https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1486/26758/MWarburtonW1067053-160217-03.2.pdf 4a5013b7c9595bd230ba14f9323ac7e8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Warburton, William W Warburton Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-02-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Warburton, W Description An account of the resource Ten items. Sergeant William Warburton (1911 -1944, 1067053 Royal Air Force) flew operations as a flight engineer with 61 Squadron. He and his crew failed to return from operation in january 1944. Collection contains a scarpbook with contributions from most of the crew, letters to his father, letter to A Brander's father as well as Brander's logbook, research on his aircraft loss and locating relatives of the crew by M Warburton (nephew) and extracts from B Clak's diaries for December 1943.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Michael Warburton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br />Additional information on William Warburton is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/124345/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBCC Losses Database</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document William Warburton Sgt Flight Engineer RAF Written by Michael Warburton; Nephew of Flight Engineer William Warburton William Warburton volunteered for duty as Flight Engineer with 61 Squadron on Lancaster bombers in WW2. He was stationed at RAF Skellingthorpe in Lincolnshire and later moved to RAF Coningsby on January 12th 1944. His last operation was to Berlin on 26th / 27th January 1944. Bill and his crew never returned. Records and research show that William’s aircraft DV400 QR-Y was returning home and flying in cloud cover. Another Lancaster Bomber DV231 SR-A from 101 Squadron was also returning in the same area above cloud. This aircraft was hit by Flak and then finished off by a German Night Fighter flown by Heinz Misch in a JU88 Night Fighter from 9/NJG2 Sqdn. The Lancaster aircraft went into the cloud and collided with DV400 Lancaster aircraft, resulting in a huge explosion; the wreckage from both bombers plunged to the ground. One crew member from DV231 survived by getting out of the aircraft before it hit William’s Bomber. The crew member was A H Smallman; he became a prisoner of war and was repatriated on 6th February 1945. A total of 35 aircraft were lost on this raid alone. The crew from both aircraft are buried in Hanover War Graves Cemetery, Germany. William Warburton’s Crew from DV400: Pilot - Bob West Sgt William Warburton – Flt Engineer F/Sgt Phil Brander – Air Gunner P/O Frank Langley – Air Gunner F/O Alan Beetch – Navigator P/O Lloyd Cuming – Bomb Aimer Sgt Bernard Clark – Wireless operator Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Warburton Sgt Flight Engineer RAF Description An account of the resource Report of last flight of DV400; lost 27th Jan 1944,” findings of Michael Warburton’s research into the crash of ‘DV400’. Concludes that DV400 was hit by another Lancaster that had been shot down by a German night fighter and subsequently entered cloud and collided with DV400.. Notes that 35 aircraft were lost on this operation to Berlin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M Warburton Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page printed document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Personal research Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Germany Germany--Berlin Germany--Hannover Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-01-26 1944-01-27 1945-02-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Bloomfield Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MWarburtonW1067053-160217-03 101 Squadron 61 Squadron air gunner aircrew anti-aircraft fire bale out Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bomb aimer bombing crash final resting place flight engineer Ju 88 killed in action Lancaster mid-air collision navigator pilot prisoner of war RAF Coningsby RAF Skellingthorpe shot down wireless operator