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  • Collection: Wells, Ray

PWellsRG1709.jpg
Three images from an album.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait of Ray.
#2 is a cartoon of a black cat and the message 'Further Outlook Very Favourable'.
#3 is a cartoon of Ray with a dog's head and is annotated 'F/Sgt (Press on) Wells'.

PWellsRG1708.jpg
12 airmen under the nose of a Halifax. In a second identical image 'Ray Wells F/E 158 Sqd' has been annotated.
The nose has 56+ operations marked on. A cartoon character is dropping bombs and DFC and DFM ribbons have been painted on.

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A document appointing Ray as a warrant officer.

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A letter welcoming a new airman into the RAF.

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A record of fuel consumed during a flight.

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An award letter and 1939-1945 Star ribbon presented to Ray.

PWellsRG17070012.jpg
Four photographs of the medal and its presentation case.

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Both sides of Ray's identity discs.

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PWellsRG17070007.jpg
Two photographs of Ray's flight engineer's brevet.

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Cloth uniform badges.

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Photo 1 and 2 are both sides of a RAF Association key ring.

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1939-1945 Star with Bomber Command Clasp, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal and War Medal.

PWellsRG17060001.jpg
Four photographs of a camouflage smock with Warrant Officer badges, medal ribbons and flight engineer's brevet.

PWellsRG17050001.jpg
Five photographs of a bullet cigarette lighter.

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Three photographs of Ray's sidecap.

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PWellsRG17010027.jpg
A large group of 158 Squadron veterans at St James Church, Lisset.

PWellsRG17010026.jpg
Photo 1 is Ray and Dorothy sitting on a fence.
Photo 2 is Marj and Dorothy.
Photo 3 is Ray and Dorothy.
Photo 4 is Dorothy sitting on the grass at Lincoln.
Photo 5 is Dorothy in the garden at Hull.
Photo 6 is Ray and Marjorie at Hull.

PWellsRG17010025.jpg
Photo 1 is The Statue of Liberty seen from the sea.
Photo 2 is a quay on Lake Superior.
Photo 3 is a street scene of Hamburg.
Photo 4 are prefab buildings seen from the control tower, Hamburg.
Photo 5 is skyscrapers seen from the sea, annotated…

PWellsRG17010024.jpg
Photo 1 and 2 are bombed buildings, annotated 'More rubble on the outskirts'.
Photo 3 is of buildings at the side of the river.
Photo 4 is the Sergeants' Mess & house in the background.
Photo 5 is prefab houses annotated 'The houses Hitler…

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PWellsRG17010023.jpg
Eight photographs from an album. Each photo shows damaged buildings, annotated 'Last night a strong force of our bombers raided Hamburg & heavy fires were reported by our air-crews' and 'Not one enemy bomber will enter the German Third Reich!!'

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PWellsRG17010022.jpg
Photo 1 is an Alsatian annotated 'Juonk. The best German I knew & a grand pal'.
Photo 2 is three airmen and the dog annotated 'After lunch at the Mess.'
Photo 3 is a man with a top hat and a long brush, annotated 'German chimney sweep'.
Photo 4 is…

PWellsRG17010021.jpg
Photo 1 is bomb damaged buildings, annotated 'The price they paid'.
Photo 2 is the Mess seen from the garden.
Photo 3 is a large building annotated 'The W/O's club Hamburg' and 'The Ship & Dragon'.
Photo 4 and 5 are Dakotas annotated 'Passengers…

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PWellsRG17010020.jpg
Photo 1 is a street scene in Hamburg.
Photo 2 is bomb damaged buildings.
Photo 3 is bomb damaged buildings in St Pauli.
Photo 4 is damaged buildings annotated 'The hun and his home'.
Photo 5 is an airman in front of bombed buildings, annotated…

PWellsRG17010018.jpg
Photo 1 is of three airmen seated with an Alsatian, annotated 'Off duty at the mess'.
Photo 2 is three airmen sitting, annotated 'On the launch with Bill & Tich'.
Photo 3 is five airmen in the mess, annotated 'Shooting lines in the Mess!'.
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