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Letter from Mervyn Adder to his brother Alex
Letter and explanatory note. Writes that he is now been on a squadron for a couple of weeks. Relates that being put down to fly with another crew his pilot who was flying with a different crew did not get back and was lost. Goes on to describe being…
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his brother Alex
Letter and explanatory note. Says that he had little time to write as he had had briefings every night that week but had only managed one trip. He was expecting that night's operation to be scrubbed. He states his total now stands at eleven, nine to…
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his brother Alex
Letter and explanatory note. Writes while playing housey-housey (bingo) in the mess. Describes some events over Christmas including cycling 40 miles to meet Mary, going for walk and going to see a film. Describes life at his station, mentioning…
Draft letter form Mervyn Adder to Mr and Mrs Moodie
Letter and explanatory note. Draft incomplete letter of condolence about Arthur Moodie reported missing from operations. The rest of the crew did not fly with Arthur on the night he went missing.
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his family
Letter and explanatory note. Mentions recent sergeants' dance to which officers could be invited. Gives a detailed description of an escape exercise that his crew and three other took part in. Mentions that they have a new wing commander who was…
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his family
Letter and explanatory note. Reports arrival of family mail. mentions operations to Augsburg and Schweinfurt getting good photographs of the latter. Mentions an electrics failure on return from Augsburg and had to divert to airfield on the south…
Mervyn Adder diary 1940
Day by day description of activities for 1940. Mentions sport, air battles and air raids, war news, weather, social life, RAF and navy operations. going to cadets, films seen, Morse and navigation lessons, battle of France, playing football and…
Mervyn Adder diary 1941 and 1942
Day by day description of events and activities for 1941 and 1942. Records films seen, war news including RAF operations, football matches played, weather, going to cadets, air raids, dates with Mary, social events, meeting friends, fire watching…
Mervyn Adder diary 1943
Daily entries for activities in 1943. Covers, films seen, weather, training and exams, leaves, training at Bridgnorth, medical issues, war news. Posted to RAF Millom, mentions activities, leave, aircrew flying training, navigation training routes,…
Letter to Mervyn Adder's father from the Red Cross
Reports that source of information that his son had lost his life along with Flying Officer J R Berrington and Sergeant C Clark was a German report to international Red Cross in Geneva. Report included information that Flying Officer T H Fynn was a…
M Adder grave and telegram
Top - photograph of grave with white cross with name 'P.O M Adder RAF, 15.3.44'. Surrounded by similar crosses with trees in the background.
Bottom - telegram to Mervyn Adder's father informing him that his son was missing as a result of air…
Bottom - telegram to Mervyn Adder's father informing him that his son was missing as a result of air…
"B" for Baker
Fourteen verse poem concerning Lancaster B for Baker. Individual verses for all aircrew
Letter to Mervyn Adder's parents from Kingston upon Hull County Court
Conveying Lord Chancellor's departments sympathy and hope that favourable news would soon be forthcoming.
Letter to Mervyn Adder's father from OC 44 Squadron
Writes informing him that his son was missing as a result of air operations on 15/16 March 1944. Mentions that it takes time to get news of prisoners. Mentions that Mervyn Adder had completed fourteen operational flights and was held in high esteem…
Course photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and side caps sitting and standing in four rows with trees in the background. One, officer wearing peaked cap is seated centre of second row. Captioned '7th flight, B squadron, A.C.R.C London, April 1942'. On…
Mervyn Adder and sister Edith
An airman wearing tunic and side cap arm-in-arm with a female wearing coat and holding handbag. In the background foliage. Captioned 'This photograph with his sister Edith and one of Mervyn alone were taken at Scarborough while he was a cadet'.…
Mervyn Adder
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and side cap.
Mervyn Adder
Full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on grass with shrubbery in the background. Three versions of same image.
Airman with navigators brevet
Top - head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic and side cap.
Bottom - full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on grass with shrubbery in the background.
Left -navigators brevet.
Bottom - full length image of an airman wearing tunic and side cap standing on grass with shrubbery in the background.
Left -navigators brevet.
Thumbnail prints
Fourteen thumbnail prints of full face portrait of an airman in various poses. Covered with see through sheet with numbers.
Thumbnail prints
Five full face photographic prints of an airman in uniform and three of a man wearing civilian jacket and tie.
Thumbnail prints
Twelve head and shoulders prints of an airman wearing tunic in various poses. In two at the top he has no cap and in the others he wears a side cap.
Mervyn Adder and crew
Top - seven aircrew in and around the door of a bomber. All are wearing flying clothing.
Bottom - two navigators brevet and a blue cloth badge.
Captioned 'Mervyn Adder World war 2 photographs'.
Bottom - two navigators brevet and a blue cloth badge.
Captioned 'Mervyn Adder World war 2 photographs'.
Mervyn Adder
Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing jacket and tie. Captioned 'Mervyn Adder'.
Crew List
Names and next of kin of crew. Flight Sergeant Ronald Johnson - WOP/Air Gunner, Flight Sergeant William Jack - air gunner, Flight Sergeant Joseph Sagar - air gunner, F/O John Berrington - pilot (Rhodesian), Acting F/L Laurence Flynn - pilot…