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Ted Leaviss's uniform maintenance kit
A small fabric wallet to hold cotton thread, needles etc. used to make running repairs to kit and uniform
Ted Leaviss's Warrant
Received when appointed a Warrant Officer in the RAF. Signed by the Secretary of State for Air .
Ted Leaviss's Air Training Corps certificates
Proficiency Certificate awarded by No 1827 Arnold and Woodthorpe Squadron and a Certificate of Service awarded for the period 19 Jan 1943 to 27 November 1943 and also that he was considered suitable for training in Pilot, navigator and bomb aimer…
Exemption Certificate
Ted Leaviss's certificate stating that he did not need to attend school and could be in full time employment.
Royal Air Force Association badge
RAFA fabric and gold wire badge.
460 Squadron badge
460 Squadron RAAF fabric and gold wire badge.
Ted Leaviss's identity disc
One of Ted's identity discs.
Operation Manna patch
Patch has woven Lancaster with food parcels dropping in yellow superimposed on a RAF red and blue roundel. Operation Manna April - May 1945 in blue outer circle. On reverse sticker from the Dutch provider 'Aviation Patch Supplies'.
Ted Leaviss's air gunners brevet
Cloth brevet.
Warrant Officer's rank badge
Brass badge mounted on fabric wrist strap, worn when wearing a uniform with short sleeved shirt.
Ribbon in Dutch national colours
White red and blue striped ribbon.
Ted Leaviss and crew
Six aircrew in flying equipment posed in front of aircraft left mainwheel, on the reverse. 'Enstone Jan 45 L to R, Mac, Diker, Yours truly, Rus or Joe, Darby, Jock'.
Group outside RAF Scampton Officers Mess
Large group of men and women outside a large building. On the reverse, 'Officers Mess Scampton.'
Rotterdam Drop zone marker
An aerial photograph showing a white cross on the background of a dark field with a broad white band running diagonally from left to top right. On the reverse 'Rotterdam Apr/May 1945. Cross is white sheets. 'Fingers bottom right in fact are Bullets…
E D Leaviss’s student pilots progress book
Student pilots progress book for E D Leaviss, covering the period from 17 September 1984 to 21 September 1984. Detailing his flight taken as a refresher course at London gliding club Dunstable. Aircraft flown was Schliecher K21.
E D Leaviss’s British gliding association pilots flying log book
British gliding association pilots flying log book for E D Leaviss, covering the period from 10 June 1961 to 18 October 1963. Detailing his flying training and solo flying from Northampton Gliding Club. Aircraft flown were Slingsby T21, Cadet Mk 1…
E D Leaviss’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers for E D Leaviss, air gunner, covering the period from 9 July 1944 to 8 June 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Brough, RAF…