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  • The new Sad Sack / by George Baker

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    1946
    C1946
  • We speak from the air. Broadcasts by the R. A. F. Issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

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    1942
  • Online Digital Reference Miss Northwestern 1945

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    Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:00:29 +0000
  • "Reg'lar fellers" in the Army / by Gene Byrnes

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    1943
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    World War, 1939-1945
  • Final flights : dramatic wartime incidents revealed by aviation archaeology / Ian McLachlan ; foreword by Len Deighton

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    1989
  • The Soldier, (sculpture)

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    Commissioned 1970. Nov. 8, 1970. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1970
  • Spreading my wings : the wartime story of Ronald Hadingham : flight training and missions in the Mediterranean, 1938-1945 / text by Evan Hadingham in 2011, based on a taped interview, war diary, log book and other documents by Ronald Hadingham

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    2011
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  • Pacific payback : the carrier aviators who avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway / Stephen L. Moore

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    2014
  • Kultur

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    1939
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