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Letter to Mrs Clarke from the Commanding Officer of No. 7 Squadron regarding the loss of Sergeant Leonard Clarke, 16 January 1944

Archives, London, Hangar Five, AC95/45/4

This letter was sent to Leonard Clarke’s wife by Group Captain Kenneth Rampling, the Commanding Officer of No. 7 Squadron. He was himself killed on operations a few weeks later, in March 1944.

Typescript letter with crest embossed in top left corner, Crown

Prisoner-of-war postcard from Sergeant Leonard Clarke at Stalag IV B to his wife, 17 November 1944

Archives, London, Hangar Five, AC95/45/13/058

German prisoner-of-war postal service (Kriegsgefangenpost) postcard with German and British censorship stamps and text by Sergeant Clarke handwritten in pencil.

Typescript pro forma postcard with text entered in pencil, RAF Museum

Air Gunner's flying log book of WO Harold Harding, 19 July 1943-12 November 1945

Archives, In Storage, X008-9253

Air gunner's flying log book recording the flights made by WO Harold Harding, comes with two group photographs of aircrew.

Blue cloth covered book., RAF Museum

Certificate of award of Pathfinder Badge to Flg Off Leslie Arnold Cox, 20 February 1945

Archives, In Storage, A344

In February 1945, Flying Officer Leslie Arnold Cox received a letter from AVM Don Bennett, advising him that he had qualified for the Path Finder Force Badge.

Typescript letter with signature of Don Bennett in ink at bottom right, Crown

Christmas card from RAF Amman, No. 14 Squadron, 1930s

Archives, In Storage, A12

No. 14 Squadron produced this Christmas card, which featured an aerial view of RAF Amman and Fairey Gordon Mk. 2 (K3992) in flight.

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A yank in the RCAF

Archives, In Storage, B2445

This is the memoir of American Major Hubert Knilans of No. 617 Squadron detailing his time in the RCAF. He flew in Operation Taxable, a deception operation leading up to D-Day.

A yank in the RCAF | B2445

Menu for luncheon in honour of the British Air Mission to Japan

Archives, In Storage, X001-2315/019

Menu card for the lunch held to mark the British Air Mission to Japan on the 21st November 1921.

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British Delegation boarding pass of AC1 Charles Walter Finney, January 1945

Archives, In Storage, X004-1435/001

Aircraftman 1st Class Charles Walter Finney was on board the RMS Franconia as part of the British military contingent at the Yalta conference and heard Winston Churchill speak.

Printed pro forma card with name of holder handwritten in ink and number in top right corner. Signature on reverse., Crown

Papers of Group Captain George William Pixton, 1970s-1990s

Archives, In Storage, X008-7761

Large collection of papers and photographs relating to the RAF career of Group Captain George William Pixton. Most notably Group Captain Pixton led the RAF's Jaguar detachment during the Gulf War, 1991, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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Telegram informing Mrs Audrey Albon that her husband Eric is missing from operations

Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/004

This telegram was sent to Mrs Audrey Albon on 13 June 1944, informing her that her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon of No. 78 Squadron, was missing following an operation on the night of 12 June 1944.

Typescript telegram with Post Office cypher and 'PRIORITY' at top centre, Crown