1 25 2 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/184/2402/PSandersDS16020001.2.jpg e7239fd33153015309334563e84ba05a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/184/2402/PSandersDS16020002.2.jpg 8cf5c3ba62b2cbab49634c847cc7940b 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 Sanders, David D S Sanders Description An account of the resource 19 items. The collection contains an oral history interview with Sergeant David Stuart Sanders (1925 - 2022, 1869292 Royal Air Force), his logbook, engineering documentation, operation schedules, a personal record of all his operations, a Dalton computer, a number of target and reconnaissance photographs. David Saunders was a flight engineer on 619 Squadron and 189 Squadron at RAF Strubby and RAF Fulbeck in 1944-45. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Sanders and 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 2016-03-05 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 Sanders, DS 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 Royal Air Force destroys German synthetic oil plant Description An account of the resource Reconnaissance photograph of the destroyed Zeitz synthetic oil plant, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. On the left side within a grid a large number of damaged oil tanks, manufacturing buildings and installations. On the right three destroyed oil tanks at the bottom and a large number of bomb craters within a grid pattern. On the reverse 'R.A.F. destroys German synthetic oil plant, The oil plant a month after RAF Bomber Command's attack on the night of 16.1.45. There is no sign of any attempt at repair work, or activity of any kind. The plant is a mess of craters. Most of the pipelines are broken and all the vital parts of the plant have been hit. Large numbers of storage tanks and cooling towers are destroyed or damaged, 2 March 1945. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-03-02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource On b/w photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph 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 Germany--Saxony-Anhalt Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-01-16 1945-03-02 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PSandersDS16020001, PSandersDS16020002 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 Stilgoe aerial photograph reconnaissance photograph https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1389/31249/LDixonW2206823v1.pdf 708eeff6860c5633fc1d6aab98548bb0 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 Connock, Mike Michael Connock M Connock 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 2015-02-24 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 Connock, M Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection concerns (Royal Air Force) and contains people who served with 50 and 61 Squadrons at RAF Skellingthorpe. They include: W Dixon GR Williamson BV Robinson GA Walker L Barber HJ Whitwell The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Mike Connock and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Sergeant W. Dixon’s RAF 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 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 LDixonW2206823v1 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 Netherlands Norway Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Belgium--Houffalize England--Buckinghamshire England--Lincolnshire England--Northamptonshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Wiltshire Germany--Altenburg (Thuringia) Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dresden Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Merseburg Germany--Mittelland Canal Germany--Munich Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Rheydt Germany--Saxony Germany--Saxony-Anhalt Germany--Siegen Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Würzburg Netherlands--Vlissingen Northern Ireland--Down (County) Norway--Trondheim Poland--Gdynia Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Scotland--Ross and Cromarty Great Britain Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Borna (Leipzig) Germany--Ladbergen Alps Germany--Hörstel Germany--Böhlen 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. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944 1945 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-11 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-11-02 1944-11-03 1944-11-04 1944-11-05 1944-11-06 1944-11-07 1944-11-16 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-11-24 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-19 1944-12-27 1944-12-31 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-13 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-19 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-02-22 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-12 1945-03-14 1945-03-15 1945-03-16 1945-03-17 1945-04-04 1945-04-07 1945-04-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Description An account of the resource Sergeant W. Dixon’s RAF Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 23rd September 1943 to 4th April 1945, detailing his training and operations as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury (No. 2 Radio School), RAF Evanton (8 Air Gunnery School), RAF Bishopscourt (7(O) AFU), RAF Turweston, RAF Silverstone, (17 OTU), RAF Wigsley (1654 HCU), RAF Syerston (5 LFS) and RAF Skellingthorpe (61 Squadron). Aircraft in which flown: Dominie, Proctor, Anson, Wellington, Stirling and Lancaster. He flew a total of 32 operations (6 day, 26 night). Targets in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Poland were: Bohlen, Bremen, Brunswick, Dortmund, Dresden, Duren, Düsseldorf, Flushing, Gdynia, Gravenhorst, Houffalize, Ladbergen, Lützkendorf, Merseburg, Molbis, Munich, Nordhausen, Nurnberg, Politz, Rheydt, Rositz, Siegen, Trondheim and Würzburg. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Burns, Flying Officer MacFarlane and Flying Officer Lambert. Includes numerous comments on operations, including “COULDN’T CLIMB OVER ALPS OPENED BOMB DOORS & TOBBOGANED (sic) OVER” and “ATTACKED BY 5 JU88’S 2 SHOT DOWN”. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1654 HCU 17 OTU 61 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) Dominie Heavy Conversion Unit Ju 88 Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Operational Training Unit Proctor RAF Banff RAF Bishops Court RAF Carnaby RAF Evanton RAF Gransden Lodge RAF Middleton St George RAF Netheravon RAF Silverstone RAF Skellingthorpe RAF Stradishall RAF Syerston RAF Turweston RAF Wigsley RAF Yatesbury Stirling training Wellington wireless operator / air gunner