https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2084/34476/SWeirG19660703v050005-0002.1.jpg 5953a60178eb00648a7f273d0092f549 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 Weir, Greg. Thiele, Keith Description An account of the resource Eight items. Collection concerns Squadron Leader Keith Thiele DSO and DFC and two bars (1921 - 2016, Royal New Zealand Air Force). After training in New Zealand came to Great Britain and completed operations of 405 Squadron flying Wellington and Halifax and subsequently on Lancaster with 467 Squadron. He then converted to fighters flying Spitfire, Tempest and Typhoon over Europe. The collection contains his log books, combat reports and a letter reporting his missing. The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-26 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Weir, G Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document F/Lt. K.F. Thiele D.S.O., 3 Squadron. [underlined] PERSONAL COMBAT REPORT [/underlined] Date: 24.12.44 Squadron: 3 Type & Mark of a/c: Tempest V. Time up & down: 1154 – 1305. Place of attack: 4 miles N.E. Malmedy. Time of attack: 1230 hrs Height of e/a on first sighting: 25,000 ft. Height of own a/c on first sighting: 14,000 ft. Our casualties: Nil Enemy casualties: 1 Me.109 destroyed (F/L Thiele D.S.O. D.F.C.) Personal Reports: F/Lt. Thiele reports: “I was flying Red 1 and leading the squadron on a patrol of Julich – Malmedy. Control reported bandits at 25000 ft. in the St. Vith area. The sqdn. had previously been split up by a bounce by Thunderbolts, and I only had Red 3 and 4 with me. Red 3 could not jettison his tanks, and I climbed with Red 4 towards about ten vapour trails moving South. When I had climbed to 20,000 ft the a/c above had turned N. towards me. I continued to close and when about 2000 ft below identified the a/c as 10 Me 109’s. They saw me at the sme [sic] time, and broke away in all directions. I selected two which had broken toward me, and still climbing, turned behind them. When I had closed to about 250 yds the No 2 stopped turning and climbed again. I fired a short burst from about 50 yds dead astern. I saw pieces fly off the starboard wing, the outer half of which crumpled. The e/a turned over to starboard and spun slowly down, pouring white smoke from the engine. I was unable to follow as the first hun was getting on my tail. The e/a I attacked was soon to crash by 274 sqdn, and I claim one Me109 destroyed.” [signature] F/Lt. S/Ldr Mackie reports: “At approximately 1230 while patrolling at 11,000 ft, I saw two vapour trails intercept several other vapour trails about 15 or 20 miles South of Aachen at a great height. Some of the vapour trails turned to starboard, followed by the two interceptors, and then I saw an a/c detach itself from the gaggle and spin into the ground, apparently on fire [missing word] it left a clearly defined smoke trail all the way down. I was not close enough to identify this as an e/a, but I saw it crash and blow up in a dark mushroom of [missing word] in the hills about 15 – 20 miles south of Aachen.” [signature] S/Ldr [signature] F/Lt. Senior Intelligence Officer. (cine camera used by all 3 pilots) 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 Personal combat report Description An account of the resource Combat reports from Flight Lieutenant Thiele flying a Tempest and claiming one Me 109 shot down. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource K F Theile Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-24 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-24 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Belgium--Malmédy 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page typewritten document Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SWeirG19660703v050005-0002 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 Tricia Marshall ground personnel intelligence officer Me 109