The Archive of the bombing war 1939-1945


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Introduction from Arthur Harris for Hamish Mahaddie

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Introduction letter from Sir Arthur Harris for Hamish Mahaddie in support of Mahaddie's post-war lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand. Harris…

Norman Denys Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book

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Norman Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th August 1939 until 5th October 1945. Pilot training started at No. 9 Elementary Flying Training…

Denys Sinclair and Nancy Sinclair's wedding

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Denys Sinclair in uniform and his bride in a white dress holding a bouquet are standing in between their parents. Bagpiper airmen and a pilot are…

Norman Denys Sinclair

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Norman Sinclair in pilots uniform.

Eric Sinclair and family

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Eric Sinclair in uniform and his wife wearing a coat and hat walking holding the hands of a child in a kilt between them.

Eric Sinclair

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Eric Sinclair in pilot uniform

Training photograph

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48 airmen in four rows in front of a building. On the reverse their names. Eric Sinclair is far right on the front row.

Eric Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book

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Eric Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 25th August 1941 until 30th June 1947. Training started at No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School…

My private war with Hitler's Gremlins

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Frank Walshaw's memoir. He discusses his training and several crashes he was involved in.