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Writes of his current situation. Mentions receiving a letter from her. Expresses his love for her but wonders what she would be letting herself in for. Mentions problems of sending her a ring. Writes about his daily activities and his current…

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Colour postcard with painting of Canal Street New Orleans. He writes description and comments.

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Colour picture of Louisiana state capitol building. On the reverse a little about Baton Rouge.

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Writes that Air Force regulations state that transatlantic marriages are not recognised or condoned. Mentions her flying to Ontario and his financial plans to save money. Goes on to describe his activities in New York including a tour of USS Missouri…

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Acknowledges her letter. Describes future plans. Mentions he was sending a photograph. Comments on Mr Carter's visit to London. Signed Heathcliff.

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[first page missing] Writes of letter he had just received from her and mentions that he had had some letters he sent to her returned to him. Mentions saving money to pay for her to join him. Writes of work distributing newspapers. Mentions his plans…

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Expresses his feelings for her. Says he had re-read all her letters. Says how much he enjoyed London. Writes of visit to New York and hopes she will visit him there. Mentions some of his activities. Continues with chat and gossip. Signs Heathcliff.

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Catches up with news of Christmas holidays. Comments on Carter and Nixon. Mentions liking the idea of her carolling. Signed Heathcliff.

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12 Lancasters from 35 Squadron flying over New York. North Brother Island and Rikers Island can be seen in the top left of the photograph.The aircraft are in the post-war black and white colour scheme.

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This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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Despite earlier army reports being reliable, it is claimed that there is now German disinformation concerning the Russian campaign and the high number of casualties and prisoners.

After spotting a battle cruiser on 22nd July, an RAF…

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Hand drawn map of a local area in Florida with towns (Gonzales) , railway lines, river, airfields and navigation route with heights. Notes on flights in N3N3 (US Navy training aircraft).

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Pilots flying log book for C R Cuthill, covering the period from 11 June 1942 to 30 April 1948. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Perth, US NAS Gross ile, US NAS Pensacola, RCAF Charlotte…

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Long poem/song addressed to fledgling aircrew under training.

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Detailed description of journey by train across the United States with comments about America and descriptions of many towns and cities passed through. Comments on some of his and his companions' activities. Makes several comparisons with Australia.

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Written by Ken Boyd the brother-in-law of a Bomber Command pilot Wilfred Comrie who was killed in a crash at RAF Pocklington in March 1943. Wilfred was an American who joined the RCAF in May 1941 and served on 102 Squadron. Ken Boyd was a first…

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Writes of both being dancers and asks when she would be in New York so she could see her dance.

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An oblique aerial photograph of the west end of the Venetian Causeway Bridge. The docks were known as the Steamship docks but have now been filled in.

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Two oblique aerial photographs of the beach looking north.

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An oblique aerial photograph of downtown Miami.

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An oblique aerial photograph of Miami South Beach.

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Describes how German army’s progression around Moscow is not as rapid or complete as indicated by propaganda from Berlin. They are meeting tenacious defence from Russia, preventing the German infantry from joining the Panzer Divisions. Suggests…

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On 7th June Sir Robert Peirse, Commander in Chief of Bomber Command, reported on the British success against German vessels since 12th March. For land-based operations, they are mass producing larger aircraft with larger bombing capacity to have…

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Leaflet describes how the United States is fulfilling President Roosevelt’s promise of 16th March 1941 to provide Britain with ships, aircraft, tanks and weapons and how much it is producing. Many of the war materials are at no cost and on…

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A detailed analysis of very early aircraft and their flying characteristics.

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