Jennings, Herbert William
Title
Jennings, Herbert William
Jennings, H W
Description
27 items. The collection concerns Herbert William Jennings (411560 Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 61 Squadron and was killed 23 September 1944.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Graham Pearson and catalogued by Jan Johnstone.
Additional information on Herbert William Jennings is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Graham Pearson and catalogued by Jan Johnstone.
Additional information on Herbert William Jennings is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2018-06-28
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Jennings, HW
Collection Items
Children with crashed aircraft
Two girls standing on the fuselage and a third sitting in a gun turret of a crashed aircraft. The letters QR and K of 61 Squadron are painted on the fuselage.
Press cuttings concerning Squadron Leader Hugh Horsley AFC
One head and shoulders photograph of Hugh Horsley in uniform and press cuttings reporting his marriage, the birth of his daughter, his awarding of the Air Force Cross and his death.
Lancaster LM718 movement card (AM Form 78)
A movement card recording details of Lancaster LM718. The contractor is recorded as A V Roe & Co Ltd and the engine installed as Merlin 38. The card records the allocation of the aircraft to 61 Squadron on 31 August 1944, it's writing off…
Hugh Horsley's death certificate
A certified copy of Acting Squadron Leader Hugh William Horsley's death certificate recording the cause of his death as being due to war operations.
Hugh Horsley's National Service Grade Card
National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 Grade Card recording Hugh Horsley's address in York and details of his medical examination in York.
Sympathy card from the King and Queen to Herbert Jennings' s Father
A printed card from Buckingham Palace to Mr H J Jennings expressing sympathy at the loss of Herbert Jennings. The card is signed by the King.
Letter to Squadron Leader Hugh Horsley's mother
A letter of sympathy to Mrs Horsley on the loss of her son.
Letter from commanding office 61 Squadron to Squadron Leader Hugh Horsley's mother
Letter informing Mrs Horsley that her son and his crew are missing following an operation to attack Münster.
Letter from commanding officer 61 Squadron to Squadron Leader Hugh Horsley's father
Letter to Hugh Wilkinson Horsley's father informing him that his son was killed when his aircraft crashed at the start of an operational flight. The cause of the accident is reported to be unknown. One crew member survived with serious injuries.
Letter from the Imperial War Graves Commission to Herbert Jennings's father
A letter confirming details of Herbert Jennings's burial in the 'Venraij' [Venray] British Cemetery and explaining that there are no provisions for relatives to visit.
Letter from the Caterpillar Club to Squadron Leader H W Horsley
A letter sending Squadron Leader Horsley his Caterpillar pin.
Drawing of crash site in Deurne
A hand-drawn map with a key illustrating the crash site of Lancaster LM718. Annotated in blue ink 'Drawing made by (Rev) v Hoek'.
Map of Deurne
A printed map with an 'x' in the grid square C2 marking the crash site of LM718. The map is annotated with a handwritten footnote.
Two envelopes addressed to L A C W Jennings (436879)
Two envelopes addressed to L A C W Jennings and franked in Lincoln. The address on the upper envelope is MT Section, RAF Wymeswold, the address on the lower envelope is MT Section, RAF Eggington Hall.
Letter from Sergeant R T Hoskisson (961858)
Letter from Sergeant Hoskisson to a woman called Joan containing general news and an account of the loss of his aircraft and the fate of the crew.
Letter from Herbert Jennings to his brother
A letter to his brother, Eric, updating him on family news.
Sketch of crashed aircraft
A sketch of an aircraft annotated with an arrow pointing at the rear gun turret and the word 'open'. A glove bearing the name 'Jennings' is drawn in the bottom right corner of the sketch. The reverse is annotated 'L J N V Hoek, Tulpstraat 3 5721 EV…
Sketch map of Deurne crash site
A hand-drawn sketch illustrating a crash site. Distances are shown between the aircraft and a building and a road between Deurne and Helmond. The sketch is captioned ' Deurne 22 Sept 44' and is annotated with the name and address of the…
Herbert Jennings in uniform
Head and shoulders photograph of Herbert Jennings in uniform. Annotated on the reverse in pencil. The following is decipherable 'High St, Mosbro, Blonde, Blue, Fair, Air Gunner'. A post-it note attached to the image is annotated 'Herbert William…
Airman in uniform
Head and shoulders photograph of an airman in uniform wearing a peaked cap and with a bomb aimer's brevet on his chest. Handwritten annotation on the reverse 'Graham, with many happy memories of flying with your uncle. John Wheeler 1944'.
Herbert Jennings's British Army photograph
Regimental head and shoulders photograph of Herbert Jennings in army uniform, The Queen's Own First Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. The image of Jennings is surrounded by the names of the campaigns and battles. Annotated on the reverse 'Herbert…
Herbert Jennings's grave
A man in uniform sitting on the ground next to two graves marked with crosses. A wreath has been laid between the graves. Handwritten annotation on the face of the image 'Bert Sept 23rd 1944'. Annotation on the reverse 'H W Jennings H W J…
Attack and crash report
A report providing details of an operation from RAF Skellingthorpe on 23 September 1944 to target the Dortmund Ems Canal. The numbers of aircraft participating and lost are provided. Details of the loss of Lancaster LM718 are provided. Also…
RAF Skellingthorpe Christmas menu 1944
A Christmas menu with two signatures on the face and over twenty signatures on the reverse. Most signatures are indecipherable.
Casualty report
A record of Sergeant Herbert Jennings's (411560) details and final resting place in Venray War Cemetery in the Netherlands.
Collection Tree
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