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Pilot's flying log book of Captain Norman Howard Bottomley, 17 December 1915-16 October 1917

Archives, In Storage, AC71/2/5

Norman Bottomley was commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment before transferring to the RFC in late 1915. Bottomley did not fly operationally during the First World War, but after completing his flying training, spent the war instructing both in the UK and in France.

Pilot's flying log book of Captain Norman Howard Bottomley, 17 December 1915-16 October 1917 | AC71/2/5, RAF Museum

Copy of letter from Lord Arthur Tedder to D. Hus, in reply to his letter of thanks for the 1945 airdrops of food to Dutch civilians, 20 May 1946

Archives, In Storage, DC74/31/4

Victory in Europe enabled people in occupied countries to be liberated. In April and May 1945, Bomber Command dropped food to people of the Netherlands as part of Operation Manna.

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British Forces Falkland Islands-information booklet, circa 1997

Archives, London, Hangar Six, X008-4382/003

Since the end of the Falklands Conflict in 1982, Britian has maintained a permanent military presence. This included the building of a new airfield at RAF Mount Pleasant which opened in 1985.

British Forces Falkland Islands-information booklet, circa 1997 | X008-4382/003, Consult Collection Curator before use

Caterpillar Club card of Sergeant Leonard Clarke

Archives, London, Hangar Five, AC95/45/9

The Caterpillar Club awards membership to people whose lives have been saved by baling out of a stricken aircraft using an Irvin parachute. This is Sergeant Leonard Clarke’s membership card.

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Target folder, operation number GO. 1211, Vienna, 1941-1943

Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/16

Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section, giving details of a power station and two factories in the suburb of Simmering in Vienna.

Target folder, operation number GO. 1211, Vienna, 1941-1943 | AC84/1/2/16, © Crown

Target folder, operation number GO. 1267, Stettin, 1944

Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/27

Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section of Stettin (now Szczecin) giving details of the Pommerensdorf thermal electric power station.

Target folder, operation number GO. 1267, Stettin, 1944 | AC84/1/2/27, © Crown

Target folder, operation number GO. 1273, Vockerode, 1944

Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/29

Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section giving details of the Vockerode thermal electric power station near Dessau

Target folder, operation number GO. 1273, Vockerode, 1944 | AC84/1/2/29, © Crown

Typescript memoir of Reginald Vernon Henry Wilcox of journey from Bombay to Kuala Lumpur following the Japanese surrender, circa 1945

Archives, In Storage, X008-7604

Three typescript documents

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Royal Air Force Staff College course papers

Archives, AIR69

This series contains papers prepared for the Royal Air Force Staff College, founded in 1921. It consists of lectures, exercises, tutorial information and instructions for students.

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'Greenland air route and weather on a Greenland air route': papers before the Royal Geographical Society, 18 April 1932

Archives, In Storage, AIR69/2666

The British Arctic Air Route Expedition (BAARE) of 1930-31 investigated the feasibility of a shorter air route between England and Canada via Greenland. The Admiralty, Air Ministry and War Office all provided support.

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