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Record sheet for 1605575 Sergeant Glass
Records 10 sorties or 7 full operations
Record sheet for 1603457 Sergeant Harding
Records 12 sorties or 7 full operations
Record sheet for 1333766 Sergeant Whitehead
Records 12 operations or 7 1/3 full operations
Record sheet for 1317047 Flight Sergeant Howell ELC
Records 10 sorties of 6 full operations.
Record of postings
Shows postings to 1 Group, Binbrook, Sculthorpe, Oulton, Swannington and Church Fenton.
Record card for 1335368 Flight Sergeant Waspe E J
Records 12 sorties or 7 1/3 operations.
Record card for 1018307 Flight Sergeant Ball I
Records 11 sorties or 7 full operations
Recommendation for Honours and Awards (Immediate)
A document recommending an immediate DFC for Alan Edgar.
Recommendation for Honours and Awards
Form completing recommending Peter's DFC. Includes listing of all sorties made.
Recommendation for award of Distinguished Flying Medal
Mentions him showing great skill and determination over an number of sorties.
Raymond Harris's Pilot's log book
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Raymond Harris was a pilot who flew the Lancaster on 34 operations with No 9 Squadron. The log book runs from 19 September 1942 to 24th August 1945. After his initial flying at the No 9 EFTS at RAF Ansty, flying in the Tiger Moth, Raymond went out to…
Rambouillet
Reconnaissance photograph taken at high altitude showing fields and woods with Rambouillet and the Jardin Anglais in the top right-hand corner. The settlements of Gazeran, Saint-Hilarion, Orcemont and Orphin are also visible. Two areas are outlined…
Railway Marshalling Yards Nantes
Target photograph of Railway Marshalling Yards Nantes. Urban area, some smoke and dust. street patterns and buildings visible but no clear detail. Captioned '7B', '889 SKELL 27/28.5.44 //NT 8" 9000' [arrow] 251° 0140…
RAF identification card for dominion air forces
Details of Pilot Officer P J Hogan with promotions, personal details and b/w head and shoulders portrait photograph.
RAF Hartford Bridge
Photograph 1 is of the port side of a Boston, 'BZ331', 'D' captioned 'Boston A/C 88 Sqd with its 'War Paint' ready for the invasion, May 1944.'
Photograph 2 is of a group of airmen arranged in five rows in front of a Boston, 'D'. Captioned '88…
Photograph 2 is of a group of airmen arranged in five rows in front of a Boston, 'D'. Captioned '88…
RAF attack on Salbris explosive works and depot
Aerial vertical photograph of two long rows of destroyed buildings around a central space with two destroyed individual buildings and a damaged roadway system. The area is surrounded by fields but at the left hand side of the photograph two main…
RAF attack on Salbris explosive works and depot
Vertical aerial photograph of an area of industrial buildings with a network of roads throughout and a main railway station on the left, where marshalling yards and train tracks are clearly visible. Many buildings of varying size and a wall is going…
R S Routledge’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for R S Routledge, air gunner, covering the period from 18 July 1943 to 14 July 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF…
Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family
Reg writes that nothing has happened although the weather is good. He has been studying.
Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family
Reg writes that he has little to say. Still no mail, weather has been mixed and he has seen a couple of shows.
Postcard to Miss A Tyrie from Jim Tyrie
The postcard states that it will not be long until he is home. It is signed Sedric.
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents
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The card asks if they are receiving his mail.
Postcard to John Taplin's Parents
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Gordon wishes them well and explains it is very hot. He signs the card as Navigator.
Postcard from Wally Layne to his wife
Reports arrival of seventeen letters, eleven from her. Glad to hear her and baby were doing well. Thinks David Ian are good names and mentions odd letter from a friend.
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Number 161-18. No mail from her but two small tobacco parcels have arrived which he is sharing with others. Writes of bleak landscape and laments on lack of mail.