https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/911/26996/PKilleenKAL17020001.2.jpg ae7f6ca312a08858e82fa813ed24b44b https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/911/26996/PKilleenKAL17020002.2.jpg e123da70cf79eed8f0c8f0aee0b3c829 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 Killeen, Kenneth Kenneth Alfred Leonard Killeen K A L Killeen Description An account of the resource 20 items. An oral history interview with Flying Officer Kenneth Killeen (b. 1922, 184115, Royal Air Force), his log books, photographs and documents. He flew operations as a navigator with 115 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Kenneth Killeen and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 2017-07-03 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 Killeen, KAL Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document F/O [underlined] K.A.L. KILLEEN [/underlined] [three black and white photographs of Flying Officer Kenneth Killeen in civilian clothes] “ESCAPE” PHOTOGRAPHS [one black and white photograph of Flying Officer Kenneth Killeen in uniform] [underlined] 115 SQUADRON [/underlined] APRIL 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 1944 [page break] 742 THE BOMBER COMMAND WAR DIARIES 115 SQUADRON SERVICE In 3 Group from the outbreak until the end of the war. Flew Wellingtons and Lancasters from Marham, Mildenhall, East Wretham, Little Snoring and Witchford. Detached to Coastal Command for one short period in April 1940. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Raids Flown Wellingtons – 332 bombing, 54 minelaying, 4 leaflet Lancasters – 261 bombing, 27 minelaying Total – 593 bombing, 81 minelaying, 4 leaflet = 678 raids Sorties and Losses Wellingtons – 3,075 sorties, 98 aircraft lost (3.2 per cent) Lancasters – 4,678 sorties, 110 aircraft lost (2.4 per cent) Total – 7,753 sorties, 208 aircraft lost (2.7 per cent) 22 Lancasters were destroyed in crashes. POINTS OF INTEREST 115 Squadron had one of the finest records of operational service in Bomber Command. An original squadron on the outbreak of war and, except for one very short period of detachment to Coastal Command, served continuously until the end of the war. Carried out the first Gee trials in August 1941. Carried out the third highest number of bombing raids in Bomber Command heavy squadrons and the most raids in 3 Group. Flew the second highest number of sorties in Bomber Command. Probably dropped the second greatest tonnage of bombs, approximately 23,000 tons, in Bomber Command; dropped more bombs than any other squadron in 3 Group. Suffered the most losses in the whole of Bomber Command; the only squadron to lose more than 200 aircraft in the war. Carried out most raids, flew most sorties and suffered most losses of any Wellington squadron in Bomber Command. Carried out most raids, flew most sorties, suffered most losses and the highest percentage loss rate in any Lancaster squadron in 3 Group. [page break] [black and white photograph of Flying Officer Kenneth Killeen in uniform] FLYING OFFICER KENNETH A.L. KILLEEN ROYAL AIR FORCE 1942 – 1946 184115 – NAVIGATOR 115 SQUADRON (LANCASTER) 3 GROUP. BOMBER COMMAND SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON [black and white photograph of seven aircrew standing in front of a Lancaster bomber] 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 Flying Officer Kenneth Killeen Description An account of the resource Six photographs and one article on Kenneth's squadron. Photos 1, 2 and 3 are head and shoulders portraits annotated as "Escape" photographs. Photo 4 is a half length portrait of Kenneth with a navigator brevet. Photo 5 is a near three quarter length portrait of Kenneth. Photo 6 is Kenneth and six crew standing in front of a Lancaster. The page is annotated 'Flying Officer Kenneth AL Killeen Royal Air Force 1942-1946 184115 - Navigator 115 Squadron (Lancaster) 3 Group. Bomber Command Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Communications Squadron'. The history of 115 Squadron covers the squadron's service, operational performance and points of interest. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Six b/w photographs and on printed sheet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Text. Personal research Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PKilleenKAL17020001, PKilleenKAL17020002 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 Royal Air Force. Coastal Command Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall 115 Squadron 3 Group aircrew bombing crash escaping Gee Lancaster mine laying navigator RAF East Wretham RAF Little Snoring RAF Marham RAF Mildenhall RAF Witchford Wellington