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PLayneWH1707.jpg
Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing uniform tunic with pilot's brevet and side cap. Submitted with caption 'Vic Wilson, Like Twilley and Campling, Victor Wilson was a Grantham boy. He was lost at an OTU in Scotland'.

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PStapleyVA16020002.jpg
Head and shoulders. portrait of a flying officer wearing battledress with flight engineer half brevet and distinguished flying cross ribbon. Signed 'Norman Colebourne 1945'. Accompanying card captioned 'Victor Stapely DFC, painting on card, RAF…

SChristianAL29160v10013.jpg
A copy of Victor's birth certificate

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Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 and 3 are of the dog, Rusty.
Photo 2 is Daphne in a canoe.
Photo 4 is Victor and Daphne, captioned 'Riverside, Bushey Park'.

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PMendelskiVR1502.jpg
Three airmen including Victor. On the reverse 'Ron & Sam'.

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PMendelskiVR15010020.jpg
Six photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Victor in civilian clothes, captioned '1945'.
Photo 2 is Victor in uniform captioned '1945'.
Photo 3 is Daphne, sitting on a fence, captioned '1944'.
Photo 4 is a half length portrait of Victor, captioned…

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Victor and his fellow airmen grouped together. On the reverse 'May 5/6 1945 assembly point after crossing the Elbe Vic George Ron Jack Sam'.

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Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Victor in uniform with a trainee flash in his cap. He is standing in front of a tree.
Photo 2 is a woman in a WREN's uniform standing in front of the same tree. The caption has been deleted.
Photo 3 and 4…

PMendelskiVR15010007.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Victor standing in a garden, captioned 'Vic'.
Photo 2 is Victor and his father standing in a garden, captioned 'Vic Father'.
Photo 3 is Victor and a dog, captioned 'Vic and "Foo" '.
Photo 4 is a woman…

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PMendelskiVR15010009.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a man sitting cross legged in a garden, captioned '1943 dressed for tea'.
Photo 2 is ahead a shoulders image of Victor.
Photo 3 is a woman in naval uniform, captioned 'Me'.
Photo 4 is two women in…

PMendelskiVR15010010.jpg
Five photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Victor standing in uniform beside a haystack, captioned 'Vic'.
Photo 2 is a woman standing beside a haystack, the caption has been deleted.
Photo 3 is a woman standing in a park, captioned 'September…

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PMendelskiVR15010004.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a young boy on a beach with a spade, captioned 'Vic'.
Photo 2 is a boy standing with an axe, captioned 'Vic 1929'.
Photo 3 is two boys walking along a street, captioned 'Vic & Friend'.

PMendelskiVR15010005.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is Victor and his father standing outside a house, captioned 'Father & Vic'.
Photo 2 is a scout standing in a garden, captioned 'Vic 1937'.
Photo 3 is a half-length portrait of a man in uniform, captioned…

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SChristianAL29160v10011.jpg
A copy of Victor's birth certificate. In a different handwriting is an annotation '3rd child of Francis (Francesca) & Gulalie Cristine (Christian)

PAzzaroVE1706.jpg
A wooden display box with Victor Azzaro's medals: Cross of the European Confederation of Former Combatants; Member of the British Empire; Distinguished Flying Cross and bar; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-1945;…

PAzzaroVE1701.jpg
Seven medals awarded to Victor Azzaro. Member of the British Empire, Distinguished Flying Cross and bar, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, General Service Medal with Arabian Peninsula clasp. Both front and…

PAzzaroVE1703.jpg
A Cross of the European Confederation of Former Combatants medal awarded to Vic Azzaro. On the reverse 'Confederation Europeenne des Anciens Combattants' and 'Depose LR Paris'

PAzzaroVE1732.jpg
Six airmen sitting on top of a Lancaster cockpit with the pilot seated inside. Victor Azzaro is third from the left. Six airmen are wearing peaked caps and one a side cap. The nose art indicates at least 65 operations were completed.

PMendelskiVR15010003.jpg
Two photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a young baby standing at a chair. It is captioned 'Me 12 months'. A name has been scored out.
Photo 2 is a colourised head and shoulders portrait of Victor. He has an Engineer's brevet.

SChristianAL29160v10012.jpg
A certified copy of Victor's marriage certificate

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A number of bodies, one naked, the others covered by blankets. Captioned 'Victims of Belsen, who died later, 35 were dying each day'.

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PBanksP15020110.jpg
Photographs 1-5 are of a Sun Bear in a pond. Captioned '(flown home to Whipsnade zoo when squadron disbanded in 1947.)'
Photograph 6 is an airman, behind are hangars, captioned 'Owen'.

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An aircraft recognition card with a side photograph of a flying Wellington and on the reverse three silhouettes and technical details.

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PPriceAP19020025.jpg
Top left - front quarter view of a Wellesley parked on grass airfield. Captioned 'Long range Wellesley, Cranwell 1939'.
Top right - Wellesley coming in to land on grass airfield with hangars in the distance.
Bottom left - front view of a Wellesley…
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