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Side view of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

Front quarter view of airborne of Vickers Warwick.

Front quarter view of airborne Westland Whirlwind.

View from below of airborne Grumman Wildcat.

View from below of airborne Avro York.

Head on view of airborne Do 217.

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A West Bromwich school bus. Cars can be seen on the right and the left of the photograph. The reverse of the photograph reads "West Bromwich school bus".

George Shephard Johns and his family in a garden. His mother is sitting holding George's brother, Bill. The reverse reads "Florence Bill on Knee George standing".

George Shephard Johns and his family standing in a garden. On the reverse are the names of his mother, father and brother: "Florence Harold George Bill". The annotation "L-R" can also be seen.

A hand written letter sent to George Shephard Johns from a relative. The letter concerns sending sympathies to George on the death of his mother. The letter also provides general family updates concerning George's relatives.

A good luck card from Joe and Tony.

Gerard Kilburn standing in a hole, dug for an Anderson shelter in the garden. A clothes line of washing can be seen in the top of the photograph.

Frank Kilburn aged 21 wearing a flying jacket and parachute harness.

A girl standing at the entrance of an Anderson shelter.

A woman standing at the entrance of an Anderson shelter.

Three people looking out of the entrance of an Anderson shelter. One man is wearing a helmet.

Memoir detailing a teenage girl's experiences of the war. The document details experiences of evacuation, the blackouts, sounds of the war during air raids and what they saw on the streets of Liverpool.

A group of military personnel on the grass in front of Twickel Castle, Delden. Frank Allen Hewlett is first on the right on the second row. Behind the personnel are some service vehicles and the castle. On the reverse of the photograph are the names…

A Soviet Union Displaced Persons camp entrance. An entrance sign can be seen.

Men and service vehicles of 84 Group RAFVR, Second Tactical Air Force on a road. Civilian onlookers can be seen on the pavement on the left of the photograph.

A group of military personnel of the 84 Group RAFVR, Second Tactical Air Force, sitting in the grass by the road. RAF service vehicles can be seen in a line on the road. The first one is marked RAF 58915, type 370A.

The Kruithof family standing in the yard of the house at Berkenlaan 28, Antwerpen, on the side facing Hagendoornlaan.

On the reverse: "To Frank from your old friends in Antwerpen."

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.

The Kruithof family standing in front of a building in Antwerp, 1944. The photo was taken in the backyard, facing west alongside the side of the house, towards the Berkenlaan. Annotated on the reverse:

Marga – Elly
Mia – Jaap –…

The Dubois Robbe Family in Pihem, Pas De Calais, standing in a garden.