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A list of 29 aircraft recovered during 1944-45 by No 9 Party, 54 Maintenance Unit.

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A list of five cadet members and their fates.

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LMatthewsEH1899046v1.pdf
Flying log book for navigators air bombers air gunners flight engineers for E H Mathews, flight engineer, covering the period from 18 December 1944 to 7 July 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at Raf St Athan,…

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His story begins in June 1941 when the Air Minister broadcast that a new cadet force was to be set up. Stan joined immediately. Initially they marched then received training in relevant subjects - Maths, Physics, Theory of Flight, Navigation, Morse…

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LHughesCL133498v1.pdf
C. L. Hughes’ Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 8th January 1942 to 8th July 1945, detailing his training, operations and instructional duties as a navigator. He was stationed at RCAF Charlottetown (32 Air Navigation School),…

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Left page. Top - side view of a Spitfire taking off. Signed 'To Jill with wishes [….]'. Bottom - air-to air view looking down on a Halifax.
Right page - a letter from Charles W A Scott thanking Jill Nicholls for her congratulatory letter and…

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Left page. Top - Ground operations. Photograph of farm workers piling hay on a rick with a Halifax bomber behind.
Bottom - a large group of airmen, some with brevet standing in three rows wearing variety of uniform and caps.
Right page. Top left…

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Top left - riddled plane won dual. Story of recovery of damaged bomber pilot Flt Sgt F E Mathers RAF awarded Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. Wireless operator and rear gunner (Sgt G E French) awarded Distinguished Flying Medal.
Middle left - Regiment…

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LLeicesterLD416687v1.pdf
Flying log book for L D Leicester covering the period from 11 November 1941 to 12 December 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. It also contains an extract for the award of a bar to his DFC, technical notes, certificates…

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These pages are mostly biography of Sam's time in Egypt and his time with transport aircraft in the Mediterranean region.
Photos 1, 2 and 3 are scenes from Cairo.
Photo 4 is a side head and shoulders profile of Sam.
Photo 5 is a Battle aircraft in…

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Some details about operations carried out by Sam after he transferred to 40 squadron.
Photo 1 is a vertical aerial photograph partly obscured by tracer fire.
Photo 2 is the 40 squadron crest.
Photo 3 is Sam in shorts and tee shirt in front of a…

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Two images of a Halifax model. It is mounted on a small stone.

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A vertical aerial photograph taken during a bombing operation. A Halifax is directly underneath heading towards a town. To the left of the town are numerous bomb explosions. Bomb craters can be see in the fields, some in lines and others in…

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A bomb bay loaded with bombs and incendiaries.

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A port side sketch of a Halifax 'I'.

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Robert Mitchell, crew and ground crew arranged in two rows in front of Halifax 'AL-X'

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Eight airmen including Robert, dressed in flying kit, in front of their Halifax.

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One airman sitting on the chock and three airmen standing round him. Behind is Halifax 'W'.

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Robert is seated on a BSA motorcycle APV643 in front of a Halifax.

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A tree-quarter length portrait of Robert standing in front of his Halifax.

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Rober Mitchell standing under the wing of Halifax 'W' with his right foot on a chock.

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A half-length portrait of Robert Mitchell in front of a Halifax.

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Two airmen sitting on the port outer engine of a Halifax during refuelling operations.

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Two ground crew, their tanker and a refuelling a Halifax.
A second image shows the top half of a Halifax.

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Two of Robert Mitchell's crew sitting on top of their Halifax.

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