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  • Temporal Coverage starts with "1946-06"

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Two men dressed in khaki and shorts walking down steps. Signs reads: "Palazzo al mare". On the reverse ' Willie & I. Same Place, Another Day Venice Lido June 1946'.

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A bride and groom on their wedding day. On the reverse is dated 18 June 1946.

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Left page - top left - group of military personnel marching top left with spectators in background left. Captioned 'Iraq'.
Top right - group of military personnel on parade with standards. Spectators in distance on the left. Captioned 'Egypt'.…

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Item 1 is a list of the aircrew from 35 Squadron who took part in the Victory day flypast.
Photograph 1 is 12 Lancasters in formation at the Fly past. It is captioned 'Victory Day Fly Past 8th June 1946'
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting referring to…

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Item 1 is a letter from 'Tedder' to all participants in the Victory Day flypast.
Photograph 1 is a flypast of 12 Lancasters taken from the ground. It is captioned 'Squadron triangle and Trafalgar Square' and underneath 'Nelson turned his back but…

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Two RAF sergeants walking along a street, annotated 'Leave Stirling June 1946'.

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Two airmen seated on a wall and steps. A third looks on.
On the reverse ' "Sand in my Shoes". Outside the Palazzo al Mare Officers Beach Venice Lido June. 1946'.

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The three airmen are working on a table. On the reverse Working out Dave's courses etc for his U.K. trip June 46'.

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Top left - air-to-ground photograph showing Trafalgar Square with Whitehall running towards the top.
Top right - air-to-ground view showing Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace on the right.
Bottom - newspaper cutting with photograph showing…

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'Briefed at last congratulations' from Bill.

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'Congratulations and best of luck spare room is ready' from Cola and Mary.

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'Congratulations and best wishes for the future' from Celia and Tony.

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'You've had it now Mitch' from Jim and Bill.

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'What's your ETA Mitch' from the gang.

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'What about a QDM Mitch' from Bill and Jim.

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'Briefed at last - happy landings Pal' from 'Jim.'

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'At last, I told you so, all the best from Got Hards.'

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Received when appointed a Warrant Officer in the RAF. Signed by the Secretary of State for Air .

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Stan sitting on the rocks by the sea. On the reverse 'Conquest Bay Aden .June. 1946.'

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Stan is sitting on a rock at the coast. On the reverse 'Conquest Bay Aden. June. 1946'.

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Mentions that he has six log books to cover his flying career. Gives a brief outline of career starting in Poland and then in United Kingdom starting in 1940. After training he became an instructor until volunteering for operations and posting to 300…

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#1 is an airman standing on a hillside, captioned 'At Roseneath on last leave Feb 1947'.
#2 is a car, captioned 'The original "Old Mother Riley" Mk1'.
#3 is a starboard side view of a Mosquito, captioned 'Rollo Kingsford-Smith's Mosquito AZ-R 627,…

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Biography of flight engineer Robert (McKenzie otherwise Mackenzie) Smith. Includes early life and RAF training. Continues with operational history and description of flight engineers role. Concludes with post-war brush with law and subsequent career.…

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Left page - left - three men wearing civilian suit and tie, the centre man holding a hoisted standard, standing in front of a stone church.
Right - three men wearing civilian suit and tie, the centre man holding a grounded furled standard with…

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A programme for the Frontier Force Regimental Band performance at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore

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