1 25 11 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2491/55484/EMaunsellJ[Recipient][Date]-01.pdf 7d77babf7dd26855849aa4aba88cb5a8 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 Maunsell, John Description An account of the resource 15 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer John Maunsell (1920, 138134 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as a navigator with 57 Squadron, was shot down and evaded. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Leddy and catalogued by Jan Johnstone. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-23 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 Maunsell, 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EMaunsellJ[Recipient][Date]-01 Title A name given to the resource Biographical letter from John Maunsell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Maunsell 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 Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One fourteen page letter Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk Canada France France--Amiens France--Annecy France--Aunay-sur-Odon France--Beauvois France--Caen France--La Pernelle France--Paris France--Saumur France--Toulouse France--Tours Belgium Belgium--Antwerp Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Turnhout Burma Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Augsburg Germany--Berlin Germany--Bonn Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Kamen Germany--Kassel Germany--Koblenz Germany--Lüneburg Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Mannheim Germany--Munich Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Schweinfurt Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Wesseling Poland Poland--Gdańsk South Africa United States Alabama California Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea France--Pas-de-Calais Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1943 1944 1944-02-16 1944-02-24 1944-02-25 1944-03-15 1944-03-18 1944-03-22 1944-03-24 1944-03-26 1944-03-30 1944-04-05 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-18 1944-04-20 1944-04-22 1944-04-24 1944-05-08 1944-05-09 1944-05-11 1944-05-19 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-05-24 1944-06-01 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-12 1944-06-14 1944-06-16 1944-06-21 1944-06-22 1944-09-28 1944-10 1944-11 1944-12 1945 1945-01-05 1945-01-07 1945-01-14 1945-01-28 1945-02-01 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-07 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-21 1945-03-03 1945-03-07 1945-03-09 1945-03-16 1945-03-20 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-04-13 Description An account of the resource A letter from John Maunsell detailing his service and experiences with Bomber Command, including the training, his crew and operational duties. He was shot down in June 1944, evaded capture and returned to Britain in September 1944. 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 Maureen Clarke 1654 HCU 223 Squadron 29 OTU 57 Squadron 630 Squadron air gunner aircrew B-24 bale out Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bomb aimer bombing bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) briefing Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992) crash crewing up debriefing evading final resting place flight engineer Flying Training School Fw 190 Gee ground crew ground personnel H2S Heavy Conversion Unit intelligence officer killed in action Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School mid-air collision mine laying Mosquito navigator Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Oboe Operation Exodus (1945) Operational Training Unit Pathfinders pilot prisoner of war propaganda RAF Bruntingthorpe RAF East Kirkby RAF Oulton RAF Swinderby Resistance Schräge Musik shot down Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops the long march training V-1 V-weapon Wellington Window wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2491/55316/LMaunsellJ138134v1.pdf f4272e8ebc11477c559d4e427f74a0aa 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 Maunsell, John Description An account of the resource 15 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer John Maunsell (1920, 138134 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as a navigator with 57 Squadron, was shot down and evaded. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Leddy and catalogued by Jan Johnstone. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-23 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 Maunsell, 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LMaunsellJ138134v1 Title A name given to the resource John Maunsell's Observer's and Flying Log Book 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 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 Description An account of the resource Observer's and Flying Log Book for Flying Officer John Maunsell (1333451, 138134) covering 14 October 1942 to 11 June 1945 detailing training flights, air tests and operations. Aircraft flown in were Anson, Dakota, Fortress, Lancaster, Liberator, Stirling, Sunderland, Tiger Moth and Wellington. His pilots on training and test flights were: Lieutenants White, Swart, Lindsay-Rae, Youngleeson, Robertson, Peters, Holmner, Tindall, Rabinowitz, Rosenthal, Hopper, Webb, Norval, Donelly, Marillier, Watteyne, Penver, Benjamin, Crouse, Nel, Le Riche, Mould, Geater, Gradwell, Du Bruin, Ceuppens, Connell, Lagesse, O'Leary, McIver, Spriggs, Bayley, Allnut, Stevenson and Croft; Warrant Officers Le Cocq, Humphrey, and Langdon; Flying Officers Harvey, Ryde, Dean, Sharpe, Boyd, Beecroft, Scofield, Walters and Adams; Wing Commanders Stapleton and Burnell; Pilot Officers Pugh, Langlands, L'Abbé, Onysko, O'Gara, Greville, Ainley and Anderson; Flight Sergeants West, Johnstone, Goldstein, West, Thomas, Whiddon, Patterson, Stein, Cannon and Bodrill and Squadron Leader Petty. