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  • Temporal Coverage starts with "1951"

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Eight RAF personnel (at least 7 of whom are pilots) standing in front of a late model spitfire, submitted with caption; “Flying the Spitfire 22 and the Vampire 5 at 102 RFS North Luffenham, June 1951.”

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Congratulations note confirming passing the promotion examination "C".

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Confidential note to Geoffrey Gosney confirming his passing the promotional examination "C".

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From Ministry of Education (awards branch). Informs N I Powell that the award made to him under the further education and training scheme was extended to 16 March 1946 to enable him to complete his course.

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Flying log book for F A Robinson covering the period from 8 September 1938 to 22 January 1951. Detailing his flying training and operations flown, includes flight certificates, congratulatory messages and notes of appreciation from senior officers, a…

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Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for F C Jenkins, navigator, covering the period from 3 January 1940 to 10 May 1953. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties with 575 Squadron, 46 Squadron and 14…

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Left page title 'June 51'.

Top two images of a group of three sitting in a garden. Top left - Joy Dawson in the middle with daughter on her lap. Top right - Stephen Dawson now on the right with daughter on lap.

Middle - Joy Dawson sitting on a…

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Left page.

Top left - Stephen Dawson wearing blazer and tie kneeling down in garden. Top right - Christine Dawson kneeling in garden with cat. Captioned 'Garden of Mrs Lane [..]'.

Middle - Christine Dawson standing with a woman leaning over her…

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Hogan P J Officers records - directorate of postings brown file cover

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RAF intersection football medal 1950/1951 and presentation box.

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Frank was employed as a Navigator / Bomb Aimer on the Experimental Flight at Farnborough, good report and fit for promotion.

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Right page.

Top left - Christine Dawson riding on a toy horse in a garden with fence in the background. Top right - Christine Dawson between a woman kneeling and a man squatting in a garden. Middle - a woman standing in a garden holding Christine…

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Left page.

Top - three women and a man sitting on chairs in a garden. The man has a young girl on his lap. In the background a open patio door in a house. Captioned 'Elsie Hirst, "Nana" and "Gan-Gan"'.

Bottom - Joy and Stephen Dawson at the…

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G.R. Cottle holding Joan Sharland in his arms next to car, with a man and two women sat behind. Another car is behind them. Robert Sharland’s sister Joan, was Carnival Queen at 1951 Festival of Britain celebrations in Thursley, Surrey.

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Geoff Packham and his brother Peter partaking in motor bike and sidecar racing.

Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.

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Membership book with three annual subscription receipts for 1951/52/53 attached for Frinton and Walton branch.

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Photo 1 is a postcard of Glastonbury Abbey.
Photo 2 is a street view of the George and Pilgrims Inn.
Photo 3 and 5 are Glastonbury Abbey.
Photo 4 is a postcard of the ancient well in the crypt of Glastonbury abbey.
Photo 6 is a postcard of the…

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A man wearing white jumper, trousers and boots sits holding the tiller in the back of a boat at sea. In the background a sea shore and buildings. On the reverse 'September 1951, To Penelope from Grandpa Turner with lots of love, This photo was taken…

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A man, a woman and two girls are positioned at the side of a Delage type D611. The two girls are sitting on the bonnet. On the reverse 'Souvenir de papa, maman Janine et Denise le 17 Juin 1951'.

Identification kindly provided by Lupierre Gatschon…
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