TALBOT, ALLAN BENJAMIN (Flight Sergeant b.1920 d: 1944.) Accession Number: PR00538

Description

Diary records departure from Australia, sea voyage to USA and Canada, training at various locations in UK, firstly with Coastal Command and then as a Bomb Aimer/Navigator with Bomber Command. Daily entries concertrate on training, social life and leave, with an insight into war time life in Britain.

Details

Accession Number
PR00538
Maker
Allan Benjamin Talbot
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1943-1944
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 95/0120
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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