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  • Collection: Cothliff, Ken. Folder 1511

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A sketch map showing a route off the Creil to Martigny road, over a bridge then into a field. The route is through St Maximin.
Information supplied with the collection describes it as 'ANACR map original'. [French Resistance] and as a map drawn by…

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An airman and a girl standing on a hillside. Information supplied with the collection states 'Bill Gracie with his cousin Jean Muir in Crossford, Lanarkshire on his last leave in June 1944'.

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A damaged concrete bunker described as 'Sautrecourt 2008' in additional information supplied with the collection. This is likely to be Siracourt which was visited in 2008.

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Seven airmen grouped in front of their aircraft with three ground crew sitting on the wing. A refuelling truck is present.
Information supplied with the collection states 'The crew in the Autumn of 1943, at Tholthorpe; Standing left to right Bomb…

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An abandoned gun emplacement identified in additional information supplied with the collections as St Valerie en Caux.

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Three Halifaxes on the ground framed by a fourth. One Halifax is running its engines watched by four ground crew.
It is annotated 'PL40185'.
Information supplied with the collection identifies the aircraft as 'KW-U' and 'KW-S' and states 'Evocative…

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Two airmen identified as Squadron Leader Gerry Philbin DFC and Newsome are engaged in conversation and drinking tea.
Information supplied with the collection states 'Bill's pilot, PO Gerry Philbin (Right) shares a tea and a chat with 431 "Iroquois"…

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A group of ice hockey players arranged in two rows. Each individual is named in the caption, including Gerry Philbin.

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Halifax, LK640, 'SE-Q' undergoing maintenance by two ground crew. On the nose is a cartoon woman named 'Queenie' Each crewman has his name painted on at their respective stations. Three bombs are painted on.
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An embroidered badge for the RCAF Flyers ice hockey team. 1940/41.

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Crashed Halifax MZ828 BM-H in the centre of Skipton village. A second image shows two men clambering on the wreckage. Additional information supplied with the collection gives the date of the accident as 5 August 1944.

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The cover of a magazine for The Technical Training School, St. Thomas, Ontario.
The cover shows a stylised airman holding up a twin engined aircraft.

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Three aerial photographs of Tholthorpe. Dates were supplied with the collection.

Photo 1 is an oblique taken in the 1970s. Information supplied with the collection states 'The disused Tholthorpe airfield in the 1970s looking towards the west. The…

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A small six-wheeled lorry and trailer being used as transport for aircrew. Additional information supplied with the collection identifies the location as RAF Tholthorpe.

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The front two Halifaxes have their engines running. The most distant one is static.
In front are two bicycles and some equipment.
Additional information supplied with the collection identifies the location as RAF Tholthorpe.

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Two concrete structures identified in text supplied with the collection as V-1 storage bunkers at Renescure.

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A large group of airmen and ground crew arranged in three rows in front of a Halifax. Information supplied with the collection states 'Official 35 Squadron Squadron Photograph taken March 1942. Pilot Officer Reg Lane is seated front row 8th from the…

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Seven airmen grouped in front of a Halifax. In information supplied with the collection they are identified as Gerry Philbin and crew. The aircraft is identified as LK991.

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Five men at work on the port engines of an Halifax.

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The port and rear of Lancaster KB700 after a fire. Three airmen are sitting on top of the fuselage. Two are looking out through a hole in the side.

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The roll out of the first Canadian built Lancaster surrounded by hundreds of people.
Information supplied with the collection states 'Roll out of the first Canadian built Lancaster X, KB700 "Ruhr Express" at Victory Aircraft Co, Malton, Ontario. 6…

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Reg Lane and his crew, including a small dog, at the rear door of Lancaster KB700.

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Half length portrait of Pilot Reg Lane in uniform. It is annotated 'UK10741'.

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The nose of Lancaster KB700 on the day of its roll out. Reg Lane is the pilot. A large Canadian flag hides 'Ruhr Express'.

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A rear/port view of a Lancaster on the ground. Information supplied with the collection identifies this as Woodford, October 43.

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