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In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this collection is available only at the University of Lincoln.]]> Peter Hoare]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Norway]]> Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden]]> Belgium]]> Belgium--Houffalize]]> Germany]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Europe--Ardennes]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1944-12]]> A second copy includes some photographs.

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Served at RAF Bishops Court, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Swinderby, RAF Bardney, RAF Waddington, RAF Metheringham.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.


Bill Shutler flew 29 operations with 9 Squadron (13 day and 14 night bombing, 2 day Cook's Tours)

His targets were Munster, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Flushing, Trondheim, Munich, Urft Dam, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bergen, Leuna, Brux, Bohlen, Altenbeken, Ladbergen, Sassnitz, Harburg, Essen, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Wurzburg, Molbis, Lützkendorf , Prinz Eugen at Swinemünde, Pilsen, Helgoland, Berchtesgaden.
With 106 Squadron he flew 8 Operation Dodge to Bari and Pomigliano and 2 Operation Spasms (Berlin).

His pilots were Flight Lieutenant Buckley and Flying Officer Anderson.

His aircraft was scheduled to fly operations against the Tirpitz but were cancelled due to weather.

On 1st January 1945 his aircraft crashed on take-off and was written off.

On two operations his aircraft was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 and Focke-Wulf FW 190 aircraft.
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Trained at No. 11 Air Gunners School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School.

Operational posting to 9 Squadron in September 1944.

Served at RAF Andreas, RAF Husbands Bosworth, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Scampton, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Bardney, RAF Waddington.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.

With 9 Squadron Price flew 5 bombing operations (2 day, 3 night) to Bremen, Flushing, Nuremberg, Heilbronn and the Dortmund-Ems Canal. His pilot was Flying Officer Denton.

On the last operation to the Dortmund-Ems Canal his aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed at Heesch in Holland. All crew survived.

]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Text. Service material]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Heilbronn]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Heesch]]> Netherlands--Vlissingen]]> 1944-10-06]]> 1944-10-11]]> 1944-10-19]]> 1944-10-20]]> 1944-12-04]]> 1945-01-01]]> Operational posting to 9 Squadron in September 1944.
Failed to return on 1st January 1945 operation to Dortmund-Ems Canal.

Served at RAF Bardney.

Aircraft flown were Lancaster.

Vincent flew 9 bombing operations (4 day, 5 night) with 9 Squadron.
His targets were Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Flushing, Nuremberg, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Munich, Heilbronn, Urft Dam.
Hi pilot was Flying Officer Reaks.
]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Heilbronn]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Urft Dam]]> Germany--Wilhelmshaven]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Vlissingen]]> 1944-10-05]]> 1944-10-06]]> 1944-10-11]]> 1944-10-19]]> 1944-10-20]]> 1944-11-21]]> 1944-11-26]]> 1944-11-27]]> 1944-12-04]]> 1944-12-11]]> 1945-01-01]]> Training starts at No. 12 Air Gunners School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Operational posting to 9 Squadron in August 1944 as a rear gunner.

Served at RAF Bishops Court, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Bitteswell, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Bardney.

Aircraft flown were Martinet, Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster I, Lancaster III.

Lane flew one night leaflet operation with 29 OTU to Orleans. His pilot was Sergeant Dickenson. They force landed on their return.

With 9 Squadron he flew 30 bombing operations (19 day, 11 night). His targets were La Pallice, IJmuiden, Brest, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Trondheim, Munich, Urft Dam, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bergen, Leuna, Brux, Altenbeken, Sassnitz, Essen, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Vlotho, Farge, Molbis, Lützkendorf, Swinemünde - Prinz Eugen, Helgoland, Berchtesgaden.

His pilots were Flying Officers Wiley, Newton and Williams.
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The crew of LM718 were:
Flight Sergeant G Twyneham (991577) - killed;
Sergeant H W Jennings (411560) - killed;
Squadron Leader H W Horsley (68786) - evaded capture;
Pilot Officer C A Cawthorne (54753) - evaded capture;
Sergeant R T Hoskisson (961858) - evaded capture;
Flying Officer J C Webber (154082) - prisoner of war;
Flying Officer J P Wheeler (154229) - prisoner of war.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English]]> nld]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Deurne]]> Netherlands--Venray (Gemeente)]]> 1944-09-23]]> 1944-10-04]]>
He served at RAF Bardney flying Lancasters.

He flew two night bombing operations with 9 Squadron. His targets were Heilbronn and the Dortmund-Ems Canal. His pilot was Flying Officer Denton.

On the 1st January 1945 he flew an operation to the Dortmund-Ems Canal. His aircraft (PD377) was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed at Heesch in Holland.
]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Heilbronn]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Heesch]]> 1944-12-04]]> 1945-01-01]]> Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1654 Conversion Unit, and No 5 Lancaster Finishing School.

During OTU Gunnery Course, a Miles Martinet was used as the target aircraft.
In June 1944 posted to 61 Squadron. For his second tour he was posted to 9 Squadron in December often dropping Tallboy bombs.

Served at RAF Dalcross, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Skellingthorpe, RAF Bardney.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.

With 29 OTU, Johnson flew one leaflet operation at night. With 61 Squadron he flew 33 bombing operations (18 night, 15 day) whilst with 9 Squadron there were 10 day bombing, 1 Operation Exodus, and 1 Operation Post Mortem.

His targets were Orleans, Watten, Gelsenkirchen, Limoges, Prouville, Vitry, Beauvoir, St. Leu D’Esserent, Kiel, Donges, St Cyr Versailles, Givors, Stuttgart, Cahagnes, Joigny, Mont Candon, Bois de Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, Secqueville, Chatellerault, Russelsheim, Bordeaux, Gilze-Rijen, Stettin, La Pallice, Rollancourt, Brest, Le Havre, Darmstadt, Boulogne, Dortmund Ems Canal, Karlsruhe, Urft Dam, Bergen, Altenbeken, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Swinemünde (Prinz Eugen), Heligoland, Berchtesgaden, Flensburg.

His pilot for all operations was Flight Lieutenant Watkins, other than the Operation Post Mortem when it was Flying Officer Macdonald.

On the operation to St. Cyr on 25th July 1944, his aircraft was hit by bombs from an aircraft above, causing the loss of the rear turret including the rear gunner.
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