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PHayhurstJM1710.jpg
Jose's room whilst in the RAF. Items of clothing are hanging above the bed and a kit bag is in front of the window.

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PHayhurstJM1711.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Jose in WAAF uniform.

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PHayhurstJM1714.jpg
Jose and her parents are standing in a garden with Buster at the front. Jose in her WAAF uniform. On the reverse ' Dorothy, Jose, Herbert Hayhurst Buster (dog)'.

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BLovattPHastieRv1.pdf
An incomplete biography of Roy Hastie. Only pages 1 to 46, 104 to 106, 128 to 133 and 34 additional unnumbered pages are included.

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BLovattPHastieRv2.pdf
A biography of Roy Hastie.

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MLovattP1821369-190903-62-01.pdf
A thesis written by Peter in 2002, for his Phd.

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PRosserLV19010031.jpg
Left - six airmen wearing battledress and one airwoman lying, sitting and kneeling on grass in two rows with a Lancaster in the background. Captioned 'Some of the crew with the lorry driver'.
Right - four airmen carrying a fifth outside a hut.…

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PRosserLV19010038.jpg
In the foreground left, three aircrew wearing flying suits and parachute harness all holding tea mugs. On the centre right an airman wearing battledress with half brevet holding a mug and on the right a Women's Auxiliary Air force officer holding a…

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BSpearSFSpiersJMv10001.jpg
Describes meeting and becoming friends at RAF Huntingdon in late 1941. Writes of their work, common interests and activities including listening to classical music. Mentions promotions and change of job restricting meetings and subsequent postings.…

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PFieldPL19010003.jpg
Head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing tunic with sergeants rank.

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PFieldPL19040029.jpg
An airman and a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force both wearing tunics with corporal and sergeant rank respectively sitting side by side. On the reverse 'John Thacher & friend (Margaret Glendinning) Colne 1941'.

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PFieldPL19070006.jpg
Left page:
Top left - woman holding a baby with pram to the right outside a house.
Top centre - a woman holding a child with house in the background.
Top right - woman holding a baby,
Middle left - a young toddler sitting on sand.
Middle centre…

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PFieldPL19080002.jpg
Top left - a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force standing in front of a brick wall. Captioned 'Taken by Ian Hay during my telephonist training July 1940 at the Firs Worcester'.
Top centre - two members of the Women's' Auxiliary Air Force in…

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PFieldPL19080003.jpg
left page:
Top - course photograph with a large group of members of Women's Auxiliary Air Force sitting and standing in three rows with wooden hut in the background. Captioned 'Senior NCOs Admin Course, RAF Wilmslow, March 1944'.
Bottom - document…

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PFieldPL19080004.jpg
left page:
Top left - large group of people in service and civilian dress at a party. Captioned 'WAAF Sgt party Leeming Dec 1944, note tinsel strips back left to form letters on curtain - "window" dropped over enemy territory to distract enemy…

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PBellOH21010001.jpg
Oliver and his bride leaving the church, both in uniform. On the reverse '1942'.

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PFieldPL19080006.jpg
Letter mounted on four pages of album. Writes of her activities at RAF Leeming and catches up with family news. Gives reasons for not coming home on leave for Christmas. Describes shirt and pillow cases she had just bought. Writes about several…

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PFieldPL19080008.jpg
Letter mounted over seven album pages with envelope with last page of letter on seventh album page. Next page has four b/w photographs. Letter gives excuses for not having written. Catches up with family news. Explains they could not get off camp…

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PFieldPL19080012.jpg
Left page:
Top left - head an shoulder portrait of a woman in military uniform.
Top right - head an shoulder portrait of a woman in military uniform.
Bottom - head an shoulders portrait of a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in uniform.

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PBellOH21010042.jpg
A head and shoulders portrait of Joyce in WAAF uniform, Oliver's future wife. On the reverse '27/12/1921 - 22/02/21 Joyce Langdon 18 yrs Joined RAF 1942 1942'.

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PBellOH21010044.jpg
Joyce and Oliver with six airmen on their wedding day. On the reverse 'Joyce & Oliver Bell Wedding Day May 21 st 1942 Harworth Church'.

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PJolliffeFSW1722.jpg
Informal, full length, standing on a path with Flight Officer braids.

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BBarryCGBarryCGv1.pdf
Starts with description of feelings and actions beginning of the war. Mother had tried to persuade her to join land army and mentions brief experience and unsuitability for farming. Decided to join the RAF. Details enlistment and initial training…

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BSpearSFSpiersJMv2.pdf
Covers family life, young adult life and connection to Cynthia and Peter Field as a WAAF at Huntingdon in 1941-42. Continues with description of life after the war, illness and meeting the Bahá'i faith in the 1970s. continues with account of later…

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EBarryCGDuwellA450702.pdf
Comments on recent rheumatism and that she was currently writing while on duty. Continues with news that WAAF watchkeepers were now allowed to fly on cross country flights over the continent. Recently this was done on the quiet. Mentions two routes…

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