Lippiard, Ray
Title
Lippiard, Ray
Description
Four items. Collection concerns Ray Lippiard who served as ground crew on 15 and 68 Squadrons and then on may postings after the war.
The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive.
The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive.
Date
2022-01-18
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
SBondS-LippiardRv1
Collection Items
Two airman and Vulcans
Three-quarter length image of two airmen wearing flying suits talking to each other. In the background Vulcan aircraft. Submitted with caption 'Flt Lt Robert Turner, Chief Tech Ray Lippiard 27 Sqn prior to leaving for Canada [Ray Lippiard]'. Both are…
Ray Lippiard note of postings and locations
Gives a list of major postings from 1936 to 1968. Include some notable events. War time includes posting to 15 Squadron including deployment to France, airfield attacked by Ju 87, Return to England and move to Blenheim squadron with several locations…
Ray Lippiard's decorations
A row of five medals: Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, General Service Medal (Cyprus and Far East, RAF Long Service and Good Conduct medal, Czech Za Zásluhy [Medal of Merit] grade II.
Conversation with Ray Lippiard
Ray talks a little of pre-war activities before joining 15 Squadron, including Battles at RAF Abingdon and being deployed to France in 1939, which is where he was when war broke out. He describes an airfield being attacked by Ju 87. On returning to…
Collection Tree
- Bond, Steve
- Lippiard, Ray