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A group of some 350 RAF personnel standing and sitting, on and in front of, a Lancaster. The photograph is mounted on a page, which is captioned: "SQUADRON 75 NEW ZEALAND".

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Five photographs.
#1 and 4 are the same. Eight men standing under the front of their Wellington.
#2 Six airmen at the rear gun turret, One of the men is sat in the turret.
#3 Six airmen under the port engine of their Wellington.
#5 Seven airmen…

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The three men are standing in the street in front of the 'Voisin hangar' at Udine-Campoformido airfield. A saloon car is visible behind them. On the reverse 'Outside Head Quarters Chris (Sigs) - Myself (F/Control) & Stan (Eng) Campoformido Udine…

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The seven men are sitting on the wing of their B-17.
On the reverse ' "A" Able's ground crew'.

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Bill standing at the entrance to his caravan.

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Three airmen with a cart. Two are sitting on it whilst the third is pulling it. Behind is a large pile of timber.

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Two men standing on top of a fire engine. On the reverse: "The Fire Officers on the Job" Udine 1946'.

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An upside down Fairey IIIF. Five airmen are in attendance. On the reverse ' "B" Flight crash (No injuries)'.

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A port side view of a Halifax on dispersal under maintenance. On the reverse 'Marston Moor 1942/3 Property of Ivan Ure, [redacted]. Question: How many working on the aircraft "E" for Edward? No prize'.

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A squadron grouped in front of a Halifax.
On the reverse is a signature [indecipherable].

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A group of five men in uniform, David standing far right and a sergeant standing far left. They are standing under the port wing of a Lancaster which has an engine trestle by the wings.

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First, a group of 12 men in uniform and flying suits standing under the starboard wing of a Lancaster with David is standing sixth right. Five of the men are wearing side caps and five are wearing flying suits and parachute harnesses. Parachute bags…

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The five are standing with arms linked in front of a saloon car.

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The three are sitting on a motorcycle. The WAAF is driving and the two men are sitting behind.

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The three men are in RAF uniform, the fourth man and the woman are in civilian clothes.

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Three airmen standing in front of a saloon car.

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Two of the men are sunbathing and the third man is in RAF uniform.

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A mix of air and ground crew standing on the wing of an aircraft.

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Five men standing at the front of Lancaster 'R'. Another is in the pilot's seat. The aircraft has 'Robbie's Reply' and ten bomb symbols on beneath the cockpit.

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11 men and a WAAF standing in front of a Wellington 'Y'. The Wellington has a large bomb symbol with 38 on it painted on the nose.

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11 men standing and sitting on the wing of a Lancaster.

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11 ground crew standing in front of a Wellington 'Zola'.
An image of Zola in underwear, 16 bomb symbols, and the phrase 'P hole gents' are painted on the fuselage.


On the reverse 'William Edward Perry IX Squadron Bomber Command serving with…

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A mix of air and ground crew standing in front of a Lancaster. Additionally each man is named.

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A mounted head and shoulders portrait of Bill.

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A biography with details of all of his life. He joined the RAF in 1940 and worked as ground crew.
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