Robert Walter Beales' observer's and air gunner's flying log book. Two
Title
Robert Walter Beales' observer's and air gunner's flying log book. Two
Description
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book of RW Beales, flight engineer. It covers the period from 1 January 1942 to 24 August 1942 and includes details and locations of his flying training and operations flown. Whilst in training he flew on two of the '1000 Bomber' raids. Other targets were Bremen, Cologne, Duisburg, Essen and Hamburg.
His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Bayley, Pilot Officer Abberton and Sergeant Yates. On one occasion he had to bale out because of an engine fire. Beales was lost on operations on 24 August 1942.
His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Bayley, Pilot Officer Abberton and Sergeant Yates. On one occasion he had to bale out because of an engine fire. Beales was lost on operations on 24 August 1942.
Creator
Date
1942-08-24
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
One booklet
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Contributor
Identifier
LBealesRW570398v100
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Robert Walter Beales' observer's and air gunner's flying log book. Two,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 15, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/57077.
