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  • Tags: Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984)

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A ticket for the Bomber Command reunion at Grosvesnor House, 19th April 1980.
Full length photograph of Syd Marshall in a dinner jacket holding a tankard of beer,

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Reunion dinner programmes for six different events.
Also photographs of Lincoln cathedral and a Lancaster.

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Gives brief biographic and service details. Drawings of aircraft and squadron/group badges as well as portrait of Marshall of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur T Harris Bt, GCB,OBE,AFC,LLD, Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Bomber Command 1942-1945. 'A…

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Newspaper article detailing the dinner and reunion at Grosvenor House attended by 1400 members of Bomber Command.

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The story of how aircrew were supplied with clothing and material to help them escape and evade capture. It is written by the major that designed the items.

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Article 1: 'Cologne a mass of fires, pilots' impression of war's greatest raid, ground defences baffled by huge bombing effort'. Mentions reprisal attack on Canterbury. Sections headed: "pageant-like smoothness", 'a perfect raid', 'like a beacon',…

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Air Marshal Arthur Harris, Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, sends a message to the German people. He describes the reversal of roles: Germany is now experiencing what British cities have experienced. The RAF is conducting an extensive campaign…

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Two photographs of Ernest, the first as a cadet, the second captioned 'Self as Sgt A/G at No 17 OTU RAF Silverstone'.
The letter is a morale booster to encourage his airmen.

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Item 1 refers to a protest from Dresden over a statue to Sir Arthur Harris.
Item 2 is a letter thanking Sir Arthur Harris from a couple bombed out of their home in Liverpool.
Item 3 is an article titled 'Remembering Bomber H'.
Item 4 is a letter…

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Mentions combustion engines, pre-war driving and war-time personal transport. Describes handling aircraft engines and getting very economic miles per gallon. As result the flight engineer was promoted and put in charge instructing his method to…

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Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.

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From his youth to the award of his DFC by the King.

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An article about another attack on Hamburg. It is annotated 'No 6 2/3 8/43

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A newspaper cutting that reports that the history of the Royal Air Force states that Bomber Command C in C Arthur Harris was carrying out the policy of area bombing authorised by the cabinet and military leadership, he did not develop the policy…

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Alexander Elliott Jenkins grew up in Melbourne, Australia and joined the Air Force aged eighteen. He flew operations as a pilot with 460 Squadron from RAF Binbrook. His aircraft was shot down by a Me 262 over occupied Belgium.
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