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List all courses attended between 1941 and 1954. Volunteered for air gunner in 1943. Flew operationally on 149, 218 and 75 Squadrons, then gunnery leader at several stations. Officers school in 1946. Dated 11 November 1954.

Form filled out with a few personal details but no assessment grades. Notes he flew Lancaster, Lincoln and Stirling and was a gunnery leader.

Drawing of man wearing check shirt and trousers holding a cigarette.

Aircraft engine with other pieces of mangled metal lying on grass in foreground. Other pieces of wreckage scattered about. Three men standing in distance. On the reverse 'Spitfire L.P. 85, RAF Leuchars/48'.

Mangled piece of aircraft wreckage (part of fuselage) in foreground with man standing in middle distance and trees behind on left. Captioned 'Exhibit F'.

Various pieces of mangled aircraft wreckage spread out on hangar floor. Identifiable part of wing and undercarriage in foreground. Captioned 'Exhibit N'.

Mangled piece of metal wreckage. Captioned 'Exhibit [..]' and pointing to 'Fracture'.

Open ground with pieces of aircraft wreckage scattered about over a wide area. Captioned 'Exhibit B'.

Dam wall with sluices open and water flowing out.

Front quarter view of an Avro Lincoln parked. There are several people near rear door and two others under the nose. There is a coach on the left side. On the reverse 'Lincoln Aussie [............], RKT, RKS our [...] NP Gen ASR Duties Merlin 68A. CR…

View of a from the cockpit of an aircraft. On the left part of a man wearing shirt with sergeants rank and with his hand on coaming.

Air-to-air close view of the starboard side of the front of a Bristol Brigand.

Air-to-air view of the port side of a twin engine, twin tail aircraft flying to the left in the distance.

A long two story building with arched windows and doorways on the far side of an open space with a few people walking.

Air-to-air view of rear quarter view of a four engine bomber with squadron letters 'AJ-G' airborne with clouds above. The aircraft carries a mocked up bouncing bomb for the filming of 'The Dam Busters'.

On the reverse 'Originally a 617 aircraft…

Air-to-air view of rear quarter view of a four engine bomber with squadron letters 'AJ-G' and registration 'NX679' airborne at low level in a bank to the right with fields below. The aircraft carries a mocked up bouncing bomb for the filming of 'The…

Oblique aerial photograph of the cathedral taken from north looking south.

Oblique aerial photograph of the cathedral taken from south looking north.

View from aircraft of tower and dam wall with tree covered hill in background. On the right part of a wing. On the reverse 'My side - tight turns at Ladybower'.

Air-to-air closeup view of a man in the rear turret of a Wellington. On the reveres 'Harry Bignall, 83 Squadron, Too Close?!'.

Air-to-air view of two Lancaster aircraft airborne in echelon formation. Taken from the port side of the two aircraft. The aircraft carries a mocked up bouncing bomb for the filming of 'The Dam Busters'. On the reverse 'Shuter, Dick Lambert, Mike…

Oblique aerial photograph of Lincoln Cathedral from the east looking west.

Oblique aerial photograph of a dam wall with lake behind surrounded by hills.

View from below rear of an airborne Wellington. On the reverse 'Swinderby Wimpy'.

Oblique aerial photograph of a dam in distance with water flowing over. Surrounded by hills.