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  • Temporal Coverage starts with "1945-10"

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To Jack's wife advising her of the conclusion that her husband had lost his life.

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EWhymarkJPWhymarkE[Date]-01.pdf
Letter written by Jack to be sent to his wife Eileen in the event if is death. In it Jack expresses his love and pride for Eileen and his son Robert.

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Brief details of early life. Joined Royal Air Force 26 March 1941, trained as pilot in Canada. Flew operations on 106 Squadron at RAF Syerston and RAF Metheringham from June 1943 to February 1944. Instructional tour at 5 Lancaster Finishing School…

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A document certifying William is appointed as a Warrant Officer.

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William Martin’s Flying Log Book as Air Navigator from 27th November 1942 until 27th June 1946. Trained as a navigator at No. 1 CNS Rivers, Canada,. Posted to Scotland to 4 AFU in 1943. Further training in 1660 and 1654 CUs. Posted for operations…

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Three aerial photographs showing bomb craters and damage to the seawall. Much of the area is flooded. Houses and roads forming part of the village of Westkapelle are visible in the lower right corner of the main (topmost) photograph which is…

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A Wellington in flight, captioned '16 O.T.U Upper Heyford February 1944, The good old Wimpy'.
Second is of four aircrew standing under a palm tree, captioned 'Bari Italy October 1945, Under the swaying palms'.
The third is missing, this was…

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Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force a seated at desks using teletypes. Signatures on the the reverse: Lee Pickering, Fay Parker, [indecipherable] Watson, M. Rhicles.

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A He 111 and FW 190 in a scrapheap with two airmen posing beside the wrecks. On the reverse '8 Graveyard, Gatow, Berlin 25.10.45'.

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The first letter is from the Air Ministry and is in response to a request to return her husband's bicycle.
The second letter is a reply to a request to send a last letter from her husband.

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Top left - front quarter view of a York parked on hardstanding. Captioned 'Our York at Negombo, Colombo, Ceylon Oct 45'.
Top right - view from air of coastline. Captioned 'Coast near Casablanca, Morocco, July 1945'.
Centre - Three airmen in front…

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Bert refers to receiving an earlier letter from Ted. He discusses his social life - beer, food and cigarettes and recalls various colleagues and what they are doing.

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LPayneTP1398674v1.pdf
T P Payne’s pilot’s flying log book covering the period from 9 November 1942 to 19 April 1953. Detailing his flying training as a pilot. He was stationed at RAF Brough (4 EFTS), RCAF Neepawa (35 EFTS), RCAF Swift Current (39 SFTS), RAF Perth (11…

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BWhymarkRJWhymarkJPv1.pdf
A resume of 'Jack' Whymark's family and service career. Includes extracts from Jack’s diaries, details from his logbook and histories of the crew and passengers of Lancaster PA278.

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Announcing that he would be discharged from hospital and home Friday.

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A view looking towards rugby posts with terracing around. On the reverse 'Sports Stadium, Berlin 25.10.45'.

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Sign held up by his family to greet Eric on the Melbourne docks on his repatriation to Australia after 19 months away in Britain. The sign reads 'Eric Arthur "You Beaut" Here we are'.

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Two versions of the same strip (b/w and colour) with enlargements of all slides.
Slide 1 - captioned 'Easton Lodge 1945 October'. Large three story house covered in ivy with bay windows and tower and turret at right end. In front ornamental…

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LBriggsR1893726v1.pdf
Navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers flying log book for Roy Briggs. The log book covers the period 30 December 1942 to 17 March 1947. Roy Briggs trained as a wireless operator in Great Britain. He flew four night time and…

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A series of annotated maps marked with the route taken by Lancaster PA278 down the Rhone valley and into the Mediterranean Sea. The position of the last radio contact is shown and the coordinates of the crash site.

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Cover and page showing clearance certificate.

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To Eileen advising that Jack has been reported missing following an aircraft accident.

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The bombed Chancellery in Berlin. In the foreground a car lying on its side. On the reverse 'Reich Chancellry [sic] Berlin'.
A separate note adds background information and the date of the photograph.

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SPerryWRP1317696v70007.pdf
List one Manchester and 10 Lancasters at RAF Wigsley May - June 1943. On 106 Squadron at RAF Syerston and RAF Metheringham between June 1943 and February 1944, lists 16 Lancasters. At No 5 Lancaster Finishing School between February and November 1944…

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A railway ticket from Cosford to Princes Risborough

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