https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/660/9216/EGortonHGortonLCM440305.2.pdf e0899c6e15f40064543cd7370820fc3d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gorton, Harold Description An account of the resource 136 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Harold Gorton (1914 - 1944, 120984, Royal Air Force) and contains eight photographs and 126 letters to his wife and family. Harold Gorton studied at Oxford, and throughout his time in the RAF he continued studying law. He completed a tour of operations as a pilot in 1941 and was then posted as an instructor to RAF Cark. He returned to operations with 49 Squadron stationed at RAF Fulbeck in 1944. He was killed 11/12 November 1944 during an operation to Harburg.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mair Gorton and Ian Gorton, and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on&nbsp;Harold Gorton is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/108964/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-05-30 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Gorton, H Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document TEL. SILVERTONE 252 OFFICERS’ MESS, ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION, [deleted] SILVERSTONE [/deleted] [inserted] Turweston [/inserted], [deleted] NR. TOWCESTER [/deleted] [inserted] Nr. Brackley [/inserted], NORTHANTS. [Royal Air Force crest] Saturday. Dearest, I’m beginning this letter tonight, but I’ll not finish it until after I’ve been to Brackley tomorrow. I’ve just looked up the trains from Marylebone to Brackley, & they are as follows: London: 1.50 3.30 4.54 4.45 6.0 8.30 Brackley: 4.8 5.6 6.48 7.17 8.22 10.55. You may not find this route any better, but you’ll be able to decide from these times. I did another dual trip today – high level bombing at 10,000 ft. The temperature was -20oC, & I had an icicle dangling from my oxygen mask. Sunday 7.30 p.m. I had to give up writing at this point last night, because the other members of the hut kept talking, but I’ll try & cope tonight. I felt as miserable as sin at tea time today. I borrowed a [page break] 3 cycle & went to Brackley after lunch – 20 – 25 minutes ride. After a bit of a search I found the temperance hotel but the place looked so lousy I didn’t try it. Then I went to the Red Lion & thought it looked too much of a pub. The Crown looked O.K., but they simply laughed at the idea of a room for next week-end. Then I tried the other two & several more places without success, & came away feeling very gloomy about the whole business. As a last resort I rang up the Crown just before dinner, and asked them if they’d got a double room on Monday March 13, and to my surprise they said yes. So the position is that you can come tomorrow week, but before that there’s no room. I don’t know if I have told you that there’s a spare bomb [page break] 4 aimer on this course. He’s waiting for a crew that’s short of a bomb aimer, & for the time being is acting as my bomb aimer. It’s very lucky for me, as the main thing we do here is bombing, apart from circuits & bumps. So it means that I shan’t have to hunt around for a bomb – aimer when I want to fly. He was saying yesterday that he’s arranged a 48 for next week-end. Frankly I don’t believe he’ll get it, but if he does there seems to me no reason why I shouldn’t get one too. This is all very much in the air at the moment, but if it does come off, I propose that we spend it in London. Then you could wait there until Monday (perhaps buy yourself a costume?) and come to Brackley then. All this is just to prepare you in case the unexpected comes off. Of course I’ll ring you [page break] 5 up if anything like that should happen, but personally I don’t expect it. Another matter you need to consider is this. The system at this place is to pay little attention to the junior course, & concentrate on getting the senior course finished. That is why I’ve had very little to do this week, but by the time you arrive I may be having more flying than I want. It’s nothing for them to start you off at 7.30 a.m., keep you going till, say, 2.0 p.m., & then put you on night flying the same night. In addition, you may be on several nights running. A lot, of course, depends on the weather we get, but it’s been very good this week. Anyway, I’m getting cheesed with the R.A.F., because [page break] 6 I want to see you again! It’s only an existence, not living, when I’m not with you. Every day I keep wishing the war was over so that I can live with you in our own house (if that’s ever possible! I doubt it sometimes). I suppose you’ve heard nothing of our utility furniture, have you? All my love, Harold. Darling, I can employ all your energies agreeably. With any egg [deleted] stick [/deleted] stir your essence, beating well by your muffin. The above was meant to be a cookery recipe (imaginary) but it didn’t work out well at the end. Still, see if you can decipher it! [inserted] I AM LONGING TO SEE YOU [/inserted] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource He writes of his flying training and domestic arrangements. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harold Gorton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-03-05 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Five handwritten sheets Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EGortonHGortonLCM440305 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Civilian Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Buckinghamshire Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall Title A name given to the resource Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-03 aircrew bomb aimer military living conditions RAF Turweston training