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NBlythTS170516-010001.jpg
Headline - Stuttgart badly hit, factories ablaze. Internal headlines - hard-pressed Germans, feeling the strain including some pilot accounts. Bombs in centre - fires joined into one, pilots account of fires. Eluded fighter, another would not fire,…

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MBirdJH184015-180215-11.pdf
Notes kept by JH Bird during his training.

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MHarrisonR[Ser#-DoB]-151208-06.jpg
Photograph 1 is a vertical image of bombs dropping from one B-24 onto a second.
Photograph 2 is the damaged B-24 on the ground showing the damage. Two crew are looking through the damaged areas.
The caption describes in some detail the events. The…

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YGeachDG1394781v3.pdf
Second of David Geach's diaries, describing his training for aircrew at Kingstown, Heaton Park, Hastings and Harrogate until his embarkation to Canada on the Queen Mary. Covers the period from 20 June 1942 to 7 October 1942.

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YGeachDG1394781v5.pdf
Fifth and final diary kept by David Geach chronicling his time training and on operations. He writes about his return from Canada on the Queen Elizabeth then his training in England which began with arriving at the Posting Centre in Pannal Ash,…

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PRossB1902.jpg
Pilot's wings cloth brevet.

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LSouthwellBR402261v1.pdf
Pilot’s flying log book covering the period from 21 October 1940 to 7 June 1943. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at RAAF Mascot (4 EFTS), RAAF Amberley (3 SFTS), RAF Bassingbourn/Steeple Morden (11…

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LSouthwellBR402261v2.pdf
Pilot’s flying log book covering the period from 7 July 1943 to 18 September 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at RAF Lichfield (27 OTU) RAF Babdown Farm (3 FIS), USAAF (Smyrna AB), RAAF Ferry…

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PMcDonaldEA1502.jpg
A group of five airmen and a bride standing outside a church. On the left is pilot Hugh Skilling.

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PGouldS19090028.jpg
Aircrew sit at tables for briefing. Maps on walls.

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SChristianAL29160v10045-0001.jpg
Two air-to-air photographs of a Blenheim being flown by Arnold Christian.
#1 is a side view
#2 is a plan view, from above.
They are captioned 'Bristol Blenheim Mk IV Bomber photographed while being flown by Wing Commander Arnold Louis Christian…

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PCothliffKB15030160.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Information supplied with the collection indicates the pilot is C. Ross.

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PFordTA17110050.pdf
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is three airmen and a steward in a cabin. They have large cases, captioned 'Inside of Cabin, Queen Elizabeth'.
Photo 2 is an airman in flying kit, carrying an aerial camera, captioned 'After a trip round Gulf…

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MRosserLV745193-190517-09.pdf
Calculations and total flying hours on all aircraft flown.

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PMooreD16010024.jpg
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1, 2 and 3 are the Chin Hills between Chittagong - Meiktila
Photo 4 is Butch flying.
Photo 5 and 6 are Ernie flying.
There is a second copy.

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PKimberleyTHF2313.jpg
A group of 17 members of the camera team, nine seated with eight standing behind, including two naval officers and one man in a suit. The man seated in the centre wears the ribbon of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Of the 14 airmen, six wear berets…

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SWrightBC1627924v10004-0001.jpg
Tells of engagement by enemy Me-110s in area of Stendal when the flight engineer, mid upper gunner, navigator and wireless operator were wounded. The aircraft suffered damaged and suffered further attacks but one enemy fighter was probably destroyed.…

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MGeachDG1394781-160401-19.jpg
A card accompanying a gift of 'Fags and Sweets' presented by Pilots and Observers from the 1914-18 war.

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PRosserLV19010003.jpg
Top left - a card with 'Perkins E M, Sgt 748102' captioned 'This card was one of three that were stuck on the door of a room in Magdalene College Cambridge. Jonny Phillips, Ted Perkins and I shared the room. The card is Jonny Phillip's handiwork.…

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PMathersRW1707.jpg
A caricature side view of Ron Mathers standing looking at Lancasters. It is signed by Pat Rooney and dated 1945.

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S102SqnRAF19170809v20005-0007.jpg
Drawing of a lady wearing hat talking to a sergeant pilot wearing uniform with a shiny pilot's brevet and Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon. On the reverse 'Do you fly, sonny?'.

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PBurnsDR22030016.jpg
Form giving details of crew: pilot - Bishop C A, (annotated orig burial Schrouchenbach village), navigator - Burns D (annotated in hospital), W Op - Daw D (annotated dead), flt eng Healy H R, bomb aimer - [.....] (annotated safe), rear gunner -…

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MHoganPJ436464-171205-01.jpg
Top - caterpillar club card made out to Flight Sergeant P Hogan.
Middle - b/w photograph of four aircrew, two in front two behind. Bottom left man has pilot's brevet and the others half brevet. Captioned 'Pat Hogan (44 version) with three members of…

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BBainesCOBrienCv1.pdf
A biography of Cecil written by his niece. It is based on letters he wrote to his brother, Colleen's father. She explains his training and the various locations where he served. He was lost 27 January 1944 over Berlin.

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LPhillipsCH161493v1.pdf
Pilot’s flying log book for Flight Lieutenant Cecil H Phillips from 11 July 1942 to 20 August 1950. Detailing training schedule, instructional duties and operations flown. Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF Finningley, RAF Lindholme, RAF Faldingworth, RAF…

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