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Newspaper cutting - 'Flying Backwards - Jock Haire could see where he had been'.
A newspaper article describing Robert Haire's training as an air gunner and operations as a rear gunner on 467 Squadron Lancaster. Operations include Dortmund-Ems canal, Wilhelmshaven, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund, Saarbrucken, Walcheren and…
Duren
Shows smoke in upper half open countryside. Small area of tracer bottom left. Captioned '3633 SKELL 16.11.44 //8" 10250 ft 030 degree 1536 DUREN B 8 x AN159DT 29 secs F/O HEATH B 61'.
Sorties Flown by James Foulsham and John Swarbrick in 109 Squadron
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A summary of sorties flown by the two men.
Sorties Flown by James Foulsham and John Swarbrick in 109 Squadron
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A summary of sorties flown by the two men.
460 Squadron Operational Record
A list of operations conducted by 460 Squadron 22 November 1942 to 11 May 1945
Main Ops - with crew only - Peter Potter
The document describes various operations undertaken during 1944.
Recollection of a Lancaster navigator participating in the bombing of Dresden, 13/14 February 1945
Aircraft from 153 Squadron at RAF Scampton. Provides a description of the crew and some history of the aircraft "P" Peter. It gives a detailed description of the operation. Describes aircraft being hit on previous operation to Politz. Comments on…
Duren
Photo 1 is a vertical aerial photo of Duren as the attack is underway. Two Lancasters can be seen on the right of the image. Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photo of the operation, one minute after the previous image. Two bombs are visible. Photo 3 is a…
Seventh operation Duren
Handwritten note with brief details of the operation. Two newspaper cuttings, one describing the operation titled 'RAF blast way for the army' and a map showing the area of operations.
Bomb aimers briefing 16 November 1944 - Duren
Shows three bomb loads for operation, one for twelve and the other two for three aircraft each. Details preselection and false height settings as well as other information including timings for daylight operation. On the reverse marking information,…
Düren and Duisburg
On the left an aerial inclined photograph showing a destroyed city area. In the foreground a long thin body of water is surrounded by destroyed and damaged buildings. In the centre buildings have almost completed been reduced to rubble with just a…
Düren
Oblique aerial photograph of destroyed city landscape with some standing multistory buildings, but primarily large areas reduced to rubble. A road runs from bottom right diagonally to centre left. Another runs from bottom left to middle right. Where…
Düren
Oblique aerial photograph of Duren. A city landscape of largely destroyed buildings. A principle road runs from bottom left diagonally to top right. Another curved road runs from bottom left to the right side where it joins a further road running…
Düren
Oblique aerial photograph of Duren railway station and railway yards. In the centre a railway marshalling yard with multiple tracks towards the left side with many strings of railway rolling stock. In the centre slightly right is the main station…
Leslie Alfred Davies and crew
Biographies of navigator Leslie Davies and all his crew. Includes photographs of Lancaster, 50 Squadron, his crew, Leslie Davies himself, training course photographs. Covers his tour from 7 October 1944 to 22 March 1945. List his crew and aircraft…
Interview with Ernest Truman
Ernest Truman completed his initial training in Australia as a navigator before arriving in the UK. He was posted to 460 Squadron at RAF Binbrook. One of his ops was to destroy the oil refinery at Merseburg and he recalls the explosion was so bright…
Letter from Jack Darby to Jean
He has been into Bury for a meal, cinema and beer. They went on a Cook's tour over Germany.
Extracts from Jack Crawford's diary
Starts with activities on 29/30 August 1944. Some details of first operation (on Koenigsberg [sic]) and daily activities. Mentions being attacked by fighters, seeing several going down in flames and flying over Sweden. Follows with accounts of…
Ian Henderson's diary 1944
Gives accounts of operations including target, opposition, anti-aircraft fire, success of bombing, day or night, weather conditions. From September 1944 through to April 1945. Last page has list of losses.
Plotting map and logs for operation to Duren
Map and log sheets.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Pilot to Navigator - Where are we?
Henry, volunteered for the RAF and learned to fly Tiger Moths at Brough, before being transferred to South Africa on a troopship. His flying training came to an end after a poor solo flight and he was re-trained as a navigator. On completion of his…
List of operations and aircraft lost
List of operations between 11 February 1945 and VE day while Hugh Parry was serving with 75 New Zealand Squadron at RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire. Operations are listed in chronological order with aircraft identification and losses.
List of Bert Adams operations
List of 29 operations as navigator on Lancaster of 467 Squadron between 10 September 1944 and 16 January 1945, including comments on each sortie; bomb load; flight times; fighters seen; weather; anti-aircraft fire; aircraft shot down.