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BChandlerRChandlerEBv1.pdf
A biography of Chan's life.
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…

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SChandlerEB911217v10119.jpg
The two are at the quayside wearing flying jackets and scarves, the colleague is drinking from a hip flask, behind is a Catalina.

SChandlerEB911217v10070.jpg
Four photographs.
#1 POWs behind the wire at Stalag 12A
#2 Stalag 12A main gates. Two lorries are inside the open gates.
#3 Chan at the Tirpitz. He has his right arm in a sling.
#4 POWs being repatriated on a C-47.

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Four photographs.
#1 Torloft and Dad (Chan) at Tromso, after VE day.
#2 Chan with his right arm in a sling after being hit by a lorry. He is standing on the hull of the Tirpitz.
#3 and 4 Russian VC Investiture 29/08/44.

SChandlerEB911217v10076-0001.jpg
The two men are standing on the quayside at Tromso.
On the reverse 'Arthur Tanner self Tromso'.

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SChandlerEB911217v10075-0001.jpg
The four men are at the quay side, Arthur is drinking from a hip flask. Behind are two Catalinas on the fjord..
On the reverse 'Self Arthur & Norge crew Tromso'.

SChandlerEB911217v10073-0001.jpg
Two photographs.
#1 A half length portrait of Chan on a ship. He has his arm in a sling.
On the reverse 'Slide 149 Tromso Tirpitz 15 June 45'.
#2 Chan is sitting beside his camera equipment at the quayside.
On the reverse 'Tromso dock' and in…

SChandlerEB911217v10069-0001.jpg
The two men are at the quay side. In the background is a Catalina. On the reverse 'Slide 147 Arthur Tanner and Chan Tromso Dock'.

PChandlerEB22150027.jpg
Three photographs. #1 Chan sitting with camera equipment at the quayside. #2 Chan and colleague drinking at the quayside with a Catalina in the background. #3 Chan and three colleagues at the quayside, drinking from a hip flask. Behind are two RAF…

PChandlerEB22150025.jpg
Chan, with injured arm, at Tromsø.
In a second photograph he is standing with Arthur Tanner.

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Account of Bomber Command sinking of the Tirpitz with 12,000 lb bombs. Discusses the use of aircraft to sink warships and the effect of explosions of ships magazines in British battleships. Includes b/w photograph of sunken ship and diagram relating…

SHarriganD[Ser#-DoB]v290002.mp3
Basil Fish volunteered for the RAF in 1941 from Manchester University, where he was a student and a member of the University Air Squadron. He was posted to 617 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa. On one flight his aircraft crashed on return and, although…

SHarriganD[Ser#-DoB]v240002.mp3
Colin Cole took part in the attack that sunk the Tirpitz. He describes how the aircraft was adapted for the operation and flew via RAF Lossiemouth. Colin disposed of the Upkeep 'bouncing bombs' as part of his service with the RAF. They were…

BGoodmanLBurnettWv1.pdf
A biography of Bill written by his flying colleague from Bomber Command. It covers his war and post-war activities.

LBurnettW1825655v1.pdf
Bill Burnett’s Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from 22 May 1944 to 20 April 1946. Initially with 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit before transferring to 5 Lancaster Finishing School and then 617 Squadron for operational duties in Europe. In January 1946…

SGillK1438901v40010.pdf
Description of three (one aborted due to weather) operations against Tirpitz, photograph of crew on return from sinking Tirpitz, poor photocopy of target photograph of attach on Tirpitz. Account of operation on E & R boat pens at Ijmuiden along with…

SGillK1438901v40007.pdf
Joined 18 June 1941. Trained as navigator in Canada. After operational and conversions training in England during which he flew two operations. He was posted to 9 Squadron at RAF Bardney where he flew 25 operations which are listed. After a tour as a…

SGillK1438901v40002-0001.jpg
Target photograph showing shoreline, with smoke obscuring the island of Hakøya within Tromsø fjord. Battleship Tirpitz can be seen just right of centre through smoke. Three water-spouts from earlier explosions above and to the right. Anti-aircraft…
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