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Letter to Mrs Baker from Red Cross
Informs her that they have no news of her son's whereabouts. Asks for his details and suggests they write to Geneva or she send telegram.
Red Cross list of articles suitable for inclusion in personal parcels
Full list of articles allowed for inclusion. Notes that list of contents is to be included.
Letter from Rhodesian air training group to Donald Baker's parents
Confirms that their son, previously reported as having died was now reported to be in the best of health.
Letter from Red Cross to Donald Baker's mother
Confirms that message was sent to her quoting a message from her son that said from senior British officer, Stalag Luft 3 on behalf of her son that there was no truth in any information of his death.
Letter from Rhodesian air training group to Donald Baker's mother
Quotes a cable from air ministry that Donald Baker was promoted to flight lieutenant with effect from 26 June 1942.
Telegram to Donald Baker's parents from Red Cross
Advises son arrived in London looking very fit.
D A Robinson’s pilot’s flying log book
Pilot’s flying log book for D A Robinson, covering the period from 23 November 1942 to 21 May 1948. Covering his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. It states in his log book that his previous one was lost due to enemy action…
Crew List
Names and next of kin of crew. Flight Sergeant Ronald Johnson - WOP/Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant William Jack - air gunner, Flight Sergeant Joseph Sagar - air gunner, F/O John Berrington - pilot (Rhodesian), Acting F/L Laurence Flynn - pilot…
Newspaper cutting, RAF lost half of all bomber crews
Quoting Sir Arthur Harris that nearly 50,000 British bomber crew personnel out of a total of 110,000 were killed during the war.
Seven Ground Crew
Seven ground crew standing in front of a Lancaster. On the reverse is a typed comment about a Rhodesian squadron bombing marshalling yards. Three of the ground crew are named.
Three Telegram Forms
Three completed RAF Forms 96.
The first to Induna from Thornhill advises that Moth D623 arrived.
The second to Thornhill and Cranborne from Induna advises that three Wellingtons left for Cranborne then Thornhill.
The third to Thornhill and…
The first to Induna from Thornhill advises that Moth D623 arrived.
The second to Thornhill and Cranborne from Induna advises that three Wellingtons left for Cranborne then Thornhill.
The third to Thornhill and…
RAF Hillside Camp
A view of a camp with a roundel flag flying from a central flagpole. There are lines of uniformed men on parade between the flagpole and a row of six single storey, grass roofed buildings. There are further scattered single storey buildings with…
Dining hall, gym and lecture hall at RAF Hillside Camp
Three buildings with pitched roofs and open colonnades. Rope fencing and painted blocks delicate between the roadway and grassed areas in front. Three uniformed men walk toward a hall outside of which is a parked van. On the reverse 'This shows the…