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenants Bayley and Allnutt. Targets in France, Belgium, Poland, and The Netherland were: Amiens, Annecy, Antwerp, Augsburg, Aunay-sur-Odon, Beauvois, Berlin, Bonn, Braunschweig, Bremen, Caen, Dortmund-Ems Canal, English Channel, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Gdańsk, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Hagen, Hamburg, Kaiserslautern, Kamen, Kassel, Kiel Bay, Koblenz, La Pernelle, Ladbergen, Le Havre, Leopoldsburg, Lüneburg, Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Mannheim, Munich, Münster in Westfalen, Nuremberg, Paris, Poland, Saumur, Schweinfurt, Stuttgart, The Ruhr, Toulouse, Tours, Turnhout, Wesel and Wesseling. John Maunsell was shot down at Turnhout, Belgium on the return journey from an operation on 21 June 1944. The fate of the crew is listed in the logbook. The Captain, Flight Lieutenant A F Bayley, Wireless Operator, Warrant Officer F Beecher and Rear Gunner, Sergeant J Donovan were killed in action. The Bomb Aimer, Flight Sergeant A D Naysmith, Mid-Upper Gunner, Flight Sergeant L Marshall and Flight Engineer, Sergeant R Heaseman were captured and became prisoners of war. John Maunsell evaded capture. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1943-11-06 1943-11-07 1944 1944-02-24 1944-02-25 1944-02-26 1944-03-15 1944-03-18 1944-03-19 1944-03-22 1944-03-23 1944-03-24 1944-03-25 1944-03-26 1944-03-27 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 1944-04-05 1944-04-06 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-11 1944-04-18 1944-04-19 1944-04-20 1944-04-21 1944-04-22 1944-04-23 1944-04-24 1944-04-25 1944-05-08 1944-05-09 1944-04-10 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-21 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-05-24 1944-05-25 1944-06-01 1944-06-02 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-12 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-21 1944-06-22 1945 1945-01-05 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-28 1945-02-01 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-07 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-21 1945-02-22 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-07 1945-03-09 1945-03-16 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-03-24 1945-04-02 1945-04-03 1945-04-13 1945-04-14 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Northamptonshire Belgium Belgium--Antwerp Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Turnhout France France--Amiens France--Annecy France--Aunay-sur-Odon France--Beauvois France--Caen France--La Pernelle France--Le Havre France--Paris France--Saumur France--Toulouse France--Tours Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Augsburg Germany--Berlin Germany--Bonn Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Kamen Germany--Kassel Germany--Koblenz Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Lüneburg Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Mannheim Germany--Munich Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Schweinfurt Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Wesseling Poland Poland--Gdańsk South Africa Germany--Bremen France--Pas-de-Calais Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jan Johnstone 100 Group 1654 HCU 223 Squadron 29 OTU 57 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson B-17 B-24 Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) evading Flying Training School Heavy Conversion Unit killed in action Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School mine laying navigator Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit prisoner of war RAF Brize Norton RAF East Kirkby RAF North Luffenham RAF Oulton RAF Syerston RAF Sywell RAF Wigsley shot down Stalag Luft 7 Stirling Sunderland tactical support for Normandy troops Tiger Moth training V-1 V-weapon Wellington Window https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2620/45922/EMackieNAJHeiriH851214.1.pdf c3852e447ddb0ee37fe9be8234be319e 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 Mackie, Norman A J N A J Mackie Description An account of the resource 135 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Norman A J Mackie DSO, DFC (b. 1920, 88410 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 83 Squadron and was shot down on his second tour after 52 operations. He evaded to Switzerland and subsequently re-escaped through France to Spain. On return to Great Britain, he retrained on Mosquito and flew a further 40 operations on 571 Squadron. He continued to fly in the RAF after the war. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Laura Carter and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-08-11 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mackie, NAJ 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 Norman Mackie to Hans-Heiri Description An account of the resource Norman provides details of his being shot down and evading through France to Switzerland. He describes conditions in Switzerland and various re-escape plans, including trying to get hold of an aircraft to get to England with two Dutchmen. He mentions a large number of escapees arriving after the collapse of Italy. Eventually, he escaped back through France to Spain with a South African pilot. He discusses providing photographs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N A J Mackie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985-12-14 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-04 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Switzerland Germany Germany--Stuttgart France France--St.-Dizier (Haute-Marne) France--Châtillon-sur-Seine France--Dijon Switzerland--Geneva Switzerland--Bern Italy France--Cerbère France--Annecy France--Narbonne France--Toulouse France--Perpignan Gibraltar Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Wehrmacht Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe South African Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page printed letter Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Pending review Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EMackieNAJHeiriH851214 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke 83 Squadron aircrew bale out evading killed in action Lancaster Me 110 prisoner of war Red Cross shot down https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2620/45920/EMackieNAJCooper[Mr]850102-0002.jpg 1c598cc14b26d194afd43a3b838ce46c https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2620/45920/EMackieNAJCooper[Mr]850102-0001 b.jpg b6da80663ba773bba89c92b8d9471869 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 Mackie, Norman A J N A J Mackie Description An account of the resource 135 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Norman A J Mackie DSO, DFC (b. 1920, 88410 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 83 Squadron and was shot down on his second tour after 52 operations. He evaded to Switzerland and subsequently re-escaped through France to Spain. On return to Great Britain, he retrained on Mosquito and flew a further 40 operations on 571 Squadron. He continued to fly in the RAF after the war. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Laura Carter and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-08-11 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mackie, NAJ 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 Norman Mackie to Mr Cooper Description An account of the resource Norman is aware that Mr Copper is intending to write a book about the RAF Escaping Society and seeking stories from members. He describes being shot down on the 20th operation (Stuttgart) of his second tour with 83 Squadron. He recounts his adventures evading through France, eventually to Switzerland. After internment by the Swiss he worked for the air attaché (Air Commodore Freddy West) but, subsequently, escaped again through France to Spain. He concludes with some details of his bale out aided by his navigator, who also evaded to Spain, and of his remaining crew, two became prisoners of war and two were killed. He also mentions his investigations into the Luftwaffe crew who shot down his crew. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N A J Mackie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985-01-02 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-03-11 1943-03-12 1943-12 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Huntingdonshire Germany Germany--Stuttgart France France--Vitry-le-François France--St.-Dizier (Haute-Marne) France--Châtillon-sur-Seine France--Dijon France--Lyon France--Thonon-les-Bains Switzerland Switzerland--Geneva Switzerland--Bern France--Annecy France--Toulouse France--Narbonne France--Perpignan France--Cerbère Spain Spain--Figueras (Gerona) Spain--Zaragoza (Province) 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 Civilian Wehrmacht Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page printed letter Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Pending review Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EMackieNAJCooper[Mr]850102 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke 83 Squadron air gunner aircrew bale out bomb aimer bombing escaping evading final resting place killed in action Lancaster Me 110 navigator Pathfinders pilot prisoner of war RAF Wyton shot down wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1792/45129/LWilsonH1342819v1.pdf 52ffc531f0d4bd6890a709034f5ca53f 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 Wilson, Harold H Wilson 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 2017-01-09 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 Wilson, H Description An account of the resource 24 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Harold Wilson DFM (Royal Air Force) who flew two tours completing 45 operations as a bomb aimer on 9 and 97 squadrons. Collection contains an identity document, a letter, his flying log book, a memoir and photographs (including some while he was a member of a Missing Research