1 25 11 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2634/56889/LWrigleyAK1005381v1.pdf 3538eeda41a8d08ff0f0ea9b7b846dfb 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 Wrigley, Arthur Kenneth Description An account of the resource 15 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Arthur Kenneth Wrigley (1922 - 1942, 1005381 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, and photographs. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Barbara van Schepdael and Kenneth Wrigley and catalogued by Jan Johnstone. He flew operations as an air gunner with 44 Squadron and was killed 18 September 1942. Additional information on Arthur Kenneth Wrigley is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/126091/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-31 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 Wrigley, AK 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 LWrigleyAK1005381v1 Title A name given to the resource Arthur Kenneth Wrigley's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book Description An account of the resource Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Sergeant Kenneth Wrigley (1005381) covering 6 November 1940 to 18 September 1942 detailing training flights, air tests and operations. Aircraft flown in were Dominie, Whitley, Battle, Anson, Hampden, Lancaster, Manchester and Oxford. He flew 22 operations with 144 Squadron and 44 Squadron. Operations involved bombing targets in France and Germany as well as mine laying and dropping propaganda leaflets. His pilots on operations were Sergeants Beattie and Thompson, Pilot Officers Hackney, Shackleton and Tomkins and Squadron Leader Herrin. Sergeant Wrigley was reported missing, presumed dead as a result of an operation on 18 September 1942. 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Cambridgeshire England--Lancashire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Oxfordshire England--Rutland England--Somerset England--Suffolk England--West Sussex England--Wiltshire Scotland--Argyll and Bute Scotland--Moray Wales--Gwynedd Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay France France--Brest France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France--Châlons-sur-Marne (Arrondissement) France--Le Havre Europe--Frisian Islands Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Kassel Germany--Kiel Germany--Wangerooge Island Netherlands Netherlands--Ameland Island Netherlands--Terschelling England--Cornwall (County) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-01-25 1942-01-27 1942-01-31 1942-02-11 1942-02-16 1942-02-24 1942-02-26 1942-04-10 1942-04-11 1942-04-12 1942-04-13 1942-04-14 1942-04-15 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-06-03 1942-08-12 1942-08-13 1942-08-15 1942-08-17 1942-08-18 1942-08-20 1942-08-27 1942-08-28 1942-09-10 1942-09-11 1942-09-13 1942-09-14 1942-09-16 1942-09-17 1942-09-18 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 Terry Hancock Jan Johnstone Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 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 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2749/51041/MichaelMyersWaymanPDF.pdf 5117e981c44d0399a02f4269372b4dd3 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 Wayman, Mike Michael Myers Wayman Description An account of the resource 52 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Michael 'Mike' Myers Wayman (89359 Royal Air Force) and contains <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2863">an album</a>, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons and was killed 20 March 1943. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Catherine Ashby and Dorothy Ramser and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on Mike Myers Wayman is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/229696/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-08-22 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 Wayman, MM 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 Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (version one) Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Personal research Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MichaelMyersWaymanPDF Description An account of the resource Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC. Operations were to Ijmuiden and Vlieland, Heligoland, Schiermonnikoog, Île-de-Bréhat, Ploughnerneau, The Hague, Flushing, Wilhelmshaven, Berlin, the warships Scarnhorst and Gneisenau, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hegelo, Den Welder, Osnabruck, Eindhoven, Liege, Tours, Rennes, Knaben, Aulnoye and Malines. Details the short lived experiment of using B-17s as a high altitude bomber with the RAF in 90 Squadron. Details the loss of Pilot Officer Herbert Kitchener Marshall, Sergeant John Dunning, Sergeant Maurice Stafford Dewing. Sergeant Harold Needle and Flight Lieutenant Charles Kenneth Hayden. