Clyde, Jack

Title

Clyde, Jack
Clyde, John
Clyde, Andy

Description

25 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant John (Jack) Clyde (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs.
He flew operations as a wireless operator with 10 Squadron.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jane Gulliford Lowes and catalogued by Jan Johnstone.

Date

2019-06-29

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

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Collection Items

Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by a WAAF and a group of RAF officers and civilians, walking past a building painted with camouflage and with the windows open.

Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in uniform) and Queen Elizabeth walking past a group of RAF personnel standing to attention. The King and Queen are accompanied by RAF officers. Two members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force are present in the background together…

Royal Visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in uniform) and Queen Elizabeth walking past a camouflage painted building with the windows open. The King is in conversation with an RAF officer and the Queen with a WAAF. A second WAAF and other RAF officers are in the accompanying…

Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in RAF uniform) and Queen Elizabeth walking past camouflage painted buildings with open windows. The Queen is in conversation with a WAAF. A group of people in uniform and civilian clothes is following the King and Queen.

Royal visit to RAF West Raynham
King George VI (in uniform) and Queen Elizabeth in conversation with RAF officers in front of a Bristol Blenheim. The reverse of the image is annotated 'W/Cdr J F C Jenkins DSO DFC. Missing - Friday 27 March 1942 Reported safe 30 March 1942'. A…

The Pennicott crew and ground crew
Jack Clyde with his air and ground crews, in uniform, standing, kneeling and sitting in front of a Halifax. Thirteen operations have been marked on the nose of the Halifax. The reverse of the image is annotated ' Air Crew + Ground Crew. Sgt Rudkin…

The Pennicott crew
Jack Clyde and his aircrew, in uniform, standing and sitting in front of a Halifax. Thirteen operations are marked on the nose of the Halifax. The image is annotated in blue ink ' 10 Squadron, Melbourne, York, May 1943 - March 1944'. Jack Clyde is…

John (Jack) Clyde
Jack Clyde wearing a Sidcot flying suit and gauntlets standing outside a building.

John (Jack) Clyde and James Thornton in uniform
Jack Clyde (on the right) and his next door neighbour, James Thornton, standing in front of a brick wall. Both are in uniform with white training flashes in their caps. A post-it note attached to the reverse side is annotated 'J Clyde Rt. James…

John (Jack) Clyde
Head and shoulders photograph of Jack Clyde in uniform. Jack Clyde is wearing a side cap and his gunner brevet is visible on his chest. He has sergeant's stripes on each sleeve. The reverse of the photograph is annotated in pencil 'Flight Sergeant…

John (Jack) Clyde
Jack Clyde in uniform standing in front of a curtain. The reverse of the image is printed with details of the photography studio and stamped with the date 18 January 1941. A post-it note attached to the reverse is annotated 'J Clyde'.

Aircrew standing in front of Halifax
Seven airmen in uniform standing in front of a Halifax. The reverse of the image is annotated in pencil 'Uncle Jack line under M for Micky aeroplane'. A post-it note attached to the reverse is annotated 'RAF Melbourne 9 June 43 A/C = Z Zebra'.

John (Jack) Clyde
Jack Clyde in uniform standing in front of a curtain. The face of the image is annotated in blue 'Best wishes Jack'. The reverse is printed with details of the photography studio in Blackpool and annotated in pencil 'Our Jack'. A post-it note…

John (Jack) Clyde's Royal Air Force Airman's Pay Book, Form 64
Airman's pay book for Warrant Officer Jack Clyde (1125510) with handwritten entries recording details of his pay whilst with Number 11 Ferry Unit, Transport Command.

John (Jack) Clyde's Royal Air Force Service and Release Book
Service and release book of Warrant Officer Jack Clyde (1125510), last day of service 29 June 1946, released as Class A. Jack Clyde's RAF character was recorded as very good and his service from 22 October 1940 to 4 May 1946 summarised as follows:…

Sergeant John (Jack) Clyde's Procedure Notes
Jack Clyde's (1125510) handwritten radio procedure notes. Includes a list of radio abbreviations (codes in morse) and distress procedure.

Halifax II series 1A Fuse Panel
A double-sided page with handwritten notes. The facing page, titled Halifax II series 1A fuse panel, presents six tables. The entries in the tables are numbered one to forty four and itemise the names of the fuses.
The reverse side of the page is…

Flight log
The page is headed with the date 11 April 1944 and place 'WT GTGA RT'. Both sides of the page are divided into 4 columns with the headings 'Time, Details of calls, messages & c, Remarks, Time of origin of message'. There are handwritten entries in…

Petrol tank manipulation
'Petrol Tank Manipulation' presenting information grouped under four categories: 'A. 4 Tanks, B. 4½ Tanks, C. 5 Tanks, D. 6 Tanks'. In each category details are provided on which tanks to use for take and off and when to change to other tanks. The…

John (Jack) Clyde's Royal Air Force Flying Clothing Card
Jack Clyde's clothing card (Form 667B) covering the period 16 August 1942 to 1 May 1946. The printed booklet has handwritten entries and signatures and itemises the clothing issued to and returned by Jack Clyde. The front cover has a unit stamp…

Electrical and radio faults guide
A printed booklet with the symptoms of faults and causes and cures tabulated. The symptoms included are: 'Complete failure, Ditto early in flight, Magic eye dark, Instability - eye closed all the time, Weak signals, No signals, No CW, No signals…

John (Jack) Clyde's Signals Instructors Course Technical Notes
Warrant Officer Jack Clyde's (125510) exercise book of handwritten notes and diagrams made during his 91 Group Signals Instructors Course at RAF Enstone.

John (Jack) Clyde's Wireless Telegraphy Organisation Notes
Warrant Officer Jack Clyde's (1125510) exercise book of handwritten notes and diagrams. Subjects covered include: specific liaison, preparation of a lecture, presentation of a lecture, demonstration technique, signals instructions and publications,…

John (Jack) Clyde's Technical Wireless Notes
An exercise book of handwritten notes and diagrams created by Jack Clyde (1125510) during wireless training.

John (Jack) Clyde's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
J Clyde’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 26 August 1942 to 23 August 1945, detailing training, operations, instructional and other duties as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.
He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury (No. 2 Signals…
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