Horton, John

Title

Horton, John
Albert John Horton
A J Horton

Description

39 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Albert John Horton DFC (170875 Royal Air Force) and contains documents, objects and photographs, and an album of his service career. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 115 Squadron.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Olive Horton and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan.

Date

2016-01-31

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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.

Identifier

Horton, AJ

Collection Items

Rear turret
Two airmen in Mae Wests lean against the rear gun turret of a Lancaster.

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

Lancaster crew
Six airmen all wearing, Mae Wests and parachute harnesses arranged in a line behind the tail of a Lancaster.

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

Crashed Lancaster
Wreckage of the front half of a Lancaster, with the rear section largely intact, in a field with hedgerow in the background.

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

Lancaster maintenance
Nine aircraftsmen in and around a Lancaster aircraft. Wheeled maintenance platforms are in place to allow access to the open engines. A bicycle, mugs and items of clothing are on the ground to the front.

Crashed aircraft
A Lancaster aircraft lies alongside a road with wreckage around. A ladder leans against the open canopy of the cockpit's starboard side.

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

Distinguished Flying Cross
Box inscribed with the letters D.F.C.

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Lancaster servicing
Six aircraftsmen on a maintenance platform alongside a Lancaster aircraft. One man has his sleeves rolled up and is working on the starboard inner engine. A seventh man is sitting in the pilot's position.

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Stuttgart
Target photograph of Stuttgart. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '112 LSN 7/8-10-43 // NT. F8" 15,000' - 046 degrees 0022 STUTTGART RD. R 1x4000: 6x4. 4x30. P19/20. W/O BOUTILLIER. R115'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright…

Munchen-Gladbeck
Target photograph of Munchen-Gladbeck. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '67 LS 30/31.8.43 // F/8' 18,000 - 350. degrees. 0.209. MUNCHEN-GLADBECK: R. 1x8000. 4x4. 2x30. P.11. W/O BOUTILLIER. R115'.

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Berlin
Target photograph of Berlin. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '83 LS. 31/1-9/43 // NT.F/8" 18000 - 350 degrees. 2357 BERLIN RAID . R. 1x4000. 2x30. 2x4. .W/O BOUTILLIER. R115.'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright…

Cologne
Target photograph of Cologne. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '1855. MDH 3/4-7-43 // NT f8" 18000 - 031 0146 COLOGNE RD R. 1x8000 360x4 16x30 P.11. W/O BOUTILLIER R.115.'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright…

Hamburg
Target photograph of Hamburg. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '1924. MDH. 24/25 7 43 // NT. F18" 18000 - 150 degrees 0016. HAMBURG RD.R. 1x4000 540x4 48x30. P 11 W/O BOUTILLIER.R 115'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright…

Wuppertal
Target photograph of Wuppertal. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '1748. MDH 24/25-6-43 // F/8' 19500 -094 degrees 0133 WUPPERTAL RD Q 1x4000 720x4. 32x30. P11 W/O BOUDILLION X 115'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright…

Turin
Target photograph of Turin. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '35. LS. 15-17/8/43 // NT8" 16000 - 120 degrees 0025. Turin RD.F. 1x4000: 48x30. P11. W/O BOUTILLIER. X115.'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright Reserved'.

This…

Essen
Target photograph of Essen. Shows glare and tracer. No ground visible. Captioned '1971. MDH. 25/26.7.43 // NT.F/8" 18500 - 14-0 degrees 0037. Essen RD. R. 1x4000. 540x48x30. P.11. W/O BOUTILLIER. R.115.'.

Reverse printed 'AM Crown Copyright…

115 Squadron badge
Squadron insignia showing a hand holding a tiller with the motto 'Despite the Elements' below and St Edward's Crown above.

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115 Squadron badge
Squadron insignia showing a hand holding a tiller with the motto 'Despite the Elements' below and the Tudor Crown above. There is a signature in the bottom right corner.

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Air awards to gallant Gwent men
Report on award of Distinguished Flying Cross to Pilot Officer Albert John Horton including operational details.

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Notification of awards
Awards made in recognition of service; 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-45.

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Bomb aimer course
145 pages of course notes. Contains information and diagrams on setting up and testing bombsites, stabilisation, range and height, photoflash, target flares and detonators. Included is a compendium of RAF forms and stores procedures.

The item was…

Canadian views
Top left: A wooded hillside.
Top right: A man in uniform and side cap, with white flash, stands next to a man in uniform on a horse.
Bottom left: A single storey wooden building in a snow field with trees beyond.
Bottom right: A person sits in a…

En route Winnipeg to Halifax
Left page; captioned 'En Route - Winnipeg - Halifax N.S. (for home)'
Top left: Steam engine number 4022.
2nd row left: Steam engine.
3rd row left: Two men in uniform sit side by side at a table eating.
Bottom left: Two men n uniform lean against…

Winnipeg scenes
Left page

-top left: Union Station, Winnipeg
-top left: Winnipeg Cenotaph
-middle left: bronze bison statues inside the Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg
-middle right: Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg
- bottom left: Broadway…

RCAF Rivers
Left page:
Top left: Frontage of a single storey brick building with a sign above the door reading, 'Rivers Post Office'.
Top right: Two storey square building with bell tower above and a sign reading, 'Town Hall'.
Middle left: View across a river…

Transit station
Left page; captioned 'Transit Station - Moncton N.B'
Top: Two views of Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral.
Middle: Alcorn Manor.
Bottom: Two groups of men walk through snow with single storey uniform wooden buildings to one side with utility wires…
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