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dorothy Ramser Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-04-13 1941-04-16 1941-04-18 1941-04-26 1941-04-28 1941-04-30 1941-05-01 1941-05-02 1941-05-04 1941-05-08 1941-05-09 1941-07-08 1941-07-23 1941-07-24 1941-08-12 1941-08-16 1941-08-19 1941-08-21 1941-08-29 1941-08-31 1941-09-15 1942-10-13 1942-10-15 1942-10-25 1942-12-06 1943-02-12 1943-02-14 1943-02-17 1943-02-26 1943-03-03 1943-03-04 1943-03-20 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Europe--Scheldt River Belgium France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Netherlands Norway England--Berkshire England--Eton England--Buckinghamshire England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Brightwell-cum-Sotwell England--Sunderland (Tyne and Wear) Belgium--Liège Belgium--Mechelen France--Aulnoye-Aymeries France--Brest France--Plouguerneau France--Rennes France--Tours Germany--Berlin Germany--Cologne Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Helgoland Germany--Hürth Germany--Kiel Germany--Norderney Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands--Den Helder Netherlands--Eindhoven Netherlands--Hague Netherlands--Hengelo (Overijssel) Netherlands--IJmuiden Netherlands--Schiermonnikoog Netherlands--Terschelling Netherlands--Vlieland Netherlands--Vlissingen France--Bréhat Island Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands England--Burnham-on-Crouch [place] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 13 printed sheets 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. 103 Squadron 139 Squadron 21 Squadron 90 Squadron B-17 Blenheim Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) crash Distinguished Flying Cross final resting place Gneisenau Hampden killed in action love and romance Me 109 Mosquito Portal, Charles (1893-1971) RAF Bicester RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Marham RAF Martlesham Heath RAF Watton RAF Wyton Scharnhorst sport training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2749/50721/MichaelMyersWaymanPDF-Revised.pdf 410c501d960eb339f50d4e62b0af0095 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 Wayman, Mike Michael Myers Wayman Description An account of the resource 52 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Michael 'Mike' Myers Wayman (89359 Royal Air Force) and contains <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2863">an album</a>, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons and was killed 20 March 1943. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Catherine Ashby and Dorothy Ramser and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on Mike Myers Wayman is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/229696/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-08-22 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 Wayman, MM 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 Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (version two) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dorothy Ramser Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Europe--Scheldt River Belgium France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Netherlands Norway England--Berkshire England--Eton England--Buckinghamshire England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Brightwell-cum-Sotwell England--Sunderland (Tyne and Wear) Belgium--Liège Belgium--Mechelen France--Aulnoye-Aymeries France--Bréhat Island France--Brest France--Plouguerneau France--Rennes France--Tours Germany--Berlin Germany--Cologne Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Helgoland Germany--Hürth Germany--Kiel Germany--Norderney Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands--Den Helder Netherlands--Eindhoven Netherlands--Hague Netherlands--Hengelo (Overijssel) Netherlands--IJmuiden Netherlands--Schiermonnikoog Netherlands--Terschelling Netherlands--Vlieland Netherlands--Vlissingen Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands England--Burnham-on-Crouch [place] Description An account of the resource Summarises Mike's family history, marriage, operations with 21, 90 and 139 Squadrons, awarding of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the circumstances of the crash in which Mike died together with his observer, Flight Lieutenant Sampson Clear, DFC. Operations were to Ijmuiden and Vlieland, Heligoland, Schiermonnikoog, Île-de-Bréhat, Plouguerneau, The Hague, Flushing, Wilhelmshaven, Berlin, the warships Scarnhorst and Gneisenau, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hegelo, Den Helder, Osnabruck, Eindhoven, Liege, Tours, Rennes, Knaben, Aulnoye and Malines. Details the short lived experiment of using B-17s as a high altitude bomber with the RAF in 90 Squadron. Details the loss of Pilot Officer Herbert Kitchener Marshall, Sergeant John Dunning, Sergeant Maurice Stafford Dewing. Sergeant Harold Needle and Flight Lieutenant Charles Kenneth Hayden. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-04-13 1941-04-16 1941-04-18 1941-04-26 1941-04-28 1941-03-30 1941-04-01 1941-05-02 1941-05-04 1941-05-08 1941-05-09 1941-08-12 1941-08-16 1941-08-19 1941-08-21 1941-08-29 1941-08-31 1941-09-15 1942-10-13 1942-10-15 1942-10-25 1942-12-06 1943-02-12 1943-02-14 1943-02-17 1943-02-26 1943-03-03 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian 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 Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 13 printed sheets Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MichaelMyersWaymanPDF-Revised 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription 103 Squadron 139 Squadron 21 Squadron 90 Squadron B-17 Blenheim Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) crash Distinguished Flying Cross final resting place Gneisenau Hampden killed in action love and romance Me 109 Mosquito Portal, Charles (1893-1971) RAF Bicester RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Marham RAF Martlesham Heath RAF Watton RAF Wyton Scharnhorst sport training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2860/50677/LKlatkiewiczZF782158v2.pdf 7af4bf0be84f17c69d560d89aad355d5 