William Haydn Price’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book

William Haydn Price’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book

William Haydn Price’s Flying Log Book from 7th April 1944 until 1st January 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner.

Trained at No. 11 Air Gunners School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School.

Operational posting to 9 Squadron in September 1944.

Served at RAF Andreas, RAF Husbands Bosworth, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Scampton, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Bardney, RAF Waddington.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.

With 9 Squadron Price flew 5 bombing operations (2 day, 3 night) to Bremen, Flushing, Nuremberg, Heilbronn and the Dortmund-Ems Canal. His pilot was Flying Officer Denton.

On the last operation to the Dortmund-Ems Canal his aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed at Heesch in Holland. All crew survived.

Also contains a copy of his Service and Release Book (Form 2520A), Medical Board Forms RAF 58 and RAF 657, Certificate of Discharge (Form 3813) a letter regarding his King’s Badge, and photographs of his injuries.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

One booklet

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