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- Collection: Weir, Greg. Oakes, Ken
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Final Turret examination
RAF Manby, No 59 air gunners instructors course, final turret exam, five questions.
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Tags: air gunner; aircrew; RAF Manby; training
Aircraft recognition lesson
Instructions for preparation of an aircraft recognition lecture to the air gunners instructors course. Lists the aircraft to be covered.
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Tags: air gunner; aircrew; RAF Manby; training
Five aircrew
Five airmen wearing battledress with brevet and side caps standing in line in front of a bomber. On the reverse 'Jan 44, Ken Oakes, Ron Tickell, Jack Scott, Max Pointon, Ken Handley'.
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Tags: aircrew
A navigator
Three-quarter length image of an airman wearing battledress with half brevet standing in front of a low wall with trees in the background. On the reverse 'July 43, Church Broughton, D Verne Westley, Navigator, Midland Jc. W.A.'.
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Tags: aircrew; navigator; RAF Church Broughton
Airman by rear turret
An airman with parachute harness over his shoulder holding on of the guns in the rear turret of a Halifax.
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Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Halifax
Air gunner
Full length image of an airman wearing battledress with half brevet and peaked cap standing with open countryside in the background. On the reverse '1944, F/O Tom C Drake Brockman, mid upper gunner of Z Zebra'.
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Tags: air gunner; aircrew
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet and side or peaked caps, three squatting down in front and four standing behind. In the background trees. On the reverse 'Scott and crew Dec 43'.
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Tags: aircrew
Eisenhower declaration
Declaration concerning the Italian government had accepted the conditions of an armistice.
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Proclamation by Marechal Badoglio
Badoglio proclamation made to the Italian people, announcing government had successfully requested an armistice from General Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander. Italian forces to stop all hostilities against Anglo-American forces but can resist…
German coupons
German ration coupons for nutritional agents and cheese.
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Tags: home front
Christmas menu
RAF Marston Moor Christmas menu for officer's mess. Signatures on reverse include K S Oakes.
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Tags: mess; RAF Marston Moor
Driving licence
Ken Oakes British driving license.
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Tags: RAF Leconfield
Kenneth Oakes
Half length portrait of an officer wearing tunic with air gunner brevet. On the reverse 'Jas Bacon & Sons Ltd, 130 Princes Street, Edinburgh'.
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Tags: air gunner; aircrew
Damage bomber tied with rope
Relates how an Australian squadron Halifax with a damaged fin was successfully brought home with rope tied onto the rudder bar and the bomb aimer using it to operate the rudder under pilot's instructions. Annotated 'Aust newsletter April 11…
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; Halifax; pilot
Ten fighter attacks did not stop bomber
List 10 Royal Australian Air Force airmen who: no heading (3), died on active duty (1), wounded or injured on active service (1), previously reported missing believed killed in action now reported prisoned of war (1), previously reported missing…