Chandler, Cecil Harry
Title
Chandler, Cecil Harry
C H Chandler
Chick Chandler
Description
Four items. An oral history interview with Cecil Chandler (1923 - 2020, 1608265 Royal Air Force) and three letters. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 15 and 622 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Cecil Chandler and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Cecil Chandler and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
2015-10-02
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Chandler, CH
Collection Items
Letter from Sergeant C H Chandler
Highlights two items about operation to Dusseldorf. Firstly the effect of 'G' and secondly the effect of adrenalin. Describes impressions on Dusseldorf trip. Goes on to describe reasons for his apprehension all during his first tour. Goes on to…
Letter from M Wells to Mr Chandler
Thanks him for his efforts and comments on some content. Second letter on reverse thanks him for information supplied which would form part of Wells's study.
Letter and transcript of telephone interview
First page is a letter enclosing a transcript of telephone interview, requesting that it be checked for accuracy by the interviewee and asking further questions. Transcript describes Chick Chandler joining the RAF, being selected as flight engineer,…
Interview with Cecil Harry Chandler
Cecil ‘Chick’ Chandler trained as a flight engineer and was posted to 622 Squadron at RAF Mildenhall. On his first flight the undercarriage failed. He was horrified to find that it was different to the model he had been trained on and he had to have…
Collection Tree
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