1 25 15 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2527/53467/MHopperPC209938-191015-02.pdf 408e1482f0eab91a16ae001f50c43878 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 Hopper, Peter Charles P C Hopper Description An account of the resource 12 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Peter Charles Hopper (1924 - 1945, 1894541 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 50 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sue Merchant and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on Peter Hopper is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/111188/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-15 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 Hopper, PC 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 Bomber command operations Description An account of the resource A summary of operations undertaken on the night of 20/21 March 1945, including details on the participation by 50 Squadron. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource E G Friend Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-02-09 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Belgium--Hotton England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire France--Strasbourg Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Halle an der Saale Germany--Helgoland Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Kassel Germany--Leipzig Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MHopperPC209938-191015-02 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. Memoir Text. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 20 printed sheets Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription 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 1 Group 100 Group 189 Squadron 207 Squadron 227 Squadron 463 Squadron 5 Group 50 Squadron 6 Group 61 Squadron 619 Squadron 7 Group 8 Group 97 Squadron air gunner aircrew B-17 B-24 bale out bomb aimer bombing final resting place flight engineer ground crew ground personnel Halifax Hurricane killed in action Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 master bomber mine laying missing in action Mosquito navigator Pathfinders pilot RAF Skellingthorpe Spitfire Window wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/106/2232/LBriggsDW56124v1.pdf bd80d29b93944ac5a20236df4e418bc8 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 Briggs, Donald Donald W Briggs D W Briggs 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-27 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Briggs, DW Description An account of the resource 21 items. The collection consists of one oral history interview with flight engineer Donald Ward Briggs (1924 - 2018), his logbook, memoirs and 16 wartime and post war photographs. He completed 62 operations with 156 Squadron Pathfinders flying from RAF Upwood. Post war, Donald Briggs retrained as a pilot flying Meteors and Canberras. He eventually joined the V-Force on Valiants and was the co-pilot for the third British hydrogen bomb test at Malden Island in 1957. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Donald Briggs and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive 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 LBriggsDW56124v1 Title A name given to the resource Donald Briggs' 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One handwritten booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 1944-06-11 1944-06-12 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-24 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-07-02 1944-07-07 1944-07-08 1944-07-10 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-18 1944-07-28 1944-07-29 1944-07-30 1944-08-03 1944-08-05 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-19 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-29 1944-08-30 1944-08-31 1944-09-15 1944-09-16 1944-09-17 1944-09-20 1944-09-23 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-11-18 1944-11-28 1944-11-30 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-29 1945-01-02 1945-01-03 1945-01-04 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-03-01 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-09 1945-03-12 1945-03-15 1945-03-16 1945-03-17 1945-03-19 1945-03-20 1945-03-22 1945-03-24 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay England--Cambridgeshire France--Bayeux France--Caen France--Calais France--Lens France--Royan France--Saint-Lô Germany--Bochum Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Dessau (Dessau) Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dresden Germany--Duisburg Germany--Essen Germany--Goch Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hanau Germany--Hannover Germany--Kiel Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Koblenz Germany--Leuna Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Neuss Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Soest Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Zeitz Netherlands--Eindhoven Poland--Szczecin Germany Netherlands France Poland England--Sussex Germany--Mannheim France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France) Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Cap Gris Nez France--Nucourt France--Renescure France--Nieppe Forest France--Cagny France--Lumbres France--Vaires-sur-Marne Germany--Rüsselsheim France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Royan Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Hildesheim Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Saarbrücken Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) France--Middel Straete France--Englos France--Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Paris Netherlands--Moerdijk France--Pas-de-Calais 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 Description An account of the resource Donald Briggs served as a flight engineer with 156 Squadron Pathfinders flying Lancasters from RAF Upwood between 27 May 1944 and 31 March 1945. The incomplete log book includes 62 daylight and night time operations to French, German, Dutch and Polish targets: battle fronts, Bayeux, Bois de Cassan, Chemnitz, Koblenz, Caen, Cagny, Calais, Cannantre, Cap Gris Nez (Calais), Oisemont, Eindohven, Foret de Nieppe, Fort d’Englos, Harpenerweg, Hemmingstedt, Hildesheim, Lens, Lumbres, Middel Straete, Miseburg oil refinery, Moerdijk bridges, Montdidier, Nucourt, Nuremberg, Politz, Royan, Saint-Lô, St Philibert, Bochum, Chemnitz, Dessau, Dortmund, Dresden, Duisburg, Essen, Goch, Hamburg, Hanau, Hannover, Kiel, Kleve, Koblenz, Leuna, Mannheim, Münster, Neuss, Osnabrück, Renescure, Rüsselsheim, Saarbrucken, Soest, Stuttgart, Szczecin, Vaires near Paris and Zeitz. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Neal, Wing Commander Bingham-Hall and Flight Lieutenant Williams. