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This airman's uniform places him as an Observer. Wikipedia says "The role was to navigate the bomber to the target using astral navigation, map reading, and wireless position fixes and then to release the payload onto the target. The observer was often a commissioned officer but could hold any rank from Aircraftman 2nd Class (until 27 May 1940) up to Group Captain."

Other photos I have from this group show that the airman was from Birmingham. He could have possibly be stationed locally as part of the RAF Coastal Command since the wedding photos he was in were taken in Lowestoft.

There was a Coastal Command base in Beccles between 1943 and 1945. The timeline for the Command was-
1943 Opened in USAAF
June, 1944 Transferred to Bomber Cmd
August, 1944 Transferred to 16 Gp Coastal Cmd
August, 1944-October 1944 618 Sqn
Sept., 1944 810 Sqn
October, 1944 827 Sqn
Sept., 1944 119 Sqn
October 1944-October 1945 280 (Air Sea Rescue) Sqn
March 1945-October 1945 278 (Air Sea Rescue) Sqn
Sept. 1945-October 1945 279 (Air Sea Rescue) Sqn

Other photos in this group are-
Card L0837
Card L0838
Card L0839
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