Private Papers of Squadron Leader S R Jeffrey MBE DFC

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Content description

Flying log book (ca 100pp), May 1942 - May 1945, covering his service as a Bomb Aimer, including a tour of operations over France and Germany with No 466 Squadron RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force), April - August 1943, and with a few related photographs and his identity disc.

History note

Cataloguer RWAS

History note

Catalogue date 1976-09

Object details

Category

Private papers

Related period

Second World War (content)

Creator

Jeffrey, S R

Dimensions

File: Weight 0.4 kg

Box: Weight 2.7 kg

Catalogue number

Documents.7029

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