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  • Collection: Leadbetter, John

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Ten airmen arranged in two rows on the beach. They are dressed for physical training. On the reverse 'Torquay 1942'.

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Four airmen heading to the beach. Three have rolled up towels, the fourth has a football.

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Eleven trainee airmen arranged in two rows. On the reverse 'Canada'.

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27 airmen arranged in three rows in front of an Anson. There is snow on the ground and the airmen are dressed in fur hats and great coats. Information supplied with the collection states 'Canada02-Wearing suitable winter uniform.' On the reverse 'J.…

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Several Ansons parked on a snowy airfield, in front of a hangar. On the reverse 'Mar 13 1943'.

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Three photographs of airmen on their Passing Out Day.
#1 has 12 airmen standing in the snow outside a wooden building.
#2 and 3 have 13 airmen standing at the same location.
On the reverse of #2 is 'Canada'.
On the reverse of #3 is 'Passed out…

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11 airmen arranged in two rows. On the reverse 'Canada'.

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Two trainee airmen including Jack.

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Jack, lying on a bunk, reading a booklet.

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Three trainee airmen, including Jack, standing in the snow. On the reverse 'Canada' and stamped 'Jan 24 1944'.

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Two full length photographs of Jack standing in snow.
#1 he has no badges.
#2 he has sergeant's stripes and a bomb aimer brevet.

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Jack and friend shaking hands. His friend is pointing at Jack's new brevet. They are standing in snow.

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The three airmen are wearing their best uniform and new brevets. They are standing in snow.

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A head and shoulders portrait of Jack laughing.

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Two photographs of Jack in a city.
#1 has snowy streets.
#2 Jack is in front of the Canadian National war memorial in Ottawa

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The two trainee airmen are with linked arms in Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

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Jack in uniform is sitting on a wooden support. On the reverse 'Canada 1944'.

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A parade of airmen marching along a Canadian street.

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Two photographs of Yonge Street, taken from the same location.
#1 is a day view.
#2 is a night view of the same section of street.

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A view of the optical illusion at Moncton Hill. A sign identifies the location and suggests how to appreciate the illusion.

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Ten photographs taken during a crossing of Canada.
#1 is a view towards the steam engine across various coaches. There is a lot of snow by the tracks.
#2 is an arrivals board for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Chapleau.
#3 is the station at Fire…

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A group of 48 trainee airmen arranged in three rows in a basketball gym. Jack is back row, sixth from right. On the reverse 'Jack top back row looking right' and stamped 'RCAF Photograph Crown Copyright'.

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A view across a snowy landscape with wooden huts.

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Jack wearing his bomb aimer brevet, standing in the snow outside the wooden huts at his base. On the reverse 'Canada'.

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Two photographs of Jack in RAF uniform and Stan in Navy uniform.
#1 is a half length portrait. On the reverse 'With Stan Duxberry Canada 1944'.
#2 is a full length portrait. On the reverse 'Stan Duxberry & Self in Canada.
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