and Enquiry Service unit in Germany after the war). The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Barbara Armstrong and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Harold Wilson's flying log book 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LWilsonH1342819v1 Description An account of the resource Harold Wilson’s Flying Log Book from 28/11/42 to 2/4/54, detailing training, operations and instructional duties as an Air Bomber (and later Navigator). Also contains various memorabilia including a photograph, reunion invitation and newspaper clipping about the award of the DFM. Based at: Port Elizabeth (42 Air School), Jurby (No. 5 Air Observer School), RAF Cottesmore, RAF Saltby, RAF Market Harborough (all No. 14 Operational Training Unit), RAF Wigsley (No. 1654 Conversion Unit), RAF Bardney (No. 9 Squadron), RAF Warboys (PFF Navigation Training Unit), RAF Coningsby (No. 97 Squadron), RAF Manby (Empire Air Armament School), RAF Swinderby (No. 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit and 201 Advanced Flying School), RAF Middleton St George (No. 2 Air Navigation School), RAF Scampton (No. 230 Operational Training Unit), RAF North Luffenham (No. 240 Operational Training Unit), RAF Oakington (No. 30 Squadron), RAF Perth (No. 11 Reserve Flying School). Aircraft flown: Anson, Oxford, Blenheim, Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster, Dakota. Records a total of 45 operations (42 night, 3 day) with 9 and 97 Squadron. Targets in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands are: Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Stettin, Brunswick, Magdeburg, Stuttgart, Schweinfurt, Augsburg, Marignane, Munich, Clermont Ferrand, Toulouse, Louailles, Annecy, Amiens, Maisy, St. Pierre du Mont, Argentan, Rennes, Poitiers, Creil (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent), Calmont Chalindrey, Nevers, Courtrai, Donges, Givors, Brest, Deelen Airfield, Bordeaux, Darmstadt and Konigsberg. His pilot on all operations was F/O Lasham. 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 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 colour photocopy 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Netherlands South Africa Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Belgium--Kortrijk England--Cambridgeshire England--Durham (County) England--Huntingdonshire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Rutland France--Amiens France--Annecy France--Argentan France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France--Brest France--Calvados France--Clermont-Ferrand France--Donges France--Givors France--Haute-Marne France--Marignane France--Nevers France--Oise France--Poitiers France--Rennes France--Sablé-sur-Sarthe France--Toulouse Germany--Augsburg Germany--Berlin Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Frankfurt am Main Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Germany--Leipzig Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Munich Germany--Schweinfurt Poland--Szczecin Germany--Stuttgart Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man Netherlands--Gelderland Scotland--Perth South Africa--Port Elizabeth Poland France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Culmont-Chalindrey Netherlands--Arnhem Netherlands--Deelen France--Louailles France--Grandcamp-Maisy Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943-12-02 1943-12-03 1943-12-16 1943-12-17 1943-12-20 1943-12-23 1944-01-05 1944-01-14 1944-01-21 1944-01-22 1944-01-27 1944-01-28 1944-02-15 1944-02-16 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-02-24 1944-02-25 1944-02-26 1944-03-01 1944-03-02 1944-03-09 1944-03-10 1944-03-15 1944-03-16 1944-04-22 1944-04-23 1944-04-24 1944-04-25 1944-04-26 1944-04-27 1944-04-29 1944-04-30 1944-05-01 1944-05-02 1944-05-06 1944-05-07 1944-05-09 1944-05-10 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-31 1944-06-01 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-07-04 1944-07-05 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-14 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1945 1946 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 14 OTU 1654 HCU 1660 HCU 9 Squadron 97 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) Blenheim bomb aimer bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) C-47 Cook’s tour Distinguished Service Medal Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Heavy Conversion Unit Initial Training Wing Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 memorial Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford Pathfinders RAF Bardney RAF Bourn RAF Coningsby RAF Cottesmore RAF Jurby RAF Manby RAF Market Harborough RAF Middleton St George RAF North Luffenham RAF Oakington RAF Saltby RAF Scampton RAF Swinderby RAF Warboys RAF Wigsley 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/. Title A name given to the resource Dawson, Alf Alfred George Dawson A G Dawson 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 2016-10-27 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 Dawson, AG Description An account of the resource 16 items. An oral history interview interview with Kenneth Rudkin about his friend Alf “Digger” Dawson of 630 Squadron. The collection concerns Alfred George "Alf" Dawson (198590 Royal Air Force) and contains his dairy, service books and photographs. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by K Rudkin and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, these items are available only at the International Bomber Command Centre. Requires A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence. Being used by students 23-24. 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 Alf Dawson's Log Book and decorations Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-04-18 1944-04-20 1944-04-22 1944-04-24 1944-04-26 1944-05-09 1944-05-11 1944-05-19 1944-05-21 1944-05-22 1944-05-24 1944-05-27 1944-06-01 1944-06-05 1944-06-07 1944-06-09 1944-06-21 1944-06-24 1944-06-27 1944-06-29 1944-07-12 1944-07-15 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-20 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-30 1944-07-31 1944-08-02 1944-08-05 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Newark (Nottinghamshire) England--Spilsby England--Desborough Sri Lanka France--Essonne France--Paris Region Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Munich Germany--Schweinfurt France--Annecy Belgium--Leopoldsburg France--Amiens Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Belgium--Antwerp France--Le Havre France--Saumur France--La Pernelle France--Bayeux France--Étampes (Essonne) Germany--Wesseling France--Pommeréval France--Marquise Region France--Bayeux Region France--Nevers France--Caen France--Coutras Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay France--Donges Germany--Stuttgart France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados) France--Joigny France--Châtellerault France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Great Britain Germany Belgium England--Herefordshire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Northamptonshire England--Oxfordshire England--Nottinghamshire France--Cahagnes France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Trossy St. Maximin France--Châtellerault France--Culmont-Chalindrey France--Pommeréval France--Juvisy-sur-Orge France--Balleroy France--Saint-Valery-en-Caux France--Mimoyecques France--Pommeréval France Belgium--Kortrijk France--Pas-de-Calais Scotland--Ross and Cromarty 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 Physical object Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LDawsonAG1098590v1 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 Description An account of the resource Alf Dawson was a Wireless Operator and flew an operational tour with No 630 Squadron at East Kirkby flying in the Lancaster. Post tour he flew with No 16 and 84 O.T.U. Post war he served in Ceylon. First flight in the Log Book was 14 April 1943 at No 4 Radio School RAF Madely. By 16 June he was at No 8 A.G.S. at RAF Evanton, by the 12 August 1943 Alf was at No 2 (O)AFU and 20 Sept at 28 OTU RAF Wymswold. By 8 January 1944 he was at No 1661 C.U. RAF Winthorpe and by 23 March was at No 5 L.F.S. RAF Syerston. By 4 April 1944 he was with No 630 Squadron at RAF East Kirkby. He flew his first operation on the 18 April and his last on 10 August 1944. He was a staff member at 16 O.T.U. RAF Upper Heyford from 23 September 1944 and 84 O.T.U. RAF Desborough from 19 January 1945. The last flight recorded in the Log book was on 22 May 1945. He flew operations to Juvisy, La Chapelle, Brunswick, Munich, Schweinfurt, Annecy, Bourge Leopold, Amiens, Kiel Bay (Mining), Brunswick, Antwerp, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Saumur, La Pernelle, Balleroy, Etampes, Wesseling, Pommeréval, Marquise, Mimoyecques, Maisy, Calmont, Chalindrey, Nevers, Caen, Creil, Courtrai, Kiel Fjord, Donges, Stuttgart, Cahagnes, Joigny, Throisy, Trossy St. Maximin, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Châtellerault, Bordeaux. He flew in the following aircraft: Dominie, Proctor, Botha, Anson, Wellington, Stirling and Lancaster. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Hawker. In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this item is available only at the University of Lincoln. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock 16 OTU 1661 HCU 28 OTU 630 Squadron 84 OTU Advanced Flying Unit Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) Botha Dominie Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lancaster Mk 3 mine laying Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Proctor RAF Bicester RAF Desborough RAF East Kirkby RAF Evanton RAF Madley RAF Syerston RAF Upper Heyford RAF Winthorpe RAF Wymeswold Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training V-1 V-weapon Wellington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/865/20721/MHazeldenePV553414-170307-010001.jpg 53799f811420375e4cb09449eaaa9312 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/865/20721/MHazeldenePV553414-170307-010002.jpg 21d2a31121aaec04dbae7f2d77274d19 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 Hazeldene, Peter Peter Vere Hazeldene P V Hazeldene Description An account of the resource 19 items. An oral history interview with Rachel and John Gill about their father, Peter Hazeldene DFC (b. 1922, 553414 Royal Air Force) and 16 other items including log book, memoirs, medals and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 106 and 57 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rachel and John Gill 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 2017-03-07 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 Hazeldene, PV Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [underlined][Deleted][/underlined] 149 [Underlined] RECOMMENDATION FOR HONOURS AND AWARDS. (NON-IMMEDIATE) [/Underlined] CHRISTIAN NAMES: PETER VERE. SURNAME: HAZELDENE. RANK: WARRANT OFFICER. OFFICIAL NUMBER: 553414. COMMAND & GROUP: BOMBER. FIVE. UNIT: NO. 57 SQUADRON. TOTAL HOURS FLOWN ON OPERATIONS: 1st Tour 198.25 hours. 