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 Klatkiewicz, ZF Description An account of the resource Three items. The collection concerns Z F Klatkiewicz, (b. 1922, 782158 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books. He flew operations as a pilot with 300 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Paul Edward Klatkiewicz and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-08-18 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 Klatkiewicz, ZF 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 Z F Klatkiewicz’s pilots flying log book. Two Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for Z F Klatkeiwicz, covering the period from 1 March 1943 to 30 September 1944. Detailing his flying duties with 13 Maintenance Unit, flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 13 Maintenance Unit RAF Henlow, 18 Operational Training Unit RAF Finningley, 300 Polish Squadron RAF Ingham and RAF Faldingworth, 8 Air Gunnery School RAF Evanton and 2 Air Gunnery School RAF Dalcross. Aircraft flown in were Whitley, Prefect, Hind, Hurricane, Hudson, Seafire, Lancaster, Magister, Wellington, Anson and Oxford. He flew a total of 27 night operations with 300 Polish Squadron, mostly minelaying plus 5 dinghy search. Targets were St Nazaire, Borkum, Frisian Islands, Lorient, Alkmaar, Boulogne, Terschelling, Brest, Hannover and Texel. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LKlatkiewiczZF782158v2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-25 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-09-04 1943-09-05 1943-09-06 1943-09-08 1943-09-09 1943-09-18 1943-09-19 1943-09-21 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-10-02 1943-10-03 1943-10-08 1943-10-09 1943-10-13 1943-10-18 1943-11-06 1943-11-07 1943-11-08 1943-11-11 1943-11-12 1943-11-15 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-20 1943-11-22 1943-11-23 1943-11-25 1943-11-26 1943-11-27 1943-12-16 1943-12-17 1943-12-19 1943-12-22 1943-12-23 1944-01-02 1944-01-03 1944-01-04 1944-01-05 1944-01-06 1944-01-07 1944-01-20 1944-01-21 1944-01-22 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--North Sea England--Bedfordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Europe--Frisian Islands France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Borkum Germany--Hannover Netherlands--Alkmaar Netherlands--Terschelling Netherlands--Texel Scotland--Highlands Scotland--Ross and Cromarty Europe--Frisian Islands 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 Polskie Siły Powietrzne 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 Terry Hancock Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 18 OTU 300 Squadron Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson bombing Hudson Hurricane Lancaster Magister mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Dalcross RAF Evanton RAF Faldingworth RAF Finningley RAF Henlow RAF Ingham training Wellington Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2781/49250/LSproulleTH144448v1.pdf 668a7dd9abc5a6b41ad07a3aa4e90f9d 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 Sproulle, Thomas Hamilton Sproulle, T H Description An account of the resource One item. The collection concerns Thomas Hamilton Sproulle DFC (b. 1906, 144448 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 466 and 640 Squadrons. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Arthur Edward Sproulle and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-16 2024-07-10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Sproulle, TH 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. 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 Thomas Sproulle’s Royal Canadian Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book 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 LSproulleTH144448v1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943-02-12 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-20 1943-03-05 1943-03-09 1943-03-10 1943-03-11 1943-03-12 1943-03-13 1943-03-26 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-26 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-08-02 1943-08-03 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-25 1944-03-07 1944-03-08 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-22 1944-04-23 1944-05-09 1944-06-22 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Buckinghamshire England--Hertfordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Canada Ontario Ontario--London New Brunswick New Brunswick--Pennfield Ridge Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Atlantic Ocean--North Sea France France--Brest France--Le Mans France--Lorient France--Morsalines France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France--Saint-Nazaire France--Siracourt Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Netherlands Netherlands--Terschelling Germany--Scharhörn Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands 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 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 Description An account of the resource Thomas Sproulle’s Flying Log Book from 12th August 1941 until 23rd June 1944 as an Air Bomber. Trained at 4 Air Observers’ School then 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, 2 Air Navigation School, 3 Advanced Flying Unit, before being posted to 11 Operational Training Unit in June 1942 as a Bomb Aimer/Air Bomber. Posted to 466 Squadron (Royal Australian Air Force) in November 1942. Further training with No. 1484 Bombing and Gunnery Flight before carrying out operations