1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2407/42569/EWilliamsWAMuirPE430710 copy.jpg ab8cf52687f93662faf8a38d9777a447 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Muir, Reginald William Lingfield Muir, R W L Description An account of the resource 41 items.&nbsp;The collection concerns Sergeant Reginald William Lingfield Muir (1923 - 1943, 1388470 Royal Air Force) and contains his decorations, log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew a single operation as a bomb aimer with 106 Squadron and was killed with the rest of his crew 9 July 1943.<br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Clyde Muir and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. <br /><br />Additional information on Reginald William Lingfield Muir is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/116853/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-10-08 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Muir, RWL Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [embossed crest] No. 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Syerston, Notts. EAW/DO. 10th. July 1943. Dear Mrs. Muir, I am writing to express my sympathy in the anxiety which must be yours upon receipt of the news that your Son is missing from an operational flight. He was the Air Bomber of an aircraft which left here on the night of the 8th. July 1943 to take part in a bombing raid on Cologne. Nothing was heard after take-off., and I regret that the aircraft did not return. It is impossible to hazard even a guess as to what happened, but there is a chance that the aircraft force-landed, or the crew baled-out and although prisoners-of-war are quite safe. We all hope that this is the case. Your son had been with my Squadron for only a few days and this was in fact his first operational flight. He came from his training unit with an excellent report and I was confident that he would have developed into a first-class member of an operational aircrew. It is indeed a pity that so many months of training should meet with such a poor reward. Once again, both personally and on behalf of the whole Squadron, I offer my deepest sympathy. Yours sincerely W.A. Williamson Squadron Leader Commanding [underlined] No. 106 Squadron, R.A.F. [/underlined] Mrs. D.E. Muir, 24, Holcroft Road, London, E.9. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Squadron Leader W A Williamson Description An account of the resource With sympathy to Reg's mother following missing in action report. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Squadron leader, RAF Syerston. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-10 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Cologne Great Britain England--Nottinghamshire Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten sheet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EWilliamsWAMuirPE430710 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith 106 Squadron aircrew bomb aimer bombing missing in action Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943)