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Keith Bruhn's membership card.

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Made out for Flight Sergeant D R Burns. Two versions of the same item. Submitted with caption 'Photo of Bob Burns's Caterpillar Club card- date unknown'.

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Certificate of membership made out to Pilot Officer A N Hollis.

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Dick Curnock's Caterpillar Club membership card.

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A card issued to J Fullum.

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Allan Smith's membership card for the Caterpillar Club and a broach.

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Gold caterpillar pin in box with 'Presented by Irving air chute of Gt Britain Ltd'.

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Jim Cahir at a Caterpillar Club reunion. He is one of a group of 19 men. They appear to be watching one man giving a demonstration. On the reverse 'Jim at Caterpillar Club Reunion Circa 1947'.

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A letter printed by the club welcoming John.

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Gold caterpillar pin badge

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Card with Irving Caterpillar Club certificate of membership for Flying Officer C R Godfrey signed by hon sec European division.

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Note welcoming recipient as member of the Caterpillar Club.

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A card accompanying the Club lapel pin awarded to Ted.

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List of contents of box including medals, badges, log book, insignia, membership cards, letters. photographs, memoir, service and other documents and a sketch.

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Includes David Joseph's service in the RAF, his training in Canada and his operations on Halifaxes at RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor and his movements after being shot down 18 March 1944 and becoming a prisoner of war.

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General Information about Fred. It records his date of birth and death with a comprehensive list of his family. Included are details of his funeral.

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A membership card awarded to Fred for safely parachuting from his aircraft.

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Catepillar clubcertificate of membership made out to 'F/O G J North'. Signed by hon sec European Division

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Front and rear of two of Ikey's badges.
#1 a Pathfinder badge.
#2 a Caterpillar club badge.

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Bert Turner was a member of the Air Training Corps before the war. He volunteered for the Air Force and was called up 2 August 1942. After training he became a flight engineer with 196 Squadron. He flew some bombing and mine laying operations before…

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Bruce Cunningham was born in New Zealand. After initial training as a pilot he was posted to RAF Wescott Operational Training Unit and flew operations with 514 Squadron at RAF Waterbeach. His first operation was over Berlin. On one operation they…

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Eric Evans was born in 1923 in Liverpool and was just 16 years of age when war broke out. He served in the Royal Air Force, and serving with 463 RAAF Squadron, going from the rank of sergeant and leaving the service as a warrant officer, before…

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George Hutton won ten pounds for composing a motto regarding the manufacture of Mosquitos. In time he volunteered as aircrew and trained as a gunner. He was posted to 199 Squadron for his first tour. His second tour was with 514 Squadron. The crew…
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