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'I never left home', a quote about navigators.

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A large group of airmen with dance partners in a room with Christmas decorations.

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Four items from a scrapbook.
#1 is an invitation to the Presentation of Wings
#2 is the Kansas City Power and Light Building
#3 is an invitation to the Wings Dinner, after the Presentation.
#4 is a newspaper cutting about a dance . Dick Rooke…

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Five ladies in fancy dress.
On the reverse -
'Fancy Dress at Elsham Wolds 1944
Taken on WAAF site
l to r
Gladys Keeling, Grace ? Joan Fletcher Betty Hassett, Win ?
Joan Rooke (Fletcher) [redacted]'.

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A programme for a play to be performed on Boxing Day 1946.

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16 members of an airmen's band playing on stage.

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A stall set up with an Aunt Sally game. It is decorated with RAF roundels and wings and the words 'Can you drop 'em?' Try it'.

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Four photographs from Microphone Mania.
#1 Eight members of the cast of a musical.
On the reverse 'Cast of "Microphone Mania" produced at Khormaksar - 1935 by No 8 (B) Sqd'. ER Abbott is fourth from the right wearing a blazer.
#2 There is a second…

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#1 A scene from the play with Cleopatra, Ladies in Waiting and Heralds. On the reverse 'Cleopatra - Slaves - Ladies in Waiting & Heralds. Boat night 1934'.
#2 Cleopatra and her entourage are seated with "Nero" and his guard. On the reverse 'Roman…

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The stage set for Cleopatra's Court. On the reverse 'The stage (by day) setting for Cleopatra's Court'.

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Six men working on a small stage. Two men sitting at a table. On the reverse 'Open Air Concert (Stage) August 1934. You should have seen the bottles on the tables at 10pm.'

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A group of men playing Huckers (Ludo). On the reverse 'Hucker's (Ludo) Championship Xmas 1934'.

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Two men running an Aunt Sally stall. One is dressed as a woman. On the reverse 'Stall at the Khormaksar Fair. No 8 (B) Sqd 1934'.

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A rocking box for children at a fair. On the reverse 'The fair at "Crater" (Organised by "8" Sqd: for Jubilee Celebrations)'.

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A park built for the 8 Squadron Fair.
On the reverse ' "Swings" "Dizzy or revolving House" & Helter Skelter. 8 Sqd: Fair 1934'.

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Advertisement for concert by BBC theatre orchestra with Malcuzynski on piano.

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Polish pianist's Nottingham recital. An account of a recital in Nottingham by Malcuzynski for the Polish Air Force Association.

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Actors Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd playing Barnes Wallis and Guy Gibson having a discussion over a meal in the Mess. From the filming of The Dam Busters film.
It is captioned 'E54.1.PROD.117'.

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Three men involved in the filming of The Dam Busters.
It is annotated 'E54.1.PUB.54'.

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A Lancaster coded AJ-G, of 617 Squadron, banking hard to Starboard viewed from the air. From the filming of The Dam Busters film, the fuselage has been modified for a mock up Upkeep bomb which it is carrying.

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Three men in front of a wall of storyboard drawings for the filming of The Dam Busters film. One man has a model of a Lancaster in his hand.
It is annotated 'E541.PUB.47'.

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Three men in the cockpit of an aircraft. Two airmen and a civilian camera man.
It is annotated ' "Blimey what a draft!"
"Wish I were in a Lancaster" Ken. Best wishes and thanks a lot Ken, Sincerely Bob.'

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A group of airmen and civilians arranged in front and on the wing of a Lancaster. This is in the style of a squadron photograph and was taken during the filming of The Dam Busters film.

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A view of three Lancasters flying low with mocked up Upkeep bombs for the filming of The Dam Busters film. They are flying over a field with a horse in. The photograph is annotated 'E54.1-PUB.156'.

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An air to air photograph of a Lancaster carrying a mocked up Upkeep bomb during the filming of The Dam Busters film.
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