Tweddle, William Douglas
Title
Tweddle, William Douglas
Description
Ten items in main collection and one hundred and thirty-one in four sub-collections.
The collection concerns William Douglas Tweddle (b. 1916, Royal Air Force) and contains interviews, his log book, documents, and photographs.
He flew operations as a pilot with 9 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by John Douglas Tweddle and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
The collection concerns William Douglas Tweddle (b. 1916, Royal Air Force) and contains interviews, his log book, documents, and photographs.
He flew operations as a pilot with 9 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by John Douglas Tweddle and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
2018-07-03
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Identifier
Tweddle, WD
Collection Items
Three airmen and Lancaster
Three airmen wearing battledress standing in front of a Lancaster with nose art and sortie tally symbols. Two versions of the same image.
Tirpitz first try
Target photograph showing a fjord with smoke generators and smoke. A Lancaster below centre right. Submitted with caption 'Tirpitz first try'.
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Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
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Tirpitz
Inclined aerial photograph of a battleship moored in a Fjord. Submitted with caption 'Tirpitz 2'.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
607 Squadron
Seventeen pilots wearing battledress or tunics , both with brevet, in two rows plus dog. Titled 'Thornaby - Linton - Acklington'. William Tweddle is back row left side. Submitted with caption '607 Squadron photo'.
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William Tweddle Royal Air Force pilot's flying log book
Pilots flying log book for William Douglas Tweddle, covering the period from 26 January 1942 to 15 September 1977. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties. He was stationed at 21 Elementary Flying Training School…
Experiences and Reminisces of Flight Lieutenant William Douglas Tweddle DFC
Transcript of taped letter to John. Starts with some discussion of books about the Lancaster with technical and operational details. Describes his early days at RAF Bardney on 9 Squadron. Mentions first operation as second pilot to Kiel V-1 storage.…
William Tweddle Audio memoir. Five
Doug Tweddle flew as a pilot with 9 Squadron based at RAF Bardney for his tour of operations. This part of his self-recorded interview covers the last days of the war and the changing face of the RAF in the post war years.
William Tweddle Audio memoir. Four
Continuation of the self recorded report of Doug Tweddle about his experiences at 9 Squadron, RAF Bardney during the Second World War. Doug was awarded an DFC for being on all three attacks on the Tirpitz. However, that actual medal took four years…
William Tweddle Audio memoir. Three
Doug Tweddle flew on the successful operation to sink the Tirpitz.
William Tweddle Audio memoir. Two
Doug Tweddle was a pilot with 9 Squadron based at RAF Bardney. Here in his second part of his interview he talks about relationships at his home station. He describes meeting Ralph Cochrane on a flight. He talks about the ground crew who always knew…
William Tweddle Audio memoir. One
Doug Tweddle undertook the initial pilot training in South Africa. On return to the UK he attended Operational Training Unit at Upper Heyford where he selected his crew. After completing training the crew were posted to 9 Squadron at RAF Bardney.…
Collection Tree
- Tweddle, William Douglas