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AMonaghanJ240819.mp3
John Monaghan was born in Blackpool but grew up in the Manchester area. He played coronet in the Home Guard Band. He volunteered for the RAF and trained as a wireless operator. He was posted to 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington. Amongst his operations…

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Vertical aerial target photograph with the caption ' WWII RAF 166 Sqn Lancaster Bomber target photo Cologne'. The bottom of the image is annotated '2474 K RN 28.10.44//7" 19500 036 1546½ Cologne (G). D. IHC 4000 IN 19 x 4. C 5 Secs No 8 F/O Knott…

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Vertical aerial photograph of Bordeaux with the caption 'WWII RAF 166 Sqn Lancaster Bomber target photo Bordeaux U Boat pens'. The bottom of the photograph is annotated 'KRN 12.8.44//8" 12000 ← 152° 1573 ¾ K 6 x 2000C 28 Secs F/O Burton K 166'.

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Christoper Franciss Allison, born 1925, (3007708, Royal Air Force) answers questions from school children about what it was like to fly in a Lancaster. He served as a flight engineer on 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington and was demobbed after two…

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The seven airmen are grouped at the nose of their Lancaster 'Z'.
On the reverse -
'F/Lt Hammond & Crew
missing 22/23-10-43 (Kassel)
Curly Walton ((M/Sgt) (American)
possibly EE196 [confirmed as EE196]
Crew began with 103 Sqdn but went with 'C'…

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A list of N N Griffin and crew plus their operations. It includes their final operation when their aircraft crashed near Barton on Humber due low cloud.

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An almost full length portrait of Frank.
Handwritten at the side is 'FO Frank Edward Claydon Killed in action on New Brunswick [Braunschweig] raid 13.01.1944 Sqn 166 130537 aged 35 yrs. Buried in Berlin Plot 14 A.3.'

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A half length portrait of Frank, in uniform with his Observer's brevet.
Underneath is handwritten 'Frank Edward Claydon 13/14 January 1944 130537 166 Sqn'.

MEllisEL183959-211116-05.pdf
Notes that Lewis Ellis's log book would be forwarded by registered post. Includes three pages of 166 Squadron flying operations lists of crews and aircraft for 6 December 1944, target Merseburg, 1 February 1945 target Ludwigshafen, 8 Feb 1945 Target…

SEllisEL183959v20007.pdf
Informs him that his son was reported missing from operations on night 23 February 1945.

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Informs him of existence of 166 Squadron association and mentions a plaque put up in the passenger terminal at Kirmington (Grimsby Airport). and a church service. Gives some other information about association and the compiling of a history of the…

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Hand written details of nine operations to Germany, titled 'Re:- Campaign Medals'. Notes on some other operations are also given. There is a file reference in the upper left corner and a private address in the upper right.

LRoyalGL1801494v1.pdf
George Royall's log book, detailing his RAF flying from September 1943 to November 1945. It records his training as an observer, gunner and bomb aimer, initially at 48 and 42 Air Schools in South Africa. It then records his flying training with 8…

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First page lists 13 lancasters and one Halifax by registration number and gives the number of operations flown, the squadrons they belonged to and their fate (disposal).
Second page lists a further 22 Lancasters by registration number only.

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List of Lancaster squadrons that were at Bomber Command peak strength on 1 August 1944. Also gives squadron codes, groups and locations. An additional list gives the bomber squadrons that reformed with Lancasters after that date.

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Two pages listing squadrons in numerical order with their code letters and two pages listing squadron code letters in alphabetical order with their squadron numbers.

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Three photographs mounted on a page.
Top: Eight aircrew in battledress, seven standing in a line by the open rear door of a Lancaster and one seated on the tailplane. It is captioned: 'Crew of PA 320 AY-S'.
Bottom left: Vertical aerial photograph…

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Three photographs mounted on a page.
Top: Approximately 200 airmen seated and standing in six rows in front of a Lancaster which is in front of an open hangar. Captioned: 'No. 166 SQUADRON R.A.F STATION, KIRMINGTON. May 1945'.

Bottom left: Eight…

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A list of 129 Lancasters lost on 79 operations between September 1943 and April 1945. Target, date and aircraft tail numbers are listed in chronological order.

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An short account of an operation to Kiel, with photographs of the battleship Admiral Scheer.
Upper photograph shows a starboard view of the Admiral Scheer. It is captioned: 'The German Battleship "Admiral Sheer" in 1937.'
Lower photograph shows a…
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