Bottom left and right, aerial views of an airfield, annotated '4 pages to do with Bob's work as test pilot Armaments Squadron. Farnborough'.
Right page: top left and right, a lifeboat being dropped from an aircraft. Middle, lifeboat on the sea with released parachute lines.
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After pre-aircrew flying, he was posted to 12 Squadron for operations in 1942. After completing his first tour of 30 operations posted to 1667 Conversion Unit, then No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School. In November 1944 posted to 153 Squadron for 2nd tour. Post war posting to 50 Squadron and attachment to 57 Squadron.

Served at RAF Penrhos, RAF Wickenby, RAF Faldingworth, RAF Hemswell, RAF Scampton, RAF Sturgate, Raf Waddington.

Aircraft flown were Avro Tutor, Fairey Battle, Whitley, Anson, Lancaster, Halifax.

He flew 33 night bombing and mining operations with 12 Squadron as Flight Engineer to targets including La Rochelle, North Frisian Islands, Essen, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Turin, Lorient, Milan, Bremen, Nuremberg, Saint-Nazaire, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Spezia, Stuttgart, Gulf of Danzig, Bay of Biscay, Mulheim, Wuppertal and Cologne. His pilots in 12 Squadron were Wing Commander Villiers and Squadron Leader Slade.

With 153 Squadron he flew 3 night and 1 day bombing operations to Wanne-Eickel, Bonn, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and Paderborn. Also 3 Operation Manna, 2 Operation Dodge and one Cook’s Tour. In 153 Squadron his pilots were Flying Officers White, Bolton, Searle, Freeborn, Squadron Leader Rippingale, Flight Lieutenant Ramsden and Wing Commanders Rodney and Villiers.

Also two Operation Dodge with 50 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Lundy was his pilot in 50 Squadron.

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His pilot on all operations was F/O Lasham.

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Australian twin brothers and relations of the then Australian Prime Minister. Pat Curtin unfortunately went missing on PFORZHEIM March 1945 on his 32nd. trip. Two good lads."
On RH page, four photographs the first a group of aircrew stand underneath an aircraft, caption 'Waiting to fly in a Halifax '
Second one six aircrew, caption 'At Blyton Den - F/E, Frank M/UG, Self - Nav, Danny - skipper, Doug - B/A, Ted R/G'. Third one, six aircrew standing in front of wooden building, caption 'The full crew - Gordon (Wop) on right'. the fourth is of three aircrew standing in a lane, village in background, caption 'Doug Frank & Dennis out for a stroll'.]]>
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Second and third are of four aircrew standing in front of a low wall with a tree, building and motor vehicles in the background, captioned 'Four of the boys at Elsham', 'and again'.
Fourth is of a man standing in the same place as Geoff in the first photograph caption, 'Doug at P?'.
RH page, first three show five aircrew walking down a lane captioned 'Out for a stroll at Blyton'.
Fourth is of three aircrew, two in flying suits and parachutes harness the third just a harness captioned 'Ted, Doug and Frank outside the rear turret of a Halifax'.]]>
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Second is of starboard engines of a Lancaster in flight, captioned 'Taken from Uncle in flight - over ten tenths cloud'.
Third is of a Lancaster parked on a dispersal, a number of people gathered around it, captioned 'Uncle just before an op. Bomb doors gaping open'.
Fourth is of a Halifax on it's belly, bicycle in the foreground, caption 'An enlargement of the Halifax prang opposite'.
RH page, first, three men standing in a country lane with a church in the background, caption Frank, Ted and Dan'.
Second two aircrew, upper torso in front of wooden door captioned 'Doug and self, the navigation team'. Third is the same photograph as the third on previous page aircrewman in flying suit, captioned 'Ted photographed outside a Halifax'.
Fourth and fifth are of the Halifax, captioned ' A well pranged Halifax at Blyton, see further back - 18/3/44 - Z Zulu PO Bunton at ? but we all got out OK'.]]>
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