Photo 2 is a group of civilians in a classroom.
Item 3 is a note explaining the President's visit.
Photo 4 is Mieczysław Stachiewicz having tea and cake at the reception.]]>
Mieczysław Stachiewicz]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Claire Monk]]> pol]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Great Britain]]> England--Liverpool]]> England--Lancashire]]> 1943]]>
The second clipping shows the same area a few days later after the 'Tallboys' had been used.
The last item is part of an official report on the operation that Edward took part in, it gives details of the aircraft and their squadrons that took part, a summary of the raid, 'not very accurate but the surrounding infrastructure had been damaged'. There is also a small press cutting referring to operations over northern Europe in general.]]>
Edward King]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Map. Navigation chart and navigation log]]> Photograph]]> Physical object]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> England--Suffolk]]> France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)]]> 1944-07-05]]>
Under a caption of 'With the "35th" Bombing Squadron, R.A.F., in Southern California. The following is a pictographic review of your activities and recreation around and about the Sixth Ferrying Group, Long Beach, Los Angles and Vicinity'
Photograph 2 is some airmen seated listening to an officer talking. Behind is a line of airmen and their Lancasters. It is captioned 'A.M. Sir Norman Bottomley says "Hallo". The silver haired gentleman seated next to the Wingco is Sir C. Aubrey Smith.'
Photograph 3 is a group of airmen and two women standing next to a table, captioned ' Groupy cuts the cake (and what a cake) at the reception in the Officers Club'.
Photograph 4 is of four officers talking, captioned 'Herbert Marshall cracks a joke with the Wingco, the C in C and Jerry Dawson.'
Photograph 5 is a line of airmen in front of their Lancasters, captioned 'General view of the Parade'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> California]]> 1946]]>
Two aircraft were shot down by a Me 410 as they were landing. The crews are listed.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> France--Rouen]]> 1944-04-18]]> 1944-04-19]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Artwork]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> 1942-10-12]]> 1942-10-13]]> Wisbech Laundry]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Wisbech]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> 1945]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Moray]]> 1943-07-21]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Physical object]]> PStavesME1607,
PStavesME1608]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
On the reverse
'W/Op training RAF Yatesbury
Reg Payne
Keith Kenway
Robbie Robertson
Ron Boydon
George Plank
Eric "Tubby" Melhuish'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PPayneR1705]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Wiltshire]]>
]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]>
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Verity Garner]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Two airmen sun bathing with Nissen hut in background captioned 'Ken', 'Jim (Pilot)'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> 1944-08]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> North Africa]]> 1942]]> Photo 1 and 2 are of a Bison preserved in a government building.
Photo 3 is a street scene, captioned 'Portage Ave, Winnipeg'.
Photo 4 is seven airmen and a woman grouped together at Winnipeg station.
Photo 5 is a snow covered mount Cascade at Banff.
Photo 6 is a snowy view at Banff.
Photo 7 is of two wild deer at Banff.
Photo 8 is a skier at Banff.
Photo 9 is Dennis Moore.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Alberta--Banff]]> Alberta]]> Manitoba]]>
A second copy has some signatures of participants.]]> No 17 SFTS]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> MFreemanRRE1523700-191019-030002,
MFreemanRRE1523700-191019-030003,
MFreemanRRE1523700-191019-040001,
MFreemanRRE1523700-191019-040002,
MFreemanRRE1523700-191019-040003
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Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba--Souris]]> Manitoba]]> 1944-09-19]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--Queenstown]]> 1943-12-23]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Alberta--Medicine Hat]]> Alberta]]> 1942-02-11]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States]]> Oklahoma]]> Oklahoma--Miami]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]>