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Pilot leaning out of the cockpit window of their Lancaster, there is a cartoon wallaby painted below the window and 22 operations recorded. The aircraft was called 'Wee Wally Wallaby' as it's squadron letter was W. The pilot is their captain John…

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Frank Allnutt and crew aircrew posed in front of Wellington at 27 Operational Training Unit, RAF Lichfield. 'Back row l - r, Ken Brady, gunner, John Allnutt, gunner, Jack Smith, wireless operator, Ralph Williams navigator. front row l - r, John…

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Seven airmen standing behind a large bomb on a bomb trolley after the crew's last operation. 'Whacko Bluey!' is chalked on the bomb. Bluey was a term applied to a redhead, in this case one of the ground crew.

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Two airmen sitting on the front of a stone building, captioned 'Don Nicklen Jim Tease'.
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Three pilots at a table. Smith has a DFC ribbon.

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A head and shoulders portrait of an airman identified in the accompanying data as Krugger. His wearing a DFC ribbon.

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Three Canadian airmen standing in front of an aircraft. The caption at the top states 'Vic thanking Moose for find him + his crew after ditching from raid on Keil' and at the bottom 'Vic Motherwell Moose Heimpel'.

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The two are in the cockpit of an aircraft, smiling at each other.

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Les standing at the rear gun turret of a Halifax. It is captioned 'Les Lauzon Pilot of V Victor who landed it on fire in France during the night of 12.6.44. All the crew baled out except Les and the mid-upper gunner who's parachute was burnt by flak,…

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Two images of 432 Squadron arranged in nine or so rows in front and on top of a Halifax.
The first image is of the port side and the second is the starboard side.
In front is a bomb on a trolley with 'Easie Squadron' chalked on.
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Les and Reg sitting on a row of bombs, captioned 'Les Lauzon Pilot and Reg Miles Flight Engineer'.
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Three images of two airmen playing about with bombs.
Photo 1 and 3 are the same. One man has the finned end of a bomb placed over his head.
Photo 2 the fin is about to be placed over the head of a sitting airman.
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Les, sitting on a bomb, in flying kit.
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Les, in flying kit, standing beside a Halifax.
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Three airmen at the rear of Halifax 'Victor'.
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The interior cockpit of a Lincoln with a double exposure effect pilot wearing an oxygen mask.

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Provides list of crew and next of kin with addresses. Includes Acting Flight Lieutenant H L Fry.

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An operations board with the roster of aircraft and captains.

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On the left and man wearing a duffel coat receiving a small silver tankard from a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant on the right wearing tunic with air gunner brevet and medal ribbons. Two RAF pilots stand in the background.

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Thirty-seven officers, all wearing tunics, many with brevet, and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows. In the background huts. All names at the bottom, Flying Officer Mills is third from left in back row.

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Order of Battle number 22 for 11 November 1944, shows Peter Baxter although acting Flight Engineer Leader scheduled to fly as a member of Flying Officer Whites crew. According to Peters record of his service ' I Flew with Nine Wing commanders', the…

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Orders were for 26 August 1943 when 12 Squadron were based at RAF Wickenby. Peter was one of the Duty Officers.

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Two versions of the same strip (b/w and colour) with enlargements of all slides.
Slide 1 - captioned 'USAF at Great Dunmow shows Mitchells + Marauders on station with bomb dump'. In the foreground bombs piled in rows on top of one another. In the…
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