chair and the rest of the group are sitting on a wall. There is table on the left of the picture. On the reverse 'Mac [undecipherable] Lyn'.

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Four boys, one wearing a hat and all in shorts, are stood next to a stone parapet. A chair is also visible.

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A large group of leading aircraftsmen in dress uniform and side caps, some with white flash, standing in front of a single storey building; all are wearing webbing belts and shoulder straps, some carrying bags. One on right is carrying a pith helmet…

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