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A city with houses, gardens, industrial and public buildings arranged along intersecting roads. Labeled 'Aerial view of Dothan, Ala.'

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A group of brick buildings arranged in open parkland. The central building has a portico entrance and a domed roof. Labled 'Aerial view of Georgia southwestern College, Americus, Ga'.

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A single storey brick building with a portico entrance, pitched tiled roof with a glass turret. A drive leads to the building through grass, flower beds and shrubs. Labeled 'Senior High School, Americus, Ga'.

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23 storey building on a street corner with lower buildings to one side, cars on the street and people walking on the pavement. Labeled 'The Ohio Bank Bldg., Toledo, Ohio'.

BMilsonAEMilsonAEv1.pdf
Aa autobiography of Albert's time in the RAF.

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LClarkeGH3003034v1.pdf
Cadet G. H. Clarke’s RAF Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 28 July 1942 to 23 May 1996, with a handwritten amendment stating “This logbook is an unofficial document”. It records flights and other civilian…

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Four photographs.
#1 a sightseeing ship in front of the American falls.
#2 the Horseshoe falls.
#3 the American falls.
#4 the Rainbow bridge.

SBondS-MercerTv10001.pdf
Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…

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Two photographs.
#1 is the Statue of Liberty seen from a ship.
#2 is skyscrapers seen from a ship.

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Peter Greenwood was born February 2, 1926, in Halifax, and grew up in the Yorkshire countryside, where his father ran a dairy business. He studied at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School with a particular interest in physics and chemistry. He was later…

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Lionel begins by mentioning he was on Leeds University Air Squadron at beginning of war. Once he finished his degree, he was slated to train as a fighter pilot in the United Sates, but due to lack of space on courses, eventually was trained as a…

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SBondS-HornerLv10001.pdf
Lionel Horner’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book as an Air Navigator from 29th June 1942 until 10th September 1945.
Navigation training at the Pan American Airways Navigation Section, Miami and then Advanced Flying Unit in England. Posted to 29…

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Sidney Kaufman's signature and address together with the statement 'It's Fish and Chips for me every time'.
Captioned 'Sid Kaufman's entry in John Wray's autograph book.'

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A wing commander shaking hands with two men wearing civilian suit, ties and hats with buildings in the background. Submitted with caption 'Wg Cdr Alan Craig DSO DFC, C Audrey Smith, Alan Adare British actor, Hollywood 35 Sqn goodwill tour'.…

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BNashDCMNashDCMv1.pdf
Born in 1916, Dan spent his early childhood in Kent with his grandmother before moving back to his parents in Fulham. He left school at 16 for a job with the Hudson's Bay Fur Company and met Joyce, his future wife. With the outbreak of war, the…

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LPrestonJC201864v1.pdf
J C Preston’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25 November 1942 to 17 May 1946. It details training, 13 Air Search and Rescue (ASR) sorties and other duties as a pilot with 249 Squadron in the Middle East, over the eastern Mediterranean and…

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Alan writes thanking his parents for letters, parcel and papers. He enjoyed his visit to Chicago and found the locals very friendly.

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Two views of Chicago on the back of an envelope.

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A page of information about Chicago and its economy.

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A view of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago

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Two views of Chicago.

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Three views of Chicago

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One coloured view of Chicago and part of a brief history of Chicago.
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