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SBondS-WellsOv10003.pdf
Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…

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Full length image of an RAF officer wearing tunic with pilot brevet and peaked cap. Standing in front of a Lancaster. Submitted with caption 'Wells, Oliver 7 Sqn July 43'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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42 men in uniform, 39 trainees and three staff, posed in four rows front of a building.
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Top left, Andrew with a woman and child at the presentation of his Distinguished Flying Cross.
Top right, a report of the awarding of…

SBondS-MasonDv10001.pdf
Explains that he flew Blenheims and the special duties Lysanders before going to 57 Squadron flying operations on Wellingtons. Wounded, and eye damaged in June 1941, no longer fit as pilot, he retrained as a navigator and after training tours…

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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.

Richard Spepper was born in Kent. His ambition was to be a tank driver but his mother escorted him to the RAF…

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A summary of Horace Cooke's service career. Lists training as wireless operator/air gunner and later as a pilot in Canada, service with 7, 49, 99 and 156 Squadrons and 33 operations on two tours of duty and the award of the Distinguished Flying…

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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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