https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1817/32437/EWittyARWittyN430515.2.jpg f2926758cb0123bc40c10d9c339be62c 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 Witty, A R Witty, Ron Witty, Ronald 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 2017-03-23 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 Witty, AR Description An account of the resource 118 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Ronald Witty DFM (1520694 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, navigation charts and logs of all his operations, photographs and correspondence home from training in South Africa. He flew thirty operations as a navigator with 12 Squadron before going as an instructor on 1656 HCU and then 576 and 50 Squadrons after the war. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Witty and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 1622275 A.C.2. WITTY N., 63 FARNDALE AVENUE, SOUTHCOATES LANE, HULL, YORKS., ENGLAND. 14467 Sender’s Name and Address: 1520694 L.A.C. WITTY A.R., 12 A.N. COURSE, 41 AIR SCHOOL, COLLONDALE, E. LONDON, S. AFRICA. Dear Norman, I haven’t written to you for at least 3 weeks now and I feel pretty rotten about it. I’ve spent so much of my spare time swotting that I have been too tired to write. However, tonight I’ve seized an opportunity to scribble you a few lines. I was sorry to hear of the way you were being pushed around the country. It must come as such an anti-climax after your first impressions of air-crew. I don’t want to dishearten you at all Norman but you will find there’s a lot of hanging around when you first get into this racket. There doesn’t seem to be so much on the pilot’s course though. Have you any definite news at all about when you’ll be starting? I still do not know exactly what your situation is. As for all this moving from place to place – it’s got me puzzled. All I can hope is that you’re keeping with some good pals and getting a few more leaves. I only wish I had my “sparks” now as we shall have to do a few hours Morse sending & receiving [inserted] in the air [/inserted] before we leave here. It takes me all my time on the ground. Cheerio for the present Norman. I hope to be seeing you before so very long. All the best. Yours affectionately, Ron. 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 Letter from Ron Witty to Norman Description An account of the resource Apologises for not writing but says he has to spend a lot time studying and had little to spare for letters. Commiserates over Norman being pushed around the country but needed to says that he would find there would be a lot of hanging around. Asked if he had any news on when he would start but was still puzzled over exactly what Norman's situation was. Concludes with some discussion on signals training. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource A R Witty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EWittyARWittyN430515 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire England--Hull South Africa South Africa--East London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall 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. military service conditions training