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John Searle’s Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book
Tags: 153 Squadron; 166 Squadron; 1667 HCU; 28 OTU; 78 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); C-47; Cook’s tour; Flying Training School; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Cranwell; RAF Kirmington; RAF Lindholme; RAF Scampton; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Ken Rogers' operations summer and autumn 1944
Tags: anti-aircraft fire; bombing; Lancaster
Operations flown By Sergeant Matthew Bean HOLDEN R.A.F. Bomber Command
Each operation occupies a page and includes date, aircraft, target, take off and landing times, crew list, remarks and…
E Renfrey’s South African Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Trained at Nos. 43 and 45 Air Schools , 16 Operational Training Unit and 1660…
Tags: 156 Squadron; 16 OTU; 1660 HCU; 83 Squadron; 9 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Cook’s tour; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Manchester; master bomber; navigator; observer; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Pathfinders; RAF Bardney; RAF Barford St John; RAF Swinderby; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wyton; SAAF Oudtshoorn; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Pathways in the Sky
Tags: 207 Squadron; 5 Group; 57 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986); bomb aimer; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Distinguished Flying Cross; final resting place; flight engineer; Flying Training School; Gee; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952); H2S; Halifax; Initial Training Wing; killed in action; Lancaster; navigator; Oboe; Pathfinders; pilot; promotion; propaganda; RAF Bourn; RAF Langar; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Scampton; RAF Shawbury; RAF Torquay; searchlight; Stalin, Joseph (1878-1953); Stirling; submarine; target indicator; training; Window; wireless operator
Arthur Kenneth Wrigley's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
Tags: 14 OTU; 144 Squadron; 44 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Battle; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); Dominie; Hampden; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Manchester; mine laying; missing in action; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; propaganda; RAF Cottesmore; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Penrhos; RAF Scampton; RAF Waddington; RAF Yatesbury; training; Whitley; wireless operator; wireless operator / air gunner
Kenneth Harris's Navigator's, Air Bomber's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
Tags: 158 Squadron; 1658 HCU; 35 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 3; missing in action; RAF Graveley; RAF Lissett; RAF Riccall; RAF Upwood; training
Biographical letter from John Maunsell
Tags: 1654 HCU; 223 Squadron; 29 OTU; 57 Squadron; 630 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; B-24; bale out; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); briefing; Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); crash; crewing up; debriefing; evading; final resting place; flight engineer; Flying Training School; Fw 190; Gee; ground crew; ground personnel; H2S; Heavy Conversion Unit; intelligence officer; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; mid-air collision; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; propaganda; RAF Bruntingthorpe; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Oulton; RAF Swinderby; Resistance; Schräge Musik; shot down; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; the long march; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; Window; wireless operator
John Maunsell's Observer's and Flying Log Book
Tags: 100 Group; 1654 HCU; 223 Squadron; 29 OTU; 57 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; B-17; B-24; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); evading; Flying Training School; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; prisoner of war; RAF Brize Norton; RAF East Kirkby; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Oulton; RAF Syerston; RAF Sywell; RAF Wigsley; shot down; Stalag Luft 7; Stirling; Sunderland; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; Window
List of operations
Tags: Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Lancaster; Manchester; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); tactical support for Normandy troops
James Pickford RAF observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 207 Squadron; 25 OTU; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; B-24; Battle; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); Blenheim; bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Harrow; Lancaster; Lysander; Manchester; Martinet; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; RAF Bottesford; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Evanton; RAF Fulbeck; RAF Kenley; RAF Langar; RAF Manston; RAF Middle Wallop; RAF North Weald; RAF Northolt; RAF Pembrey; RAF Saltby; RAF Scampton; RAF Spilsby; RAF Syerston; RAF Waddington; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Albert Mogg's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
He was stationed at RAF Cranwell (No.1 Signals School),…
Tags: 25 Squadron; 38 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Beaufighter; Blenheim; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; Boston; Defiant; Do 217; Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); Harvard; Magister; Me 410; Mosquito; observer; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Church Fenton; RAF Cranwell; RAF Defford; RAF Hunsdon; RAF Jurby; Tiger Moth; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; wireless operator / air gunner
A biography of John Maunsell
