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Head an shoulders portrait of an officer wearing battledress with brevet and Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.

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Head and shoulders portrait of an officer wearing tunic with brevet and peaked cap.

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Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet, five standing and two squatting in front with part of a bomber aircraft in the background.

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Nine RAF officers wearing tunics with pilot's brevet sitting and standing in two rows with officers' mess building in the background.

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A large group of airmen all wearing tunics, some with medals or brevet, sitting and standing in five rows. Front row mainly officers with an air commodore in the centre. Brick building in the background.

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Seven airmen wearing tunics with brevet, three sitting and four standing. Pilot is front centre.

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Michael Peel was with the university squadron before volunteering for the RAF. He wanted to be a navigator but was encouraged to train as a pilot. He went to Canada to train in Harvards and Tiger Moths. In conversation with his son he discusses his…

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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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A listing prepared from the London Gazette with aircraft flown by John.

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RAF Form 414 A issued to John Preston

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Part of a photograph of 28 airmen arranged in five rows. The front row have rifles. On the reverse 'Dad second from right first row (front) commissioned 1945'.

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A head and shoulders portrait of John. On the reverse 'Dad 1944'.

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18 airmen arranged in two rows in front of a Stearman. They are wearing flying gear and there is snow on the ground. On the reverse 'Dad in Canada 1943 Fourth from Left Back row'.

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Six airmen in two rows. John Preston is bottom right.

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Four airmen in a Mess. On the reverse '1945 Basra'.

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LPrestonJC201864v1.pdf
J C Preston’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25 November 1942 to 17 May 1946. It details training, 13 Air Search and Rescue (ASR) sorties and other duties as a pilot with 249 Squadron in the Middle East, over the eastern Mediterranean and…

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Nose art of angry bee with bomb and words 'er-tag'. An airman looks out of cockpit window. Aircraft has five rows of operation tally bomb symbols.

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Front quarter view of a Lancaster engines running while an airman pulls on rope to remove chock. Another airman on right gives thumbs up. Other Lancasters line up behind.

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Six airmen, five wearing uniform with brevet and one in the centre wearing tunic, all standing in line in front of a Lancaster. Two versions o the same image.

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Seven airmen, some wearing flying kit squatting and standing by the rear fuselage of a Lancaster with squadron letters 'JO'.

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View of front of Lancaster with pilot looking out of cockpit window. On the fuselage nose art of skull and crossbones and name 'Piratical Pete'.

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Aircrew sit at tables for briefing. Maps on walls.

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Six aircrew one wearing tunic, five battledress, all with brevet standing in line under the port wing of a Manchester.

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Alan North and another airman standing at the front of a Mosquito.

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Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters. He has moved to St Johns, near Montreal.
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