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A woman wearing dress and carrying handbag and coat standing in a park with trees in the background, On the reverse 'Regent's Park 1947'

Top - Title note Hamburg 1944 relates 431 squadron lost 48 aircraft between July 1943 and October 1944. Mentions that 5 aircraft were lost out of 17 dispatched to Hamburg om 29 July 1944.
Below - document listing all aircraft lost on squadron with…

Note in Polish and English giving place of birth, dates on 6th Squadron Polish air force pre-war and Royal Air Force 2 March 1940 to 22 August 1947.

Contains personal details of Bronislaw Soltysiak. Release from Polish resettlement corps for purpose of employment, permission for employment and notices.

Pilot's log book for Paul Wilson from 3 July 1946 to 29 August 1948 covering his civilian flying in Australia. Aircraft flown were DC-3 (C-47) and DC-4.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality…

Contains some personal details.

Top left - view from aircraft cockpit of coastline with sea to 'right . Captioned 'Flying along the Gold Coast. Oct 47'.
Top right - rear quarter view of a Dove with a group of men looking down at objects behind the starboard wing. Captioned…

Top - front quarter view of a de Havilland Dove parked on an airfield with men servicing. Captioned 'Dove at Casablanca Oct 47'.
Bottom left - view of a cockpit instrument panel. Captioned 'Dove panel'.
Bottom right - Tail if a Dove parked next to…

Top left rear quarter view of a snow covered civilian twin aircraft parked. Captioned 'At Brussels Feb 47'.
Bottom left - on the right side, the front of an aircraft engine. In the distance an Airspeed Consul aircraft in front of a hangar with open…

Top - view from air of houses, buildings and hangars. Captioned 'Landing at Croydon'.
Bottom left - front quarter view of a civilian twin engine aircraft (Airspeed Consul). Captioned 'Consul snowed up at Zurich, Feb 47'.
Bottom right - view from…

Left - a double photograph showing tree tops on top and snow covered landscape below. Captioned 'Zugerburg, Switzerland, Feb 47'.
Top right - tail of a civilian aircraft parked at airport with buildings in the background. Captioned 'With the Consul…

Article concerning shoe manufacturer for survey of African continent. Annotated 'Our morning paper, Monday 16/11/47'.

Gives personal details, joined RAF 21 November 1940, commissioned 21 October 1944 and released 6 January 1947.

Contains some personal details. Last day of service 6 January 1947.

Three women on top of a hay cart playing with the hay. On the reverse '1947 Vera Wilde W.L.A.'

Eight women arranged in two rows in front of a hay stack. On the reverse 'W.L.A. 1947 2nd (Left) front Gladys Marston (nee Monks)'.

Seven women sitting on the ground by a gate. On the reverse 'Jean Raven Betty Render Gladys Monk Dolly Kay Booth Kay Jean Approx 1947 Land Army'.

Left page - forward part of a Vickers Viking with several personnel in a group standing in front. Some men are wearing greatcoats and one a flying suit. Captioned 'A.M. Film Unit 26.1.47, Vickers Armstrong Wisley, photographing "King Flight" before S…

Made out for John A Dent containing addresses.

A reconnaissance photograph of an airfield with three runways and dispersals all round. Camp buildings bottom right. Submitted with description 'Aerial photo of RAF Metheringham. Annotated "3253. CPE/UK 2009. 16 April 47. F/20" // 16/400 Multi (4)…

The Air Forces India F373 has his service details and next of kin. The Form 256 is the Medical Report Prior to Release, records that he has served in the U.K. for 4yrs 7 months, India 1 yr, Indo China 6 months and Burma 6 months. It was carried out…

Has his service details, is stamped Middlesex Territorial Army and Air Force Association.

Gives details of Ronald's service. Was initially trained as a Wireless operator but remustered to Air Bomber in June 1942. He did his first tour on No 10 Squadron flying in the Halifax from RAF Melbourne and was awarded the DFM. He was commissioned…

Cover has cancelled in red and is annotated 'Release' and 'Embarked HMT Worcestershire 20-3-47'

Description
Describes early life, joining the RAF, training and joining 10 Squadron as mid-upper gunner on Halifax. Was shot down during operation to Munich on 6/7 September 1943. After evading was capture and prisoner of war until April 1945. Goes…