1 25 6 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1567/32531/LWindmillSA174076v1.pdf f7e1440a94dc84904a6c133f0cf5a1af 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 Windmill, Stan Stanley A Windmill S A Windmill 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 2016-12-02 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 Windmill, SA Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Stanley 'Stan' Windmill DFC (Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, metal brevet badges and a record of service document. He flew operations as a pilot with 158 squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Peter Windmill 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 S A Windmill’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book. One 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 LWindmillSA174076v1 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 France Germany Great Britain United States Alabama--Montgomery Alabama--Selma Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Belgium--Ottignies Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Mechelen England--Cambridgeshire England--Shropshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Florida--Lakeland France--Amiens Region France--Arras France--Avesnes (Nord) France--Caen Region France--Cherbourg Region France--Dieppe (Arrondissement) France--Laval (Mayenne) France--Le Mans France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray France--Normandy France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France--Saint-Germain-en-Laye France--Saint-Omer Region (Pas-de-Calais) France--Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines France--Tergnier (Canton) France--Versailles France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados) Germany--Aachen Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Stuttgart Scotland--Moray Firth Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Florida Alabama Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Châteaudun France--Domléger-Longvillers France--Ferme d'Urville France--Ferme du Forestal France--Aulnoye-Aymeries France--Achères France--Siracourt France--Mimoyecques France--Grandcamp-Maisy France--Évrecy France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves France--Pas-de-Calais France--Wizernes Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944 1945 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 1944-06-05 1944-06-06 1944-06-25 1944-06 1944-07 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-30 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 Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book for S A Windmill, covering the period from 4 January 1942 to 29 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge, USAF Lakeland, USAF Gunter Field, USAF Craig Field, RAF Shawbury, RAF Condover, RAF Kinloss, RAF Riccall, RAF Lissett and RAF Upavon. Aircraft flown in were Tiger Moth, Stearman, Vultee BT13, Harvard, Oxford, Whitley, and Halifax. He flew a total of 40 operation with 158 Squadron, 6 daylight and 34 night. Targets were Mannheim, Leverkusen, Frankfurt. Stuttgart, Trappes, le Mans, Essen, Nurnberg, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Tergnier, Ottignies, Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Aulnoye, Achères, Malines, Aachen, Bourg Leopold, Ferme d'Urville, Maisy, Châteaudun, Laval, Versailles, Évrecy, Sterkrade, St Martin L’Hortier, Siracourt, Mimoyecques, Wizernes, Villers Bocage, Oisemont, Domleger, Ferme Du Forestal, Le Landes and Le Cateliers. His pilots for his first 'second dickie' operations were Flight Lieutenant Reavill and Pilot Officer Cameron. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 158 Squadron 1658 HCU 19 OTU Advanced Flying Unit aircrew bombing bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) bombing of the Siracourt V-weapon site (25 June 1944) Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Kinloss RAF Lissett RAF Riccall RAF Shawbury RAF Upavon Stearman tactical support for Normandy troops Tiger Moth training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2085/34523/SWeirG19660703v060001.pdf e7aa201070ef18a28d79eac4a20cae4e 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 Weir, Greg. Oakes, Ken Description An account of the resource Forty-two items. Collection concerns Flying Officer Kenneth Stanley Oakes (Royal Australian Air Force). A Halifax tail gunner, he flew operations on 466 Squadron from February to August 1944. Collection contains a memoir describing some of his operations, a training note book, documents, correspondence, photographs and his log book. The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-26 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 Weir, G 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 Ken Oakes - Royal Australian Air Force observer's air gunner's and w/t operator'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 Royal Australian 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 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 SWeirG19660703v060001 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-09-25 1944-02-15 1944-02-16 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-02-24 1944-02-25 1944-03-15 1944-03-16 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 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-11 1944-04-26 1944-04-27 1944-04-28 1944-04-30 1944-05-01 1944-05-02 1944-05-08 1944-05-09 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-12 1944-05-13 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-06-02 1944-06-03 1944-06-05 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-10 1944-06-17 1944-06-18 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-30 1944-07-01 1944-07-04 1944-07-07 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-08-02 1944-08-05 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia Belgium