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  • Collection: Openshaw, Benjamin

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An airman wearing shorts, tunic and topee standing with towel in hand. In the background left a man in RAF uniform walking with a woman in a dress. Behind them on the left is a swimming pool with diving board, trees and people. On the reverse of one…

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A man wearing shorts, tunic and topee, standing with swimming pool, people and trees in the background.

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Five men wearing shorts and shirts standing in the open. Four are pointing to the man in the middle who is tipping his hat. In the background are grass-roofed huts and trees.

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Ben Openshaw standing outside, by an open hut door wearing swimming trunks with a wide-brimmed hat and towel round his neck.

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A man wearing shorts, shirt and flying helmet standing with bottle in hand and camera round neck in a doorway. On the reverse of one photograph: 'No, not drunk' and '40 Honiton Rd, Welling, Kent'.

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Three men wearing swimming trunks with towels round necks standing in line in front of a hut with open door and window. The man in the middle is wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

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A group of men in open air swimming pool. In the background right a diving board with man and on the left a slide. Ben Openshaw is second from the left front grinning.

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Five aircrew standing in line all wearing Mae Wests. In the background the nose of a Wellington with 'V' under the nose turret.

OOpenshawB19211117-180404-020001.jpg
Contains personal details, record of service and other details including posting to 104 squadron 23 September 1944 - shows discharge on 17 May 1945 on appointment to temporary commission.

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Includes records of medical, movements, next of kin, date of commission to flying officer and record of previous service.

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Form shows total of four - 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-45. On the reverse crest and note from Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Armed Forces).

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Menu from dinner for winning football competition.

Front - lists an eleven-man team, three reserves, football officer and football committee. Includes three signatures. On the right a menu for a meal.

On the reverse - left side a list of…

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LOpenshawB19211117v1.pdf
Record of training navigation star and sun sights from ground and air between April 1943 and February 1944. Locations April to July 1943 at 24 bombing gunnery and navigation school at Moffat Southern Rhodesia on Anson aircraft. December 1943 at No 23…

MOpenshawB19211117-180404-01.pdf
Book 1 - contains notes on basic earth geography, direction on the earth's surface, terrestrial magnetism, maps and projections. map symbols, latitude and longitude, triangles of velocity and reporting. There is a team list at the back.

Book 2 -…
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