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 156 Squadron 8 Group aircrew bombing bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) flight engineer Lancaster Lancaster Mk 3 Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Pathfinders RAF Upwood tactical support for Normandy troops V-1 V-weapon https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/81/7914/LGodfreyCR1281391v10001.pdf 2bb4feee369606f050f7e0e0563b6922 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 Godfrey, Charles Randall Subject The topic of the resource World War (1939-1945) Description An account of the resource 64 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Charles Randall Godfrey DFC (b. 1921, 146099, Royal Air Force) and consists of his logbook and operational notes, items of memorabilia, association memberships, personnel documentation, medals and photographs. He completed 37 operations with 37 Squadron in North Africa and the Mediterranean and 59 operations with 635 Squadron. He flew as a wireless operator in the crew of Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC. The collection has has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Charles Godfrey and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Godfrey, CR Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-11-18 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 Charles Godfrey's observer's and air gunner's flying log book 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 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LGodfreyCR1281391v10001 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Egypt France Libya Greece Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Netherlands Scotland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Belgium--Haine-Saint-Pierre Egypt--Alexandria Egypt--Cairo Egypt--Ismailia (Province) Egypt--Marsá Maṭrūḥ Egypt--Tall al-Ḍabʻah England--Berkshire England--Cambridgeshire England--Cumbria England--Devon England--Gloucestershire England--Hampshire England--Kent England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Northumberland England--Oxfordshire England--Rutland England--Shropshire England--Suffolk England--Wiltshire England--Worcestershire England--Yorkshire France--Angers France--Caen France--Trossy St. Maximin France--Mantes-la-Jolie France--Nucourt France--Rennes Germany--Wiesbaden Germany--Berchtesgaden Germany--Bottrop Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Dorsten Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Kiel Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Merseburg Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Osterfeld Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Troisdorf Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Wesseling Greece--Ērakleion Greece--Piraeus Libya--Darnah Libya--Tobruk Netherlands--Hasselt Netherlands--Rotterdam Scotland--Moray Germany--Münster in Westfalen England--Cornwall (County) North Africa Libya--Banghāzī Germany--Ruhr (Region) Libya--Gazala Germany--Hemmingstedt France--Noordpeene Egypt--Ras el Shaqiq Egypt--Fukah Libya--Timimi Egypt--El Dabaa Egypt--Saniyat Turbiyah Netherlands--Hague Egypt--Quotaifiyah France--Senantes Germany--Nuremberg France--Revigny-sur-Ornain Germany--Worms France--Chapelle Notre Dame Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1942-03-23 1942-06-10 1942-06-11 1942-06-12 1942-06-13 1942-06-14 1942-06-15 1942-06-16 1942-06-17 1942-06-18 1942-06-19 1942-06-20 1942-06-22 1942-06-23 1942-06-24 1942-06-25 1942-06-26 1942-06-28 1942-06-29 1942-07-02 1942-07-03 1942-07-05 1942-07-08 1942-07-09 1942-07-10 1942-07-12 1942-07-13 1942-07-15 1942-07-16 1942-07-17 1942-07-19 1942-07-20 1942-07-25 1942-07-26 1942-07-28 1942-07-29 1942-07-31 1942-08-01 1942-08-06 1942-08-07 1942-08-08 1942-08-09 1942-08-14 1942-08-15 1942-08-16 1942-08-17 1942-08-18 1942-08-19 1942-08-21 1942-08-22 1942-08-23 1942-08-24 1942-08-25 1942-08-26 1942-08-27 1942-08-28 1942-08-29 1942-08-30 1942-08-31 1942-09-01 1942-09-03 1942-09-05 1942-09-06 1942-09-08 1942-09-09 1944-05-06 1944-05-08 1944-05-12 1944-05-13 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-05-29 1944-06-05 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-07-07 1944-07-09 1944-07-10 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-20 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-07-28 1944-07-29 1944-07-30 1944-08-01 1944-08-04 1944-11-17 1944-11-18 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-12 1944-12-15 1944-12-18 1944-12-24 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-23 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-18 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-22 1945-03-24 1945-03-25 1945-03-31 1945-04-11 1945-04-13 1945-04-14 1945-04-25 1945-04-30 1945-05-05 1945-05-07 1945-05-15 1945-05-22 1945-06-08 1945-06-18 1945-08-03 1945-08-05 1944-06-06 1944-08-03 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 air gunner's flying log book for Pilot Officer Godfrey from 3 of February 1941 to 25 of September 1945 detailing training schedule, instructional duties and operations flown. Aircraft flown were Dominie, Proctor, Wellington, Hampden, Anson, Defiant, Martinet, Stirling, Lancaster, C-47 and Oxford. He was stationed at RAF Manby, RAF Bassingbourn, RAF Harwell, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Downham Market, RAF Hemswell, RAF Wittering, RAF Abingdon, RAF Upper- Heyford, RAF Upwood, RAF Gillingham, RAF Cranwell, RAF Melton Mowbray, RAF Church Fenton, RAF Market Drayton, RAF Waddington, RAF Upavon, RAF Sywell, RAF Carlisle, RAF Linton-On-Ouse, RAF Newbury, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Exeter, RAF Andover, RAF Hampstead Norris, RAF Hythe, RAF Gibraltar, RAF St Eval, RAF El Dabba, RAF Shaluffa, RAF Abu Sueir, RAF Almaza, RAF Blyton, RAF Ingham, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Leeming, RAF Acklington, RAF Middleton St. George, RAF Newmarket, RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, RAF Leconfield, RAF Skipton-on-Swale, RAF Wyton, RAF Warboys, RAF Westcott, RAF Gravely and RAF Worcester. He completed 37 operations with 37 Squadron in North Africa and the Mediterranean and 59 operations with 635 Squadron to targets in Belgium, France and Germany. Targets included: Heraklion, Piraeus, Derna, Tmimi, Benghazi Harbour, Gazala, Mersa Matruh, Ras El Shaqiq, El Dabaa, Tobruk, Fukah, Quotaifiyah, Düren, Munster, Mantes- Gassicourt rail yards, Haine-Saint-Pierre rail yards, Hasselt rail yards, Rennes, Angers rail yards, Caen, Revigny rail yards, Nucourt, Wesseling oil refineries, L’Hey, Kiel, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Notre Dame [Chapelle Notre Dame?], Trossy St. Maximin, Karlsruhe, Merseburg, Essen, Ludwigshafen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Mönchengladbach, Troisdorf, Dortmund, Nuremberg, Hannover, Munich, Gelsenkirchen, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Osterfeld, Kleve, Wanne-Eickel, Chemnitz, Wesel, Worms, Hemmingstedt, Dorsten, Bottrop, Osnabruck, Berchtesgaden, Ypenburg and Rotterdam. Notable events are that Charles Godfrey undertook a search and rescue operation in a Defiant and during the operation to Trossy St. Maximin 4 August 1944 his aircraft, Lancaster ND811, was brought down by anti-aircraft fire. Whilst he survived and evaded, his pilot, Ian Willoughby Bazalgette was awarded the Posthumous Victoria Cross. Pilot Officer Godfrey also took part in Operation Manna, Operation Exodus and Operation Dodge. The hand written notes added to the end of the log book give a description to the crash at Senantes, and his attempts to evade capture: RAF Lossiemouth S/L Ian Willoughby Bazalgette 33 on first [?] [indecipherable] DFC Flight Commander Deputy – RAM Palmer Left there April 1944 – 37 on first tour [?] [indecipherable] F/O Geof [sic] Goddard Nav F/O Ivan Hibbert Bomb Aimer F/O Godfrey F/O Cameron DFM ex F/Sgt Middleton’s V.C. rear gunner Joined at PFF Navigation Training met [?] by Sgt George Turner then on Sqdn by F/LT Colonel Hewell [?] mid upper 6/5/44 First op as crew During May 5 and June 7 night ops In July Daylight and night ops 1 2 ND950 ‘M’ Mother 23 Kiel Last week in July 24 Stuttgart 25 Stuttgart [indecipherable] and motor bike [?] 