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SMaceHA1295485v30034.pdf
A history of the squadron with a list of the airfields used and a comprehensive list of their Halifaxes and their fates.
A second copy is a typed version of this.

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MPiercyN1566848-190908-02.pdf
A brief biography of Norman's service in the RAF. Included are details of George Davis.

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PPiercyN19010013.jpg
Three photographs. #1 a row of five Lancasters of 405 Squadron. #2 a head and shoulders portrait of Norman. #3 a full length portrait of Norman.

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PPiercyN19010012.jpg
Two photographs. #1 is a damaged house. Information supplied with the collection states that it was believed caused by a Mosquito crash. Two civilians were killed. #2 Two Lancasters viewed from the port side with LQ squadron code (405 Squadron).

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PPiercyN19010011.jpg
Two photographs.
#1 is of Flying Officer Bowring and his 149 Squadron crew mates standing in long grass with trees behind.
#2 is of Lancaster Z taxiing with only the inboard engines running.

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PPiercyN19010010.jpg
Two photographs. #1 Flight Sergeant Allan Davis DFM is seated at a table looking at a chart. Norman is behind him and leaning over. #2 Seven airmen from 405 Squadron. Taken in September 1943. The crew led by F/O Bowring went missing on 03 December…

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PPiercyN19010003.jpg
Five photographs.
#1 a half length portrait of Al Davis (tail gunner) and Norman Piercy, flight engineer.
#2 the same two. Al is seated and Nore has his arms around him. Annotated '405 Sqdn'.
#3 a half length portrait of Allan Davis, annotated…

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PMackieNAJ21010019.jpg
View of pilot wearing helmet and goggles in cockpit of Hampden. On the reverse 'Canadian Pilot of a Hampden bomber, photographed at the controls'. Handwritten note underneath' F/O "Ace" Campbell - 405 Sqn'.

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LCarrottDC1894153v1.pdf
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book covering the period 18 March 1944 to 28 July 1944. Details training and 17 operations, ten night time and seven daylight, all with Flight Officer Townsend as pilot in Lancaster aircraft. Targets were in…

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LWigleyH945058v1.pdf
The Log Book runs from 20 August 1940 until 10 March 1944. The first flight is recorded at No 7 EFTS, RAF Desford flying in the Tiger Moth, he remained there until 28 September when he moved to No 12 SFTS flying in the Anson. In January 1941 Harold…

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PWigleyH19030006.jpg
A small brass coloured man with a big round moon-like head and tin helmet. He is holding a thumb up as if hitchhiking. A safety pin is attached to his helmet. A character which was painted on a 405 Squadron Wellington, supplemented by a note stating…

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MKethroR156044-210721-05.pdf
A compilation of Rowland's service in the RAF, throughout WW2.

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PWigleyH19020005.jpg
A Merlin-engined Wellington and crew. The reverse is captioned "2nd left". Nose art is of the Moonshine man and the words "Berlin or Bust".

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SWeirG19660703v050001.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Keith F Thiele, covering the period from 20 January 1941 to 18 February 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties including his conversion to single seat fighters with operations over…

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SBrennanJ1210913v20005-00020004-0001.jpg
Account of the last crew from 405 Squadron flying home from RAF Linton-on-Ouse. It tells the story of an airman groundcrew plucked to replace a flight engineer who had been taken ill and, subsequently, being transformed into aircrew. It mentions…

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MCleggPV[DoB]-150819-04.pdf
Listing by page of visitors' book of personnel who had signed and were subsequently killed with details.

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MCleggPV[DoB]-150819-03.pdf
Introduces the visitors book started on 30 December 1931 to 13 September 1959. The World War 2 part has 46 pages have a large number of signatures of Canadian airmen. Next a sketch map of RCAF and RAF airfields in North Yorkshire. Account of a visit…

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PLaneRJ15010011.jpg
Five airmen at the crew ladder, dressed in flying kit, of Lancaster KB700 LQ-Q'.

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PCothliffKB15110065.jpg
An air to air photograph of the port side of a Halifax 'LQ-R', taken from another Halifax.
Information supplied with the collection states 'Halifax Mk. II W7710 LQ-R "Ruhr Valley Express" of 405 " Vancouver" Sqn. This aircraft failed to return…

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PCothliffKB15110062.jpg
Cockpit view of pilot and Lancaster KB700 named 'Ruhr Express'.

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LLaneRJJ5795v10001.pdf
R J Lane’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 10th February 1941 to 2nd September 1956, detailing his training, operations and post war duties as a pilot. No flying is recorded in 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954 or 1955.
He was stationed at RCAF…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-019.pdf
Ex-Air Force POW Association news sheet. This edition covers a planned five-day reunion planned for August 1985, a planned convention of the National POW Association in Hamilton, a planned reunion at Toronto for RCAF and RAF veterans, a reminder that…

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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-018.pdf
News-sheet of the ex-Air Force POW Association. This edition covers POW's in Perpetuity, the Red Cross, a new memorial at Plymouth Hoe, Geoof Taylor -author, advance notice of a reunion in Vancouver, lost members, ex-POW histories, Obituaries, a…

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PShakesbyFN1801.jpg
Norman Shakesby was a radar mechanic on 405 and 582 Squadrons. Born in 1924, he was studying languages at The City School in Lincoln at the outbreak of the Second World War. His language teachers were quickly called up to act as interpreters, so, on…

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PShackletonH.jpg
Henry Shackleton listened to Chamberlain’s speech on the radio and hoped to be a Spitfire pilot. He began his training and was selected as a flying instructor and was posted to Canada. On his return to the UK he was posted to his operational…

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