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A booklet issued to RAF volunteers on arrival at a Receiving Centre. It summarises what is about to happen to the volunteer.

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15 Squadron at RAF Wyton, posed in four rows in front of a Stirling.

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The story of a Lancaster, NG358, LS-H. There are details of 12 operations during 1944/5. Dennis details the operations and his crew.

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A list of 16 aircraft and crew lost between May and November 1942 from 301 Squadron.
Business card for P/O Harry William Bock, Polish Air Force.

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A group of four men and a woman standing outside the Arlington Hotel. One man is a pilot in khaki uniform, another is in battledress and the remaining two are in khaki.

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Two photographs of Wolfgang Thimmig.
#1 A half length portrait of Wolfgang, captioned 'Wolfgang Thimmig 1936'. He was the pilot that shot down Paul's Stirling in 1943.
#2 is a full length image of Wolfgang.

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The document covers an operation on Rouen on the night of 18/19 April 1944. It describes the attack and details the aircraft and pilots that took part.
Two aircraft were shot down by a Me 410 as they were landing. The crews are listed.

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Seven airmen in uniform with Nissen hut in background captioned 'Winthorpe August 1944'.
Two airmen sun bathing with Nissen hut in background captioned 'Ken', 'Jim (Pilot)'.

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Winston Churchill in fatigues accompanied by numerous officers, among them Arthur Tedder. One is holding a microphone stand. The officers are wearing khaki uniforms. On the reverse is 'Abu-Sieur'.

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Menu for wings dinner for No 33 Course at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Medicine Hat. Includes menu, toasts and autographs for H R Madgett and Ralph "Tuck" Hansel.

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Eight men wearing khaki uniform, seven with side caps and one with a peaked cap all with pilot's brevet. Captioned 'The great day - I dood it'. Includes individual scan of photograph.

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Newspaper clipping showing a head and shoulders photograph of a Wing Commander with a Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar ribbon and pilot’s brevet. He is wearing a name badge 'Woodroffe'. It is captioned 'Squadron Leader J. L. Munro DSO, DFC'.…

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The two officers are standing outside the Officers' Mess of 617 Sqdn. The caption reads 'W/Cdr Cheshire VC DSO +2 bars DFC (sic), AVM Sir Ralph Cochrane After the "Tirpitz" on 617 Sqn'. [The officer on the left is in fact Wing Commander Willie Tait]

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On the left a three-quarter length view of Wing Commander Tait wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and medal ribbons, standing with hands in pockets. He is giving a press conference in London following the successful sinking of the Tirpitz. To the…

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Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated 'LMG. 113. W/C Turnbull. 427'

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Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. Annotated is 'Posted to 420 Sqdn 23-4-4?.On the image is annotated '246 LMG. W/C Gray. 427'

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Wing commander, upper torso wearing his flying helmet standing by the right rear fuselage of Ventura, AE856 "Hell's a-poppin" YH-Z with cartoon of Donald Duck in flying gear and roundel visible.

Wing Commander Pritchard was the officer commanding…

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An RAF officer wearing battledress with pilot's brevet, medal ribbon and side cap standing outside the door of a building. Submitted with description 'Duplicate of MAVCP:2019/M08/07. W/Cdr R E Baxter standing outside Commanding Officer & Adjutant's…

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Top - head and shoulders portrait of an officer wearing shirt with rank and pilot's brevet. Captioned '1915-1945'.
Middle - seven aircrew standing in line underneath the wing of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Wing Commander Powley, with crew standing in…

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A pilot with a Canadian shoulder tag in the cockpit of an aircraft.

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Head and shoulders portrait of a pilot wearing battledress with pilot's brevet and medal ribbon. Submitted with caption 'WC Lawrence'.

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Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above. On the image is annotated 'LMG. 216.W/C Carling - Kelly. 427' and 'Posted 3/1/45'

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Four officers holding drinks, identified underneath as 'Holland, W/Cdr Guy Gibson VC DSO DFC After the "Dams" on 617 Sqdn G/Cap Evans-Evans'.

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Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.
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