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Richard Skepper was born in Sevenoaks and volunteered of the RAF. He served as a flight mechanic on 7 Squadron at RAF Oakington.

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On second tour of operations had completed 45 sorties, 24 as Pathfinder. Describes his qualities and recounts his escape from interment after forced landing during his first tour and making his way back home.

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List promotions to flight lieutenant and award of DFC. Award of Path Finder badge at 7 Squadron. Some pay details and postings.

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Coloured painting of 3 Stirling Bombers from 7 Squadron in flight. Artist's signature: A F D Bannister. Printed and published by J Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks.

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Colour drawing of 7 Squadron crest

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Drawing of 7 Squadron crest

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Newspaper cutting relating history of the squadron from world war one and disbanded in 1919, reformed in 1923 with Vickers Virginia, re-equipped with Heyford in 1935. Moved to Oakington in 1940 in 3 Group equipped with Wellington. After a time with…

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Mentions St John's Wood, Bridgnorth, 11 AGS, 12 OTU, 1657 Conversion Unit, Lancaster finishing school, 115 Squadron, Pathfinder NTU, 7 Squadron. Training and operational units have associated flying hours alongside,

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Metal badge with 7 Squadron crest

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Lancaster 'MG-A' on ground in white paint scheme.

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Double photograph. Left shows Lancaster 'MG-X' on dispersal with fuel bowser in front. Captioned '7 Sqdn (Mepal). Right shows parked Lancaster 'KO-X' with Bomb trolley and engine trestles on the dispersal. Captioned 115 Sqdn (Witchford)'. On the…

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Side view of parked Lancaster with fuel bowser in front. Squadron letters 'MG-X'. Three versions of this image.

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Distant view of five men standing in line watching a Lancaster in white paint scheme taking off in the far distance. On the reverse 'off to Singapore, 7 Sqdn 1947'.

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Seven aircrew wearing Mae West standing in line in front of a Lancaster with bomb doors open. A trolley accumulator is by the port wheel and a hangar is in the distance. On the reverse '7 Sqdn (Mepal), pilot F/Lt T Reynolds 39/45.5 - F/GS D/M W19,…

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Article gives detailed description of a peacetime live exercise by 90 (Lancaster and Mosquito) aircraft dropping 1000lb bombs on Heligoland. Reporter flew with 7 Squadron aircraft from RAF Mepal. Reported was ex RAFVR pilot.

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Top - photograph of a large group of airmen wearing tunics with air gunner brevet and peaked or side caps; sitting and standing in five rows with Lancaster in the background. Captioned 'The air gunners of 7 P.F.F. Sqn, W/Cdr Davies DSO DFC (B Flt),…

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Top - photograph of a large number of airmen wearing battledress sitting and standing in 6 rows. Captioned '7 Squadron Pathfinder Force. 6th row: Sgts Hill, Shaughnessy, Stedman, Short, Yule, Woolloff, Wood, Boden. 5th row: Sgts F/Sgt Earl, F/Sgt…

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List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…

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List operations on 27 August as MUG and skipper awarded DFM. Continues to list operations through September, October, November and December 1944. All in Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. Includes photograph of a large group of airmen wearing…

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Gives account of flying in April 1944 as air gunner on Wellington from log book remarks. In June notes moving to Stirling for conversion and transfer to LFS as mid upper gunner. Gives account of first war operation on 7 Squadron on 7 August 1944.…

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Pilot's flying log book for Robert 'Bob' Victor Keeling covering the period 15 June 1939 to 30 June 1943. Details his training and operational duties. Bob flew 27 night operations, 15 as second pilot to Pilot Officer Deacon, Sergeant Prior and…

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Calendar mounted below a b/w photograph of rear quarter of airborne Lancaster annotated 'Best of Luck from Ken'. Title 'East West Home's Best'. Successive items show successive months flipped up with dates blocked out and document with list of months…
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