https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1881/36276/LChristianAL29160v1.2.pdf 3138349466bc97205a3cad1d3fbecea1 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 Christian, Arnold Louis A L Christian 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 2017-06-26 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 Christian, AL Description An account of the resource 93 items. The collection concerns Wing Commander Arnold Louis Christian (1906 - 1941, 29160 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operation as a pilot with 105 Squadron and was killed 8 May 1941. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Steven Christian and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Additional information on Arnold Louis Christian is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/204958/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> 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 Arnold Christian's Log book Description An account of the resource Pilot's Flying log book for Wing Commander A.L. Christian, covering the period from 1 December 1936 to 8 May 1941. Detailing his flying training, instructional duties and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Upavon, RAF Netheravon, RAF Sealand, RAF Debden, RAF Bicester and RAF Swanton Morley. Aircraft flown in were Hind, Tiger Moth, Audax, Tutor, Hart, Fury, Magister, Anson, Wallace, Oxford, Vildebeest, Gladiator, Hurricane, Demon, Walrus, Blenheim, Battle, Halifax, Harvard, Leopard Moth, Proctor, Hornet Moth and Master. He served with 218 Squadron, Central Flying School, 108 Squadron, 104 Squadron and 13 Operational Training Unit before being posted to 105 Squadron for operations. He flew 11 night operations before failing to return. His log book is stamped 'Death presumed'. The only targets identified are Boulogne, 'aerodromes' and Hamburg. The rest are simply marked 'operations'. The book contains the maiden flight of L7244, the prototype Halifax with test pilot Major Cordes on 25 October 1939.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain England--Essex England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Wiltshire Germany--Hamburg Wales--Flintshire France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LChristianAL29160v1 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-11-28 1940-12-06 1940-12-10 1941-02-04 1941-02-15 1941-03-10 1941-03-14 1941-03-21 1941-03-30 1941-04-11 1941-05-08 1939-10-25 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 104 Squadron 105 Squadron 108 Squadron 13 OTU 218 Squadron aircrew Anson Battle Blenheim bombing Halifax Harvard Hornet Moth Hurricane Magister Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot Proctor RAF Bicester RAF Debden RAF Netheravon RAF Sealand RAF Swanton Morley RAF Upavon RAF Upper Heyford Tiger Moth training Walrus