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Temporal Coverage starts with "1956-07"

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Some days in the life of a production test pilot

Mentions that he has six log books to cover his flying career. Gives a brief outline of career starting in Poland and then in United Kingdom starting in 1940. After training he became an instructor until volunteering for operations and posting to 300…

Tags: 18 OTU; 300 Squadron; aircrew; Flying Training School; Halifax; Lancaster; Magister; Meteor; Mosquito; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Faldingworth; RAF Finningley; RAF Hawarden; RAF Shawbury; Shackleton; training; Wellington

Interview with Edward Cayhill

Edward Cayhill was the eldest of eight children and with his father’s encouragement was hoping to go to university. His father died in 1938 which meant that the university dream was cancelled and Edward went to work as a Civil Servant in the…

Tags: 1674 HCU; 617 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; briefing; Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); ground personnel; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; meteorological officer; Mosquito; observer; RAF Farnborough; RAF Millom; RAF Scampton; training

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