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Target folder, operation number GF. 2205, Volklingen, 1944

Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/33

Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section giving details of the iron and steel works at Volklingen .

Target folder, operation number GF. 2205, Volklingen, 1944 | AC84/1/2/33, © Crown

Teleprinter message from HQ 11 Group to 2 Group and all stations, relating to the parachute dropping of Wg Cdr Douglas Bader's artificial leg over St. Omer, 19 August 1941

Archives, In Storage, DC76/65

Douglas Bader lost his legs in a flying accident in 1931, he learned to walk again with prosthetic limbs and on the outbreak of war managed to rejoin the RAF as a fighter pilot. He was shot down on an operation over France on the 9th August losing one of his artificial legs as he baled out of his Spitfire.

Teleprinter message, Crown

Summary of operations carried out by no. 340 (Free French) Squadron, 1942

Archives, In Storage, X002-9336/008

This summary of operations form covers the period April – November 1942 and is complete with the signatures of the pilots who flew in this period.

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Maps charting the invasion of France and the North-West European campaign annotated with the experiences of Sqdn Ldr Joseph William Judge of the RAF-9th Air Force Liaison Unit, 1941-15 May 1946

Archives, X003-6179

The success of Overlord depended on co-operation. Sqdn Ldr Joseph William Judge served as a liaison officer with 9th United States Air Force Liaison Unit.

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Menu card for luncheon at the Officers' Mess, RAF Amman

Archives, In Storage, X002-5422/012

A luncheon was held at the Officer’s Mess at Amman as part of a day of celebrations honouring the Emir Abdullah’s appointment as honorary Air Commodore in November 1940.

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Papers of Mrs Mabel Simmons nee Castle 1941-1990

Archives, In Storage, X008-7611

Collection of papers relating to the service of Mabel Simmons nee Castle, who served as an accounting officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and then as a Chaplains' Assistant with the Churches' Work for Women in the Forces.

Papers of Mrs Mabel Simmons nee Castle 1941-1990 | X008-7611

Plan of Operation BIGOT, June 1944

Archives, In Storage, B3837

This document was created during the preparations for Operation Overlord.

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Studio portrait of Squadron Leader Wilfred Edward Jones

Archives, In Storage, X003-7935/002

Wilfred Edward Jones joined the RAF as an Apprentice in 1931. Jones served until 1961 when he died whilst serving as a Squadron Leader in the Assistant Chief of Air Staff's Intelligence staff. Jones was Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette in 1945

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Target folder, operation number GO. 1230, Waldenburg, 1941-1945

Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/20

Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section, giving details of the thermal electric power station of the Elektrizitatswerk Schlesien A.G.

Target folder, operation number GO. 1230, Waldenburg, 1941-1945 | AC84/1/2/20, © Crown

Papers of Flying Officer Eric Norman Woods, 1940-1947

Archives, In Storage, X008-9267

Collection is comprised of an air gunner's flying log book, copy of the London Gazette 5 January 1945 and six monochrome prints. Flying Officer Woods trained as an air gunner and served with No. 576 Squadron from August 1944 to January 1945 completing his tour of 30 Operations.

Papers of Flying Officer Eric Norman Woods, 1940-1947 | X008-9267