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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1940"

SChristianAL29160v10037-0001.jpg
A biography written by his grandson, covering from 1929 to 1941.

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SPerryWRP1317696v60011.pdf
A short history of 106 Squadron. Covers formation in world war one. Reformed in 1938 with Hinds and Battles. Equipped with Hampden at beginning of the war. Initially a advanced training unit. Became operational in September 1940. Describes early…

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Fred standing with his parents in their garden. Information supplied with the collection states 'Fred, with Bill and Ivy (parents) Backgarden at Pendeen 1940'.

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Title '1940'.
Top left a note '1438901 Gilll K, u/t pilot, aircrew selection, block 3, room 2, Leuchars, Fife, Scotland'.
Top middle - a group of men and women wearing civilian clothes standing in the doorway of a house.
Top right - three men and…

PLutwycheCE1723.jpg
The four airmen are playing with a small dog. Information supplied with the collection states '1940 March-April 114 Sqdn Detachment to Perpignan 2'.

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Bill and a dog. Information supplied with the collection states '1940 March-April 114 Sqdn Detachment to Perpignan 1'.

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SRAFIngham19410620v030001-Audio.mp3
Brian Llewellyn was a member of the Air Training Corps during the war and spent time with the RAF as well as the Polish Air Force. He talks about his time in Lincolnshire, including various stations he visited and his first flight. Brian had many…

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PPriceAP19020016.jpg
Top left - view of a band in front of large parade of airmen. Flag pole on left and buildings in the distance. Captioned 'Band on church parade'.
Top right - parade marching with airman in foreground and building on left. Captioned 'Marching to…

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Top left - three airmen wearing tunics standing on grass with trees either side. Captioned 'Cranwell 1940'.
Bottom left - a group of airmen wearing tunics sitting and standing by a brick building. Captioned Cranwell 1937'.
Right - portrait of eight…

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Top - an airman wearing tunic with side cap stands alongside a boy in shorts and a man wearing civilian jacket and tie. In the background houses. Captioned 1940.
A missing photograph was captioned 'Myself 1938'.
Bottom left - a man and a woman…

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Top left - huts on a hill with trees. Captioned 'Takoradi RAF camp in early days 1940'.
Top right - view up at airborne aircraft with trees at bottom. Captioned 'Bombay coming in at sunset'.
Bottom left - fishing boats and huts. captioned 'Fishing…

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Map showing Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countries. Provides a history of of the group who provided the only mobile force of heavy bombers in the Mediterranean theatre. Wellington, Halifax and B-24 acted as a tactical force attacking…

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A large group of airmen wearing greatcoats and side caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of the entrance to a large building with bay widows. Captioned 'O.T.C. Blackpool 1940'.

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PCrawfordHF1703.jpg
A formal group of 34 men arranged in four rows. In the second image each man is named in a printed caption.

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OWierT500238-170122-03.pdf
Gives personal details dates and locations postings.

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OWierT500238-170122-02.pdf
Gives personal details, postings, locations.

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Portrait of a young woman wearing a long skirt and hat perched on a table. On the reverse, caption 'Miss Hazel, Aunt 'Tish' Elizabeth(?) 1940'.

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Photo 1 is Bill sitting on a child's pedal car with 'L' plates. It is annotated 'Me learning to drive Croydon 1938'.
Photo 2 is Bill sitting on a motorbike annotated 'Croydon 1940'.

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Top - head and shoulders image of two men wearing civilian jacket and tie with a hedge behind. Submitted with description 'Post-war colour print of Des Richards, Chairman of the 106 Sqn Association, and F/Lt David Shannon DSO*, DFC* of 106 and 617…

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PFOMetheringhamAF19010014.jpg
Top - a Harvard with engine running and men in front and rear cockpits. Groundcrew standing on starboard wing by cockpit and one by port wingtip. Captioned 'W/C Baxter, Harvard, Heston 1940'. Submitted with description 'W/Cdr Baxter sat in RAF…

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PFOMetheringhamAF19010003.jpg
On the left an RAF pilot wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and medal ribbons sitting alongside and woman wearing uniform tunic. Submitted with description 'F/Lt Graham Martin, RAFVR, and a WAAF officer sitting in front of building, RAF Heston,…

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PReadAW1902.jpg
Aubrey in airman's uniform as part of RAF Cranwell's Band posed with his older brother Vic, wearing army uniform and Royal Lincolnshire Regiment hat and collar badges.

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MYeomanHT104405-190417-02.pdf
Covers education, playing rugby and RAF career. After training as pilot in England and Canada, posted to 12 Squadron at RAF Binbrook flying Wellington. Mentions some of his 14 night operations before he was medically grounded. Continues with postings…

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SJenkinsonPR1826262v10018.jpg
Full face portrait of an officer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap. Captioned with details and that he was pilot of Peter Jenkinson's Lancaster shot down 28 January 1945 all crew killed.
Two notes giving biographic details and record…

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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…

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