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A letter sent to Dick requesting him to attend a Recruits' Centre for attestation.

An invitation to a dance being held at RAF Deversoir, Egypt.

Paperwork attached to J Fletcher's War Medal. Also included is the ribbon for the medal.

The card is addressed to J Rooke and is annotated 'Fondest Love Dick'.

The card has 'from East Africa' printed and 'Nairobi' handwritten on the front.
On the back is a photograph of a giraffe and handwritten 'Dick with love'.

A card with a Lancaster photographed at sunset. On the reverse is 104 Squadron's crest. It is inscribed 'Best Wishes to All From Dick RAF Shallufa Egypt'.

The letter accompanies two sheets of calculations regarding his finances.

Autobiography of his early years. Mostly his training in the States.
Also included is an extract from Eleanor Roosevelt's diary, dated September 24, 1942. This includes a thank you letter from RAF trainees who were treated to American hospitality by…

Francis Rooke’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 10 February 1944 until 26 January 1947. Pilot training took place at 24 Empire Flying Training School, 3 British Flying Training School, 1 School of Technical Training, 1 Air Gunnery School and 1667…