Jack Hanne and Blenheims
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Jack Hanne and Blenheims
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Six newspaper cuttings and a letter.
#1 is a photograph of a Blenheim and a short article about it.
#2 is a brief article about Jack and the attack on Kiel.
#3 is a cutting about airmen receiving awards for gallantry.
#4 is a sketch of Blenheims attacking the battleship at Kiel.
#5 is a cutting about Mothers knowing about the evil of war.
#6 is about Jack and Nancy's wedding.
#7 is a letter to Jack referring to his illness and stating that he will have to be fit before he can be posted.
#1 is a photograph of a Blenheim and a short article about it.
#2 is a brief article about Jack and the attack on Kiel.
#3 is a cutting about airmen receiving awards for gallantry.
#4 is a sketch of Blenheims attacking the battleship at Kiel.
#5 is a cutting about Mothers knowing about the evil of war.
#6 is about Jack and Nancy's wedding.
#7 is a letter to Jack referring to his illness and stating that he will have to be fit before he can be posted.
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Six newspaper cuttings and one handwritten letter on an album page
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[photograph]
THE NIGHT HUNTER
And this sea hawk has a hunter’s moon to guide it.
It’s one of the R.A.F’s famous Blenheim fighter-bombers.
Droning through the clouds, you see it on night patrol over the North Sea.
There’s death; swift and certain, waiting for Nazi raiders, both in the clouds and on the seas.
[page break]
Llandrindod Hero
IN R.A.F. RAID.
Mr. Jack Hanne, son of Mrs Floyd, of Llandrindod Wells, who took part in the recent R.A.F. raid on the German Fleet, and returned safely, was among those presented to the King by Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air.
[page break]
FIRST HEROES OF THE WAR HONOURED
THE first awards of the war – the Distinguished Flying Cross – “in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy” were announced in the London Gazette last night.
They were awarded to Flying Officer Kenneth Christopher Doran and Flying Officer Andrew McPherson.
The Gazette tells how each officer earned his award.
“Flying Officer Doran early in September led an attack against an enemy cruiser. In face of heavy gunfire and in extremely bad weather conditions, he pressed home a successful low attack with great determination.
[page break]
[missing letter]RITAIN’S STRENGTH IN THE SKY
[sketch]
[indecipherable text]
Blenheims in action. Air raid on Kiel, September 1939. [The Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Filton, Bristol.]
[page break]
PATIENCE STRONG’S QUIET CORNER
Mothers Know
[italics] Mothers know the meaning of the evil thing called War. They know what heartaches lie behind the tumult and the roar. If German mothers had been asked – before the blood was shed, “Poland or your son? . . . Is there a doubt they would have said – “My son” For what do women care for hate, revenge and gain . . . The women who must give their men. The women who remain – beside the hearth to pray for those to whom they’ve given birth. What is it to them if their Great Fuehrer own the earth?
What is that to them if far away ‘neath Polish skies – the lad they love lies staring at the stars with sightless eyes? The boys may march to battle in a patriotic glow – But Mothers know the price of glory. Yes, the mothers know. [/italics]
[page break
THE WEDDING took place at Holy Trinity Church on Monday of Mr. John Henry Hanne, son of Mrs Floyd Dudley, Tremond Road, and Miss Nancy Vera Gilford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilford, Lynscone, Tremond Road. The Rev. Canon Grimon Thomas officiated, assisted by the Rev. D. T. Davies. The bride was given away by her father and wore a grey costume with a white hat [indecipherable word] with navy blue. She had a spray of gardenias and carried a Prayer Book. She was attended by two bridesmaids – Miss May Hanne, sister of the bridegroom, who wore a brown costume with a hat to match, and Miss June Gilford, sister of the bride, who wore a rose-pink wool georgette two-piece, with a cream hat. Both wore sprays. The best man was Mr. Fred Hanne, brother of the bridegroom. A reception was held at the Louis Cafe and later Mr. and Mrs Hanne left for Skegness.
