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OS CSgt. Brian Currie helmet and smock worn at the time of the Kiel Canal accident
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CSgt. Brian Currie helmet and smock worn at the time of the Kiel Canal accident

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OS Temporary headstone for Alexander W Cossey
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Temporary grave marker for Alexander W Cossey

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Terence Otway wearing a Parachute Regiment beret

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An account of Thomas Plowman's wayward flight during the invasion of Sicily and his death in Arnhem
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An account of Thomas Plowman's wayward flight during the invasion of Sicily and his death in Arnhem

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2 Squadron, 1st Battalion, The Glider Pilot Regiment. Putignano, Italy, November 1943.
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2 Squadron, 1st Battalion, The Glider Pilot Regiment. Putignano, Italy, November 1943.

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A letter to Robert Plowman informing him of his son's death
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Letter to Robert Plowman, father of glider pilot Thomas Plowman from Lt. Col. John Place

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Grave of Captain Thomas Plowman at the Arnhem/ Oosterbeek war cemetery
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Grave of Captain Thomas Plowman at the Arnhem/ Oosterbeek war cemetery

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Record of Staff Sergeant Michie's training to use the WACO (Hadrian) Glider in 1945
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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie's training to use the WACO (Hadrian) Glider in 1945

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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie during June 1944 including his aborted flight to Merville (FL in Odiham)
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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie during June 1944 including his aborted flight to Merville (FL in Odiham)

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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie's training in a Tiger Moth to use Horsa gliders (1943)
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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie's training in a Tiger Moth to use Horsa gliders (1943)

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Staff Sergeant Joe Michie recalls learning the new method of glider snatching in 1945 part 1
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Staff Sergeant Joe Michie recalls learning the new method of glider snatching in 1945 part 1

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Staff Sergeant Joe Michie recalls learning the new method of glider snatching in 1945 part 2
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Staff Sergeant Joe Michie recalls learning the new method of glider snatching in 1945 part 2

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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie during September 1943 including his flight to Arnhem
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Flight log of Staff Sergeant Michie during September 1944 including his flight to Arnhem

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Sosabowski (centre) talking to Colonel Stevens (left) and General Ivor Thomas (right)s
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Sosabowski (centre) talking to Colonel Stevens (left) and General Ivor Thomas (right)

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Account of the death of Charles Duncan GC in a 4th Parachute Battalion History
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Account of the death of Charles Duncan GC in a 4th Parachute Battalion History

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Tribute to Charles Duncan GC from The Buffs Quarterly, September 1972
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Tribute to Charles Duncan GC from The Buffs Quarterly, September 1972

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Recommendation for Charles Duncan to receive the George Cross by the Chief Administrative Officer. Note: error lists Duncan as 1st Bn but he was actually 4th Bn.
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Recommendation for Charles Duncan to receive the George Cross by the Chief Administrative Officer. Note: error lists Duncan as 1st Bn but he was actually 4th Bn.

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Account of a ceremony for the handover of Charles Duncan's GC to the Airborne Forces Museum, 1972
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Account of a ceremony for the handover of Charles Duncan's GC to the Airborne Forces Museum, 1972

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4th Battalion War Diary entry for July 1943. Action for which Pte Duncan received GC.
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4th Battalion War Diary entry for July 1943. Action for which Pte Duncan received GC.

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OS RSM J Alcock Obituary Pegasus Journal Dec 1997
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RSM J Alcock Obituary Pegasus Journal Dec 1997

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