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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943"

MEvansD2-1593692-211115-04.jpg
Two documents issued to Don.
#1 is a notice to attend a medical examination.
#2 a note to the Postmaster stating that two postal drafts for £11/8/8 have been authorised.

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

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MEvansD2-1593692-211115-010002.jpg
Two documents.
#1 is Don's Grade Card stating he is Grade One.
#2 is Don's postponement of calling up for the RAFVR.

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

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MPickfordL551653-210811-02.pdf
Les' record of his time as a prisoner of war. Lots of sport and camp plays and musicals. He escaped in September when Italy made peace with the Allies. He describes his journey to British lines then back home.

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24 Women's Auxiliary Air Force personnel with one Royal Air Force sergeant. He sits in between eight women on the front row with two rows, each of eight, standing behind. Annotated 'Ivor E Lewis' 'Penarth'.

The reverse has short messages and a…

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PCrossK22010012.jpg
A photograph of 24 members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in three rows; the first row of eight sat either side of a member of the Royal Air Force wearing a side cap. The second and third rows, each of eight women, are standing. All personnel…

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PEwingRL1909.jpg
A Lancaster being refuelled. There is a man driving a tractor and a trolley has oxygen bottles. Captioned 'Lancaster Wigsley 1943'.

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PMadgeJG1803.jpg
Formal pose, head and shoulders, sergeants stripes and air gunners brevet. On the reverse the date '1943'.

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PEwingRL19010029.jpg
A sketch of a Lancaster and a Spitfire, annotated 'Lancaster on Fighter Affil with Spitfire' and signed 'Ewing 43'.

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PEwingRL19010028.jpg
Air-to-air views of aircraft taken from a Lancaster during fighter affiliation exercises.
#1, 3,4, 7,8,9,10 and 11 are Hurricane and Spitfire
#2 is a Stirling.
#5 is a Mosquito
#6 is a Boston.

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PEwingRL19010026.jpg
A Lancaster banking away from a second aircraft. It is captioned '' Nan' 50 Sqdn pilot Drew Wyness F/Lt DFC Skellingthorpe 1943'.

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PEwingRL19010024.jpg
A port side view of a Lancaster, captioned 'Lanc of No 50 Sqdn Skellingthorpe 1943'.

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PEwingRL19010023.jpg
A starboard side view of a Lancaster R5700 on the ground. Another Lancaster and trees in the background.

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PEwingRL19010022.jpg
A port side view of a Lancaster on the ground, framed by the underside of a second Lancaster.

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PEwingRL19010021.jpg
#1 is a montage of three photographs showing a crater, captioned 'Death of a Lancaster where she went in & blew up, 1943'.
#2 is a tangled mess with houses behind, captioned 'After the fire in a crashed Stirling'.
#3 is Robert leaning on a fence,…

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PEwingRL19010019.jpg
#1 is Margaret and Snowy, Harby 1944.
#2 is Snowy and a man in dressing gown and pyjamas, 1944.
#3 is three airmen and two women with a horse and buggy at Eagle, 1943.
#4 is two airmen leaning on an ambulance, captioned 'Snowy & Sgt Thompson,…

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PEwingRL19010018.jpg
#1 is a woman in a dress, captioned 'Auntie Gwlad'.
#2 is a an airman and a woman on a street, captioned 'Margaret & Snowy'.
#3 and 7 are airmen shooting in a frosty landscape, captioned '1945 [indecipherable]' and 'F/O TI Body 1945'.
#4 is a man…

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PEwingRL19010017.jpg
#1 is a seaman standing on the bridge of a ship, captioned 'Captn Donald Crawford 1943'.
#2 is an airman leaning on a fence, captioned 'Sgt Thompson 1943'.

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PEwingRL19010003.jpg
Four officers holding drinks, identified underneath as 'Holland, W/Cdr Guy Gibson VC DSO DFC After the "Dams" on 617 Sqdn G/Cap Evans-Evans'.

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LForthHO19200321v3.pdf
Pilots flying log book three for H O Forth, covering the period from 2 January 1943 to 16 March 1946 and from 3 January 1950 to 20 May 1953. Detailing his flying training, instructor duties, operations flown, and post war flying with 77 Squadron. He…

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PKellettR1901.pdf
A book used as a photo and sketch album. It contains sketches of his wife, Dorothy Frances Lydiard Kellett (nee Abbott), two sketches of horses, images taken during plays including ‘Morning Star’, '10 Minute Alibi', '‘Thunder Rock’, 'A Revue'…

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LJasinskiT780866v1.pdf
Tadeusz Jasinski’s Flying Log Book as a wireless operator from 9 May 1941 to 14 October 1945. Carried out training at No. 2 Signal School, 4 Air Observer School (air gunner training) and 18 OTU, Posted to 304 (Polish) squadron for operations in…

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LOldmanDA1602091v1.pdf
Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for D A Oldman, bomb aimer, covering the period from 27 July 1943 to 25 July 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties with 617 Squadron. He was stationed at RCAF…

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BLoveGLoveAIv1.pdf
A biography of Ikey Love. Covers pre and post war life as well as training, operations and time as a prisoner of war during the war.

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LHowkinsF1576710v1.pdf
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for F Howkins, wireless operator, covering the period from 29 April 1943 to 30 August 1953. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, and post was flying with number 5 Reserve…

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LSweeneyAE573980v1.pdf
Alfred Sweeney’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 17 May 1942 to 30 July 1962 detailing training, operations and post-war duties as a pilot and instructor, including VIP duties. (Several logbooks bound into one volume).
He was stationed at RAF…

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