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J W Moore’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book

J W Moore’s Flying Log Book from 6th May 1942 until 31st May 1945. Trained as a navigator and also qualified as a bomb aimer and air gunner. Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, No. 2 Air Observers School, No. 4…

Edwin Jury’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

Edwin Jury’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 10th October 1942 until 20th April 1943. During this time trained as an air gunner. Trained at No. 2 Air Gunnery School and 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, before being posted for operations…

Tags: 1659 HCU; 419 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; Defiant; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; mine laying; missing in action; Pathfinders; RAF Dalcross; RAF Leeming; RAF Middleton St George; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); searchlight; training

William Thew Mayson’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book One

William Mayson’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book One from 20th October 1941 until 30th September 1947. During this time trained as an observer/navigator, air gunner, second pilot and air bomber. Trained at No. 9 Air Observers School, 23…

Hampdens, Wimpeys and Barbed Wire

Bomber Command wartime memoirs 1939-45 by Ted Allison. He completed 35 bomber operations as wireless operator/air gunner 1941-43, which he described as being looked down upon. The introduction describes his role as a Wop/Ag and how they're replaced…

Tags: 1 Group; 102 Squadron; 106 Squadron; 14 OTU; 25 OTU; 3 Group; 4 Group; 427 Squadron; 49 Squadron; 5 Group; 50 Squadron; 6 Group; 617 Squadron; 76 Squadron; 83 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; Blenheim; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); Botha; briefing; crash; debriefing; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Do 217; Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943); entertainment; forced landing; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952); Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); Gneisenau; ground personnel; Halifax; Hampden; hangar; Harrow; intelligence officer; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; Manchester; Me 110; mess; military discipline; military ethos; military living conditions; military service conditions; mine laying; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; navigator; Navy, Army and Air Force Institute; Oboe; observer; Operational Training Unit; perception of bombing war; pilot; prisoner of war; Proctor; RAF Bourn; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Cranwell; RAF Croft; RAF Digby; RAF Evanton; RAF Finningley; RAF Leeming; RAF Linton on Ouse; RAF Manby; RAF Metheringham; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Mildenhall; RAF North Coates; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Padgate; RAF Pocklington; RAF Scampton; RAF Syerston; RAF Thornaby; RAF Thorney Island; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Waddington; RAF Wick; recruitment; Scharnhorst; searchlight; shot down; sport; Stalag 8B; Stirling; strafing; Swordfish; take-off crash; the long march; Tirpitz; training; Wellington; Whitley; Window; wireless operator / air gunner; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Harry Robinson's recommendation for the D.F.C

Document recommending the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Acting Flight Lieutenant Harry George Mason. Includes details of Harry's character and list of operations.

Tags: 4 Group; 76 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); Distinguished Flying Cross; mine laying; RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); wireless operator; wireless operator / air gunner

Albert Reeks’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

Albert Reeks’ Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 20th May 1940 until 19th January 1949. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.

Trained at No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, 12 Operational Training Unit.…

W J (Bill) Crimmin’s Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One

Bill Crimmin’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 19th June 1941 until 29th December 1944. During this time he trained as a pilot.
Training started at No. 4 British Flying Training School in Phoenix, Arizona. This continued at No. 3 Service Flying…

Commemoration of Lorient operation

Painting of 61 Squadron Lancaster, date and names of crew. 'S/Ldr Ward-Hunt, Sgt Warne, W/O Ayles, F/Sgt Marshall, Sgt Hamment, P/O Brewer, F/Sgt Cuddington'.

