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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1945-05-08"
London Crowds 'See in' The Official VE Day
William George Drinkell's Royal Canadian Air Force pilot's flying log book. One
Tags: 14 OTU; 1654 HCU; 18 OTU; 50 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bomb struck; bombing; C-47; Catalina; Commodore; Distinguished Flying Cross; Flying Training School; Fw 190; Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Market Harborough; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; RAF Wymeswold; Stearman; Stirling; Sunderland; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; York
54 Bomber Base VE Day Poster
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: Lancaster; RAF Coningsby
Interview with Peter Offord Davies. Part One
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
104 Squadron operational details for 8 May 1945
Tags: 104 Squadron
Ken Calton’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 115 Squadron; 12 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 1662 HCU; 242 Squadron; 3 Group; 35 Squadron; 51 Squadron; 635 Squadron; 7 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); Cook’s tour; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Lancastrian; mine laying; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Pathfinders; RAF Blyton; RAF Downham Market; RAF Feltwell; RAF Full Sutton; RAF Graveley; RAF Oakington; RAF Pembrey; RAF Stradishall; RAF Warboys; RAF Wickenby; RAF Witchford; training; York
VE Day Poster
Tags: 83 Squadron; 97 Squadron; Lancaster; Pathfinders; RAF Coningsby
R E Wannop's pilot's flying log book. Three
Group of men in fancy dress
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Tags: sport
John Dent's flying log book
Tags: 148 Squadron; 1654 HCU; 44 Squadron; air sea rescue; aircrew; Anson; Cook’s tour; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Lancastrian; Lincoln; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Oxford; RAF Aston Down; RAF Mepal; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Spilsby; RAF St Athan; RAF Syerston; RAF Upwood; RAF Wigsley; RAF Wyton; Stirling; training
Letter from Colin McDermott to his Wife
There is a title sheet stating 'Original letter from Copenhagen VE Day'
Tags: love and romance
Henry Moss's flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers
Tags: 138 Squadron; 1669 HCU; 26 OTU; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); Cook’s tour; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; RAF Langar; RAF Pembrey; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Wing; training; Wellington
Memoirs of Des Matthews
Dick Curnock's Identity Card
Tags: 425 Squadron; prisoner of war
Frank Simpson's flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
VE Day, Trafalgar Square
Tags: home front
Edward Key’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers
Tags: 1657 HCU; 514 Squadron; aircrew; B-24; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); C-47; Cook’s tour; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hudson; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lincoln; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); RAF Bridlington; RAF Burn; RAF Eastleigh; RAF Feltwell; RAF Leconfield; RAF St Athan; RAF Stradishall; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Upwood; RAF Waterbeach; Stirling; training