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Two disturbing incidents
Describes 2 incidents which occurred on aircraft and witnessed by the author. The documents conclude with a description of a firearms incident in which John was involved at RAF Moreton-in-the-Marsh where he was, subsequently, an instructor.
Service record John Henry (Jack) Thomas
The record covers enlistment and early training in the Royal Australian Air Force, and continues with a description of John's journey to England via the United States and training in England. It lists his crew formed during training. He joined 102…
Tags: 102 Squadron; 1658 HCU; 21 OTU; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; crewing up; flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; navigator; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Acaster Malbis; RAF Hullavington; RAF Moreton in the Marsh; RAF Pocklington; RAF Riccall; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Near miss
Describes a very near collision at night between a Halifax and a German Fw 190, and lists crew of Halifax. He recalls it was their 31st operation out of a total of 34.
Mulheim airfield raid
The document details a daylight operation with mention of bombload and instrument problem on take off, and subsequent trip with no air speed indicator. Formatted on another aircraft in order to bomb. It continues with comments on return trip and…
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; bomb struck; bombing; Gee; Halifax; RAF Pocklington