28 Hamburg 4 August 1944 Should have gone on leave F/L Henson missing – Oxford to York One crew required Baz [?] volunteered – get one more in before leave Daylight to Trossy St Maximin Took T for Tommy instead of M Mother Crew conference at [?] dispersal – decided to go in at 6000 feet main force up at 12000 feet. [page break] F/LT Beveridge (DMB) shot down by flak going into target Nearing target heavy Ack-Ack shell penetrated starboard wing – Both engines spluttered to standstill Bomb aimer wounded [page break] Godfrey last to leave aircraft G. Goddard put foot [?] on him and out he went. Landed in tree I landed in cornfield – stripped [?] [indecipherable] and hid parachute under corn stacks [?] - lay under hedge – rather shocked Lancaster hit deck two fields ahead exploded on landing down Village of Senantes Maire of village helped us – in civvies within a few minutes of landing. Lay in potato bed all afternoon while Germans searched for survivors – waited till darkness into house for meal. Slept at gentlemans [sic] house – [indecipherable]. Moved by horse and Cart to farm near Chappelle [sic] aux Pots No English – lying sunbathing alongside Railway line – Thunderbolts beat up train SS troops moved back. Moved to Forest for 10 days – [indecipherable] to lay on food from 3 farms. Heavy rain Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sally Coulter Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 11 OTU 15 OTU 20 OTU 37 Squadron 635 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire bale out bombing bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944) C-47 Cook’s tour Defiant Dominie evading Hampden killed in action Lancaster Martinet missing in action Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operation Dodge (1945) Operation Exodus (1945) Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945) Operational Training Unit Oxford Pathfinders Proctor RAF Abingdon RAF Almaza RAF Andover RAF Bassingbourn RAF Blyton RAF Brize Norton RAF Carlisle RAF Church Fenton RAF Cottesmore RAF Cranwell RAF Downham Market RAF Graveley RAF Hampstead Norris RAF Harwell RAF Hemswell RAF Ingham RAF Leconfield RAF Leeming RAF Linton on Ouse RAF Lossiemouth RAF Manby RAF Marston Moor RAF Melton Mowbray RAF Middleton St George RAF Moreton in the Marsh RAF Newmarket RAF Skipton on Swale RAF St Eval RAF Sywell RAF Upavon RAF Upper Heyford RAF Upwood RAF Waddington RAF Warboys RAF Westcott RAF Wittering RAF Wyton Resistance shot down Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training Victoria Cross Wellington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/244/8008/LCuttsE431716v1.1.pdf fb84db501a7189fd67ea6f530cf410ac 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 Cutts, Ernest Ernest Cutts Ernie Cutts E Cutts Description An account of the resource 14 Items. One oral history interview with Ernest Cutts. Ernest Cutts enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force, and trained as an air gunner in Australia. He flew on 34 operations as a rear gunner with 466 Squadron from RAF Driffield, flying Halifaxes. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ernest Cutts 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 2015-10-01 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 Cutts, E 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 Ernest Cutts’ air gunner's flying log book 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 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 LCuttsE431716v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Bottrop Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Goch Germany--Hanau Germany--Hannover Germany--Kamen Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Soest Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Wuppertal Italy--Bari Netherlands--Domburg Victoria Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Duisburg Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Hemmingstedt Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944 1945 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-09 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-21 1944-10-23 1944-10-25 1944-10-29 1944-10-30 1944-11-04 1944-11-06 1944-11-30 1944-12-02 1944-12-05 1944-12-18 1944-12-30 1944-12-31 1945-01-01 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-14 1945-01-22 1945-01-23 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-04 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-26 1945-02-27 1945-03-02 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-11 1945-03-12 1945-03-13 1945-03-15 1945-09-12 1945-09-13 1945-09-18 1945-09-21 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. 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 Description An account of the resource Air gunner's log book for Ernest Cutts, rear gunner, covering the period 23 November 1943 to 21 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations and post war flying. He was stationed at RAF West Sale, RAF Litchfield, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Driffield and RAF Metheringham. Aircraft flown in were Oxford, Battle, Wellington, Halifax and Lancaster.Included are photograph of the types of aircraft flown on the relevant pages, plus a photo of an Me 410 which they shot down. He flew 34 operations, 14 Daylight and 20 Night, with 466 Squadron. Targets were Sterkrade, Kleve, Bochum, Duisberg, Essen, Domburg, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Soest, Dortmund, Hannover, Hanau, Saarbrucken, Stuttgart, Mainz, Wanne-Eickel, Goch, Kamen, Chemnitz, Hemmingstedt, Wuppertal and Bottrop. His pilot on operations was Flying Officer McCallum. He also flew Operation Spasm to Berlin and operation Dodge to Bari with 467 Squadron. 1652 HCU 27 OTU 466 Squadron 467 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Battle bombing Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 Me 410 Operation Dodge (1945) Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Driffield RAF Lichfield RAF Marston Moor RAF Metheringham training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1189/18210/LWebbLP1876986v1.pdf 0861b850391dc95a5ffa8acf66f1457f 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 Webb, Lacey Peter L P Webb Description An account of the resource 17 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Lacey Peter Webb (1925 - 2017, Royal Air Force), service material, aircraft drills, engineering notes, photographs and propaganda leaflets. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 427 Squadron. The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2016-10-24 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 Webb, LP 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 Webb’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers 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 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 LWebbLP1876986v1 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 Germany Great Britain Belgium--Saint-Vith England--Yorkshire Germany--Altenkirchen (Landkreis) Germany--Bochum Germany--Castrop-Rauxel Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Goch Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Hanau Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Kamen Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Neuss Germany--Osterfeld Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Schleswig-Holstein Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Worms Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Böhlen Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 1944-09-28 1944-10-06 1944-10-09 1944-10-12 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-23 1944-10-24 1944-10-25 1944-11-02 1944-11-06 1944-11-18 1944-11-24 1944-11-27 1944-11-30 1944-12-04 1944-12-08 1944-12-24 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1945-01-02 1945-01-06 1945-01-13 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-05 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-17 1945-02-21 1945-02-22 1945-02-24 1945-03-15 1945-03-16 1945-03-20 Description An account of the resource Flying Log Book covering the period from 19 August 1944 to 20 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. Peter Webb, flight engineer, was stationed at RAF St Athan, RAF Topcliffe and RAF Leeming. Aircraft flown in: Halifax and Lancaster. He flew a total of 32 operations, 4 daylight and 24 night-time operations with 427 squadron. Targets were: Dortmund, Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Homburg, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Munster, Castrop Rauxel, Neuss, Karlsruhe, St Vith, Opladen, Oberlar, Ludwigshaven, Hanau, Saarbrucken, Magdeburg, Mainz, Wanne Eickel, Osterfeld, Goch, Bohlen, Wesel, Worms, Kamen, Hagen and Hemmingstedt. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Millard. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1659 HCU 427 Squadron aircrew bombing flight engineer Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster RAF Leeming RAF St Athan RAF Topcliffe training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/605/25855/LMatthewsEH1899046v1.1.pdf 7e8ee50bb3d9bfa0a337c5a07d0e5f92 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 Matthews, Edward Harry E H Matthews Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Matthews, EH Description An account of the resource Five items. An oral history interview with Sergeant Edward 'Ted' Matthews (1925 - 2017, 1899046 Royal Air Force), his log book flight engineer's course notebook and photographs. He flew operations as flight engineer with 77 Squadron. The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff and Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-13 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. 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 Edward Mathews’ flying log book for navigators air bombers air gunners flight engineers Description An account of the resource Flying log book for navigators air bombers air gunners flight engineers for E H Mathews, flight engineer, covering the period from 18 December 1944 to 7 July 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at Raf St Athan, RAF Riccall and RAF Full Sutton. Aircraft flown in was Halifax. He flew a total of 15 operations with 77 squadron, 10 daylight and 5 night. Targets were Mainz, Cologne, Kamen, Hemmingstedt, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Bottrop, Witten, Recklinghausen, Osnabruck, Harburg, Hamburg, Nuremberg, Heligoland and Wangerooge. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Bingham. 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock 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. 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 LMatthewsEH1899046v1 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. Germany Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--North Sea England--Yorkshire Germany--Bottrop Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Hamburg Germany--Harburg (Landkreis) Germany--Helgoland Germany--Kamen Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Recklinghausen (Münster) Germany--Schleswig-Holstein Germany--Witten Germany--Wuppertal Wales--Glamorgan Germany--Wangerooge Island Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Hemmingstedt Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 77 Squadron aircrew bombing bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945) Cook’s tour flight engineer Halifax RAF Full Sutton RAF Riccall RAF St Athan training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1471/28163/LFertichF[Ser -DoB]v1.pdf 8ef6cb97a789b4d133327468c0820168 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 Fertich, Frank F Fertich 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 2015-11-14 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 Fertich, F Description An account of the resource One item. Frank Fertich's log book. He flew operations as an air gunner with 428 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Ernest Smith and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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 Frank Fertich's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot Description An account of the resource Frank Fertich’s Flying Log book as air gunner covering the period from 24 January 1944 to 17 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air gunner. He was stationed at RCAF Mont Joli (9 B&GS), RAF Wellesbourne Mountford (22 OTU), RAF Croft (1664 HCU) and RAF Middleton St George (428 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Battle, Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster, Oxford and Anson.Targets were Essen, Cologne, Oberhausen, Ludwigshaven, Duisburg, Scholven, Wurzburg, Hannover, Hanau, Merseburg, Zeitz, Wiesbaden, Bonn, Goch, Pforzheim, Mainz, Dortmund, Zweibrucken, Hagen, Neuss, Chemnitz, Dessau, Hemmingstedt and Hildesheim. He flew 22 night and 8 daytime operations with 428 Squadron, a total of 30. The log book also contains a poem and hand drawn illustrations including a woman with a horse and a naked woman captioned '428 Ghost'. His pilot on operations was Flying officer Anderson. 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock 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. