https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2754/49927/LLeighJL746703v1.1.pdf f84ec847f0c8b82e8c431f2acaa18afd 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 Leigh, John Lewis John Lewis Levy Description An account of the resource 101 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer John Lewis Leigh (1912 - 1943, 135451 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs in three albums. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2817">Album one</a> contains photographs taken during his training. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2818">Album two</a> contains photographs of his service. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2819">Album three</a> contains photographs of his pre war civilian life and his service life. He flew operations as a wireless operator / air gunner with 150 and 180 Squadrons and was killed 22 January 1943. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rosalind Marshall and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Additional information on John Lewis Leigh is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/216537/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-03-17 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 Leigh, JL 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 J K Leigh’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book Description An account of the resource Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J K Leigh, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 25 April 1939 to 27 December 1941. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Volunteer Reserve RAF Stapleford Abbots, 4 Air Observer School RAF West Freugh, 601 Squadron Auxiliary Air Force RAF Biggin Hill and RAF Tangmere, 16 Operational Training Unit RAF Upper Heyford, 1 Electrical & Wireless School RAF Cranwell, 12 Operational Training Unit RAF Benson and RAF Penrhos, 150 Squadron RAF Newton and RAF Snaith, 10 Signals Recruit Centre Blackpool, 2 Electrical & Wireless School RAF Yatesbury, 11 Operational Training Unit RAF Bassingbourn. Aircraft flown in were Hart, Hind, Demon, Heyford, Blenheim, Valentia, Rapide, Battle, Dominie, Wellington and Proctor. He flew a total of 27 operations with 150 Squadron.1 Daylight, 26 night. Targets were Boulogne, Calais, Bielefeld, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Brest, Mönchengladbach, Hannover, Mannheim, Berlin, Kiel, Karlsruhe, Le Havre, Bremen, Dusseldorf and Cherbourg. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Walkinshaw, Sergeant Skrender, Pilot Officer Simpson, Sergeant Hughes, Flight Lieutenant Griffiths, Sergeant Birkes, Squadron Leader Olney, Sergeant Dick and Sergeant Bradshaw. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--English Channel England--Cambridgeshire England--Essex England--Lancashire England--Lincolnshire England--London England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--West Sussex England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire France--Boulogne-Sur-Mer France--Brest France--Calais France--Cherbourg France--Le Havre Germany--Berlin Germany--Bielefeld Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Mönchengladbach Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway Wales--Gwynedd Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Pas-de-Calais Germany--Ruhr (Region) 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 LLeighJL746703v1 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. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1939 1940-08-01 1940-08-17 1940-08-24 1941-07-07 1941-07-08 1941-07-09 1941-07-10 1941-07-11 1941-07-16 1941-07-17 1941-07-21 1941-07-22 1941-07-24 1941-08-08 1941-08-09 1941-08-11 1941-08-12 1941-08-14 1941-08-15 1941-08-29 1941-08-30 1941-09-02 1941-09-03 1941-09-07 1941-09-08 1941-09-11 1941-09-12 1941-09-13 1941-09-14 1941-09-16 1941-09-17 1941-09-20 1941-09-21 1941-09-30 1941-10-01 1941-10-10 1941-10-11 1941-10-12 1941-10-13 1941-10-14 1941-10-24 1941-10-25 1941-11-01 1941-11-02 1941-11-07 1941-11-08 1941-11-25 1941-11-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 11 OTU 12 OTU 150 Squadron 16 OTU 601 Squadron air gunner Air Observers School aircrew B-24 Battle Blenheim bombing crash Dominie forced landing observer Operational Training Unit Proctor RAF Bassingbourn RAF Benson RAF Biggin Hill RAF Cranwell RAF Newton RAF Penrhos RAF Snaith RAF Stapleford Tawney RAF Tangmere RAF Upper Heyford RAF Wainfleet RAF West Freugh RAF Yatesbury training Wellington wireless operator / air gunner