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“Sgt James Canniff 106 Squadron shot down on night mission to Frankfurt on 25/8/42 He is buried in Holland.”
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#1 is three Lancasters flying over an Oxford and Mosquito.
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Top right - and airman wearing battledress with half brevet sitting in wooden chair in long grass with trees and huts in the background. Captioned 'Doug at ease, Woollfox Lodge 43'.
Bottom left - a man wearing swimming trunks standing in long grass and holding a peeled banana with a hut and trees in the background. Captioned '"Shorty" shoots a line!'.
Bottom right - four airmen, three sitting and one standing behind all wearing battledress and side caps. Behind is a Nissen hut with open door and two bicycles leaning against side. Captioned 'ground crew on "Z" Zebra 106 Sqdn, 45'.
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Top right - seven aircrew wearing a variety of uniform or flying clothes standing in line under the nose of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Lancaster III, 1943, (self, Alfie, Doug, "Shorty", Dickie, "Mo", "Bloody"), Metheringham, 106 Squadron, Bomber Command, 1st tour'.
Bottom left - eleven airmen (air and ground crew) sitting and standing in two rows with one man in rear turret of a Lancaster ZN-Z. Captioned 'Lancaster III 1945, (Doug, "Bloody", self, "Shorty", Bill, Syd, Jack, Pete, "Sport", "Taff", "Dixie"), Metheringham 106 Squadron, 2nd tour'.
Bottom right - seven airmen all wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in two rows in front of a Nissen hut. Captioned 'Doug, "Sport", "Bloody", Pete, "Dixie", self, "Shorty", 106 Squadron Metheringham, 1945. 2nd tour, (F/O Cunnison, F/O Sandford DFC, F/O Blood DFM, F/O Lynch DFM, F/O Dean DFC, Self, F/O Groombridge DFM)'.]]>
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Second is of four aircrew standing under a palm tree, captioned 'Bari Italy October 1945, Under the swaying palms'.
The third is missing, this was captioned 'The crew 106 Squadron and listed their names.]]>
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John Harrison was a crew member on this aircraft, the flight engineer was killed and the wireless operator injured.
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David Bloomfield]]>
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