Fonds AF2020.016 - Saunders, J.T. - Jim Thorton Saunders

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AF2020.016 - Saunders, J.T.

Title

Jim Thorton Saunders

Date(s)

  • 1939-1946 (Creation)

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1 fond box (Individual Personnel Records)

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Donated to the Air Force Museum of Alberta September 2020 by Barbara Saunders, daughter of Jim Thorton Saunders. Accessioned and organized October 2020 by assistant Curator, Mara Garbutt.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated to the Air Force Museum of Alberta by Barbara Saunders, daughter of Jim Thorton Saunders.

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Scope and content

The fonds contains a diary written by Jim Thorton Saunders during his service as a Navigator for the RAF during the Second World War. The diary covers the periods of January to July of an unknown year - potentially 1942 or 1943) during Saunders’ training with the RAF in England. A transcription of the journal is available upon request.

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  • English

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    Existence and location of originals

    The Air Force Museum of Alberta Archives- Accession Number AF2020.016 (Individual Personnel Records)

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    The Air Force Museum of Alberta

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    Status

    Final

    Level of detail

    Full

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Language(s)

    • English

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