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  • Collection: Searle, Rex

MSearleROJ615463-170725-140001.jpg
A membership card for Rex Searle at the Tennis Club, RAF Aboukir, 1943-44

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MSearleROJ615463-170725-130001.jpg
A pass issued to Rex Searle

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MSearleROJ615463-170725-120001.jpg
Notes to assist operation planning.

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An invitation issued to all married families to attend a presentation, march past and parade at St Eval.

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MSearleROJ615463-170725-090001.jpg
A card for the Aboukir Boat Club, Egypt with on the cover and reverse signatures of attendees. On the reverse a menu for the 17th Annual Dinner with a list of the meal and prizewinners.

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LSearleROJ615463v1.pdf
Flying log book for R O J Searle, Flight Engineer, covering the period from 25 June 1944 to13 July 1945 and from 17 August 1951 to 14 September 1964. Detailing his training as a flight engineer and a full tour of operations flown with Bomber Command…

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PSearleROJ1709.jpg
While Rex Searle was an air frame fitter with 601 Squadron he was evacuated from France at the start of the war. He returned home for a short leave but didn’t want to wake the family so waited patiently from 4am until 6am when his mum started her…

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PSearleROJ1709.jpg
Rex Searle joined the RAF in 1938 as an air frame fitter. He was based at Hendon and then at Biggin Hill with 601 Squadron before the squadron was split and he moved with them to France. He was evacuated back to the UK via Boulogne as the German army…

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