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Sergeants' Mess Christmas 1944 Menu, RAF Wick

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List of events with menus for all meals. Artwork of RAF and WAAF personnel and best wishes from Group Captain D C Pickard DSO DFC commanding 140 Wing airfield.

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RAF Station Dum Dum's menu front and back cover. On the front a RAF badge and an image of the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, the rear has image of the star and the three kings. The menu inside is illustrated and also has added signatures.

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Christmas dinner menu from Sergeants Mess at RAF Station Dum Dum.

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Christmas at RAF Felixstowe. Artwork show standing airman with bottle and one slumped sleeping with full stomach. Printed menu.

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From RAF Kelstern Christmas 1944.

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Menu for Christmas 1945 at RAF Church Fenton. Signatures on reverse.

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Christmas dinner menu 1945 from RAF Chivenor. 24 signatures on reverse.

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Photo 1 is Clifford Watson standing beside the rear turret of Lancaster 9J-O', annotated 'Cliff's Office'. On the turret is painted 'Phil the Fluter'. Photo 2 is Clifford on a Rudge motorbike, reg OD 3209. Behind is a Nissen hut numbered 669, with…

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Photo 1 - an airman with sergeant's stripes with his arm round a woman with a man to their left. They are sitting on a park bench.
Photo 2 - an airman identified as Bill Willoughby, Navigator at Wimpey port gun position.
Photo 3 - Bill Willoughby…

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Top left - room with many tables and chairs. Captioned 'Club Canteen'. Bottom right - room with several armchairs and tables. On the right a fireplace with a floral arrangement. On the walls are a lifebuoy and a dart board. Captioned ‘Club Bar.…

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Three huts set amongst palm trees. On the reverse '17/2/46 Columbo (Ceylon) transit camp for RAF. Taken by Alec.'

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Left - convoy of military lorries on road through tented camp.
Right - a group of airmen standing behind a truck, with some others climbing onto it. Vehicle parked in street with buildings in the background.

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List of personal effects of No 130598 A/F/Lt Fry H L.

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The first issue of The Dafoe Digest, a magazine produced by No 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe. Each section on the base has had a chance to write a short article about their activities.

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The photograph on the top left of the left page shows a building with the caption "THE BARRACKS".
The photograph on the top right of the left page shows a building with the caption "MESS HALL".
The photograph on the bottom centre of the left page…

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David Boldy with a pipe between his teeth and wearing a towel around his waist standing at the entrance of sleeping quarters. On the reverse '6 43'.

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David Boldy is relaxing on his bed with a bottle in his hands. A metal trunk is under the bed and his kit bag is propped against the bed. There is a table on his right holding a mug, tins and a flask. Some of his kit is hung on hooks behind the…

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Top left - large group of men gathered round field kitchen with lorry in the background. Captioned 'Breakfast queue Dawson Field'. Top centre - four men standing round a trestle table preparing food with lorry in the background. Captioned '"Bert" &…

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A collection of 21 photographs individually described in Album 3 Denmark

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Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Dennis sitting in his billet.
Photo 2 and 3 are two men sitting behind a desk.

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Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is inside a Nissen hut, captioned 'Officer's quarters, Wigtown'.
Photo 2 is an airman at the door to his accommodation, captioned 'Fred -Bomb Aimer'.
Photo 3 is a billet with pin-ups, captioned 'Methwold…

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Wartime memoir covering Dennis Raettig's training at Blackpool and the posting to 104 Squadron at Royal Air Force Driffield in August 1941. Worked on Wellington aircraft and mentions that Driffield also hosted the blind approach landing flight…
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