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Airman looking at a snow covered Spitfire
An airmen pointing to the words 'sunny Italy' traced in snow on the side of a snow covered Spitfire. On the reverse 'Foggia Main, Jan 45'.
Airmen in large room
Two airmen, one standing, the other sitting in a large room with palms in pots and scattered arm chairs. Sign for restaurant and toilets. On the reverse 'EFI Foggia'.
B Openshaw sight log book
Record of training navigation star and sun sights from ground and air between April 1943 and February 1944. Locations April to July 1943 at 24 bombing gunnery and navigation school at Moffat Southern Rhodesia on Anson aircraft. December 1943 at No 23…
Bob Smith's Memoirs
Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.
Oil's Well
Recollections of various operations he carried out during the war.
Conversation with Cliff Hobbs
Cliff mentions that he had interviewed his pilot Peter Fotherby, looking for further information about some incidents. He describes volunteering for the RAF and training as an air gunner in Ansons. He was posted to the Middle East, trained and crewed…
Conversation with Cliff Hobbs
Brief details of Cliff Hobbs and service history
Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot
Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot, from 13th October 1942 to August 1944. Recording his training as an air gunner in Canada and England, two completed tours with 142 Squadron RAF based in…
Flying Officer James Harry Bird DFC
A summary of JH Bird's postings in the RAF.
Foggia
View across open ground of a town with tower in the centre. On the reverse 'Foggia, looking across dispersal area'.
Foggia
Oblique aerial photograph of part of the town showing Palazzo degli Uffici Statali with Palazzo degli Studi further out. In the upper left corner is an area of open ground while in the right upper corner there is a large arrangement of buildings.…
Foggia airfield
A road runs bottom right to left middle, south west of Foggia airport. On the far side a camp with tents and buildings. Mountains in the far distance. On the reverse '104 Sqn camp'.
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding…
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding…
Foggia street scenes
Piazza XX Settembre with San Francesco Saverio church.
On the reverse 'Foggia View from Malcolm Club'.
On the reverse 'Foggia View from Malcolm Club'.
Garrison theatre - Foggia
Large two story building in town with square in front. Car and motor bike parked in front and people walking in street. Sign over door 'Garrison Theatre'. On the reverse 'Foggia'.
H O Cannon’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for H O Cannon (1802390) air gunner, covering the period from 29 December 1943 to 3 November 1944 and from 16 October 1952 to 8 October 1953. He was stationed at RAF Moffatt, RAF Qastina, RAF Tortorella,…
Harrison Sproates’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Harrison Sproates’ Flying Log Book as wireless operator from 3rd January 1941 until 29th May 1944. Training was at No. 2 Signals School, No. 1 Air Gunnery School, and 13 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 244 Squadron for operations in the Middle…
Hastie DFC: The Life and Times of a Wartime Pilot
A biography of Roy Hastie.
Interview with Alan Seagger
Before the war, Alan was an electrical apprentice. He joined the RAF and was posted to RAF Binbrook before being posted overseas. He was placed with No. 37 Squadron for a time, which moved to Egypt and was based at RAF Shallufa. There were troops of…
Interview with Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey was born in Stafford. After finishing school, he went to work for the Post Office Telephones service as a telegram boy. He decided to join the Royal Air Force and began training as a rear gunner at RAF Dalcross. He joined 31 Squadron of…
Interview with Jim Auton
Jim Auton grew up on Royal Air Force stations and joined the Royal Air Force at 17. He trained as a pilot navigator and bomber at RAF Ansty near Coventry, then in South Africa under the Empire Air Training Scheme. He trained on B-24s at Lidder and,…
Interview with Laurence Sidney Fisher
Born in Peterborough, Laurence Fisher initially joined the RAF as an armourer and was posted to the Re-Arming and Refuelling Unit at Sidi Barrani, Egypt. He volunteered for aircrew and was trained in South Africa. As an ex-armourer, he also lectured…
Interview with Leonardo Gravina
Leonardo Gravina describes his early life in the rural district of the Puglia region, near the towns of Foggia and S. Giovanni Rotondo. He remembers seeing formations of aircraft taking off and landing from an airfield nearby and speaks fondly of an…
Interview with William George Briley
After training in South Africa, William Briley flew operations as a navigator with 40 Squadron flying Wellingtons from Foggia, Italy. One of his operations involved dropping a 4,000lb bomb, derailing two trains. He was also involved in mine laying…
Interview with William Horace Shaw
Bill was a wireless operator/air gunner. He joined the Home Guard in 1941 and registered for conscription to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1943. He reported to Lord’s Cricket Ground and went to an Initial Training Wing at RAF Bridgnorth. Bill then…