Geoffrey Beckett's diary
Title
Geoffrey Beckett's diary
Description
Diary from 7 November 1941. Notes being posted to air gunner course after ITW. Posted to Bridlington then RAF Llandwrog. Daily diary from 21 March 1942. Goes on to describes daily activities and training including flying. Writes about leaves and other activities. Continues diary until end of course at Llandwrog in June 1942 and posted to Finningley. Nearly daily entries, describes leave. Gave up diary 19 June 1942. Restarts October 6/7 1942. Details operations to Osnabruck, Genoa, Hamburg, Turin, Stuttgart and Turin again from 6 October to 9 December - last entry.
Creator
Date
1942-03-21
1942-03
1942-04
1942-05
1942-06
1942-06-19
1942-10-06
1942-10-07
1942-11
1942-12-08
1942-12-09
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Multi-page booklet with handwritten entries
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Identifier
YBeckettG622136v1
Collection
Citation
G Beckett, “Geoffrey Beckett's diary,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 13, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/41462.