[page break]
[R.A.F. Crest]
ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION.
WATTISHAM.
BILDESTON 261. SUFFOLK.
Dear Hanne,
With reference to your letter during the last few days I have been looking into the matter of your posting.
I am afraid however that you have now been definitly [sic] posted “non effective sick” and until you [page break]
are fit again nothing can be done. When you are fit you will go to a “pilots pool” and if we are then under strength it may be possible for you to come back.
In the mean time you will have to contain yourself in patience
Anyway a rest is a good thing
Your sincerely
[signature]
THE NIGHT HUNTER
And this sea hawk has a hunter’s moon to guide it.
It’s one of the R.A.F’s famous Blenheim fighter-bombers.
Droning through the clouds, you see it on night patrol over the North Sea.
There’s death; swift and certain, waiting for Nazi raiders, both in the clouds and on the seas.
[page break]
Llandrindod Hero
IN R.A.F. RAID.
Mr. Jack Hanne, son of Mrs Floyd, of Llandrindod Wells, who took part in the recent R.A.F. raid on the German Fleet, and returned safely, was among those presented to the King by Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air.
[page break]
FIRST HEROES OF THE WAR HONOURED
THE first awards of the war – the Distinguished Flying Cross – “in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy” were announced in the London Gazette last night.
They were awarded to Flying Officer Kenneth Christopher Doran and Flying Officer Andrew McPherson.
The Gazette tells how each officer earned his award.
“Flying Officer Doran early in September led an attack against an enemy cruiser. In face of heavy gunfire and in extremely bad weather conditions, he pressed home a successful low attack with great determination.
[page break]
[missing letter]RITAIN’S STRENGTH IN THE SKY
[sketch]
[indecipherable text]
Blenheims in action. Air raid on Kiel, September 1939. [The Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Filton, Bristol.]
[page break]
PATIENCE STRONG’S QUIET CORNER
Mothers Know
[italics] Mothers know the meaning of the evil thing called War. They know what heartaches lie behind the tumult and the roar. If German mothers had been asked – before the blood was shed, “Poland or your son? . . . Is there a doubt they would have said – “My son” For what do women care for hate, revenge and gain . . . The women who must give their men. The women who remain – beside the hearth to pray for those to whom they’ve given birth. What is it to them if their Great Fuehrer own the earth?
What is that to them if far away ‘neath Polish skies – the lad they love lies staring at the stars with sightless eyes? The boys may march to battle in a patriotic glow – But Mothers know the price of glory. Yes, the mothers know. [/italics]
[page break
THE WEDDING took place at Holy Trinity Church on Monday of Mr. John Henry Hanne, son of Mrs Floyd Dudley, Tremond Road, and Miss Nancy Vera Gilford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilford, Lynscone, Tremond Road. The Rev. Canon Grimon Thomas officiated, assisted by the Rev. D. T. Davies. The bride was given away by her father and wore a grey costume with a white hat [indecipherable word] with navy blue. She had a spray of gardenias and carried a Prayer Book. She was attended by two bridesmaids – Miss May Hanne, sister of the bridegroom, who wore a brown costume with a hat to match, and Miss June Gilford, sister of the bride, who wore a rose-pink wool georgette two-piece, with a cream hat. Both wore sprays. The best man was Mr. Fred Hanne, brother of the bridegroom. A reception was held at the Louis Cafe and later Mr. and Mrs Hanne left for Skegness.
[page break]
[R.A.F. Crest]
ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION.
WATTISHAM.
BILDESTON 261. SUFFOLK.
Dear Hanne,
With reference to your letter during the last few days I have been looking into the matter of your posting.
I am afraid however that you have now been definitly [sic] posted “non effective sick” and until you [page break]
are fit again nothing can be done. When you are fit you will go to a “pilots pool” and if we are then under strength it may be possible for you to come back.
In the mean time you will have to contain yourself in patience
Anyway a rest is a good thing
Your sincerely
[signature]
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“Jack Hanne and Blenheims,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/37377.