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Charles Gallagher was born in a small village outside Nottingham where his father was rector of the local church. At the age of six the family moved to South Brent on Dartmoor where Charles enjoyed country sports and helped with the local hunt. At…

Nine images on three sheets of selected pages from George Royall's log book, each showing a double page spread. The three images on the first sheet cover nine bombing operations as well as training and air test flights. Each image has the…

Left - view of castle with round tower captioned 'Das Schloss, Detmold'.
Top - view of street with destroyed buildings. Captioned Detmold, June 1945'.
Bottom - view of gateway with truck driving through and people outside. Captioned 'RAF station,…

The three are sitting on towels on the beach at Ramsey. On the reverse 'Olive Me Jean June / 45'.

Four women in swimsuits on Ramsey beach. On the reverse 'Betty Olive Me Jean June / 45'.

Barbara in uniform sitting on a stone wall. On the reverse 'June / 45 All my love darling Babs xxxx'.

An audio account of an anti-aircraft gunner's service in Burma. Describes a B-24 crash landing near a small landing strip in Burma and discusses Spitfires burried in Burma.

Letter written by a manger an engineering department, detailing the work done by the department sent to the Commodore Superintendent.

A friend of Barbara Wood sitting on a towel on the beach at Ramsey. On the reverse 'Jean June / 45'.

A large group of aircrew sitting and standing in four/five rows in front of a Lancaster. Titled '625 Squadron RAF Scampton, June 1945'.

Over 120 airmen in four rows in front of a Lancaster. Titled '576 Squadron June 1945'

Photographs 1 to 4 are air-to-air views of B-25s, captioned '226 Sqd, Mitchell A/C; in flight over Germany, June 1945.'
Photograph 5 is of a Mosquito, close to the ground, undercarriage down.

20 airmen arranged in three rows in front of a building. Each man is named on the reverse.