1 25 4 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2793/49612/SBondS-GwilliamAv10002.pdf 6a92da96daebc90d8a58d09eda5c6dc4 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 Gwilliam, Alan Description An account of the resource 22 items. Collection concerns Flight Sergeant Alan Gwilliam who completed a tour as a Wellington pilot on 214 Squadron. He then completed several tours as an instructor before returning to operation with 47 Squadron Mosquito in Burma in 1945. Collection contains his logbooks, maps, photograph and an interview with his Mosquito navigator. 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-GwilliamAv1 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 Alan Gwilliam’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. Two 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-GwilliamAv10002 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Description An account of the resource Alan Gwilliam’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 29th September 1943 until 25th July 1953. Continued posting with 21 Service Flying Training School as an instructor. Posted to 76 Operational Training Unit in Palestine during March 1944 and then to No. 3 Refresher Flying Unit in India and then 1672 Mosquito Conversion Unit. Operational posting to 47 Squadron in March 1945. September 1945 saw a return to the United Kingdom and posting to 13 Operational Training Unit. During 1952 posted to No. 8 Reserve Flying School. Attended No. 19 Reserve Flying School in July 1953. Served at RAF Kumalo, RAF Aqir, RAF Poona, RAF Yelahanka, RAF Kumbhirgram, RAF Kinmagon, RAF Hmawbi, RAF Croft, RAF Woodley, RAF Woodvale. Aircraft flown were Oxford, Wellington, Short C Flying Boat, Sunderland, Mosquito, B-24 Liberator, C-47 Dakota, Beaufighter, Tiger Moth, Chipmunk, Anson. With 47 Squadron he carried out 38 Rhubarb day operations as a pilot, bombing and strafing a range of targets in Burma including Heho, Kalaw, Kyaukpadaung, Pwintbyu, Tabyegyi, Loi-kaw, Sibintha, Nammaket, Pasaung, Yinmadon, Rangoon, Hmawbi, Kadit, Prombe, Mokpalin, Lagunbyo, Duyinzeik, Aungban, Thanbyuzat, Toungoo, Kyibin, Moulmein, Kyaikto, Natyegon, Kado, Kinmun, Hneepadaw, Kamasaing, Kamarmaung, Bilin, Natkyi, Nyaungdon, Tiyo-Bawkata. Also carried out tactical reconnaissance. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-03-29 1945-04-01 1945-04-04 1945-04-08 1945-04-11 1945-04-13 1945-04-15 1945-04-18 1945-04-19 1945-04-24 1945-04-26 1945-04-30 1945-05-01 1945-05-03 1945-05-06 1945-05-10 1945-05-13 1945-05-15 1945-05-18 1945-05-22 1945-05-26 1945-05-28 1945-05-31 1945-06-02 1945-06-05 1945-06-25 1945-06-30 1945-07-03 1945-07-05 1945-07-07 1945-07-08 1945-07-09 1945-07-11 1945-07-14 1945-07-18 1945-07-28 1945-07-30 1945-08-02 1952 1953 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Berkshire England--Durham England--Merseyside Zimbabwe Zimbabwe--Bulawayo Israel India India--Assam India--Pune India--Yelahanka Burma Burma--Irrawaddy Division Burma--Karen State Burma--Kyaikto Burma--Kyaukpadaung Burma--Loi-kaw Burma--Moʻ pī Burma--Mon State Burma--Moulmein Burma--Rangoon Burma--Sagaing Burma--Toungoo Burma--Bilin Burma--Moke Pa Lin Burma--Aungban Burma--Heho Burma--Duyinzeik Burma--Heho Burma--Moʻ pī Burma--Nyaungdon Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 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. 13 OTU 47 Squadron aircrew Anson B-24 Beaufighter bombing C-47 Flying Training School Mosquito Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Aqir RAF Croft RAF Hmawbi RAF Kinmagon RAF Kumalo RAF Kumbhirgram RAF Middleton St George RAF Poona RAF Woodley RAF Woodvale RAF Yelahanka Sunderland Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2341/43830/LDennettGJ1195401v1.pdf ab2b1da4bf4c20f05ab2fedcb85620e6 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 Dennett, Gordon John Description An account of the resource Nine items. The collection concerns Gordon John Dennett (1195401 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 196 Squadron and 355 Squadron in the Far East. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Kate Smart and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-04-17 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 Dennett, GJ 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 Gordon Dennett's observer's and air gunner's flying log book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LDennettGJ1195401v1 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force 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. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Europe--Frisian Islands Burma Burma--Akyab (District) Burma--Amarapura Burma--Kyaikto Burma--Kyaukse (Township) Burma--Magwe Division Burma--Mandalay Burma--Mandalay (Division) Burma--Maymyo Burma--Meiktila Burma--Moke Pa Lin Burma--Monywa Burma--Mottama Burma--Moulmein Burma--Myingyan (District) Burma--Rakhine State Burma--Rangoon Burma--Tiddim Burma--Yenangyaung Great Britain England--Berkshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Scotland--Ross and Cromarty France France--Brest France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Kiel Germany--Krefeld Germany--Mannheim Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Wuppertal India India--Andaman Islands India--Imphāl India--Raipur India--Vadodara Myanmar Netherlands Pakistan Pakistan--Digri Thailand Thailand--Bangkok Thailand--Chumphon Thailand--Nakhon Ratchasima Vietnam Vietnam--Hanoi Burma--Kyetsha Burma--Myingyan Burma--Myittha Burma--Ramree Island Burma--Ywataung Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943-02-25 1943-02-26 1943-03-01 1943-03-05 1943-03-06 1943-03-09 1943-03-12 1943-03-13 1943-03-26 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-03-30 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-10 1943-04-11 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-16 1943-05-17 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-02 1943-06-03 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-26 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-02 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1944-03-29 1944-03-30 1944-04-08 1944-04-09 1944-04-23 1944-04-24 1944-05-01 1944-05-02 1944-05-07 1944-05-08 1944-05-29 1944-06-01 1944-06-07 1944-06-12 1944-06-30 1944-08-02 1944-08-03 1944-09-11 1944-09-16 1944-09-19 1944-10-29 1944-10-30 1944-11-08 1944-11-19 1945-01-21 1945-01-25 1945-01-31 1945-02-03 1945-02-05 1945-02-11 1945-02-15 1945-02-18 1945-02-21 1945-02-23 1945-02-24 1945-02-28 1945-03-04 1945-03-05 1945-03-07 1945-03-09 1945-03-19 1945-08-02 1946 Description An account of the resource G. Dennett’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 14/5/42 to 17/3/46, detailing training, operations and instructional duties as a Wireless Operator, Air Bomber, Air Gunner and Radar Operator. Based at: RAF Yatesbury (No. 2 Signals School), RAF Evanton (No. 8 Air Gunnery School), RAF Harwell and RAF Hamstead Norris (No. 15 OTU), RAF Leconfield (196 Squadron), RAF Driffield (No.1484 Bombing and Gunnery Flight), RAF Salbani (355 squadron), RAF Digri and RAF Raipur (1341 Special Duty Flight, 298 Squadron), RAF Baroda (1334 TSCU). Aircraft flown: Dominie, Proctor, Botha, Wellington, Anson, Oxford, Liberator, Halifax, Dakota. Records a total of 25 night operations (plus one with Duties Not Carried Out) with 196 Squadron. Targets in Germany, France and the Netherlands are: Bochum, Brest (minelaying), Cologne, Dortmund, Duisberg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Frisians (minelaying), Gelsenkirchen, Heligoland Bight (minelaying), Kiel, Krefeld, Lorient (minelaying), Manheim, Mulheim, St Nazaire, Wuppertal. Pilots on operations with 196 Squadron were W/O Ritchie and Sgt Sneddon. Also records 33 operations (23 Night, 10 day, 5 with Duties Not Carried Out) with 355 Squadron against Japanese forces during the Burma campaign 1944-5. Targets in Burma, Thailand and Vietnam include: Akyab, Amarapura, Andaman Islands, Bangkok, Hanoi, Jumbhorn, Khorat, Kyaukse, Kyetsha, Madaya, Mahlaing, Mandalay, Martaban Point, Martaban, Maymyo, Mokpalin railway yards, Monywa, Myingyan, Myittha, Na Nien, Ramree Island, Rangoon, Tiddim-Impall Road, Yenangyaung, Ywataung. Pilots on operations with 355 Squadron were Squadron Leader MacDougall, Flight Lieutenant Giles, Flight Lieutenant Jackson, Flight Lieutenant Scott, Squadron Leader Falconer, Pilot Officer Dean, Warrant Officer Campbell, Flight Sergeant Turner, Warrant Officer Long and Warrant Officer Painter. 