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Enclosing his gold caterpillar badge.

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Card with club details.

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A membership card awarded to Alf for his parachute escape.

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The letter refers to Alf's application for the Caterpillar Club and contains a copy of the application sent to Irving air chute.

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Gives brief service background of both. John Elliot tells of crewing up at 83 OTU and comments on crew members and going on to 1667 HCU). John Lord comments the the HCU Halifax were not good aircraft and both then relate a very unfortunate experience…

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A slip 'With best wishes' from the Caterpillar Club

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A metal brooch awarded to Arthur for his parachute jump. Two photographs.

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The letter encloses his presentation pin.

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The letter welcomes Arthur to the Caterpillar Club and includes his membership certificate.

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Transcript of conversation with Jim Lord (pilot) and his wireless operator Jack "Jock" Elliot. The recall crewing up and describe crew while at OTU. They mentions heavy conversion and talk about the comparison between Halifax and Lancaster aircraft.…

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The letter accompanies a Caterpillar Pin.

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Ronald volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in November 1942, aged 17. After basic training, Ronald was selected for gunnery and wireless operator training, becoming a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He was posted to RAF Waddington to form an…

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Lancaster ED313, 83 Squadron RAF Wyton. Details of attack and shooting down by Me 110 11/12 March 1943. Aircraft crashed in France, Five crew baled out, 3 evaded, two became prisoners of war and two were killed. Noted that pieces of the aircraft were…

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An album page. Left side a copy of letter from the Caterpillar Club to Mrs Lovegrove explaining about the club and covering enclosed certificate and caterpillar pin, both also shown on this page. At top a pilot's brevet cloth badge.

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Caterpillar club badge with pin issued for parachuting to safety.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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BLovegrovePCLovegrovePAv1.pdf
Biography of Peter Antony Lovegrove.

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BRogersDGortonRAv1.pdf
A summary of Tom's early life, marriage and service career. Includes a description of his aircraft being shot down over Wetten, with photographs of his caterpillar badge and postcard to his wife confirming he was a prisoner of war and his…

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Several extracts of letters sent from June to September 1942. Tells he was now a prisoner of war, describes camp, accommodation, food, activities, mail, reading, sport, compatriots and his feelings.

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He is well and asks for lots of letters. He mentions that they should receive a letter for his Caterpillar Club membership. He asks for shoes, slippers, tobacco and pipe.

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He is well and asks for a pipe.

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He asks for cigarettes. He is studying accounts.

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A letter enclosing John's presentation gilt caterpillar with apologies that gold pins are no longer presented.

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Recollections of John's service career, by his son Clive, including a letter from 44 Squadron Association. It describes John taking fellow RAF volunteers' compulsary swimming tests in their stead and his initial training in Rhodesia. He flew in…

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Both sides of Ron's club card.

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An index of a biography of Ronald Carter

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