The spirit of JB601

SRobinsonHGM421304v10004.pdf

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The spirit of JB601

Description

Pilot Roy Bradley's account of the fate of Lancaster JB601. He describes the flight from RAF Metheringham, the crash, his injuries, time spent in hospital and being taken prisoner. Roy mentions assistance given by members of the French Resistance, including Monsiuer Galais and their ongoing relationship in later years.

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13 typed sheets

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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.

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SRobinsonHGN421304v10004

Citation

Roy Bradley, “The spirit of JB601,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 12, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/59519.