2nd Tour 105.15 hours. TOTAL NUMBER OF SORTIES: 1st Tour 35. 2nd Tour 20. TOTAL HOURS FLOWN ON OPERATIONS SINCE RECEIPT OF PREVIOUS AWARD: N/A. NUMBER OF SORTIES SINCE PREVIOUS AWARD: N/A. RECOGNITION FOR WHICH RECOMMEND: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. (Non-Immediate) APPOINTMENT HELD: WIRELESS OPERATOR (AIR). [Underlined] PARTICULARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE FOR WHICH RECOMMENDATION IS MADE. [/Underlined] This Warrant Officer has now completed 55 sorties, 20 of them in his second tour, which include numerous attacks on Berlin, Essen, Cologne, Brunswick and other heavily defended targets in Germany. His keenness and enthusiasm for operational flying in general have been a stimulus to all his colleagues, while his outstanding ability as a wireless operator in particular has set a magnificent example to all operators in this Squadron. He is strongly recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. [Signature] Group Captain Commanding, [Underlined] R.A.F. Station, East Kirkby. [/Underlined] Date: 16 JUL 1944 Remarks of Officer Commanding No.55 Base. Strongly recommended [Signature] Air Commodore, Commanding, [Underlined] No.55 Base, Royal Air Force. [/Underlined] Date: 15. 7. 44 Remarks of Air Officer Commanding No. 5 Group. Recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross RA Cockrane. Air Vice Marshal, [Underlined] Headquarters No. 5 Group, R.A.F. [/Underlined] Date: 7/8/44 [page break] [underlined] BRIEF DETAILS OF SORTIES CARRIED OUT. (2nd TOUR) [underlined] [underlined] DATE. HOURS. TARGET. REMARKS. [underlined] 22/23.4.44 5.45 Brunswick 29/30.4.44 7.15 Clermont Ferrand 1/2.5.44 5.20 Tours 3/4.5.44 6.00 Mailly 7/8.5.44 5.10 Tours 9/10.5.44 9.20 Annecy 21/22.5.44 6.25 Kiel Bay 22/23.5.444[sic] 6.30 Brunswick 24/25.5.44 3.25 Antwerp 27/28.5.44 4.05 St. Valery 31/1.6.44 7.30 Gardening 4/5.6.44 3.45 Maisy 6/7.6.44 4.15 Caen 7/8.6.44 4.35 Cerisy 9/10.6.44 4.30 Etampes 12/13.6.44 4.50 Caen 14/15.6.44 4.55 Aunay-Sur- Odon 16/17.6.44 3.15 Doullens 21/22.6.44 4.25 Wesseling 24/25.6.44 3.25 Pommereval 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 Recommendation for Honours and Awards Description An account of the resource Form completing recommending Peter's DFC. Includes listing of all sorties made. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-08-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two typewritten sheets Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHazeldenePV553414-170307-010001, MHazeldenePV553414-170307-010002 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Belgium--Antwerp France France--Annecy France--Caen France--Clermont-Ferrand France--Doullens France--Étampes (Essonne) France--Mailly-le-Camp France--Pommeréval France--Tours Germany Germany--Berlin Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Cologne Germany--Essen Germany--Kiel Germany--Wesseling Great Britain England--Lincolnshire France--Saint-Valery-en-Caux Germany--Ruhr (Region) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force 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. 1944-04 1944-05 1944-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bradley Froggatt 5 Group 57 Squadron aircrew bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944) Distinguished Flying Cross Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) RAF East Kirkby V-1 V-weapon wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/865/20719/LHazeldenePV553414v1.pdf e8a466fe44888b4d1d47b6caf85dda6c 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 Hazeldene, Peter Peter Vere Hazeldene P V Hazeldene Description An account of the resource 19 items. An oral history interview with Rachel and John Gill about their father, Peter Hazeldene DFC (b. 1922, 553414 Royal Air Force) and 16 other items including log book, memoirs, medals and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 106 and 57 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rachel and John Gill 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 2017-03-07 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 Hazeldene, PV 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 Peter Hazeldene's Log book 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Log book, printed with handwritten annotations Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1940-11-27 1940-11-29 1940-12-04 1940-12-10 1940-12-22 1940-12-29 1941-01-03 1941-01-05 1941-01-09 1941-01-12 1941-02-04 1941-02-05 1941-03-03 1941-03-04 1941-03-12 1941-03-18 1941-03-20 1941-03-21 1941-04-04 1941-04-05 1941-04-07 1941-04-08 1941-04-17 1941-04-18 1941-04-20 1941-04-23 1941-04-24 1941-04-27 1941-04-28 1941-04-29 1941-04-30 1941-05-04 1941-05-05 1941-05-15 1941-05-16 1941-05-18 1941-05-19 1941-05-23 1941-05-24 1941-05-26 1941-05-27 1941-06-02 1941-06-03 1941-06-11 1941-06-12 1941-06-13 1941-06-14 