Tags: 1654 HCU; 223 Squadron; 57 Squadron; Anson; B-24; bale out; bomb aimer; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); crash; final resting place; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); nose art; pilot; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Oulton; RAF Swinderby; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; wireless operator
Reginald Rush operations on 101, 142, 100 and 625 Squadrons
Tags: 100 Squadron; 101 Squadron; 142 Squadron; 625 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); Blenheim; bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Lancaster; navigator; pilot; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); Wellington
E B Chandler’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 16 OTU; 49 Squadron; 514 Squadron; 617 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); Blenheim; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Saumur tunnel (8/9 June 1944); bombing of the Siracourt V-weapon site (25 June 1944); bombing of the Watten V-2 site (19 June 1944); bombing of the Wizernes V-2 site (20, 22, 24 June 1944); Boston; C-47; Defiant; Dominie; Halifax; Hampden; Lancaster; Manchester; mine laying; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Normandy deception operations (5/6 June 1944); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; RAF Castle Kennedy; RAF Coningsby; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Scampton; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Wainfleet; RAF West Freugh; RAF Woodhall Spa; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); Stirling; training; Wellington; Whitley; wireless operator / air gunner
List of operations
Letter to Chan Chandler's widow from Tom Taylor
Chan Chandler's biography
He flew 95 operations as Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Gunnery Leader and Cameraman with 49 and 617 Squadrons and survived nine days adrift in the North Sea. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and a rare Soviet…
Tags: 115 Squadron; 467 Squadron; 49 Squadron; 5 Group; 617 Squadron; 83 Squadron; 9 Squadron; air sea rescue; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; Battle; Bismarck; Blenheim; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Saumur tunnel (8/9 June 1944); briefing; C-47; Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); Defiant; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Service Order; ditching; forced landing; Gee; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952); Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); Gneisenau; Goldfish Club; H2S; Halifax; Hampden; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); incendiary device; Ju 88; Lancaster; Manchester; master bomber; Me 109; mess; mine laying; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Mosquito; Nissen hut; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Normandy deception operations (5/6 June 1944); Oboe; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; propaganda; RAF Andover; RAF Boscombe Down; RAF Castle Combe; RAF Castle Kennedy; RAF Coningsby; RAF Croydon; RAF Earls Colne; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Honington; RAF hospital Rauceby; RAF Kinloss; RAF Manston; RAF Martlesham Heath; RAF Middle Wallop; RAF Northolt; RAF Old Sarum; RAF Scampton; RAF Tangmere; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Uxbridge; RAF West Freugh; RAF White Waltham; RAF Wittering; RAF Woodhall Spa; RAF Yatesbury; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); Scharnhorst; searchlight; Spitfire; Stirling; Sunderland; Tallboy; target indicator; target photograph; Tirpitz; training; V-1; V-2; V-3; V-weapon; Wallis, Barnes Neville (1887-1979); Wellington; Window; wireless operator / air gunner
Bomber command operations
Tags: 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
Operation night of 20/21 March 1945
Tags: bombing
Marmorbad, Kassel
On the reverse 'Karlswiesse - Duke Charles Field Kassel 18 May 1943. Small building Marmorbad Marble Baths (formerly the Duke's bath house) Larger building The Orangie - The Duke's Conservatory. Both…
Kassel flooded
On the reverse 'Approx 1000 ft to left of Orangie, flooded Hessen Kampfbahn sportsfield. 18 May 43. Houses and factories in background destroyed 3 Oct 43 raid'.
John (Jack) Clyde's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury (No. 2 Signals…
Tags: 10 OTU; 10 Squadron; 1663 HCU; 19 OTU; 24 OTU; aerial photograph; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; air sea rescue; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Botha; C-47; Dominie; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Dunkeswell; RAF Honeybourne; RAF Kinloss; RAF Long Marston; RAF Melbourne; RAF Rufforth; RAF St Eval; RAF Yatesbury; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); searchlight; target photograph; training; Wellington; Whitley; wireless operator
Sergeant H. Brewer’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Trained in Canada at No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, No. 3 Air…
Tags: 14 OTU; 1660 HCU; 9 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; air gunner; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bomb aimer; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Manchester; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; RAF Bardney; RAF Bishops Court; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Manby; RAF Saltby; RAF Swinderby; RAF Wigtown; RCAF Lethbridge; RCAF Regina; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); training; Wellington
Frank King's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book
Tags: 156 Squadron; 1652 HCU; 1656 HCU; 460 Squadron; 76 Squadron; air gunner; Air Transport Auxiliary; aircrew; Anson; B-25; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Lincoln; mine laying; Oxford; Pathfinders; RAF Lindholme; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Ringway; RAF Stormy Down; RAF White Waltham; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); training; Wellington; York