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EAirMinMuirPE440403-0001.jpg
Part of a letter informing that her son died as a result of air operations. Advising that one of the three unidentified crew members had been found and buried.

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Fred's life story from early days sneaking downstairs to drink the dregs at his parent's public house, playing rugby and studying hard, becoming an accountant, learning to be an accurate rifle shooter then joining the RAF as a an air gunner. He…

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A poem about the loss of Halifax, WL-U.
A second sheet states 'Written by Dale Plante niece to Allan Kurtzhals'.

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A brief biography of Arnold and his time with 105 Squadron.

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SPalmerRAM115772v10035.jpg
Gives history of 109 Squadron from reformation on 10 December 1940 until last bombs dropped on 2/3 May 1945. Covers development of blind bombing and Oboe. Moved to RAF Wyton as independent unit of newly formed Pathfinder force. Mentions first Oboe…

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A group of airmen and soldiers at the entrance to a Horsa glider. On the reverse each man is named with some of their fates.

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MShawSR3002545-160211-14.jpg
A list of five cadet members and their fates.

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A brief description of the shooting down of two Lancasters by a Me 410 over Witchford.

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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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Top left - four men wearing shorts, two with no shirts and one with sombrero, three standing and one sitting in front of an earn with round object on top. In the background a tent. Captioned 'Ted with J Prentice & two crew, killed over Naples July…

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Including a handwritten card with George's grave plot, row and grave number.This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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MHuntMJ[Ser#-DoB]-151125-01.pdf
The diary records the publicly announced operations and bomber losses over Europe for 1943.
Another entry records the death and funeral of Sergeant Bill Forster (1533997 Royal Air Force) who flew with 156 Squadron did not return from an operation 12…

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PWoolgarRLA1610.jpg
Group portrait of 40 airmen, formally arranged in three rows in front of huts. 14 are seated, the rest standing; all wearing side caps, some greatcoats. Two men in the back row are looking towards each other, the left hand of whom has been marked…

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Relates arriving home to find that a package had been delivered by A Edwards RAAF. Says that Edwards had seen her husband and been invited to come for weekend. Thanks Doris for items in package which caused tears, Discusses some photographs and…

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MAdamsHG424504-170215-01.pdf
Extracts from publications giving details of all operations by 467 and 463 Squadrons from 10 September 1944 to 25 April 1945. Details include number of aircraft, target, bombloads and losses. Interspersed are details of operations carried out by…

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PTeasdaleA2203.pdf
A brief story about the crew of 'M for Mother'. It includes details of the crew and a photograph of the crew in flying kit at the nose of their aircraft.

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MThorpJF1623333-160412-04.pdf
Some information about 467 Squadron's history and about Lancaster R5863 'S Sugar' which is currently in the RAF museum at Hendon. Mentions operations on 6 June 1944. Includes colour photograph showing front quarter of a Lancaster inside a museum. In…

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MLeeJR575842-180320-01.pdf
Covers 467 Squadron formation at RAF Scampton and move to RAF Waddington. List station and squadron commanders and statistics from operational record books including first and last operational sorties, operational sorties attempted, reasons for…

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MSouthgateH[Ser#-DoB]-160423-02.jpg
Hand written table titled 'April - June 1942, losses in chronological order 50 Squadron, code : VN, Base : Skellingthorpe'. During this period the squadron was operating the Manchester. The last two entries are for August and September.

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Newspaper cutting reporting number of bomber command aircrew killed and comparing it to combined Army casualties from D-Day to the end of the war.

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MLutwycheCE561197-170703-04.pdf
A summary of Bill's Air Force Career. There are two copies.

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SPalmerRAM115772v10036.jpg
History since formation on 1 April 1944 until last operation 7 May 1945. Part of Pathfinder Force. Mention first award of DSO and last marking and bombing operations in 1945. Provides account of last operation of Captain Edwin Swales who was awarded…

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MSladdenD25115087-160623-26.jpg
Lists 5 crews from 620 Squadron that all crashed with several crewmen killed and others prisoners of war. All dated 20, 21 and 23 September 1944.

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A programme of events for a IX Squadron reunion and presentation of the portrait of George Thomson VC. The booklet covers the events leading to the award of his VC, the programme of events and the menu, a biography of the artist, a thank you to the…

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BFranceAMStimpsonMCv1.pdf
A biography of Maurice covering his birth in 1921 to his death in February 1944.

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