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Letter from James Burnside to Kay
Writes that he was sitting in café in Lincoln and would remain at Wigsley for at least a fortnight. Mentions insurance policy.
Letter from Jack Hay to 'Auntie'
Complains about speed of mail and passes on new address and mentions mail received. Catches up with family news and gossip.
Label with personal details P Field
Card with text '907804 Sgt Field, Detmold, Germany, November 1945'.
No 5 Ferry Pool Silloth
Top - explanatory note explaining that the RAF took over the task of delivering aircraft from the A.T.A. Mentions photograph was at the front door of his house at Silloth.
Below - Extract from Ned Sparkes log book from 1October 1946 to 18 October…
Below - Extract from Ned Sparkes log book from 1October 1946 to 18 October…
Air Navigation Plotter
A tool used by navigators on a chart to plot bearings and distances.
Rolls-Royce Merlin 20 aero-motor
Cutaway diagram of aircraft engine with numbered parts and annotation.
Cooling pack installation
Technical line drawing of parts of aircraft and detail of components.
Operation of hoist jack
Technical line drawing of part of aircraft and detailed parts.
Blue Steel controls and indicators at crew stations
Line drawing of Vulcan rear crew station with numbering.
Shackleton GR Mk 2 general arrangement
Plan side and head on view line diagrams with boxes below for dimensions and area.
Shackleton rearward towing using bridle and steering arm
Line drawing from rear of aircraft with detail of bridle and steering arm.
Letter from Ernest Tansley to his brother Albert's and wife Dolly
Writes about leave and catches up with family matters and travel arrangements.
H Adams memoir - training and operations
Shows maps of North Wales and the Midlands as well as an explanation of the Douglas protractor as well as diagrams of the Dalton computer and photographs of Wellington. Describes training at RAF Lichfield from end of March to 21 June 1944. Shows…
Blueprint of Avro 543
Side on technical drawing of a two seat single engine biplane . Captioned '2 seater. 35 hp \green, A V Roe & Co Ltd, scale 1 1/2" - 1 Foot 25-9-19, Type 543, Drawing No A.501'. On the reverse 'Roy Chadwick has initialled this blueprint'.
Letter to Douglas Hudson from his parents
No letters from him since December 18th. Mentions letter from friend mentioning first snow in Tunisia for 40 years. Writes about current cold weather. Mentions listening to radio and catches up with news, gossip and activities.
Drawings of aircraft sections
A drawing with an aerofoil, a fuselage and an elevator section. The aerofoil has 'USA 35b'
Bambi model scale drawing
Part of a scale drawing of a model aircraft, 'Bambi'. There is some text with basic measurements.
Letter to prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Describes birthday presents waiting for him for this year's birthday. mentions family member's visit, describes activities and writes of news that Swedish friend of his fathers visited camp and reported him well. Describes anxiously waiting for his…
Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Thanks him for ringing as it makes her happy and cheerful knowing he is safe. Asked his views on Churchill's speech but did not like his view on using gas on Germany. Writes of how much baby Frances dislike her gas mask and that she will try and get…
Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine
Writes of sorting out family financial and tax issues for her mother. Mentions bomb damage to Westminster Abbey and arrival of his letters. Says she is sending parcels to Jurby.
Letter of condolence to Hedley Madgett's father
From Bob Grimwade thanks him for letter and sorry for news it contained. Doubly tough as Hedley had nearly completed his tour. Good chance he bailed out.
Lancaster cockpit
Annotated photograph with numbered parts showing instrument panel and lower portion of cockpit.
Cut away diagram of Browning .50 inch Gun
Cut away diagram with numbered parts. Shown with breech block in rear position.
Letter to David Donaldson from his father
Catches up with family matters and news.
Letter to David Donaldson from his wife Joyce
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Writes about scarf, laundry and bicycle clips. Catches up with family and acquaintance news.