Frank King's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book

Frank King's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book

Oberver's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book for Sergeant Frank King covering the period 12 January 1943 to 31 July 1945 and detailing training flights, operations and air transport flights. Served with 76 Squadron, 156 Squadron, 1656 Conversion Unit at RAF Lindholme, 460 Squadron, 1652 Conversion Unit (Air Transport Auxiliary) at RAF Marston Moor and the Number 14 Ferry Pool (Air Transport Auxiliary) at RAF Ringway. Aircraft flown in: Halifax, Lancaster, Oxford, Wellington, Anson, Fairchild, Firefly, Barracuda, Mitchell, Harvard, York, Sea Otter and Lincoln.
Pilots flown with were: Flight Lieutenant Lang, Sergeant Wenden, Wing Commander Duigan, Squadron Leader Marsh, Flight Sergeant Newstead, Group Captain Collings, Flight Lieutenant Smith, Flight Sergeant Banaszuk, Pilot Officer Hicks, Pilot Officer Platts, Flight Lieutenant Naden, Pilot Officer Caldow, Flight Lieutenant Craham, Flying Officer Crawford, Flight Lieutenant Sanderson, Pilot Officer Goodall, Warrant Officer Brooke, Flying Officer Addison, Flying Officer Brown, Flight Lieutenant Van-Rolleghem, Pilot Officer Moore, Pilot Officer Munch, Flying Officer Banks, Flying Officer McDougall, Squadron Leader Manlove, Flight Captain Burnes (also recorded as Burns), Flying Officer Bayliss, Flying Officer Yingst, Flying Officer Radwanski, Flying Officer Witklwski (also recorded as Witklowski) Flying Officer Holland, Flying Officer Williams, Flying Officer Ratomski, Flying Officer Carter, Flying Officer Pimble, Flying Officer Switalkski, Flying Officer Pashley, Flying Officer Drabble, Flying Officer Carter, Second Officer Butler, Second Officer Olt, Flying Officer McClaren, Commander Cooke, Flight Captain Wikner, Second Officer Bromley, Flying Officer Ritchie, Flying Officer Carter, Third Officer Leach, Captain Rees (Miss), Third Officer Guthrie (Miss), Flying Officer Farr (Miss), Third Officer Pane (also recorded as Paine), Third Officer Angus, Flying Officer Parks, Flying Officer Harrison and Commander Wardle.

He flew a total of 30 night operations, 16 with 156 Squadron and 14 with 460 Squadron. His pilots on operations were: Flight Lieutenant Lang, Sergeant Wenden, Wing Commander Duigan, Squadron Leader Marsh and Flight Sergeant Newstead.
Frank King flew on night operations to Lorient, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Wilhelmshaven, Nurnberg, Stettin, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Elberfeld, Turin, the Frisian Islands, Mannheim, Bochum, Hagen, Kassel, Hannover, Modane, Berlin and Frankfurt .

A newspaper cutting from The Daily Telegraph, annotated in pencil 12 January 2010, is included in the log book. The cutting reproduces an article by Major C C Turner, published in The Daily Telegraph on 12 January 1940, entitled 'Protests at use of women pilots', subtitle 'Men on waiting lists'.

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