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MGearonEM19201204-190416-010001.jpg
Certification slip confirming understanding of Oxford Aircraft systems, signature illegible, dated 9 April 1944.

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LGearonEM19201204v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for E M Gearon, covering the period from 2 April 1943 to 15 October 1953. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties and post war flying duties. He was stationed at 4 British Flying Training School USAAC…

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MThomsonGB1572977-240131-420001.jpg
List of aircraft with corresponding wingspan.

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LTurnerLA189027v1.pdf
L A Turner’s Flying Log Book from 20 April 1943 to 22 July 1944 detailing training and operations as a bomb aimer. He was stationed at Grahamstown (44 Air School), RAF Forres (No. 19 Operational Training Unit), RAF Marston Moor (No. 1652 Conversion…

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ATurnerLA101115.mp3
Leslie Turner worked as a pattern maker at Longbridge before he volunteered for the Air Force. He trained as an observer in South Africa and flew 33 operations as a bomb aimer with 10 Squadron.

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PWyrillWR18020124.jpg
Top: A Harvard with wheel chocks. Captioned, 'Harvard'. Centre: Parts of an Oxford on the back of a flat bed 1941 Ford Stake truck, registration number G 1775. Captioned, 'crash being taken in'. Bottom left: Looking into an Oxford's aircraft's…

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PWyrillWR18020118.jpg
Top right: Looking across a river with a rocky bank. Captioned, 'Hunyani River'. On reverse: 'Hunyani'.
Centre: A Fairey Battle on the ground with rocks by the wheels. Captioned, 'Fairy Battle aircraft'.
Bottom left: An exposed Merlin engine with a…

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LSewerinS704459v3.pdf
Pilots Flying Log Book for P2 Stanislaw Sewerin covering 5 August 1948 to 9 March 1954 detailing training with: 1 Air Navigation School at RAF Topcliffe, 3 Air Navigation School at RAF Bishops Court, 201 Advanced Flying School at RAF Swinderby, 128…

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LSewerinS704459v2.pdf
Pilots Flying Log Book for Warrant Officer Stanislaw Sewerin covering 19 July 1944 to 16 July 1948 detailing day and night training flights and operations with: 18 Officer Training Unit, 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit and 300 Squadron. The period 29 June…

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LSewerinS704459v1.pdf
Pilots Flying Log Book for Sergeant Stanislaw Sewerin covering 22 May 1943 to 4 July 1944 detailing day and night training flights at No 25 (P) Elementary Flying Training School, No 16 (P) Service Flying Training School and No 4 Air Gunnery School. …

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OWyrillWR553311-180529-010001.jpg
Personal information and details of service for William Raymond Wyrill.

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OBlewittT562676-180208-01.pdf
Personal details and qualities, dates of service, courses attended and decorations awarded, of aircraft fitter Flight Sergeant Trevor Blewitt. Confirms Trevor's date of discharge as 5 October 1953 following 24 years service.

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PWillettS1910.jpg
A group of airmen march past a saluting officer. Aircraft are parked on the airfield behind the parade including an Oxford, B-24 and C-47.

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LSawyerFCA174215v1.pdf
Frederick Sawyer’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 22 April 1942 to 28 July 1944, detailing training and operations as a pilot. He was stationed at RAF Theale (No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School), Souther Field (Primary Flying Training…

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LAlexanderDW1238970v1.pdf
A log book kept by Denis during his service in the RAF between 12 June 1942 and 9 October 1942.

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LStreetDO123026v1.pdf
Denys Oliver Street’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 22 April 1941 to 29 March 1943, detailing his training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at USAAF Miami (Oklahoma) (3 British FTS), RAF Grantham (12 PAFU), RAF…

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SKaneWB19210816v10009-0001.jpg
Ten verse poem. Tells of the route from enlistment to operating a Lancaster. Verses cover initial and flying training, crewing up, operational training flying, leaflet dropping, crew completion and heavy conversion unit, flying Halifax and then to…

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PShattockGF18020053.jpg
Five aircraft flying in formation. Identification marks on the nearest two are L4580 and L4574 with 15 and 10 on their fuselages.

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LMilsonAE754001v1.pdf
Albert Millson’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th April 1940 until 27th November 1952. Initial pilot training at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, then Nos. 10 and 12 Service Flying Training Schools.
Posted to 12 Operational Training…

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SBondS-WellsOv10003.pdf
Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…

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SBondS-WakefieldHv10002.pdf
Jack Wakefield’s Royal New Zealand Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 16th May 1940 until 27th July 1944.
Initial training at No. 1 Air Observers School, RNZAF, followed by 5 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 75…

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LKlatkiewiczZF782158v2.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Z F Klatkeiwicz, covering the period from 1 March 1943 to 30 September 1944. Detailing his flying duties with 13 Maintenance Unit, flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 13 Maintenance…

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LKlatkiewiczZF782158v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book one for Z F Klatkiewicz, covering the period from 1 September 1941 to 27 February 1943. Detailing his flying training and service flying at 13 Maintenance Unit. He was stationed at 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School…

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MDaviesIDW1515585-190418-06.pdf
Temporary orders and notices. It includes a New Year's message to all ranks, awards to airmen, award of explosive course, flight engineer leader's school, flying instructor courses, sport, Auster, Halifax and Lancaster notes and other equipment.

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LDavies1515585v1.pdf
Idwal Davies’ Flying Log Book as a Bomb Aimer from 5th March 1943 until 1st August 1946. Air Bomber and Air Gunner training at 31 Bombing and Gunnery School followed by 33 Air Navigation School. Posted to 2 Advanced Flying Unit in July 1943 and…

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