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A newspaper cutting about Captain Edwin Swales DFC. His aircraft was badly damaged but he ordered his crew to leave and he went down with his aircraft.

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A newspaper cutting with cartoons of Captain Swales, German fighters, Lancasters under attack and airmen baling out. It is annotated 7hs 40 Trip No 33.

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BBrindKJBrindKJv1.pdf
Ken Brind's autobiography detailing his tour of operations.

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Shows qualified as a navigator, pathfinder force air bomber/radar and visual bomb aimer.

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MTownsleyH994575-180615-02.pdf
While on 97 Squadron, lists 55 operations over two tours from January 1943 to September 1944, with date, pilot, aircraft and target. Goes on to mention award of DFM and lists aircraft flown with their history. His pilots on operations were Pilot…

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Episode 1: story of bomb aimer with hypoxia on operation to Hamburg on 30 January 1943. Episode 2: account of operations to Friedrichshafen on 20 June 1943 and Spezia on 23 June 1943. On first operation, Pathfinders from 97 Squadron suffered in…

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A certificate awarding Maurice the Path Finder Badge.

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YStimpsonMC155249v2.pdf
A diary kept by Maurice. It records his operations. (Note the squadron was visited by the King & Queen on 10th February 1944 and he had lunch with them in the mess. He was killed on 15th February 1944 on an operation to Berlin)

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Award of the Pathfinder badge to Gordon Babbage.

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Permanent award to Warrant Officer Gordon Babbage.

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LBabbageG1613415v1.pdf
Navigator’s, air gunner’s and air bomber’s flying log book for G Babbage, air gunner, covering the period from 15 December 1942 to 8 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Stormey Down, RAF…

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BFranceAMStimpsonMCv1.pdf
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.

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Two photographs of Bill in tropical uniform.

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RAF Form 543 issued to Bill Doran.

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A cover dated Summer 1975 with an eagle.
This item is available only at the University of Lincoln.

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A certificate awarding a Pathfinder badge to William.

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MDoranWR177745-170423-04.pdf
Notice and agenda of annual general meeting and a financial report of the association.

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First - over 400 times they led the way. Article about RAF Pathfinders. Crest and details about 35 Squadron. Also mentions 7, 83 and 156 Squadrons as nucleus of force in August 1942. Mentions some of their attacks and numbers of decorations awarded.…

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SBrennanJ1210913v20003-0008.pdf
Text for a lecture. Joined RAF as air observer in June 1941. List initial training postings, conversion to Halifax, crewing up and posting to 102 Squadron at RAF Pocklington in May 1943. Describes preparation for operations and lists 6 operations…

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Made out for Flight Sergeant J Brennan permanently awarded the Pathfinder badge

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Letter to Sergeant Brennan stating that he was now entitled to wear Pathfinder badge.

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Two newspaper cuttings concerning award of Distinguished Flying Medal for Borrowash airman, Pilot Officer John Brennan. Gives some personal information and mentions his Halifax ditching in the North Sea and being in dinghies for 18 hours. Includes a…

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Head and shoulders portrait of an RAF officer wearing tunic with wireless operator brevet and medal ribbons and peaked cap.

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When Alfred’s mother’s house was destroyed during a Luftwaffe bombing, he was determined to join the RAF and fight back. He trained as a gunner and completed two tours and a spell as an instructor.After his final tour of operations, he joined the…

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Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing tunic with bomb aimer brevet and pathfinder badge.

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