Notes on Norman Hamment's operations

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Notes on Norman Hamment's operations

Description

List operations with notes from September 1942 to July 1944 on 61, 97 and 635 Squadrons. Mentions returning on three engines, operation losses, daylight operations, hit by anti-aircraft fire, pathfinder ops, flew with Guy Gibson, battle of the Ruhr, flew with Bill Reid VC, big week, combined bomber offensive, Operation Overlord, flew with Squadron Leader Bazalgette VC, support for army in Normandy, flew mostly as rear gunner and with three pilots who had won VC. Lists total flying times at the end.

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Three page handwritten document

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MHammentNW1335642-241009-01

Citation

“Notes on Norman Hamment's operations,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 10, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/58561.