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Two Letters to Mrs Doreen Ellis
The first letter is from the Air Ministry and is in response to a request to return her husband's bicycle.
The second letter is a reply to a request to send a last letter from her husband.
The second letter is a reply to a request to send a last letter from her husband.
David Donaldson certification of mobilisation
Notes that Acting Wing Commander David Donaldson D.S.O and bar, D.F.C, R.A.F.V.R was mobilised on 3 September 1939 until 1st October 1945.
RAF Confidential report Pilot Officer P J Hogan on posting
Contains personal details,, reporting officers opinion and grades. Remarks of CO and next senior officer.
Interview with Ernest Holmes
Ernest Holmes joined the RAF and served as a pilot, flying operations first with 76 Squadron and then on Pathfinders. Gives a vivid and detailed account of when he was shot down over Holland: how he was given shelter by a farmer’s family and moved…
Letter to L W McCron
The letter from the RCAF was trying to determine if he was a dependant of Sam's since his widow was claiming his war service gratuity.
Letter from Air Officer Records
Writes enclosing the Flying Log Book of Sergeant J R Davies and includes typed ‘Certificate of Death of Sgt John Richard Davies who lost his life on 3 August 1944.'
Letter from Emile Witmeur to Roy Langlois
Thanks him for his letter and says that he had not been helped in his enquiries by the Belgian escape service. Writes of a member of his group that was shot by the Germans and that he had now traced the escape line from the beginning. List names and…
Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen
Another long rambling letter describing his thoughts and feelings. Very pleased to receive her letters. Writes about films and their possible future. Writes about the United States and differences in spelling English and American. Continues with long…
Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen
Writes that he was enclosing print he promised. Short letter as he wanted to get photographs off in afternoon post.
Letter to Cathie from Ford Killen
Writes that he had received her letters and describes his latest activities including meeting up with his brother who he had not seen for 4 years. Mentions his plans for the future and describes in detail a friend who Cathie seems to have disapproved…
Extracts from George Royall's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Nine images on three sheets of selected pages from George Royall's log book, each showing a double page spread.
The three images on the first sheet cover nine bombing operations as well as training and air test flights. Each image has the…
Navigation logs (Form 441/1) and chart for Operation Spasm
Flight from Berlin (Gatow) to RAF Tibenham with passengers and then the next day back to RAF Elsham Wolds.
Navigation logs (Form 441/2) for Operation Spasm
Flight from Berlin (Gatow) to RAF Tibenham with 15 passengers and the next day on to RAF Elsham Wolds.
Navigation log (Form 441/1) and chart for Operation Spasm
Flight from RAF Elsham Wolds to RAF Tibenham and then to Berlin (Gatow) with 15 passengers.
Navigation log (Form441/2) for Operation Spasm
Flight from RAF Elsham Wolds to RAF Tibenham then on to Berlin (Gatow) with 15 passengers.
Map of Geoff Paine's journey from South Africa
Sketch map of Geoff's journey from Gwello in Southern Rhodesia to Liverpool between 6 and 26 October 1945.
Interview with Francis Neville Selwood
Francis Neville Selwood of Invercargill, New Zealand was fascinated with aeroplanes in his youth and lived near an airfield where he could go and watch the aircraft. He was keen to volunteer as a pilot but an early rugby injury made that impossible.…
Letter from the Air Ministry to L Boldy
Letter from the Air Ministry to L Boldy, confirming that there is no connection between the identity of another man named 'Boldey' and D A Boldy listed as missing on 11 July 1942.
Henry Redgrave's War Gratuity
A payment of £12 12/- made to Henry Redgrave by the Air Ministry.
Letter to Mrs Doreen Ellis from the Air Ministry
The letter advises Doreen that they have no further news about her husband's burial.
Letter to Kenneth Gill's father from air ministry
Informs him that , in view of circumstance in which his son was reported missing and believed killed, in the absence of any evidence of survival, his death was now presumed to have occurred on 21 March 1945.
Letter to Vera Gill from Ministry of Pensions
Informs her of the value of he pension and child allowance as a widow of Flying Officer Kenneth Gill
Private bicycle certificate with train times written on the reverse
States that G Bubb is the authorized owner of a bicycle with its frame number and details. Royal Air Force Spilsby guardroom stamp dated 17 October 1945.
On the reverse, On the left side, four numbered train times from Preston to Birmingham with…
On the reverse, On the left side, four numbered train times from Preston to Birmingham with…
Harry Parkins' flight engineer log book
The log book covers the training and operational career Sergeant Harry Parkins from 20 December 1943 to March 1954. He flew in Stirling, Lancaster, Anson, C-47, Lancastrian, Valetta, Lincoln. Harry Parkins flew 47 operations - 30 night operations and…
Colin Wood's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
The log book covers the training, operational career and and post war flying of Colin Wood from 8 July 1943 to 7 February 1946. He trained in Canada and in Great Britain and was stationed at RAF Metheringham, RAF Coningsby and RAF Full Sutton. …