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A group of trainee airmen arranged on the steps of a hotel. On the reverse are the details.
A second copy has the names of each individual listed.

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Three photographs.
#1 is seven rows of trainees captioned '14 ITW Bridlington 1940'.
#2 is four rows of airmen captioned '1666 Con Unit Wombleton 1942'.
#3 is four rows of airmen in khaki in front of an unidentified aircraft captioned…

MBoxDC1578987-180611-54.pdf
A book kept by Doug of Gunnery and Bombing training notes. It also contains black and white and colourised photographs of ground personnel and aircraft.

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Doug has moved to Bridlington for part of his training. He has sent a tin and pullover and perhaps a glove.
Page 2 is missing.

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A large group of airmen wearing tunic and side cap with white band, sitting and standing in seven rows. In front, seven airmen and one officer wearing tunic and plain side cap. Titled 'ITW Bridlington' On the reverse '[....] promenade, Bridlington, E…

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Top - A little about initial training at Bridlington and then at 11 Air Gunner School with details of flying.
Middle - image of a large group of airmen sitting and standing in eight rows all wearing tunics and side caps. Captioned 'ITW 1943, GCS…

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Copy of three page letter with pages overlapping. First page tells a little of current life on ITW at Bridlington.

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Details birth and early life. Gives reasons for joining air training corps and includes his fathers permission to fly as a passenger in service aircraft. Gives some detail of service as a cadet. Gives release date from reserved occupation and…

YBeckettG622136v1.pdf
Diary from 7 November 1941. Notes being posted to air gunner course after ITW. Posted to Bridlington then RAF Llandwrog. Daily diary from 21 March 1942. Goes on to describes daily activities and training including flying. Writes about leaves and…

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Top right - two airmen wearing greatcoats and side caps standing in countryside with tree in the background. Captioned 'Right: the photograph caption reads: Jack and Geoff near Wansford. (a village near Wittering) taken by Sidney Ball'.
Bottom left…

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No 14 initial training wing, RAF Bridlington. A large group of airmen sitting and standing in four rows on grass in front of a four storey building with other buildings on the right. Annotated 'LAC Geoff Beckett seated on right hand end of front row.…

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To Geoffrey Beckett while at Initial Training Wing, RAF Bridlington. From Shippo, Jim and Peter. Happy returns, best wishes and happy landings, hearty congratulations and good wishes.

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To G Beckett on his 21st birthday,

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A formal photograph of 61 trainees, two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and two officers arranged in nine rows at Bridlington Grand Pavilion Theatre. The trainees are standing while the NCOs and officers are seated at the front. Bernard Ross is…

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Airmen's Mess menu for Christmas day 1943.
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