1941-06-15 1941-06-16 1941-06-17 1941-06-18 1941-06-21 1941-06-22 1941-06-27 1941-06-28 1941-07-24 1941-08-08 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1944-04-22 1944-04-23 1944-04-29 1944-05-01 1944-05-02 1944-05-03 1944-05-04 1944-05-08 1944-05-09 1944-05-10 1944-05-21 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-05-24 1944-05-25 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-05-31 1944-06-01 1944-06-05 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-10 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-21 1944-06-22 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Atlantic Ocean--Kattegat (Baltic Sea) Belgium--Antwerp England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Yorkshire France--Annecy France--Brest France--Brest France--Caen France--Culmont-Chalindrey France--Clermont-Ferrand France--Etaples France--Lorient France--Mailly-le-Camp France--Nevers France--Paris France--Tours Germany--Berlin Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Wesseling Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway Belgium Germany--Ruhr (Region) Europe--Elbe River France--Saint-Nazaire France--Pommeréval France--Saint-Valery-en-Caux France--Grandcamp-Maisy France--Étampes (Essonne) France--Beauvais Germany--Soest France--Pommeréval France--Pas-de-Calais Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHazeldenePV553414v1 Description An account of the resource Peter Hazeldene's air gunner’s flying log book covering the period from 28 August 1940 to 13 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air gunner. He was stationed at RAF West Freugh (4 BGS), RAF Upper Heyford (16 OTU), RAF Finningley (106 Squadron), RAF Coningsby (106 Squadron), USAAF Polebrook (97 BG), RAF Husbands Bosworth (14 OTU), RAF Wigsley (1654 HCU), RAF Syerston (5 LFS), RAF East Kirkby (57 Squadron), RAF Syerston (5 LFS). Aircraft flown in were Battle, Anson, Hampden, Oxford, Lysander, Wellington, Fortress B-17E, Stirling and Lancaster. He flew a total of 34 operations with 106 Squadron, targets were Kiel, Brest (mining), Elbe (mining), North Sea (mining), Lorient, St Nazaire (mining), Cologne, Hamburg, Bremen, Brest, Berlin, Mannheim, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Soest, Bremen-Vegesack and Essen. He flew 25 operations with 57 Squadron, targets were Brunswick, Clermont Ferrand, Tours, Mailly, Kiel, Annecy, Antwerp, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Kattegat (mining), Maisy, Caen, Étampes, Beauvais, Wesseling, Pommeréval, Chalindrey, Paris, Nevers and Thurney. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Galloway, Sergeant Topping, Sergeant Osbourne, Pilot Officer Wareing, Flying Officer Altmann, Pilot Officer Robson, Squadron Leader Grylls and Flight Lieutenant Spencer. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 106 Squadron 14 OTU 16 OTU 1654 HCU 57 Squadron air gunner aircrew Anson B-17 Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) Hampden Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lysander mine laying Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Coningsby RAF East Kirkby RAF Finningley RAF Husbands Bosworth RAF Polebrook RAF Syerston RAF Upper Heyford RAF West Freugh RAF Wigsley Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training Wellington wireless operator / air gunner 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. France--Annecy 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 Annecy [entry point] https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/165/2255/MWrightJ[Ser -DoB]-150527-100001.jpg a87b2fd23c79440bf73c57d6ac942a59 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/165/2255/MWrightJ[Ser -DoB]-150527-100002.jpg 10b9b62b9d9af956cee3b067e08b432c 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 Wright, Jim J R Wright 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 2015-05-21 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wright, J Description An account of the resource 93 items. The collection contains two oral history interviews with Jim Wright, letters, cuttings and photographs. It concerns James Roy Wright’s research into his father, Sergeant Arthur Charles Wright (1911 - 1943, 1149750 Royal Air Force) and an operation to Turin 12/13 July 1943 which caused 100 aircraft to violate Swiss airspace. Two aircraft were shot down or crashed in Switzerland. There are many photographs and details of the activities that night including reports by the Swiss authorities. The crews are identified with photographs and there are several photographs of the funerals at Vevey. Additional material includes aerial photograph of bomb damage in Germany and the logbook and airman's pay book of W G Anderson. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jim Wright and catalogued by Nigel Huckins, with descriptions of official Swiss documents provided Gilvray Williams. Additional information on Arthur Charles Wright is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/126015/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. This collection also contains items concerning Hugh Burke Bolger and his crew. Additional information on Hugh Burke Bolger is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/102186/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Permission granted for commercial projects 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 Armee Suisse to Department politique federal Description An account of the resource The letter refers to a map found in the remains of the aircraft at Bouveret. The map indicates a route via Annecy and a second to the west of Lyon. Included is the map with the routes marked on. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two photocopies Language A language of the resource fra Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Map. Navigation chart and navigation log Map Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MWrightJ[Ser#-DoB]-150527-10 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Italy Switzerland Switzerland--Bouveret France--Annecy France--Lyon Italy--Turin Italy--Genoa Italy--Milan Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Switzerland. Armée Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English bombing https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/159/1992/LParkinsH1891679v1.pdf 276900754f39dfa9ed3aa80a655cd108 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 Parkins, Harry H W Parkins Henry William Parkins Description An account of the resource Five items. Two oral history interviews with Harry Parkins (891679 Royal Air Force), his logbook, identity card and one photograph. Harry Parkins was a flight engineer with 630 Squadron and 576 Squadron and flew 30 night time and 17 daylight operations from RAF Fiskerton and RAF East Kirkby. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Harry Parkins and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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 2015-06-05 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. 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 Harry Parkins' flight engineer 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 LParkinsH1891679v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Belgium--Antwerp Belgium--Kortrijk Belgium--Leopoldsburg England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Suffolk France--Mimoyecques France--Grandcamp-Maisy France--Trossy St. Maximin France--Amiens France--Annecy France--Beauvoir-sur-Mer France--Caen France--Culmont-Chalindrey France--Châtellerault France--Donges France--Étampes (Essonne) France--Givors France--Joigny France--Nevers France--Paris France--Pommeréval France--Saumur France--Tours Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Kiel Germany--Munich Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wesseling Germany France Belgium France--Cahagnes France--Thiverny France--Balleroy France--Saint-Valery-en-Caux France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Juvisy-sur-Orge France--Pas-de-Calais 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. 1943 1944 1945 1944-04-10 1944-04-11 1944-04-18 1944-04-19 1944-04-20 1944-04-21 1944-04-22 1944-04-23 1944-04-24 1944-04-25 1944-04-26 1944-05-09 1944-05-10 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-21 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-05-24 1944-05-25 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-06-01 1944-06-02 1944-06-04 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-10 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-21 1944-06-22 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-07-27 1944-07-28 1944-07-29 1944-07-30 1944-07-31 1944-08-03 1944-08-05 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1945-04-18 1945-04-22 1945-04-25 1945-04-29 1945-04-30 1945-05-02 1945-05-03 1945-05-05 1945-05-11 1945-05-26 1945-09-12 1945-09-29 1945-10-01 1945-10-10 Description An account of the resource The log book covers the training and operational career Sergeant Harry Parkins from 20 December 1943 to March 1954. He flew in Stirling, Lancaster, Anson, C-47, Lancastrian, Valetta, Lincoln. Harry Parkins flew 47 operations - 30 night operations and 17 daylight operations - with 630 Squadron and 576 Squadron, including six for operation Manna, plus five for operation Dodge. Includes details on bombing on targets in France, Germany and Belgium: Paris-Juvisy, Paris-La Chapelle, Brunswick, Munich, Annecy. Burg Leopold, Amiens, Kiel, Antwerp, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Saumur, Maisy, Caen, Balleroy, Etampes, Beauvoir, Wesseling, Pommereval, Mimoyecques, Chalindrey, Nevers, Thiverny, Courtrai, Donges, Givors, Stuttgart, Cahagnes, Joigny, Trossy St Maximin, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Châtellerault. His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Jackson, Flying Officer Lennon and Pilot Officer Fry. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 148 Squadron 1657 HCU 199 Squadron 50 Squadron 576 Squadron 630 Squadron aircrew Anson bombing bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945) bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944) C-47 flight engineer Heavy Conversion Unit Ju 88 Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lincoln mid-air collision Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operation Dodge (1945) Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945) RAF East Kirkby RAF Fiskerton RAF Hemswell RAF Scampton RAF Shawbury RAF Stradishall RAF Sturgate RAF Syerston RAF Upwood RAF Waddington RAF Wigsley Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training V-1 V-3 V-weapon