1 25 2 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 Knokke [entry point] Knokke-Heist Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium--Knokke Description An account of the resource This page is an entry point for a place. Please use the links below to see all relevant documents available in the Archive. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2767/48861/SBondS-BrownRv10001 b.pdf 6b9ea01f1c0d6ed9acfaf4d1929bec60 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2767/48861/SBondS-BrownRv10001.pdf 66b924016c788d78cc6062dc13a68287 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 Brown, R Description An account of the resource Five items. Collection concerns Ron Brown who flew 30 operations as a flight engineer on Stirling with 218 Squadron followed by a further 34 operations on Lancaster with 75 Squadron. Collection contains list of operations, an oral history interview and photographs. The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-18 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 SBondS-BrownRv1 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Ron Brown’s confirmed operations with 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Woolfox Lodge STIRLINGS Special Duty Squadron Crew P/O H.Sheldon (pilot) Sgt Don Whittaker (Nav) Sgt R. Brown (Flt/Eng) Sgt G. Brown (Bomb/Aimer Sgt.L Rogers (W/Op) Sgt B.Concannon (Rear Gunner) Sgt T.Moore (Mid/Upper/Gunner) Established at Heavy Conversion Unit based at Chedburgh March 1st1944 Joined 218 Sqdn at Woolfox Lodge March 23rd 1944 1st June 10 mine laying Knocke 2nd June 16 mine laying Frisian Islands 3rd June 17 bombing Montdidier 4th June 24 mine laying Brest Transferred to Heavy Conversion Unit on to Lancasters 75 New Zealand Squadron-based at Mepal Cambridgeshire Our new N.Z PILOT Squadron Leader Bob Rogers D.F.C B Flight Commander-completed one tour on Lancasters 5th Sep 20 bombing Calais German Garrisons 6th Sep 23 bomb Nuess Dusseldorf dock & industry 7th Sep 27 bomb Calais German garrisons 8th Oct 3 (Master bomber) bombing West Kappelle 9th Oct 5 bomb Saarbrucken 10th Oct 7 Bombing Emmerich 11th Oct 23 bombing Essen 12th Oct 30 bomb Cologne 13th Nov 2 Bomb Homberg oil plant 14th Nov 6 Bomb Koblenz 25,000 homes destroyed 15th Dec 2 Dortmund oil plant 16th Dec 8 Bomb Duisburg marshalling yard 17th Dec 12 Bomb Witten Steel Works ME109's active 9 Lancs lost 18th Dec 21 bomb Trier 19th Dec 28 bomb Cologne – Wing/Com Newton Co/Pilot 20th Dec 29 bomb Koblenz 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 List of Ron Brown's operation on 218 Squadron and 75 Squadron Description An account of the resource List 30 completed operations with 218 Squadron Stirling's from RAF Woolfox Lodge. List crew for these operations. Includes one glider towing operation on 6 June 1944. Transfers via heavy conversion unit onto Lancaster and flies a further 34 operations with 75 Squadron at RAF Mepal. Notes that his pilot flew last operation on 26 August 1944 and was replaced by Squadron Leader Bob Rogers DFC. Concludes with account concerning Wing Commander Newton DFC and the character of Squadron Leader Rogers. Please note: The veracity of this information has been called into question. We advise that corroborative research is undertaken to establish the accuracy of some of the details mentioned and events witnessed. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-03-01 1944-04-05 1944-04-09 1944-04-12 1944-04-13 1944-04-17 1944-04-21 1944-04-22 1944-04-26 1944-04-29 1944-05-01 1944-05-05 1944-05-08 1944-05-24 1944-05-26 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-05-30 1944-06-03 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-10 1944-06-12 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-18 1944-06-21 1944-06-24 1944-06-29 1944-07-17 1944-07-18 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-30 1944-08-01 1944-08-09 1944-08-12 1944-08-15 1944-08-26 1944-09-20 1944-09-23 1944-09-27 1944-10-03 1944-10-05 1944-10-07 1944-10-23 1944-10-26 1944-10-31 1944-11-02 1944-11-06 1944-11-15 1944-11-21 1944-12-03 1944-12-08 1944-12-12 1944-12-15 1944-12-21 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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Bomber Command Royal New Zealand Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three page printed document Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-BrownRv10001 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 218 Squadron 75 Squadron air gunner aircrew bomb aimer bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) flight engineer Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster mine laying navigator Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) pilot RAF Cottesmore RAF Mepal RAF Woolfox Lodge Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops V-1 V-weapon wireless operator