Tags: 61 Squadron; aiming point certificate; aircrew; bombing; Lancaster

Norman Hamment observers and air gunners flying log book

Norman Hamment’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 24 June 1942 to 7 November 1944, recording training, operations and instructional duties as an Air Gunner.
He was stationed at RAF Morpeth (No. 4 Air Gunnery School), RAF…

Operations flown By Sergeant Matthew Bean HOLDEN R.A.F. Bomber Command

A record of the operations flown by Holden and his pilot, taken from the squadron Operational Record Book and other sources.
Each operation occupies a page and includes date, aircraft, target, take off and landing times, crew list, remarks and…

Tags: 218 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; final resting place; flight engineer; Ju 88; memorial; mine laying; navigator; Pathfinders; pilot; searchlight; shot down; Stirling; submarine; target indicator; wireless operator / air gunner

E E Stalley’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book

E Stalley’s Flying Log Book from 9th September 1943 until 14th August 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner.

Trained at No. 12 Air Gunners School, 17 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing…

S A Morris’ Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book

S A Morris’ Flying Log Book from 14th May 1943 until 13th May 1946. During this time trained as a bomb aimer and air gunner.
Trained at No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School, No. 33 Air Navigation School, 17 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Heavy…

J O Christie’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book

Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J O Christie, wireless operator, covering the period from 23 September 1941 to 13 April 1943. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 2 Wireless School…

Peter Le Brocq’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book

Peter Le Brocq’s Flying Log Book from 10th February 1941 until 21st July 1944. Trained at No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 2 Service Flying Training School, 15 Operational Training Unit. In September 1941 posted to 38 Squadron for…

William Tweddle Royal Air Force pilot's flying log book

Pilots flying log book for William Douglas Tweddle, covering the period from 26 January 1942 to 15 September 1977. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties. He was stationed at 21 Elementary Flying Training School…

Tags: 16 OTU; 1654 HCU; 5 Group; 50 Squadron; 8 Squadron; 9 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; bombing; 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 Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Cook’s tour; Flying Training School; Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Meteor; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Catechism (12 November 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Barford St John; RAF Booker; RAF Church Lawford; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Scampton; RAF Sturgate; RAF Upper Heyford; Shackleton; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tallboy; Tiger Moth; Tirpitz; training; Wellington

Experiences and Reminisces of Flight Lieutenant William Douglas Tweddle DFC

Transcript of taped letter to John. Starts with some discussion of books about the Lancaster with technical and operational details. Describes his early days at RAF Bardney on 9 Squadron. Mentions first operation as second pilot to Kiel V-1 storage.…

Tags: 1654 HCU; 5 Group; 50 Squadron; 617 Squadron; 9 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; B-24; bomb aimer; bombing; 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 Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Cook’s tour; crewing up; Distinguished Flying Cross; flight engineer; Fw 190; Grand Slam; ground crew; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Catechism (12 November 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; P-51; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Bardney; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Carnaby; RAF Church Lawford; RAF Kinloss; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Sturgate; RAF Syerston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Waddington; RAF Wigsley; RAF Woodbridge; RAF Woodhall Spa; Shackleton; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tallboy; Tiger force; Tiger Moth; Tirpitz; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; wireless operator

James Bibby’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

James Bibby’s Flying Log Book from 8th February 1941 until 25th June 1945. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.
Trained at No. 2 Signals School, No. 2 Air Gunners School, 17 Operational Training Unit, 28 Operational…

W Harrison’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers

W Harrison’s Flying Log Book from 4th July 1944 until 20th March 1947. During this time trained as a flight engineer at No. 4 School of Technical Training. Further training at No. 1 Engine Control and Demonstration Unit, 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit,…

F Hooper’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

F Hooper’s Flying Log Book from 23rd October 1943 until 19th April 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner.
Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, followed by 29 Operational Training Unit, 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster…

John Glashan’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book

John Glashan’s Flying Log Book from 19th October 1942 until 25th August 1944. He flew as a navigator. He trained with No. 3 Air Observers School in Canada. Attended No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School, 26 and 29 Operational Training Units and…

List of operations

List of 51 completed operations and 9 aborted on two tours.

Tags: Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; 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); Lancaster; Manchester; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); tactical support for Normandy troops

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