https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2781/49250/LSproulleTH144448v1.pdf 668a7dd9abc5a6b41ad07a3aa4e90f9d 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 Sproulle, Thomas Hamilton Sproulle, T H Description An account of the resource One item. The collection concerns Thomas Hamilton Sproulle DFC (b. 1906, 144448 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 466 and 640 Squadrons. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Arthur Edward Sproulle and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-16 2024-07-10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Sproulle, TH 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. 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 Thomas Sproulle’s Royal Canadian Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book 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 LSproulleTH144448v1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943-02-12 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-20 1943-03-05 1943-03-09 1943-03-10 1943-03-11 1943-03-12 1943-03-13 1943-03-26 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-26 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-08-02 1943-08-03 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-25 1944-03-07 1944-03-08 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-22 1944-04-23 1944-05-09 1944-06-22 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Buckinghamshire England--Hertfordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Canada Ontario Ontario--London New Brunswick New Brunswick--Pennfield Ridge Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Atlantic Ocean--North Sea France France--Brest France--Le Mans France--Lorient France--Morsalines France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France--Saint-Nazaire France--Siracourt Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Netherlands Netherlands--Terschelling Germany--Scharhörn Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands France--Pas-de-Calais 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 Royal Australian Air Force 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 Description An account of the resource Thomas Sproulle’s Flying Log Book from 12th August 1941 until 23rd June 1944 as an Air Bomber. Trained at 4 Air Observers’ School then 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, 2 Air Navigation School, 3 Advanced Flying Unit, before being posted to 11 Operational Training Unit in June 1942 as a Bomb Aimer/Air Bomber. Posted to 466 Squadron (Royal Australian Air Force) in November 1942. Further training with No. 1484 Bombing and Gunnery Flight before carrying out operations with 466 Squadron. Attended No. 1 Air Armament School June/July 1943. Continued operations with 466 Squadron until posted to 640 Squadron in February 1944. Completed tour of operations in June 1944. He served at RCAF London, RCAF Fingal, RCAF Pennfield Ridge, RAF Steeple Morden, RAF Oakley, RAF Driffield, RAF Leconfield, RAF Manby. Aircraft flown were Anson, Battle, Wellington, Oxford, Blenheim, Halifax. He flew 24 night bombing and minelaying operations with 466 Squadron. Targets included Lorient, Cologne, Saint-Nazaire, Essen, Scharhörn, Duisburg, Bochum, Kiel, Mannheim, Kiel Bay, Dortmund, Hamburg, Brest, Dutch Coast, Terschelling, Helgoland Bight. His pilots during this time were Warrant Officer Body, Flying Officer Macfarlane, Sergeant Illingworth, Wing Commander Bailey, Flight Sergeant Martin, Squadron Leader Belton and Pilot Officer Hicks. With 640 Squadron he flew 6 bombing operations (1 day and 5 night) (total-day-night) to Le Mans, Nuremberg, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Düsseldorf, Masalines and Siracourt. His pilots were Wing Commander Radford and Pilot Officer Cotter. During an operation on 14 February 1943 encountered a JU-88 which was claimed as “probably destroyed”. On a Bullseye training exercise in March 1943, an engine failure occurred which result in failing to maintain height and eventually crashing 3 miles from aerodrome. 11 OTU 466 Squadron 640 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire Battle Blenheim bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) crash Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Ju 88 mine laying Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) observer Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Driffield RAF Leconfield RAF Manby RAF Oakley RAF Steeple Morden RCAF Fingal RCAF London RCAF Pennfield Ridge Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) searchlight training Wellington