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ACookeWH0111XX.mp3
An audio account of an anti-aircraft gunner's service in Burma. Describes a B-24 crash landing near a small landing strip in Burma and discusses Spitfires burried in Burma.

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The interior of an aircraft with a pressure cylinder and wiring.

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A crashed B-24 Liberator. The nosewheel has collapsed and the port tyre is punctured. In front is a truck, three men and a wooden board. On the reverse 'A Yankee Liberator with nose wheel collapsed and port wheel punctured'.

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A front view of a Stirling with a B-24 behind. Ground crew have stands ready to work on the engines.

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A B-24 flying low over a tent. On the reverse 'Another shot at Aqir'.
A second image taken seconds before has a caption 'Liberator flying over camp at Aqir'.

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PSeaggerA16010065.jpg
B-24 aircraft viewed from the front. There are several access stands being used to access the engines.

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A B-24 seen from the front and side with its engines running. Behind is a Wellington aircraft. On the reverse 'Liberator taken at Cerignola with the Wimpey in the background'.

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A cockpit of a four engined aircraft.

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PSeaggerA16010106.jpg
Front view of a damaged B-24. Its nosewheel has collapsed and a crane has been positioned to raise the nose.

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Four newspaper cuttings about operations to Essen, Homburg, Magdeburg and Bochum undertaken by Rex Searle.

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Page captioned, '15 Jan 1946 Back to Egypt, Gianaclis, with our Mk 8 Liberator a/c - home soon hoping for February!!!
Five photographs, first head and shoulders of Jack, brick wall in background, reverse captioned 'Gianaclis, Egypt 1946'.
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Eight airmen grouped under the nose of a B-24

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Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is an enlargement from photo 2. Six airmen in khaki and shorts are standing at the front of a B-24. The individuals are annotated underneath 'Jock Jim (E) Soapy Wee Jock Syd Ches' and captioned 'Hastie &…

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Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is nine airmen at the front of a B-24 'O', captioned 'Hastie & Crew Oulton 1944'.
Photo 2 is three airmen captioned 'Lawrence - self Oulton 1944'.
Photo 3 is a side view of a B-24 captioned 'Liberator O…

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Nine photographs from an album.
Photos 1 and 4 are head and shoulder images of Peter, captioned 'Self -escape photos 1944'.
Photos 2,3, 5 and 6 are head and shoulders of Gwen, captioned 'Gwen WRNS 1942'.
Photo 7 is a diver being suited up with the…

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Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is six airmen at the nose of a B-24, captioned 'Hastie & Crew - 1944'.
Photo 2 is two women, one in naval uniform, captioned 'Gwen & Kay Holy Loch 1944'.
Photo 3 is six airmen at the nose of a B-24, captioned…

MShipmanJ1694683-181126-08.pdf
A notebook containing dates of aircraft daily inspections and snags during 1945.

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Five photographs from an album. Photo 1 is a view from the B-24 with vague field patterns on the ground. Photo 2, 3 and 5 are the airfield with the runway pattern visible. Photo 4 is looking past the B-24 port wing to the ground. The images are…

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Five photographs from an album. They are collectively captioned 'The Trooping Apron Mauripur'.
Photo 1 is a side view of an RAF Liberator, captioned 'Liberator'.
Photo 2 is a side view of a York, captioned 'Avro York'.
Photo 3 is six ground crew…

PShipmanJ18010030.jpg
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a side view of an RAF C-47, captioned 'Dakota'.
Photo 2 is a side view of an RAF York, captioned 'York'.
Photo 3 is an upside down Hurricane, captioned ' Crashed Hurri'.
Photo 4 is a side view of an RAF…

YShipmanJ1694683v1.pdf
John's day by day record of his work at RAF Maipur. It covers the RAF 'strike' and his return to the UK

YShipmanJ1694683v2.pdf
Intermittent record of John's time at RAF West Kirby then Blackpool for training. He covers the sail from Liverpool to Durban, then India, first Bombay then train to Karachi. Once established at RAF Mauripur he records his daily work and…

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Article 1. Headlines: all Sicily conquered, German resistance at end, Messina captured by seventh army, Italian mainland shelled. Mentions operation by B-17 on southern France and by B-24s destroying 43 axis fighters during battle in southern Italy.…

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Photo 1 is a side view of a RAF B-24, captioned 'Liberator, Moreton, August 1946'.
Photo 2 is the nose of a Wellington with an airman leaning on the propeller.
Photo 3 is a side view of a Lancaster, captioned 'Lancaster Lindholme O.C.U. 1947'.
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