15 OTU 196 Squadron 298 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew B-24 bale out bomb aimer Botha C-47 Dominie Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 7 mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford Proctor RAF Driffield RAF Evanton RAF Hampstead Norris RAF Harwell RAF Leconfield RAF Salbani RAF Yatesbury Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Sunderland Tiger Moth training Wellington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/299/31513/LMcCredieJ418236v1.pdf 9d93c26625abaa1bf0df875d6eaf4a54 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 McCredie, John John McCredie J McCredie Description An account of the resource Six items. An oral history interview with John McCredie (1921 - 2016, 418236 Royal Australian Air Force), his log book and documents. He flew two operations as a pilot over France during training and was later posted to India. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by John McCredie and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-12 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 McCredie, J 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 John McCredie's Air Forces India pilot's flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LMcCredieJ418236v1 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 Australian Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia New South Wales Victoria--Point Cook India--Kolār India--West Bengal Bangladesh--Jessore India--Punjab Thailand Bangladesh--Jessore District Burma--Amarapura Burma--Bhamo (District) Burma--Kyaikto Burma--Mandalay Burma--Meiktila Burma--Myinmu (District) Burma--Rakhine State Burma--Rangoon Burma-Siam Railroad Burma--Taunggyi Burma--Thaton Great Britain England--Berkshire England--Gloucestershire Thailand--Chiang Mai Thailand--Chumphon Thailand--Ratchaburi (Province) Victoria Bangladesh Burma India Burma--Mottama Burma-Siam Railroad Thailand--Bangkok Thailand--Nong Pladuk Thailand--Kanchanaburi Burma--Mon State Burma--Kachin State Thailand--Chumphon Burma--Myinmu (District) Burma--Mottama Burma--Taungup Burma--Taungup 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. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944 1945 1944-11-03 1944-11-04 1944-11-30 1944-12-03 1944-12-10 1944-12-13 1944-12-21 1945-01-01 1945-01-09 1945-01-11 1945-01-13 1945-01-18 1945-01-21 1945-01-25 1945-02-03 1945-02-08 1945-02-11 1945-02-12 1945-02-17 1945-02-18 1945-02-25 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-05 1945-03-07 1945-03-11 1945-03-19 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-03-29 1945-04-05 1945-04-06 1945-04-23 1945-04-24 Description An account of the resource Air Forces in India pilots flying log book for J D McCredie, covering the period from 12 August 1942 to 24 December 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying. He was stationed at RAAF Temora, RAAF Point Cook, RAF South Cerney, RAF Harwell, RAF Kolar, RAF Salbani, RAF Jessore, RAF Dhubalia and RAF Palam. Aircraft flown were, DH82, Oxford, Wellington and Liberator. He flew a total of total of 29 operations with 99 Squadron. Targets were Nong Pladuk, Prang Kazi (Kanchanaburi), Kyaikkatha bridge, Taungup, Kalgauk, Burma-Siam Railway, Bangkok-Chiang Mai Railway, Mandalay, Meiktila, Kyauktalon, Amarapura, Jumbhorn, Rangoon, Myinmu, Kunlon, Taunggyi, Martaban and Na-Nien. They included air sea rescue operations, 'bridge busting' and 'train busting'. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 15 OTU 99 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit air sea rescue aircrew B-24 bombing Heavy Conversion Unit Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Dhubalia RAF Harwell RAF Kolar RAF Palam RAF Salbani RAF South Cerney Tiger Moth training Wellington 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/. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Burma--Kyaikto 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. Title A name given to the resource Kyaikto [entry point] Kyaikhto; Kyaikkatha, Kyuikʻ thui