Hodges, George William
Title
Hodges, George William
Description
11 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant George William Hodges (b. 1923, 1387641 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, and photographs.
He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 424 and 432 Squadrons.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Hodges and catalogued by Jamie Palethorpe.
He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 424 and 432 Squadrons.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Hodges and catalogued by Jamie Palethorpe.
Date
2018-06-02
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Hodges, GW
Collection Items
George William Hodges' Royal Air Force Observers’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book.
G W Hodges Flying Log Book covering the period from 07 June 1942 to 28 June 1946 detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Bomber. He was stationed at RAF Millom (2 OAFU), RAF Wellesbourne Mountford and RAF Gaydon (22 OTU), RAF…
Letter to Flight Lieutenant George Hodges from Buckingham Palace
Letter from Buckingham Palace, signed by King George VI.
Certificate for Path Finder Force Badge
Certificate to award Path Finder Force Badge to Flight Lieutenant George Hodges.
Service and release book of Flight Lieutenant Hodges
Service and release book of George Hodges, 158415 (21 August 1942 – 4 September 1946).
Air and ground crew standing outside a hut
Eight men in RAF uniforms pose for a photo outside a dugout hut. One man is holding a mascot of a small figure.
Text on rear: 'Air crew & ground crew taken outside dispersal hut built by ground crew for [illegible]'
Text on rear: 'Air crew & ground crew taken outside dispersal hut built by ground crew for [illegible]'
Aircrew in front of a Wellington
Five men in RAF uniforms pose for a photograph in front of the right-side engine of a Wellington. Text on rear: 'Air crew under starboard engine of Wellington aircraft L for London, 432 Sqdn'
Group photograph of RAF trainees
A training group photograph of men in RAF uniforms and trainee bands on their caps.
Text on rear:
‘Graham 32
47 [Overwritten] 49 [\overwritten] X @ 10^31 3 AsRan [sic]
10.40 - 12.30'.
Text on rear:
‘Graham 32
47 [Overwritten] 49 [\overwritten] X @ 10^31 3 AsRan [sic]
10.40 - 12.30'.
Air and ground crew in front of a Wellington
A group of 10 men in RAF uniforms in front of the right side engine of a Wellington bomber on a paved area.
Text on rear:
'Back row - The air crew
P/O Crookshank - Wireless op
F/S Brown – Rear gunner
W/O Sorge – Pilot
Sgt Hodges – Bomb…
Text on rear:
'Back row - The air crew
P/O Crookshank - Wireless op
F/S Brown – Rear gunner
W/O Sorge – Pilot
Sgt Hodges – Bomb…
An H2S return image of Essen, Germany
An annotated H2S return image, showing a region of Essen, Germany. Captioned '598/1 Wboy. 23/24-10-1944//18500. 355. 10/20 3/4G ESSEN. Dusseldorf F/O MICHELL R/35'
An H2S image of Leuna, Germany
An annotated H2S return image, showing a region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Captioned '1394. WBoy, 14/15.1.45// (B) Leuna. F/L. Hodges J/156 1.18200.069. 10/10/. 2353.30 R/P G/S 156 G4485'
Collection Tree
- Hodges, George William