France Germany Great Britain England--Derbyshire England--Lincolnshire England--Staffordshire England--Yorkshire Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Hasselt Belgium--Mechelen France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Caen France--Châteaudun France--Étampes (Essonne) France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves France--L'Isle-Adam France--Normandy France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France--Tergnier (Canton) France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados) Germany--Berlin Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Leipzig Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Schweinfurt Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Morsalines France--Les Catelliers Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay France--Domléger-Longvillers France--Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines France--Aulnoye-Aymeries France--Nieppe Forest France--Sannerville France--Laval (Mayenne) France--Achères France--Juvisy-sur-Orge France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Ferme du Forestal France--Colline-Beaumont France--Grandcamp-Maisy France--Neuville-aux-Bois France--Pas-de-Calais Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike French Description An account of the resource Air Gunners flying log book for K S Oakes covering the period from 9 February 1943 to 14 June 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. Includes gunnery proficiency certificate, target details, mine laying, bomb loads and a First Tour Certificate. He was stationed at RAAF Port Pirie (2 BAGS), RAF Church Broughton and RAF Lichfield (27 OTU), RAF Marston Moor (1652 CU), RAF Leconfield and RAF Driffield (466 Sqdn), RAF Manby (ECAS), RAF Catfoss (CGS). Aircraft flown in were Battle, Wellington, Halifax. He flew 32 night and 8 day-light operations with 466 Squadron. Targets were Etampes, Berlin, Leipzig, Schweinfurt, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Kiel Bay, Essen, Nuremberg, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Tergnier, Aulnoye, Achères, Mechelen (Malines), Morsalines, Colline-Beaumont, Hasselt, Boulogne, Bourg-Leopold, Trappes, Maisy, Châteaudun, Juvisy, Laval, St Martin-L’Hortier, Oisemont, Neuville-aux-Bois, Villers-Bocage, Domleger, Caen, Ferme du Forestal, Les Landes-Vielles-et-Neuves, Sannerville, Les Catelliers, Foret de Nieppe, L’Isle Adam. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Scott. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. 1652 HCU 1663 HCU 27 OTU 466 Squadron air gunner aircrew Battle Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) Cook’s tour Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit mine laying Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit RAF Catfoss RAF Church Broughton RAF Driffield RAF Leconfield RAF Lichfield RAF Manby RAF Marston Moor tactical support for Normandy troops training V-1 V-weapon Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2099/34696/SWeirG19660703v100003.pdf 3739e002571031609213160af0b204f8 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 Weir, Greg. Wilson, Paul Dean Description An account of the resource Thirty-four items. Collection concerns Flying Officer Paul Wilson RAAF, a Halifax pilot he flew operations with 466 and 462 Squadrons from June to October 1944. Collection contains his log books, photographs, newspaper cutting and documents. The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-26 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 Weir, G 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/. 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 Royal Australian Air Force Royal Air Force. Transport 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SWeirG19660703v100003 Description An account of the resource Flying Log Book for Paul Wilson, pilot. Covers period from 22 October 1942 to 28 March 1946 including his training, operations, Transport Command and post-war civilian flying in Australia. He was based at RAF Lulsgate Bottom, RAF Babdown Farm, RAF South Cerney, RAF Lichfield, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Leconfield and RAF Driffield. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Anson, Oxford, Wellington, Halifax and C-47. Serving with 466 and 462 Squadrons he flew 41 operations: 16 night and 25 day. Targets were Ferme d'Urville, Amiens, Évrecy, Mimoyecques, Oisemont, Domleger-Longvillers, Ferme du Forestal, Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves, Paris, Ardouval, Les Catelliers, Stuttgart, Forêt de Nieppe, Caen, May-sur-Orne, Falaise, Coquereaux, Dijon, Étaples, Braunschweig, Eindhoven, Kiel, Sterkrade, Soesterberg, Le Havre, Gelsenkirchen, Calais, Hanover, Essen, Oostkapelle and Westkappelle.  This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-06-01 1944-06-02 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-07-01 1944-07-04 1944-07-06 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-18 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-28 1944-07-30 1944-08-01 1944-08-05 1944-08-06 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-19 1944-09-01 1944-09-09 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-15 1944-09-16 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-10-06 1944-10-21 1944-10-22 1944-10-23 1944-10-24 1944-10-25 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 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 Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire England--Staffordshire England--Gloucestershire France Germany Netherlands France--Amiens France--Ardouval France--Caen France--Calais France--Coquereaux France--Dijon France--Domleger-Longvillers France--Etaples France--Évrecy France--Falaise France--Ferme du Forestal France--Ferme d'Urville France--Nieppe Forest France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves France--Le