with 466 Squadron. Attended No. 1 Air Armament School June/July 1943. Continued operations with 466 Squadron until posted to 640 Squadron in February 1944. Completed tour of operations in June 1944. He served at RCAF London, RCAF Fingal, RCAF Pennfield Ridge, RAF Steeple Morden, RAF Oakley, RAF Driffield, RAF Leconfield, RAF Manby. Aircraft flown were Anson, Battle, Wellington, Oxford, Blenheim, Halifax. He flew 24 night bombing and minelaying operations with 466 Squadron. Targets included Lorient, Cologne, Saint-Nazaire, Essen, Scharhörn, Duisburg, Bochum, Kiel, Mannheim, Kiel Bay, Dortmund, Hamburg, Brest, Dutch Coast, Terschelling, Helgoland Bight. His pilots during this time were Warrant Officer Body, Flying Officer Macfarlane, Sergeant Illingworth, Wing Commander Bailey, Flight Sergeant Martin, Squadron Leader Belton and Pilot Officer Hicks. With 640 Squadron he flew 6 bombing operations (1 day and 5 night) (total-day-night) to Le Mans, Nuremberg, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Düsseldorf, Masalines and Siracourt. His pilots were Wing Commander Radford and Pilot Officer Cotter. During an operation on 14 February 1943 encountered a JU-88 which was claimed as “probably destroyed”. On a Bullseye training exercise in March 1943, an engine failure occurred which result in failing to maintain height and eventually crashing 3 miles from aerodrome. 11 OTU 466 Squadron 640 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire Battle Blenheim bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) crash Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Ju 88 mine laying Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) observer Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Driffield RAF Leconfield RAF Manby RAF Oakley RAF Steeple Morden RCAF Fingal RCAF London RCAF Pennfield Ridge Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) searchlight training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2670/47094/LWardPW402626v1.pdf 81db89c563fac94bcc3d8f7fabfe4ef8 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 Ward, Phillip William Ward, PW Description An account of the resource One item. The collection concerns Sergeant Phillip William Ward (b. 1912, 402626 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains his log book. He flew operations as an air gunner with 460 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ann Connery and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-09-06 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 Ward, PW 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 Phillip Ward’s Royal Canadian Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LWardPW402626v1 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. Description An account of the resource Phillip Ward’s Flying Log Book as an Air Gunner/Wireless Operator and Bomb Aimer from 14th April 1941 until 24th August 1945. Initial training at No. 2 Wireless School, RCAF Calgary, then No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School and 20 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 460 Squadron for operations. Air Bomber training with 1481 Flight. Further posting to 1656 Conversion Unit for Lancaster conversion. Returned to 460 Squadron where he completed his first tour. In April 1944 posted to Royal Australian Air Force Detachment in the United States before posting to 24 Squadron, RAAF, in Australia. On completion of second tour posted to RAAF Headquarters. Served at RCAF Calgary, RCAF Mossbank, RAF Lakenheath, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Breighton, RAF Binbrook, Smyrna Army Airfield (Tennessee), Midland Army Airfield (Texas), RAAF Fenton (Northern Territories). Aircraft flown were Norseman, Moth, Battle, Dominie, Proctor, Wellington, Anson, Halifax, Oxford, Lancaster, B-24 Liberator, Beech AT-11, Hudson, Walrus, Catalina, Beaufort. With 460 Squadron, carried out 31 bombing and mining night operations. Targets included Saint-Nazaire, Cologne, Essen, Emden, Terschelling, Bremen, the Dutch Coast, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, La Rochelle, Mannheim, the Baltic Sea, Hamburg, Lorient, Milan, Wilhelmshaven, Berlin, Plzeň. His pilots were Pilot Officer Hancock, Squadron Leader Osborn, Flight Sergeant Saint-Smith, Flight Sergeant Frecker Flight Sergeant Murray, Warrant Officer Boyle, Squadron Leader Campling and Wing Commander Martin. Flying with 24 Squadron, RAAF, he flew 19 day operations in the Far East. Targets included shipping, Ambesia, Timor, Boro Boro, Pare Pare, Manatuto, Mendalan Power Station in Java, Laga, a Natori Class Cruiser off Soemba, Tawao and Tarakan. His pilots were Flight Lieutenant Parsons, Squadron Leader Nichols, Wing Commander Bell and Group Captain Kingwell. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942-05-19 1942-05-20 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-06-06 1942-06-07 1942-06-18 1942-06-19 1942-06-20 1942-06-21 1942-06-22 1942-06-25 1942-06-26 1942-06-27 1942-07-25 1942-07-26 1942-07-31 1942-08-01 1942-08-04 1942-08-05 1942-08-06 1942-12-06 1942-12-07 1942-12-17 1942-12-20 1943-02-03 1943-02-04 1943-02-07 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-15 1943-02-16 1943-02-18 1943-03-01 1943-03-02 1943-03-05 1943-03-06 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-26 1943-03-27 1943-03-29 1943-03-30 1943-04-08 1943-04-09 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-26 1944-10-25 1944-10-30 1944-11-05 1944-11-19 1944-11-24 1944-11-27 1944-11-30 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-20 1945-01-16 1945-01-28 1945-02-02 1945-02-08 1945-03-23 1945-04-06 1945-04-13 1945-04-16 1945-04-18 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Alberta Alberta--Calgary Saskatchewan Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Suffolk England--Yorkshire Scotland--Moray United States Tennessee Tennessee--Smyrna (Rutherford County) Texas Texas--Midland Australia Northern Territory Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) Germany--Essen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Mannheim Germany--Wilhelmshaven Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Czech Republic Czech Republic--Plzeň Netherlands Netherlands--Terschelling France France--La Rochelle France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Italy Italy--Milan Indonesia Indonesia--Java Malaysia Europe--Frisian Islands Indian Ocean Asia--Timor Island Indonesia Indonesia--Java Indonesia--Pare-Pare Indonesia--Tarakan Island Malaysia Malaysia--Tawau (Sabah) 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 1656 HCU 20 OTU 460 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson B-24 Battle bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) Catalina Dominie Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Hudson Lancaster mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford Proctor RAF Binbrook RAF Breighton RAF Lakenheath RAF Lossiemouth RCAF Calgary RCAF Mossbank Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Tiger Moth training Walrus Wellington wireless operator wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39120/LEdwardsIJ984411v1.1.pdf 0117a6756ce5898483f4816bef061c91 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards 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 Ivor Edwards observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LEdwardsIJ984411v1 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-07-07 1942-07-08 1942-07-12 1942-07-23 1942-07-25 1942-07-28 1942-07-31 1942-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Netherlands England--Cambridgeshire Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands--Terschelling Germany--Ruhr (Region) Europe--Frisian Islands Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Description An account of the resource L J Edwards Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 03 July 1942 to 02 February 1943. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air gunner/wireless operator. He was stationed at RAF Oakington (7 Squadron). Aircraft flown in was Stirling. He flew on 24 (?) night operations with 7 Squadron. Targets were as numbered in log book but with some missing, mining, Wilhelmshaven, Terschelling, Duisburg, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Cologne. His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Trench and Wing Commander Mahaddie. 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 7 Squadron air gunner aircrew bombing crash Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Order forced landing George Cross mine laying RAF Oakington Stirling https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2180/38354/S102SqnRAF19170809v30002.2.pdf d5a6b02b425b86a2de8782af43508861 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 HISTORICAL DOCUMENT No. 20 2/44 Permanent Preservation Transfer to Air Ministry (A.H.B.) custody when closed. [inserted] 14/2920 [/inserted] [underlined] MOST SECRET [/underlined]. [underlined] No.100 (S.D.) Group – INTELLIGENCE [/underlined] RAID ANALYSIS REPORT No. 16/44 [underlined] Night 15/16th February, 1944 [/underlined]. [underlined] BERLIN [/underlined] 1 Group 161 Lancasters took off 139 attacked Primary 9 Missing. 3 Group 66 Lancasters took off 56 attacked Primary 5 Missing. 4 Group 177 Halifaxes took off 119+ attacked Primary 12 Missing. 5 Group 226 Lancasters took off 207 attacked Primary 5 Missing. 6 Group 32 Lancasters took off 26+ attacked Primary 1 Missing. 118 Halifaxes took off 87+ attacked Primary 4 Missing. 8 Group 18 Mosquitos took off 15 attacked Primary Nil Missing. 19 Halifaxes took off 16 attacked Primary 1 Missing. 76 Lancasters took off 67 attacked Primary 6 Missing. [underlined] 893 [/underlined] [underlined] 732 [/underlined] [underlined] 43 [/underlined] [underlined] FRANKFURT ANDERODER (Spoof target) [/underlined] 8 Group 24 Lancasters took off 24 attacked Primary Nil Missing [underlined] AACHEN [/underlined] 8 Group 2 Mosquitos took off 1 attacked Primary Nil Missing [underlined] MINELAYING [/underlined] 1 Group 6 Wellingtons took off 5 attacked Primary Nil Missing 3 Group 49 Stirlings took off 39 attacked Primary Nil Missing 8 Group 4 Halifaxes took off 4 attacked Primary Nil Missing [underlined] INTRUDER PATROLS [/underlined] 8 Group 19 Mosquitos took off 15 attacked Primary Nil Missing [underlined] ROUTES [/underlined] As shown in Appendix “A” [underlined WEATHER [/underlined] 10/10ths cloud. Tops to 6,000 to 8,000 feet. Good visibility above cloud. [inserted] [underlined] 997 [/underlined] [/inserted] [page break] [inserted] 14/2920 [/inserted] – 2 – [underlined] ENEMY RAID REACTION [/underlined]. [underlined] Raid Reporting Frequency [/underlined]. 6 H/F. Raid Reporting Frequencies, one V.H.F., 31.2 Mc/s., and 9 Sector Controls, of which 4 contained R.R.F. type messages, were heard. Controls involved were J.D’s 1, 2, 3 and 4 with J.D. 3 also operating Benito. Aircraft of N.J.G.1, 2, 3 and 5 plus one unidentified, believed to work with N.J.G.3, operated. Beacons used were B, [deleted] [indecipherable letter] [/deleted] Q, and K. References were again made to OTTOKAR. Traffic intercepted at 2006/14. hours indicated that the enemy did not appreciate that Minelayers were operating in an area North of KIEL. The spook target raid on FRANKFURT AN DER ODER passed un-noticed. First mention of hostiles was made at 1816 hours and the first order to enemy aircraft heard was at 1811 hours. 1811 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.3 plus unidentified aircraft ordered to collect over Beacon Q. Aircrft of N.J.G.5 collect over Home Base. Aircraft of N.J.G.1 and 2 also to Q. 1812 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.2, 3, 5 plus unidentified unit to collect over Q. 1816 hours. Hostiles reported 65 miles N.N.W. of HARWICH and further formation 160 miles W.N.W. of TEXEL. 1819 hours (Different frequency). Aircraft of N.J.G.1 and 2 to proceed on a course of 218° to Beacon K. 1824 hours Spearhead of hostiles 100 miles N.N.E. of YARMOUTH. 1835 hours To aircraft of N.J.G.3 “remain on course 140°.” 1840 hours. Aircraft told to remain at 13,500 ft. – The guns have been stopped firing. Aircraft to vector 270°, Allied aircraft in position 25 miles N.W. of LEEUWARDEN (? our Pathfinder Intruder aircraft). 1846 hours Spearhead of hostile aircraft 85 miles N.N.W. of VLIELAND – second formation 85 miles N.N.W. of TEXEL. Third formation North of SCHIERMONNIKOOG. 1849 hours Two line V.H.F. Fix on a controlled night fighter 12 miles N.E. of DEN HELDER. 1849+ hours Same aircraft gave his position 10 kms. West of TERSCHELLING. 1851 hours Second formation of hostiles 85 miles N.N.W. of TEXEL and third formation 82 miles N.W. of TEXEL. 1901 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.3, numbers 40 to 70, go to SCHLESWIG. 1904+ hours Aircraft of N.J.G.1 and 2 fly on from Beacon Q towards SCHLESWIG. 1905 hours All aircraft over Beacon Q vector course 360°. 1916 hours Fly on over Beacon Q for 25 minutes on course of 360°. 1918 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.3 ordered to fly to WESTERLAND on course of 360° and wait there – many hostiles expected. All further aircraft go to Q. 1924 hours Many hostile aircraft 100 miles North of SCHIERMONNIKOOG. / Continued . . . . . Page 3. [page break] [inserted] 14/2920 [/inserted] – 3 – 1930 hours (approx.) Aircraft told “You are to report on frequency “A”. Flak is quiet. Vector course 360° otherwise you will be too late, Spearhead at approximately 20 miles West of WESTERLAND and 65 miles West of SYLT. There are also many hostiles there flying on an easterly course. 1932 hours Aircraft told landing possibilities good everywhere. 1945 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.5 told to fly further from HAHN to EICHHORNCHEN (Code Names). 1950 hours Hostiles N.W. of ODENSE. 1957 hours Aircraft on a different frequency, possibly a controlled night fighter, told to go over to a Raid Reporting Frequency. 1958 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.5 told Spearhead of hostiles 45 miles N.E. of KIEL on a S.E. course. A Sector Control gave height of hostiles as 21,100 ft. Hostiles continue to fly over WESTERLAND. *2006 hours Aircraft to fly from EICHHORNCHEN to REIHER (Code Names). Reference by Sector Control to Hostiles possibly having difficulty in getting through. *2007 hours Spearhead of Allied aircraft 32 miles N.E. of KIEL. *2014 hours Hostiles reported to have attacked already. NOTE: * Message presumably refers to the Minelayers. 2015+ hours Hostiles in wide area 50/70 miles North of KIEL. 2020 hours Sector Control reports ROSENSTADT (Code word – ROSTOCK?) 2027 hours Corrupt message from a Sector Control indicated spearhead of hostiles - - - unlimited. 2033 hours Spearhead of Allied aircraft over BERLIN. Position of other aircraft 70/80 miles N.N.W. of ROSTOCK. 2049 hours Aircraft of N.J.G.5 advised of aerodrome serviceability. 2059 hours Hostiles over BERLIN. 2101 hours 1 Aircraft of N.J.G.3 told by Sector Control he could not make BERLIN, return to SCHLESWIG. 2121 hours Returning Hostiles on North Westerly course 35 miles (approx). South of BERLIN. 2142 hours Aircraft told to fly to Beacon B, not over BERLIN. 2145 hours Indications of aircraft returning to GROVE. 2201 hours Landing Instructions. 2201 hours Position of a Controlled Night Fighter was given as 20 miles S.W. VENLO (40 Mc/s). 2208 hours To all aircraft of N.J.G.1 and 2 plus unidentified unit “Landing possibilities good everywhere, should you have to land fly course at previously ordered height.” 2212 hours. The position of a Controlled Night Fighter was obtained (40 Mc/s.) in the EINDHOVEN area and on the same frequency aircraft was told (2159 hours) of Flak firing above 19,800 ft. East of COLOGNE. 2214 hours Hostiles reported South of OLDENBORG to OSNABRUCK. NOTE: In the message at 1945 hours reference was made to a Code Word the significance of which is not understood. [inserted] 31.2 [/inserted] [underlined] 3/R2 Mc/s [/underlined]. Operated from 1923 to 2110 hours. 1925/6 Hostiles 120 miles North of EMDEN 2000/5 Hostiles 36 miles North of KIEL. 2008 Spearhead bearing 20°. Vector to the left – distance 120 miles course 150°. 2015 Height of hostiles 18,000 ft. to 18,500 ft. approaching OTTOKAR continuously. 2022 Flak firing up to 21,000 ft. 2025 Aircraft told to fly outside the Flak area. 2029 Leading formation of Hostiles will reach OTTOKAR 1. in 15 minutes. 2040 Hostiles flying near ROSTOK on S.E. course. 2047 Hostiles crossed OTTOKAR from the left 10°/30° from Beacon B, course 160°. / Continued . . . . Page 3. [page break] [inserted] 14/2920 [/inserted] – 4 – 2107 Hostiles continuously crossing OTTOKAR – direction 20°/40° from Beacon B, course BERLIN. [underlined] Controlled Night Fighters [/underlined] 15 Controlled Night Fighters on 9 H/F frequencies were heard. 6 Controlled Night Fighters on 4 V.H.F. frequencies, of which 2 were Benito were heard. No claims were intercepted. [underlined] Aerodromes [/underlined]. The following landing groups were used: KONIGSBERG, FURSTENWALDE, JUTERBOG, WERNEUCHEN, KOLBERG, BRANDIS, SCHLESWIG, AALBORG, GROVE, WERDE?. [underlined] COUNTERMEASURES [/underlined]. [underlined] AIRBORNE CIGAR [/underlined]. A.B.C. type signals were heard on 7 frequencies: Request was made for action on two other frequencies – action was partially effective on one of these, but not on the other. [underlined] DARTBOARD [/underlined]. No traffic was heard, but the usual musical programme was broadcast from STUTTGART. (574 Kcs.) [underlined] CORONA [/underlined] Operated against 5 Raid Reporting Frequencies. As a new method of mixed voices was used by the enemy it can be assumed that this countermeasure achieved some success. [underlined] SPECIAL TINSEL [/underlined]. Requested on 7 frequencies – partially effective on one frequency, ineffective against two frequencies, while the remaining frequencies were perfectly clear. [underlined] WINDOW [/underlined]. A possible reference to this Countermeasure was made at 2032 when “Hostiles with Slips” were reported. [underlined] BENITO JAMMING [/underlined]. Was heard on 40.0 Mc/s. and 39.25 Mc/s. [underlined] GROUND CIGAR [/underlined] 41.7 Mc/s. 1908 to 1930 hours. Barrage Jamming 1930 to 2034 hours and 2200 to 2349 hours The Barrage Jamming heard was considered to be only partially effective. [underlined] GROCER [/underlined] DUNWICH – Radiating 075° 2238 to 2324 hours WALMER – Radiation NIL [underlined] MANDREL [deleted letter] L [/deleted] [/underlined] All Stations 1850 to 2035 hours and 0015 to 0050 hours 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 No 100 (S.D.) Group - intelligence raid analysis Description An account of the resource Details of operation to Berlin on 15/16 February 1944. Gives numbers of Bomber Command aircraft involved for 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 Groups. Details other targets - spoof to Frankfurt, Mosquitos to Aachen and mine laying. Weather, Enemy raid reaction - detailed report on actions of enemy aircraft. Controlled night fighter figures, lists German aerodromes involved. Detailed list of countermeasures used by Bomber Command. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-02-15 1944-02-16 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Frankfurt (Oder) Germany--Aachen Germany--Berlin Netherlands Netherlands--Texel Great Britain England--Essex England--Harwich England--Norfolk Netherlands--Leeuwarden Netherlands--Terschelling Germany--Schleswig Germany--Kiel Germany--Rostock Germany--Oldenburg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Germany--Fürstenwalde (Brandenburg) Germany--Jüterbog Poland Germany--Brandis (Saxony) Denmark Denmark--Ålborg Poland--Kołobrzeg Germany--Stuttgart Netherlands--Den Helder England--Great Yarmouth Europe--Frisian Islands 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 Wehrmacht Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page typewritten document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context S102SqnRAF19170809v30002 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 Paul Ross 1 Group 100 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 8 Group anti-aircraft fire Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing ground personnel Halifax intelligence officer Lancaster mine laying Mosquito Stirling Wellington Window https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1385/25808/SBakerDA19210428v20047.2.jpg 3817ea916771b3155bf81f5c6193d582 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 Baker, Donald Arthur D A Baker 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 2018-11-13 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Baker, DA Description An account of the resource 187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Permission granted for commercial projects Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document DUNKIRK’S GUN POSTS RAIDED SWOOP ON CHANNEL R.A.F. fighters continued their offensive patrols over the Channel and occupied territory yesterday. Barges and gun positions in the Dunkirk area were among the targets attacked. Three enemy fighters were destroyed in combat and three of our fighters are missing, the Air Ministry announced. [Inserted] X [/inserted] Aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked from a low altitude a well-defended convoy of supply ships off the Frisian island of Terschelling on Wednesday night. [Inserted] X [/inserted] Shipping off the Dutch coast was also the target of Hudson aircraft of the Coastal Command. Channel ports were attacked and mines laid in enemy waters. Four aircraft of the Bomber Command and four of the Coastal Command are missing. 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 Dunkirk's gun posts raided Description An account of the resource Newspaper cutting with section enclosed by 'x'. Bomber command attacked defended convoy of ships off Terschelling'. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper cutting Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBakerDA19210428v20047 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. Netherlands Netherlands--Terschelling Europe--Frisian Islands 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 David Bloomfield Anne-Marie Watson bombing https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/551/23213/LLancasterJO103509v1.2.pdf 56bf3c9cc310d03cf9f44312ba2ba698 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 Lancaster, Jo John Oliver Lancaster J O Lancaster Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lancaster, JO Description An account of the resource 48 items. Two oral history interviews with John Oliver 'Jo' Lancaster DFC (1919 - 2019, 948392, 103509 Royal Air Force), photographs and six of his log books. Jo Lancaster completed 54 operations as a pilot with in Wellingtons with 40 Squadron, and after a period of instructing, in Lancasters with 12 Squadron from RAF Wickenby. He became test pilot after the war and was the first person to use a Martin-Baker ejection seat in an emergency. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jo Lancaster and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Additional items were licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive. Collection contains recordings of discussions, correspondence, document, photographs and a memoir. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-08-18 2017-03-08 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 Jo Lancaster’s pilots flying log book. One 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 LLancasterJO103509v1 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. France Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands Norway Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--North Sea England--Cambridgeshire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Northamptonshire England--Shropshire England--Warwickshire England--Wiltshire England--Worcestershire France--Brest France--Calais France--Cherbourg France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Mannheim Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Wilhelmshaven Italy--La Spezia Italy--Turin Netherlands--Rotterdam Netherlands--Terschelling Norway--Haugesund Poland--Szczecin Scotland--Moray Wales--Flintshire Germany--Münster in Westfalen Poland Germany--Ruhr (Region) Europe--Frisian Islands France--Pas-de-Calais Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941-05-09 1941-05-10 1941-05-11 1941-05-12 1941-05-15 1941-05-16 1941-05-27 1941-06-02 1941-06-03 1941-06-11 1941-06-12 1941-06-23 1941-06-24 1941-06-26 1941-06-27 1941-07-02 1941-07-03 1941-07-04 1941-07-05 1941-07-06 1941-07-07 1941-07-09 1941-07-10 1941-07-22 1941-07-23 1941-07-24 1941-07-30 1941-07-31 1941-08-12 1941-08-13 1941-08-16 1941-08-17 1941-08-18 1941-08-19 1941-08-25 1941-08-28 1941-08-29 1941-08-31 1941-09-01 1941-09-02 1941-09-03 1941-09-07 1941-09-08 1941-09-10 1941-09-11 1941-09-12 1941-09-13 1941-09-15 1941-09-16 1941-09-29 1941-09-30 1941-10-03 1941-10-04 1941-10-11 1941-10-12 1941-10-14 1941-10-15 1941-10-16 1941-10-17 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-11-03 1942-11-04 1942-11-07 1942-11-08 1942-11-09 1942-11-10 1943-01-04 1943-01-05 1943-01-08 1943-01-09 1943-01-23 1943-01-24 1943-01-30 1943-01-31 1943-02-02 1943-02-03 1943-02-07 1943-02-08 1943-02-11 1943-02-12 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-15 1943-02-16 1943-02-17 1943-02-18 1943-02-19 1943-02-21 1943-02-22 1943-03-03 1943-03-04 1943-03-05 1943-03-06 1943-03-08 1943-03-09 1943-03-10 1943-03-12 1943-03-13 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-04-03 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-18 1943-04-19 Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for J O Lancaster covering the period from 6 July 1937 to 15 September 1943. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Sywell, RAF Ansty, RAF Desford, RAF Sealand, RAF Ternhill, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Wyton, RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, RAF Upavon, RAF Wymeswold, RAF Kirmington, RAF Wickenby and RAF Binbrook. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Cadet, Hart, Audax, Master, Wellington, Bombay, Oxford, Stirling, Magister, Lancaster, Whitley, Halifax, Martinet, Skua and Spitfire. He flew a total of 54 operations, 31 with 40 squadron 1 daylight and 30 night, 2 night operations with 22 Operational Training Unit and 21 night operations with 12 Squadron. Targets were Calais, Hamburg, Hannover, Atlantic, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Cherbourg, Brest, Munster, Osnabruck, Mannheim, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Berlin, Turin, Stettin, Rotterdam, Emden, Nurnberg, Essen, St Nazaire, Terschelling, Haugesund Fijord, Lorient, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Munich and Spezia. His pilot for his first 'second dickie' operations was Sergeant Taylor. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 12 Squadron 20 OTU 22 OTU 28 OTU 40 Squadron aircrew bombing bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) Flying Training School Halifax Lancaster Magister Martinet mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Ansty RAF Binbrook RAF Desford RAF Kirmington RAF Lossiemouth RAF Sealand RAF Sywell RAF Ternhill RAF Upavon RAF Wellesbourne Mountford RAF Wickenby RAF Wymeswold RAF Wyton Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Spitfire Stirling Tiger Moth training Wellington Whitley 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/. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Netherlands--Terschelling 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. Title A name given to the resource Terschelling [entry point]