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P78Sqn17010012.jpg
An airman watches as a pair of general purpose bombs are lifted from piled rows of bombs in bomb dump.

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PCothliffKB15100016.jpg
Two photographs of bombs being loaded.
In photo 1 there are nine airmen behind a trolley of bombs. It is captioned 'L to R, - Wilson, Bowles, Phillips, Williams, Sheppard, Williams, Self, Osborne, our French Canadian.'
In photo 2 are five armourers…

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P78Sqn17010009.jpg
A group of armourers working with crane to lift bombs from bomb dump.

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P78Sqn17010010.jpg
Two armourers guide two general purpose bombs being lifted by crane from piled rows of bombs in bomb dump.

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P78Sqn17010011.jpg
Two armourers guide two general purpose bombs being lifted by a hoist from piled rows of bombs in bomb dump.

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OAtkinsonA1042303-190610-010001.jpg
A pass issued to Arthur Atkinson by RAF St Athan allowing him to be absent from his quarters.

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PPriceAP19010006.jpg
Top - Two men wearing life jackets by railings on deck of a ship. Captioned 'Mid Atlantic'.
Bottom - view up at the side of a passenger ship. Captioned 'H M T S Strathedan [sic]'.

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BPayneRPayneRv1.pdf
A detailed account of Reg Payne's service in the RAF. He starts with a list of 18 RAF bases where he served in his 5 years of service. He was 16 when war was declared but volunteered for the RAF at 17. After tests he was selected for training as a…

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PGeachDG16010027.jpg
A cockpit view of an Avro Anson, RCAF 9845.

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PPerryWRP17050003.jpg
Top left - cockpit of a York with pilot visible. Captioned 'Dum Dum airport, Calcutta'.
Top right - an airman wearing shorts, shirt and peaked cap standing by the centre tail fin of a York. Captioned '"Taffy" feeling tired at Dum Dum'.
Bottom left…

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SChristianAL29160v10041.jpg
A poem written about B Flight and set out in the form of a scroll.

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PBrownJ17010008.jpg
Port side interior of B-29 cockpit, captioned, 'Airplane Commander's Station'. Several instruments are visible, plus the maker's plaque saying 'The Boeing B-29 Superfortress'. A man's right arm is visible with his hand holding the cross piece of the…

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PBrownJ17010009.jpg
B-29 control panel, captioned, 'Flight Engineer's Station', showing numerous dials, switches and levers. Part of a window is visible in the upper left portion.

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PBrownJ17010002.jpg
Rear turret of B-29, showing a man wearing a cap inside the turret, with his left hand on a mechanism. He is looking at or through the mechanism. The right side of his face is brightly illuminated. In the background, on the lower left edge, can be…

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PPriceAP19010015.jpg
Top left - view in poor visibility of a man on skis. Captioned 'Jock skiing'.
Top right - four airmen, one seated at table wearing tunic and three standing behind wearing overalls. Captioned 'Instrument section'.
Bottom left - two airmen wearing…

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SReidK473650v20014.jpg
Two poems. The first about being Air Force GD (General Duties) and having job of cleaning floors and steps. The second about not envying WRENs.

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PClydeSmithD16020014.jpg
Top left, a man in shirt and shorts sitting on the left on a beach alongside to the right a woman in dress.
Top centre, an man in shirt sleeves sitting on a beach.
Top right, five pilots standing in a row in front of a lorry. All are wearing…

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BPayneRPayneRv2.pdf
An account by Reg Payne of his wartime experiences. Too young to sign up at the start of the war he spent two years in the Home Guard. Training started at age 18 and lasted for two years. He served at RAF Skellingthorpe and his brother served at RAF…

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BFreemanWFreemanWv1.pdf
A detailed account of Bill's time in the RAF, starting with drill at Lords, training at Bridlington and Bridgnorth then RAF Stormy Down. He passed the course and after seven days leave reported to Hixon for crewing up. He discusses training and his…

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PWatsonC17010076.jpg
Bill Willoughby at the port beam gun position in a Wellington.

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BMilesRJMilesRJv1.pdf
A detailed Biography of Reg' service and post service life.

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PStavesME16020005.jpg
A view of the interior of a Blackburn Beverley looking towards the front of the cockpit. The navogator's position with chart table and lamp, Air Position Indicator and a Sperry gyro-compass repeater are visible on the left. On the reverse 'Lecwit…

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NGilbertAC161013-01.jpg
A newspaper cutting referring to an attack on Berlin. Peter Twinn and Alec Gilbert have been quoted with comments on the cold and the fires in Berlin.

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PCarpenterRB1609.jpg
In full flying clothing surrounded by his equipment.

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PAllenDJ1547.jpg
Front of a Lancaster showing front turret and bomb aimer's cupola. Aircrew wearing flying helmet and goggles in the cupola looking at camera. In the background open ground and hedges. On the reverse 'W/O Sutton Air Bomber April 1945'.

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