Havre France--Les Catelliers France--May-sur-Orne France--Mimoyecques France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Paris Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Kiel Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Netherlands--Eindhoven Netherlands--Oostkapelle Netherlands--Soesterberg Netherlands--Westkapelle France--Ferme d'Urville Germany--Hannover France--Nieppe Forest France--Pas-de-Calais Title A name given to the resource Paul Wilson's RAAF pilot's flying log book. One 1652 HCU 27 OTU 462 Squadron 466 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of the Mimoyecques V-3 site (6 July 1944) C-47 Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Driffield RAF Leconfield RAF Lichfield RAF Marston Moor RAF South Cerney tactical support for Normandy troops Tiger Moth training V-1 V-weapon Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1977/38299/LPalmerRAM115772v2.pdf 766f44ee456792c0f14f465ace4bfbca 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 Palmer, Robert Anthony Maurice R A M Palmer 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 2017-10-30 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 Palmer, RAM Description An account of the resource 38 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Robert AM Palmer VC, DFC and Bar (115772, Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, fact sheets, newspaper cuttings, documents, correspondence and a substancial history of his last operation. He flew one hundred and eleven operations as a pilot with 75, 149  and 109 Squadrons and was killed 23 December 1944 when leading a daylight operation as an Oboe marker. The collection also contains 51 items in a <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2178">Photograph album</a>. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Penny Palmer and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on Robert AM Palmer is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/221528/">IBCC Losses Database</a> 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 Robert Palmer's 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 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPalmerRAM115772v2 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Netherlands England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Wiltshire France--Normandy France--Pas-de-Calais France--Somme Belgium--Ghent Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Louvain France--Argentan France--Aulnoye-Aymeries France--Calais France--Châteaudun France--Dieppe France--Donges France--Dunkerque France--Falaise France--Houlgate France--Laon France--Le Havre France--Morsalines France--Nieppe Forest France--Nucourt France--Oise France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Paris France--Rennes France--Watten Germany--Aachen Germany--Bottrop Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Eisenach Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Krefeld Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Soest Germany--Urft Dam Netherlands--Leeuwarden Netherlands--Uden Netherlands--Venlo Scotland--Moray Belgium--Kortrijk France--Œuf-en-Ternois Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Scholven France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves France--Mont-Candon France--Marquise France--Wemaers-Cappel France--Mimoyecques France--Le Clipon France--Chambly France--Chambly France--Bientques France--Cap Gris Nez France--Bois des Jardins France--Bois de la Haie France--Chapelle Notre Dame France--Conteville France--Les Hauts Buissons France--Pas-de-Calais Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944-02-03 1944-02-05 1944-02-07 1944-02-08 1944-02-10 1944-02-15 1944-02-18 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-02-21 1944-02-22 1944-02-24 1944-02-25 1944-03-02 1944-03-12 1944-03-15 1944-03-18 1944-03-21 1944-03-23 1944-03-25 1944-03-26 1944-03-29 1944-03-30 1944-04-01 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-11 1944-04-12 1944-04-13 1944-05-14 1944-04-18 1944-04-19 1944-05-01 1944-05-02 1944-05-03 1944-05-04 1944-05-07 1944-05-08 1944-05-10 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-13 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 1944-05-29 1944-05-30 1944-06-02 1944-06-03 1944-06-05 1944-06-06 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-17 1944-06-18 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-30 1944-07-01 1944-07-05 1944-07-06 1944-07-10 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-17 1944-07-20 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-28 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-14 1944-08-18 1944-08-19 1944-08-25 1944-08-27 1944-08-28 1944-08-29 1944-08-30 1944-08-31 1944-09-01 1944-09-03 1944-09-06 1944-09-08 1944-09-09 1944-09-10 1944-09-24 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-11-23 1944-11-25 1944-11-26 1944-11-28 1944-12-03 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Description An account of the resource Robert Palmer’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 12 May 1942 to 23 December 1944, detailing training and operations as a pilot and instructor. He was stationed at RAF Lossiemouth (No. 20 OTU), RAF Hullavington (No. 3 Flying Instructors School), RAF Abingdon (1501 BAT Flight), RAF Marham (1655 Mosquito Training Unit and 109 Squadron (PFF)). Aircraft flown: Tiger Moth, Wellington, Lysander, Anson, Oxford, Lancaster, Martinet, Mosquito. Records 80 operations (55 night, 25 day) on the following targets in Belgium, France, Germany and Netherlands: Aachen, Argentan, Aulnoye, Bientques, Bois de la Haie, Bois des Jardins, Bottrop, Bourg-Leopold, Calais, Cap Gris Nez, Chambly, Chapelle Notre Dame, Châteaudun, Cologne/Gremberg, Conteville, Courtrai, Donges, Dortmund, Duisberg, Düsseldorf, Eisenach, Falaise, Foret de Nieppe, Ghent, Hagen, Hamborn, Heimbach Dam, Homberg, Houlgate, Krefeld, Laon, Le Clipon, Le Havre, Leeuwarden, Wemaers-Cappel, Les Hauts Buissons, Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves, Leverkusen, Louvain, Mardyck, Marquise-Mimoyecques, Mont Candon, Morsalines, Nucourt, Oberhausen, Œuf-en-Ternois, Osnabrück, Oisemont-Neuville, Paris, Rennes, Ruhrort, Scholven, Soest, Sterkrade, Venlo, Volkel, Watten. Entry for 30/9/44 reads “Engine failure on take-off. Both injured”. Final entry for 23/12/44 reads “Failed to return”. Also includes various technical notes and the coat of arms for 109 Squadron (College of Arms January 1944). Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 109 Squadron 15 OTU 20 OTU aircrew Anson bombing bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) Lancaster Lysander Magister Martinet Mosquito Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford Pathfinders pilot RAF Abingdon RAF Hullavington RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham tactical support for Normandy troops Tiger Moth training V-1 V-2 V-weapon Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2769/48868/SBondS-ColesAv10001.2.pdf 9315b4121f1d97576d3502d84bea22ee 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 Coles, Aubrey Tom Coles, A T Coles, A T (Bond, S collection) Description An account of the resource Nine Items. Concerns Flying Officer Aubrey "Tommy" Coles DFC who flew operations as a pilot on Halifax with 158 Squadron. Collection consists of his log book, a memoir, two oral history interviews, documents 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-ColesAv1 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 Aubrey Coles’ Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’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 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 Multi-page printed book with handwritten entries 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 SBondS-ColesAv10001 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 Aubrey Coles’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 28th September 1942 until 19th December 1945. Initial training at No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School followed by No. 38 Service Flying training School, No. 14(Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, 20 Operational Training Unit, and 1652 Conversion Unit. Operational posting to 158 Squadron in May 1944. Posted to 10 Operational Training Unit after completing first tour of operations. Trained as an instructor at Bomber Command Instructors School from March 1945, returning to 10 Operational Training Unit. Final posting to 1381 Transport Conversion Unit. Served at RCAF Caron, RCAF Estevan, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Lissett, RAF Abingdon. He flew one night operation with 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit when his pilot was Flight Lieutenant Ainsley. The target was Frankfurt. With 158 Squadron he flew 38 operations (18 day and 20 night) The targets were Lens, Hasselt, Boulogne, Bourg Leopold, Amiens, Evrecy, Sterkrade, Oisemont, Rossignol, Mimoyecques, Wizernes, Villers Bocage, Ferme du Forestal, Les Landes Vieilles et Neuves, Caen, Ardouval, Stuttgart, Foret de Nieppe, Chapelle Notre Dame, L’Hey, Dijon, Brunswick, Eindhoven, Kiel, Watten, La Pourchinte, Neuss, Calais, Cap Gris Nez, Bottrop, Kleve, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven, Hanover. Does include a few notes of flights as a passenger at the end. It is not a complete copy of his log book only showing left hand pages and missing some. 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. 1942 1943 1944-03-18 1944-03-19 1944-05-10 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-13 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-06-30 1944-07-01 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-18 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-29 1944-08-01 1944-08-02 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-19 1944-08-25 1944-09-01 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-09-30 1944-10-01 1944-10-07 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-21 1945 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Saskatchewan Saskatchewan--Estevan Great Britain England--Oxfordshire England--Yorkshire Scotland--Moray Belgium Belgium--Hasselt Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Rossignol France France--Amiens France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Caen France--Calais France--Cap Gris Nez France--Dijon France--La Pourchinte France--Lens France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves France--Mimoyecques France--Nieppe Forest France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Seine-Maritime France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados) France--Watten Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bottrop Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Duisburg Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hannover Germany--Kiel Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Neuss Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands Netherlands--Eindhoven France--Ardouval France--Ferme du Forestal France--Noordpeene France--Évrecy France--La Pourchinte France--Chapelle Notre Dame France--Pas-de-Calais France--Wizernes Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 10 OTU 158 Squadron 1652 HCU 20 OTU Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) C-47 Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Magister Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Abingdon RAF Lissett RAF Lossiemouth RCAF Caron RCAF Estevan tactical support for Normandy troops Tiger Moth training V-1 V-2 V-weapon 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 Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves [entry point] 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. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves