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- Collection: Blair, John
13 airmen including John Blair
Tags: African heritage; training
John Blair with aircrew
Photograph has been double exposed [film failed to…
John Blair and colleague
Tags: African heritage; aircrew; Halifax; navigator
John Blair and colleague
Tags: African heritage; aircrew; navigator
John Blair and six sports people
John Blair
Tags: African heritage; aircrew; navigator
John Blair at briefing
Tags: African heritage; aircrew; briefing; navigator; operations room
Margaret Kirkham
The Story of Flight Lieutenant John J Blair, DFC
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
Tags: 102 Squadron; 216 Squadron; 4 Group; 78 Squadron; African heritage; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crewing up; demobilisation; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; entertainment; Gee; ground personnel; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); incendiary device; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; medical officer; mid-air collision; military service conditions; mine laying; missing in action; Mosquito; navigator; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; radar; RAF Kinloss; RAF Oakington; RAF Pocklington; RAF Tangmere; RCAF Moncton; searchlight; sport; training; Whitley; wireless operator