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A newspaper cutting about Lancaster Mike Squared which completed 140 operations and Joan Rooke's time in the WAAF.

An On His Majesty's Service envelope sent to Dick.

RAF Form 2150 issued to Dick Rooke.

RAF Form 2168 issued to volunteers.

RAF Form 1657A issued to Dick for Yellow Fever.

Dick's account statement for 101 PDC RAF Kirkham.

The letter advises that his form 632a will be sent after he is released by the Ministry of Labour.

A poem by John Pudney.

The menu for the Sergeants Mess Christmas dinner. It is signed by the waiters and is annotated 'The German POW staff of waiters at the Sergeants Mess. RAF Station Shallufa MEF December 25th 1946.'

An air to air view of the port side of a P-38 Lightning.
On the reverse is handwritten 'P.38 (Lightning) USAAF. Taken just off the coast of Sicily'.

Bridge of Sighs, on the reverse annotated 'a nice view from inside this bridge '46'.

St Marcus Church. On the reverse 'you should see inside it '46'.

The Clock tower - the Mori, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Two postcards of the Palace of the Doges, annotated on the reverse '1945' and '46'.

The church of Salute, annotated on the reverse '46'.

The Doge's Palace and the Tower Bell, annotated on the reverse '46'.

Part of the Doge's Palace, Venice, annotated on the reverse '46'.

A view of the bridge. A building behind has a red cross and a line. On the reverse 'our hotel was where the camera is.' '46'.

A panorama view of Venice with St Mark's Campanile prominent. On the reverse 'you should see the view from the top of the tower 30 lira '46'.

The two airmen are standing outside with the barracks behind. On the reverse 'Fuller & Robbo - my oppo'.

A general view over Shallufa with a barracks building with four radio masts in the background. On the reverse 'Shallufa '46'.

Two air to air photographs of a Spitfire off the wingtip of Dick's Lancaster.
#1 On the reverse 'Palestine '46 "Spit" on our starboard wing tip'.
#2 On the reverse 'Palestine '46 Spitfire (clipped wing spit)'

Dick wearing an oxygen mask in the pilot's seat of a Lancaster. On the reverse 'Me during fighter affiliation exercises Palestine '46'.

A busy canal scene. On the reverse 'The boat is the local bus service. We lodged at the foot of the bridge 45/6'.

Many rowing boats on the canal. On the reverse 'Oxford & Cambridge '46'.