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[BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) Fighter Pilots Reunion]
Audio recording of a reunion for service members of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, circa 1970. Text on label: "A Gathering of Eagles. Reg Fowert." Abstract from transcript: This recording contains highlights from a…

[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Reade F. Tilley discusses his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences with No. 603 Squadron while stationed in Malta. He also…

[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Reade F. Tilley discusses his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the European and…

[Gregory A. Daymond oral history interview]
Fighter ace Gregory A. “Gus” Daymond is interviewed by Eugene A. Valencia about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. Daymond describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in England with No. 71…

[Carroll W. McColpin oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Carroll W. McColpin is interviewed about his military service with the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he continues to describe his experiences in the…

[Carroll W. McColpin oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Carroll W. McColpin is interviewed about his military service with the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter…

[Edward M. “Teddy” Donaldson oral history interview]
Fighter ace Edward M. “Teddy” Donaldson is interviewed about his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed in England and France with No. 151 Squadron…

[Invitation to fancy dress dance hosted at RAF Driffield (England), December 31, 1948]
Invitation to a fancy dress dance hosted at RAF Driffield (England), December 31, 1948. The invitation is addressed Flight Lieutenant and Mrs. Leon Swietlikowski.

[Certificate of Registration issued by the British Government to Leon Swietlikowski, circa 1948]
Certificate of Registration issued by the British Government to Leon Swietlikowski as part of the Aliens Order 1920, circa 1948.

[Serviceman standing next to Airspeed Horsa Mk.I (AS.51) glider]
Photograph of a serviceman standing next to an Airspeed Horsa Mk.I (AS.51) glider (fuselage designation FERQ), RAF Elsham Wolds (England), August 1946. Inscription on verso: "Still [illegible]! 21 H.G.C.S. Elsham Wolds. August 1946."
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