Slater, William John
Title
Slater, William John
W J Slater
Description
Nine items.
The collection concerns William John Slater (b. 1921, 538410 Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, and photographs.
He flew operations as an air gunner with 102 Squadron and became a prisoner of war.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael Geoffrey Coysh and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
The collection concerns William John Slater (b. 1921, 538410 Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, and photographs.
He flew operations as an air gunner with 102 Squadron and became a prisoner of war.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael Geoffrey Coysh and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
2016-01-21
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Slater, WJ
Collection Items
An RAF officer
Three-quarter length image of an RAF officer wearing unbuttoned tunic with half brevet and medal ribbons, as well as peaked cap. Hands in pockets.
Two airmen and a woman
Two airmen wearing uniform tunics sitting on a bench either side of woman. Captioned 'At Billy [unreadable] home in Albany Georgia USA April 1942'.
Brief history of 1324224 (posthumous Warrant Officer) Peter Selwyn Courtney Thorne
Covers joining RAF and training initially as pilot in United Kingdom and the United States, then having failed due to poor eyesight re-mustered and trained as navigator in Canada. Flew anti-submarine patrols on Whitley then joined 102 Squadron. Lists…
Letter to William Slater from the Air Ministry
Informs him that he was to be invalided from the Royal Air Force. Gives dates of leave and departure.
Record of Service for William Slater
List airmen service and promotions, officer appointments, and postings from February 1939 to July 1948.
William Slater - prisoner of war document
German document with photograph and personal details of William Slater at Stalag Luft 3.
Flight Sergeant Peter Thorne RAF by H J S Taylor
Starts with account of Thorne's aircraft being shot down. Follows account of Thorne's escape from prisoner of war camp, evading, recapture and death. Then relates his meeting and experiences during posting for training in the United States. Continues…
Letter from John Slater recording his wartime experiences, post war thoughts.
Joined the RAF in February 1939 and was eventually selected for training as an air gunner. Writes of training and crewing up at OTU where he flew some operational leaflet and mining operations on Whitleys. Follows a time on Coastal Command and…
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