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  • Collection: Fairbanks, Leonard William

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Leonard William Fairbanks in uniform, showing his air gunner's brevet, smoking a pipe.

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Group of nine aircrew standing in front of the wing of a B-24. They are wearing flying suits, Mae Wests, and flying boots. One is also wearing a parachute harness.

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11 airmen in uniform standing alongside a B-24. Four are wearing officer's caps and seven wear side caps. The plane has 47 tally markings on the fuselage together with a large upright A and diagonal lettering 'ADLIB'. Additional information about…

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Half length portrait of Leonard Willian Fairbanks wearing an officer's cap and greatcoat.

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A group of three airmen in uniform, including Leonard William Fairbanks, standing in a doorway. The central figure, displaying pilots wings on his uniform, has his arms around the others, who have aircrew brevets and sergeant stripes. Both sergeants…

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Leonard William Fairbanks and one airman standing in a field with trees and buildings in the background. Both are wearing uniform with brevets and side caps.

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Three photographs of a group of airmen arranged on and around a Hampden. #1 A group of 87 uniformed airmen; 52 in two rows on the wings and cockpit of the Hampden and 35 in two rows on the ground in front. Seven officers are wearing peak caps and the…

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Sergeant Leonard William Fairbanks, wearing uniform and side cap, standing in an open field with bare trees beyond. Leonard is holding a cigarette and has his free hand in his pocket.

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A group of 26 operational training unit airmen, of which 19 are standing behind seven seated in front of hangar doors. All are bare headed and sergeant stripes can be seen on 13 individuals. All have aircrew brevets on their uniforms.

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Head and shoulder portrait of Leonard William Fairbanks in uniform with side cap.

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Detailing Leonard's birth in Biggleswade, his training history, squadrons served with and aircraft flown in and continued service following 1945. Completed by Leonard's daughter Jean Carter and her husband Clive.

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Winston Churchill being cheered in Sheffield; naval warfare in the Atlantic; German invasion of Russia; actions of the Free French Forces plus photographs of various military leaders.

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Advises civilians of action to take during allied bombings.

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Form 295 allowing him to be absent from his quarters at RAF Yatesbury.

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Form 2168 including questions to be put to recruit before enlistment as well as oath and certificate of attesting officer.

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LFairbanksLW10611800v1.pdf
Leonard William Fairbanks' log book covering two tours from 3 January 1941 to 15 April 1945, detailing his training schedule and operations flown. Training was undertaken at Air Gunnery School at RAF Stormy Down, 25 OTU RAF Finningley, 25 OTU RAF…
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