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  • Collection: Miles, Reg

AMilesR20090123-0001.mp3
Reg Miles's memoir in three parts. Part one Reg describes his childhood in St Peter’s on the Isle of Thanet, his family, school, lack of money, and holiday jobs. Reg joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice, known as a ‘Brat’, in January…

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PMilesRJ1631.jpg
A group of 13 Wellingtons under maintenance. Information supplied with the collection identifies this as No 30 Operational Training Unit.

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PMilesRJ1627.jpg
A half length portrait of Reg with five medals.

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Reg's wife Phyllis and his son.

EEarlyJMilesRJ20010727.pdf
An email to Reg Miles from John about a Lincoln at Cosford. It has a reputation for being haunted.

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BMilesRJMilesRJv3.pdf
Three friends meet during the war then Reg relates what happened to them after the war. One dies in mysterious circumstances after a successful musical career. One, formerly a black marketeer work for the BBC. He takes Reg to a recording that he is…

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BMilesRJMilesRJv1.pdf
A detailed Biography of Reg' service and post service life.

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BMilesRJMilesJv1.pdf
A brief biography of Grandad Miles. He spent the war in Dover repairing and constructing buildings. Reg discusses flying over Dover in bomber attacks near Boulogne.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0015.jpg
Two photographs of a Master on a trailer being towed over a bridge.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0014.jpg
Two ground crew at work on the engine of a Master.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0013.jpg
A port side view of Master 2861 with its engine running. Two airmen are standing by the cockpit.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0012.jpg
Two photographs of a trailer with a dismantled Master.
Photo 1 has five airmen involved in the final loading of the aircraft.
Photo 2 has a sergeant in khaki is posing in the foreground. Five other crew are involved in other tasks.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0009.jpg
A Miles Master with an airman sitting at the back of the rear cockpit.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0008.jpg
A line up of five Masters.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0006.jpg
Two photographs of an upside down Master aircraft 2810.
Photo 1 is a side view with eight airmen.
Photo 2 is a front view with 12 airmen.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0005.jpg
A lunch break during the recovery of a damaged aircraft.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0004.jpg
Three photographs of sheerlegs being used to crane a damaged Master aircraft onto a trailer.
In photo 1 at the front an officer is in khaki and shorts.
In photo 2 ten airmen are working on the recovery.
Photo 3 is an earlier stage during the…

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PMilesRJ16070008-0002.jpg
Two photographs of ground crew on a truck with the fuselage of a damaged aircraft.
Photo 1 has five airmen.
Photo 2 has seven airmen.

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PMilesRJ16070008-0001.jpg
Three photographs of an aircraft on a trailer.
Photo 1 is of five airmen around a truck with a damaged aircraft.
Photo 2 is the aircraft about to move watched by boys.
Photo 3 is a group of nine airmen at the rear of the trailer.
Information…

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PMilesRJ16070007-0013.jpg
A man seated on a bench with an arm round his dog. Three boys are standing on the bench behind him.

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PMilesRJ16070006-0031.jpg
Jock dressed as a Zulu warrior with a loin cloth and an assegai.

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PMilesRJ16070006-0023.jpg
Four airmen in fancy dress sitting outside a brick building.

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PMilesRJ16070006-0018.jpg
One man dressed as a woman with the second in uniform with his hands round her.

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PMilesRJ16070006-0017.jpg
Two photographs of two airmen with bunches of grapes, beside a pond.

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PMilesRJ16070006-0015.jpg
Jock Gardener in khaki and shorts standing on a fence with his arms crossed.

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