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One photocopied booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Artwork Text. Poetry Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LFertichF[Ser#DoB]v1 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 Canadian Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 1944-10-25 1944-10-28 1944-10-30 1944-11-01 1944-12-15 1944-12-18 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 1944-12-31 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-07 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-23 1945-02-24 1945-02-27 1945-02-28 1945-03-02 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-11 1945-03-12 1945-03-14 1945-03-15 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-03-22 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Great Britain Germany England--Yorkshire England--Durham (County) England--Warwickshire Germany--Neuss Germany--Bonn Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Cologne Germany--Dessau (Dessau) Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Essen Germany--Goch Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Hanau Germany--Hannover Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Merseburg Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Pforzheim Germany--Zeitz Germany--Zweibrücken Germany--Hildesheim Germany--Wiesbaden Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Scholven Germany--Würzburg Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1664 HCU 22 OTU 428 Squadron air gunner aircrew animal Anson Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Croft RAF Middleton St George training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2601/45185/LHomewoodWR1577093v1.1.pdf e1bd431ee39166e8a23bef592dffb254 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 Homewood, William Robert Homewood, W R Description An account of the resource 17 items. The collection concerns William Robert Homewood (1577093 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, photographs and a piece of shrapnel. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 51 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jeffrey Homewood and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-07-24 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 Homewood, WR 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 William Homewood's Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHomewoodWR1577093v1 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 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain South Africa Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hanau Germany--Hannover Germany--Jülich Germany--Kamen Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Oppau Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Wilhelmshaven Germany--Worms Germany--Wuppertal England--Yorkshire Scotland--Moray South Africa--East London Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Dülmen Germany--Hemmingstedt Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-09 1944-10-15 1944-10-16 1944-10-31 1944-11-02 1944-11-04 1944-11-06 1944-11-16 1944-11-18 1944-11-21 1944-11-29 1944-12-06 1944-12-17 1944-12-30 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-12 1945-01-13 1945-12-16 1945-01-20 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-04 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-02-23 1945-02-27 1945-03-01 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-11 1945-03-12 1945-03-13 Description An account of the resource W R Homewood’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 2 May 1944 to 12 March 1945, detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Bomber. He was stationed at SAAF East London (41 Air School), RAF Lossiemouth (20 OTU), RAF Riccall (1658 HCU) and RAF Snaith (51 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Anson, Oxford, Wellington and Halifax. He flew on 26 night operations and nine day operations (total 36) with 51 Squadron. He also flew three Operation Manna flights and one repatriation flight. His pilot on operations was Flying Officer Murray. Targets were Sterkrade, Kleve, Bochum, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Julich, Munster, Essen, Osnabruck, Oppau, Hanover, Hanau, Saarbrücken, Dulmen, Magdeburg, Stuttgart, Mainz, Wanne-Eickel, Nordstern, Reisholz, Worms, Kamen, Hemmingstedt, Hamburg, Dortmund and Wuppertal. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1658 HCU 20 OTU 51 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson bomb aimer Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Milltown RAF Snaith training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1979/45240/LEdmondsonF[Ser -DoB]v1.pdf 7a146889b699c1463fdc89e5e893e97b 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 Edmondson, Eddie Fred Edmondson F Edmondson 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 2017-11-03 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 Edmondson, F Description An account of the resource 8 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Fred 'Eddie' Edmondson (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer and bomb aimer with 35 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ron and Catherine Eccles and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. 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 Fred 'Eddie' Edmondson's navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-07-30 1944-07-31 1944-08-03 1944-08-04 1944-08-05 1944-08-06 1944-08-14 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-09-06 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-09-20 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-16 1944-10-22 1944-10-23 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-06 1944-11-27 1944-11-28 1944-11-29 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-23 1944-12-26 1944-12-27 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 1945-01-02 1945-01-03 1945-01-22 1945-02-23 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-02-27 1945-03-01 1945-03-15 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-03-24 1945-03-25 1945-04-03 1945-04-08 1945-04-09 1945-04-11 1945-04-14 1945-04-15 1945-04-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Belgium France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Netherlands Belgium--Beauvechain Belgium--Saint-Vith France--Abbeville Region France--Caen France--Calais France--Trossy St. Maximin France--Falaise France--L'Isle-Adam France--Le Havre Germany--Bayreuth Germany--Bonn Germany--Bottrop Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dresden Germany--Duisburg Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) Germany--Essen Germany--Freiburg im Breisgau Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Gladbeck Germany--Hamburg Germany--Heide (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany--Helgoland Germany--Kiel Germany--Leuna Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Mannheim Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Potsdam Germany--Rheydt Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Ulm Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Wanne-Eickel England--Cambridgeshire England--Yorkshire Netherlands--Walcheren Netherlands--Westkapelle Poland--Szczecin France--Nieppe Forest Germany--Hemmingstedt Poland France--Acquet France--Cap Gris Nez Germany--Wilhelmshaven France--Pas-de-Calais 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 LEdmondonF[Ser#-DoB]v1 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 Lynn Corrigan Description An account of the resource Navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book for Fred 'Eddie' Edmondson, flight engineer and bomb aimer, covering the period 20 March 1944 to 18 April 1945, detailing his training and operations flown. He was stationed at 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Rufforth, 77 Squadron RAF Elvington, 78 Squadron RAF Breighton, 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Upwood, 35 Squadron and RAF Graveley. Aircraft flown in were Halifax and Lancaster, He flew a total of 57 operations including 26 night and 31 day operations with 35 Squadron. Targets were Kiel, Stuttgart, Caen, Bois de Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, Acquet, Forêt de Nieppe, Falaise, Le Culot, Stettin, Emden, Le Havre, Wanne-Eickel, Calais, Cap Gris Nez, Dortmund, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven, Essen, Walcheren, Westkapelle, Oberhausen, Gelsenkirchen, Freiburg, Urft dam, Leuna oil plant, Ulm, Cologne, St. Vith, Rheydt, Bonn, Mannheim, Mainz, Dresden, Chemnitz, Stinnes benzol plant at Bottrop, Heide oil plant at Hemmingstedt, Gladbeck, Munster, Nordhausen, Hamburg, Bayreuth, Potsdam and Helgoland. His pilot on 56 operations was Flight Lieutenant L B Lawson and for one was Wing Commander L E Good. In 29 operations Eddie was flight engineer and in 28 was bomb aimer and flight engineer. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1652 HCU 1663 HCU 35 Squadron 77 Squadron 78 Squadron aircrew bomb aimer bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945) bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944) flight engineer Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Pathfinders RAF Breighton RAF Elvington RAF Graveley RAF Marston Moor RAF Rufforth RAF Upwood tactical support for Normandy troops training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1688/49254/LPayneKW432255v1.pdf 1a76844f7736415bf2d9a83fb035c18d 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 Payne, K W 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 2020-09-10 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 Payne, KW Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Flying Officer K W Payne (b. 1924, 432255 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 192 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Bruce Payne and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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/. 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 LPayneKW432255v1 Title A name given to the resource K W Payne's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book Description An account of the resource K Payne’s Flying Log Book from 14th March 1943 until 17th December 1950. Initial pilot training at No 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF, followed by No 8 Service Flying Training School. Posted to No 1 Air Navigation School in September 1943. In March 1944 posted to 29 Elementary Flying Training School and then 20 Advanced Flying Unit. 1250 Beam Approach Training Flight. Posted to 26 Operational Training Unit and 1652 Conversion Unit. November 1944 posted to 192 Squadron for operations. After the war returned to Australia. He served at RAAF Narrandera, RAAF Bundaberg, RAAF Parkes, RAF Clyffe Pypard, RAF Weston on Green, RAF Kidlington, RAF Leconfield, RAF Croughton, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Foulsham, RAF Shennington (Edgehill). Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Anson, Oxford, Wellington III, Wellington X, Halifax III, Catalina, Chipmunk. Flew 17 Special Duty Night Operations with 192 Squadron and 3 Cook’s Tours and 3 Operation Post Mortem. Targets included Dutch Coast, Wesel, Freiberg, Ladbergen, Hemmingstedt, Hamburg, Munster, Heide, Duisburg, Bremerhaven, Harburg, Kiel, Boizenburg, Lechfeld, Schwandorf, Komotau, Flensburg. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944-12-06 1945-02-22 1945-02-23 1945-02-28 1945-03-01 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-09 1945-03-10 1945-03-20 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-03-27 1945-04-04 1945-04-05 1945-04-09 1945-04-10 1945-04-13 1945-04-14 1945-04-15 1945-04-16 1945-04-17 1945-04-18 1945-04-19 1945-05-02 1945-05-03 1945-05-11 1945-05-16 1945-06-15 1945-07-01 1945-07-03 1945-07-05 1946 1950 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia New South Wales New South Wales--Narrandera New South Wales--Parkes Queensland Queensland--Bundaberg Great Britain England--Norfolk England--Northamptonshire England--Oxfordshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Czech Republic Czech Republic--Chomutov Germany Germany--Boizenburg Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Duisburg Germany--Flensburg Germany--Freiburg im Breisgau Germany--Hamburg Germany--Heide (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Kiel Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Schwandorf in Bayern Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Graben (Bavaria) Germany--Hemmingstedt Netherlands 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 12 OTU 1652 HCU 192 Squadron 26 OTU Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson Catalina Cook’s tour Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Mosquito Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAAF Bundaberg RAAF Narrandera RAAF Parkes RAF Clyffe Pypard RAF Croughton RAF Foulsham RAF Kidlington RAF Leconfield RAF Marston Moor RAF Shenington RAF Weston-on-the-Green RAF Wing Tiger Moth training Wellington Window https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2918/52747/LGearonEM19201204v1.2.pdf 25e8431caaabe0fc8393cfbd379c2974 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 Gearon, Edward Maurice Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Edward Maurice Gearon (b. 1920, Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 78 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Annie Lucas and catalogued by John England. 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 Gearon, EM 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 Edward Gearon’s pilots flying log book Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for E M Gearon, covering the period from 2 April 1943 to 15 October 1953. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties and post war flying duties. He was stationed at 4 British Flying Training School USAAC Falcon Field, 11 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit RAF Wrexham, 10 Operational Training Unit RAF Stanton Harcourt, 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Riccall, 78 Squadron RAF Breighton and RAF Almaza. Aircraft flown in were PT17a Stearman, AT6a Harvard, Oxford, Whitley, Halifax and C-47 Dakota. He flew a total of 32 operations with 78 Squadron 16 daylight and 16 night. Targets were Gelsenkirchen, Jülich, Munster, Sterkrade, Hagen, Soest, Osnabruck, Duisburg, Opladen, Koblenz, Saarbrucken, Magdeburg, Wanne-Eickel, Goch, Chemnitz, Bohlen, Mainz, Cologne, Kamen, Hemmingstedt, Essen, Dortmund, Homberg, Witten, Dulmen, Stade, Bayreuth, Heligoland and Wangerooge. Following the war he flew with 9 Reserve Flying School. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LGearonEM19201204v1 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 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 Mike Connock Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944-11-06 1944-11-16 1944-11-18 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-12-02 1944-12-03 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-12 1944-12-13 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1945-01-14 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-27 1945-03-02 1945-03-03 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-11 1945-03-12 1945-03-13 1945-03-14 1945-03-18 1945-03-19 1945-03-22 1945-03-24 1945-03-26 1945-04-09 1945-04-10 1945-04-11 1945-04-18 1945-04-26 1946 1953 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Egypt Germany Great Britain United States Arizona--Mesa Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Egypt--Cairo England--Oxfordshire England--Yorkshire Germany--Bayreuth Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Dülmen Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Goch Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Heide (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany--Helgoland Germany--Homburg (Saarland) Germany--Kamen Germany--Koblenz Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Soest Germany--Stade (Lower Saxony) Germany--Wangerooge Island Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Witten Wales--Wrexham Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Jülich North Africa Arizona Germany--Böhlen Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 10 OTU 1658 HCU 78 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew bombing bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945) C-47 Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Abingdon RAF Almaza RAF Breighton RAF Carlisle RAF Riccall RAF Stanton Harcourt RAF Valley RAF Wrexham Stearman training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2527/53464/CHopperPC-191015-01.jpg 08fe8a35c314782f36499a1efdc6a007 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 Hopper, Peter Charles P C Hopper Description An account of the resource 12 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Peter Charles Hopper (1924 - 1945, 1894541 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 50 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sue Merchant and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on Peter Hopper is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/111188/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-15 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 Hopper, PC 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 Operation night of 20/21 March 1945 Description An account of the resource Navigation map of north western Europe with routes marked between base and targets. Inserts provide details of the operations and aircraft involved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Strasbourg Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Hamburg Germany--Halle an der Saale Germany--Heide (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany--Helgoland Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Jena Germany--Kassel Germany--Kiel Germany--Koblenz Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Rheine Germany--Schleswig-Holstein 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 Map Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One map Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CHooppoerPC-191015-02 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive bombing https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/3328/58517/LGarlandVA3030098v1.pdf 3e4f1f4f90816c5c8b006a323e562cbb https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/3328/58517/MGarlandVA3030098-160126-01.pdf dc9e9efbb733f1c36f0d65233608c196 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 Garland, Victor Alan Description An account of the resource 44 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Victor Alan Garland (b. 1924, 3030098 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 429 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elaine Dove and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-11-10 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 Garland, VA 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 Victor Garland’s RAF Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers. 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 Canadian Air Force Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LGarlandVA3030098v1, MGarlandVA3030098-160126-01 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 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 Description An account of the resource Victor Garland’s RAF Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers from 10 June 1944 to 8 August 1945. Records training and operations as a Flight Engineer. He was stationed at RAF Wombleton (No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit) and RAF Leeming (429 Squadron). Aircraft flown: Halifax, Lancaster. Records 16 operations (14 night, 2 day). Targets in France, Germany and Norway were: Oberlag, Stuttgart, Mainz, Osterfeld, Goch, Bohlen, Wesel, Chemnitz, Hemmingstedt, Hamburg, Oslo Fjord (Mining), Dortmund, Zweibrucken, Kiel Bay (mining), Schwandorf, The Skaw Denmark (mining). His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Williams. Also records participation in Operation Exodus and Dodge, and bomb disposal and Ruhr trips. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-29 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-01 1945-02-04 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-17 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-09 1945-03-10 1945-03-12 1945-03-14 1945-04-13 1945-04-14 1945-04-16 1945-04-17 1945-04-21 1945-04-22 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Denmark Germany Great Britain Norway Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden Germany--Ruhr (Region) England--Yorkshire Denmark--Vendsyssel Germany--Böhlen Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Dortmund Germany--Goch Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hemmingstedt Germany--Kiel Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Osterfeld Germany--Schwandorf in Bayern Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Troisdorf Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Zweibrücken Norway--Oslo Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch 1666 HCU 429 Squadron aircrew bombing Cook’s tour flight engineer Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster mine laying Operation Dodge (1945) Operation Exodus (1945) RAF Leeming RAF St Athan training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2180/38309/S102SqnRAF19170809v10005-0001.jpg adfa3e0b75a6cec9886749a4c730f879 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2180/38309/S102SqnRAF19170809v10005-0002.jpg d585e4fae9a1bff15f23afe81e51d465 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 102 Squadron Collection Description An account of the resource Thirty-three items. The collection concerns material from the 102 Squadron Association and contains part of a Tee Emm magazine, documents, photographs, accounts of Ceylonese in the RAF, a biography, poems, a log book, cartoons, intelligence and operational reports, an operations order and an account by a United States Army Air Force officers secret trip to Great Britain to arrange facilities for American forces and letters. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Harry Bartlett and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-05-23 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 102 Squadron Association Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document TOUR OF OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY FLYING OFFICER E. EDWARD AMERASEKERA [underlined] 640 SQUADRON [/underlined] [a] DATE [b] TARGET [c] AIRCRAFT/CODE [d] TAKE OFF [e] LANDED [f] PILOT [a] 24 AUG 1944 [b] BREST [c] LV 823 'O' [d] 10.9hrs [e] 15.03hrs [f] P/O PAPPLE DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 31 AUG [b] LA POURCHINTE [c] MZ 308 'W' [d] 12.53hrs [e] 16.18hrs [f] P/O PAPPLE MISSION ABANDONED BY ORDER MASTER BOMBER [a] 13 SEPT [b] NORDSTERN [c] MZ 544 'Z' [d] 16.16hrs [e] 20.28hrs [f] P/O PAPPLE DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 15/16 SEPT [b] KIEL [c] MZ 731 'I' [d] 22.24hrs [e] 03.42hrs [f] P/O PAPPLE BOMBS JETTISONED IN THE SEA [a] 17 SEPT [b] BOULOGNE SUR MER [c] MZ 407 'R' [d] 07.01hrs [e] 10.50hrs [f] P/O PAPPLE DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 23/24 SEPT [b] NEUSS [c] NP 965 'Y' [d] 19.12hrs [e] 23.43hrs [f] F/O PAPPLE DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 25 SEPT [b] CALAIS [c] MZ 544 'Z' [d] 06.40hrs [e] 10.11hrs [f] F/O PAPPLE MISSION ABANDONED BOMBS BROUGH BACK [a] 26 SEPT [b] CALAIS (7c) [c] NP 965 'Y' [d] 08.08hrs [e] 12.15hrs [f] F/O PAPPLE DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 29 NOV [b] ESSEN [c] NP 958 'V' [d] 02.37hrs [e] 08.10hrs [f] P/O MILLS DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 5/6 DEC [b] SOEST [c] NP 958 'V' [d] 18.01hrs [e] 00.18hrs [f] P/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 12 DEC [b] ESSEN [c] NR 289 'P' [d] 16.27hrs [e] 21.57hrs [f] P/0 JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 22 DEC [b] BINGEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 15.09hrs [e] 21.11hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT LANDED MIDDLETON St GEORGE [a] 28 DEC [b] OPLADEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 03.29hrs [e] 08.46hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 5 JAN 1945 [b] HANNOVER [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 16.51hrs [e] 21.50hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 6 JAN [b] HANAU [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 15.41hrs [e] 22.05hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 14 JAN [b] SAARBRUCKEN 'A' [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 10.46hrs [e] 17.14hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 16/17 JAN [b] MAGDEBURG [c] PN 182 'N' [f] F/O JEEVES NON STARTER [a] 22/23 JAN [b] GELSENKIRCHEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d]19.19hrs [e] 00.44hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 28/29 JAN [b] STUTTGART [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 17.05hrs [e] 00.41hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 4/5 FEB [b]GELSENKIRCHEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 17.23hrs [e] 22.55hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 20/21 FEB [b] REISHOLZ 'B' [c] NP 997 'Z' [d] 22.02hrs [e] 05.00hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 21 FEB [b] WORMS [c] PN 182 'N' [f] F/O JEEVES NON STARTER [page break] [a] DATE [b] TARGET [c] AIRCRAFT/CODE [d] TAKE OFF [e] LANDED [f] PILOT [a] 23 FEB 1945 [b] ESSEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 11.50hrs [e] 17.28hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 24 FEB [b] KAMEN [c] NP 958 'V' [d] 13.03hrs [e] 18.55hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 27 FEB [b] MAINZ [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 12.50hrs [e] 19.14hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 3/4 MAR [b] KAMEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 18.30hrs [e] 03.24hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 5/6 MAR [b] CHEMNITZ [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 17.05hrs [e] 01.14hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT LANDED LYNEHAM [a] 7/8 MAR [b] HEMMINGSTEDT [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 18.44hrs [e] 00.28hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 11 MAR [b] ESSEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 11.48hrs [e] 17.23hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 12 MAR [b] DORTMUND [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 13.09hrs [e] 18.46hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 13 MAR [b] WUPPERTAL [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 12.52hrs [e] 18.13hrs [f] F/O JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 15 MAR [b] MATHIAS STINNES [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 13.12hrs [e] 18.21hrs [f] F/LT JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT [a] 19 MAR [b] WITTEN [c] PN 182 'N' [d] 00.49hrs [e] 07.05hrs [f] F/LT JEEVES DUTY CARRIED OUT FLIGHT LIEUTENANT A.J. JEEVES & CREW SCREENED ON COMPLETION OF TOUR WITH 640 SQUADRON. 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 List of operations carried out by Flying Officer E. Edward Amerasekera 640 Squadron Description An account of the resource List of thirty-three operations with record of aircraft, take off and landing times and pilot. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-08-24 1944-08-31 1944-09-13 1944-09-15 1944-09-16 1944-09-17 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-11-29 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-12 1944-12-22 1944-12-28 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-14 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-01-22 1945-01-23 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-04 1945-02-05 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-02-23 1945-02-24 1945-02-27 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-11 1945-03-12 1945-03-13 1945-03-19 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea France--Brest Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Kiel France--Boulogne-sur-Mer Germany--Neuss France--Calais Germany--Essen Germany--Bingen (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Hannover Germany--Hanau Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Worms Germany--Kamen Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Dithmarschen Region Germany--Dortmund Germany--Wuppertal Germany--Witten Great Britain England--Durham (County) Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--La Pourchinte Germany--Hemmingstedt France--Pas-de-Calais 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. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page printed document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context S102SqnRAF19170809v10005 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 Sue Smith Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. From Charles Amerasekera’s archive shared with Simon Kularatne 640 Squadron aircrew bombing master bomber pilot RAF Middleton St George V-2 V-weapon 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 Hemmingstedt [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. This entry is also used for Deutsche Erdoel oil refinery. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany--Hemmingstedt