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  • Collection: Christison, Alexander

BChristisonAChristisonAv1.pdf
He and his crew members baled out after running out of fuel in cloud and with navigational equipment failure. He had landed near Montigny, in France and after help from a farmer met up with his crew at Donnemarle. They were flown back to Croydon the…

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The telegram announces he is fit and well.

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The telegram advises that Sandy is missing.

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The letter reports her son as missing but advising he may have escaped.

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The letter expresses thanks for Sandy's report of how he was recognised as being British because he was smoking Woodbine cigarettes.

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PChristisonA2007.jpg
A photograph of the crew of Halifax NA108 who successfully baled out over Montigny. There is French language text describing the men in the photograph, the location of the image at the police station at Donnemarie and two policemen. The text…

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A newspaper cutting from the Berwick Journal announcing that Sandy is safe. Sandy had been a policeman in Berwick before serving in the RAF.

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A newspaper cutting referring to two New Zealand airmen who had to parachute over France.

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PChristisonA2001.jpg
51 airmen and instructors arranged in four rows. On the reverse each man is named and the date is '1943?'

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Sandy and his seven crew members. On the reverse 'After Nov 1944 Scanlan photo'.

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PChristisonA2005.jpg
19 airmen arranged in three rows. Each individual is named on the reverse.

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PChristisonA2008.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Sandy.

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PChristisonA2009.jpg
Two photographs of Halifaxes taken at RAF North Creake.

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A map with seven crew signatures and their route back to UK listed.

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LChristisonA2210273v1.pdf
Flying log book for navigator’s, air bombers, air gunner’s and flight engineers for Sandy Christison, flight engineer. Covers the period 6th May 1944 to 24th April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF…

OChristisonA2210273-210110-01.pdf
RAF Form 2520A issued to Sandy covering his RAF service.

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