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CTaplinJA-161130-010002.jpg
A small scale map of Germany issued to airmen to assist in evasion and escape.

CTaplinJA-161130-010001.jpg
A small scale map issued to airmen to help in evasion and escape.

MBlamiresRG139996-220512-060001.pdf
Noted not to be produced in public; a list of phrases in German, Spanish, French and Dutch.

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PEwingRL19010030.jpg
A photograph of a notice removed from the back of a German truck.
It is captioned 'This is a photo of a notice on the back of a German army truck. The notice was brought back to Woodhall Spa by an Officer who was shot down & "walked home".'

MThompsonPR1624398-180214-090001.jpg
A booklet with vocabulary translated into German, Spanish, French and Dutch.
The booklet was to assist downed airmen evading or escaping.

PHoldenJ17010004.jpg
Head and shoulders of Phil Hemmens with his name annotated on the front.
On the reverse 'Survived crash -died in Buchenwald. 152583. Bomb aimer. Willie. F/O Phil Hemmens'.

MHoldenJ1521290-170725-080001.jpg
An account of the crash of Lancaster ND533 written by Pierre Madry. It is followed by an address given by Air Commodore Eustace at a ceremony for the crew of the Lancaster.
Finally there is an address by Abbe Plante, parish priest of Lyons-la-Foret,…

PBurnsDR22030008.jpg
Side face image of a man wearing civilian clothes. Two versions of the same image. Submitted with caption 'Bob Burns- escape photograph provided by squadron to be used in documents if an evcader [sic]- date unknown- likely early 1944'.

PWainwrightJE22020041.jpg
Four men and three women in the garden of the Pelletiers. The Pelletiers hid Jack when he parachuted from his Lancaster.

CWainwrightJE-220221-010001.jpg
A cloth map mainly of France and the Low Countries. National boundaries are highlighted as is the Coastal Defence Area and Vichy France. On the reverse a map of Germany.

MWainwrightJE1453555-220221-010001.jpg
An identity card issued to Jacques Ledoux. The papers are forged for Jack Wainwright.

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PWebsterE1812.jpg
A series of four head photographs to be used on escape papers. Additionally there is a three pence stamp.

MRidingRH1525125-210923-26.jpg
A badge of the Comet Line escape group maintained by the French during the War.

PRidingRH21020011.jpg
Two head photographs taken for escape identity papers.

B[Author]RidingRHv30001.jpg
The events after Ronald was shot down on the morning of D-day.

MColeFIG1817994-180214-030001.jpg
A document issued to airmen to assist in escaping and evasion. It includes phrases numbers and days of the week. There is a warning not to be produced in public.

MSnowballMG1595147-210606-020001.jpg
A list of phrases in various languages to assist in escaping. These include French, Dutch, German and Spanish.

BThomsonGBThomsonGBv2.pdf
Gives brief details of operation to Frankfurt. Describes being attacked and being hit in bomb bay and subsequent fire. Continues with description of bale out and meeting up with flight engineer on the ground. Gives detailed description of evading for…

BThomsonGBThomsonGBv1.pdf
Comments on target (Frankfurt) and odds on being shot down. It was their 19th operation and out of 124 aircrew shot down that night only 10 survived, five from their crew. Mentions evading, capture, initial treatment and journey to camp (Stalag Luft…

PProbynEA17010013.jpg
Three photographs and four leaflets captioned 'Escape Aids & Instructions 1. Book of Do's and Don'ts in the event of capture. 2 List of phrases. 3. Photographs sewn inside battledress for use on false papers'.
Items 1 to 3 are head and shoulder…

PHarrisonRW21040010.jpg
Four officer pilots, upper torso, posed outside wooden building. From information kindly supplied by the donor. 'This picture taken about two days after we received our wings at No 11 S.F.T.S. at Yorktown, Sask. Left to right Anaka, Linklater,…

PFOMetheringhamAF19040045.jpg
Crowd, some in uniform, around car in street, with houses in the background and car in foreground. Taken through window from inside a building. Submitted with description 'Photo taken from inside the Daugaard Inn in Daugaard, Denmark showing the…
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