Note - the first few minutes of this interview were unrecoverable due to wind noise.]]> Heather Hughes]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Jamaica]]> West Indies]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Staffordshire]]> Wales--Flintshire]]> Wales--Glamorgan]]> England--Wiltshire]]> 1944]]> 1948]]> Dan Ellin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Second generation]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> West Indies]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> Trinidad and Tobago]]> Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad]]> England--London]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943-11-07]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1948]]> Victor Douglas Knox]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> North Africa]]> Bahamas]]> Canada]]> Great Britain]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Berkshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Cumbria]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Northamptonshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Warwickshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Libya--Tripoli]]> Wales--Anglesey]]> West Indies]]> Libya]]> 1945-04-18]]> 1945-06-17]]> 1945-06-18]]> 1945-07-05]]> 1945-08-28]]> 1945-08-31]]> 1945-09-02]]> 1945-10-02]]> 1945-11-20]]> 1945-11-26]]> 1945-11-27]]> 1945-11-29]]> 1946-02-26]]> West Indies]]> On the reverse the men have filled in their names and addresses.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Boston]]> England--Chesterfield]]> England--Bromsgrove]]> Jamaica]]> Australia]]> New South Wales--Young]]> West Indies]]> New South Wales]]> Idwal Davies]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rhineland]]> Norway]]> Norway--Gardermoen]]> Norway--Oslo]]> Norway--Kristiansand]]> Australia]]> Jamaica]]> West Indies]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Steve Bond]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Bahamas]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> Germany]]> Germany--Wiesbaden]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> Netherlands]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> West Indies]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1944-10]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1947]]> 1947-12]]> Jack Whymark]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> British Army]]> Germany]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Greece]]> Greece--Corinth Canal]]> Greece--Ērakleion]]> Greece--Karpathos (Municipality)]]> Italy]]> Italy--Capri Island]]> Italy--Messina]]> Italy--Naples]]> Italy--Palermo]]> Italy--Sicily]]> Malta]]> Malta--Valletta]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Edinburgh]]> Scotland--Glasgow]]> Mediterranean Sea--Bay of Naples]]> Yemen (Republic)]]> Yemen (Republic)--Aden]]> Middle East--Palestine]]> Israel]]> Israel--Tel Aviv]]> North Africa]]> Egypt]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Egypt--Fukah]]> Egypt--Kibrit]]> Egypt--Suez]]> Libya]]> Libya--Banghāzī]]> Libya--Darnah]]> Libya--Gazala]]> Libya--Tobruk]]> Libya--Tripoli]]> Syria]]> Syria--Aleppo]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--Cape Town]]> South Africa--Durban]]> Trinidad and Tobago]]> Trinidad and Tobago--Trinidad]]> Italy--Sicily]]> Italy--Sicily]]> West Indies]]> 1941]]>
Henry Morris recounts his service in the RAF from 1941-1946. In 1940 he enlisted in 189 Air Cadet Squadron, where he was taught the theory of flight and spent a week on camp at Halton. In January 1941, Henry commenced basic training in Blackpool before attending RAF Yatesbury for signal school, where he passed out as a Weapons System Operator.

During the war, Henry was posted to the Bahamas where he helped to conduct air sea rescue operations. Henry recalls how his crew assisted a naval vessel which was stuck on a reef whilst conducting training.

After the war in Europe ended, Henry was put on Overseas Draft and sent to RAF North Weald where he was kitted out for India. He was sent to Lahore, where he was posted to a 24-hour watch in the Signals Unit and subsequently promoted to Corporal.

At the end of the war, Henry was awarded three medals, with the Atlantic Star being his prized one.
]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Claire Campbell]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Cara Walmsley]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Great Britain]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Essex]]> West Indies]]> 1945]]> ]]> Dan Ellin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Trevor Hardcastle]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> Maureen Clarke]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Bahamas]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> England--Kent]]> England--Norfolk]]> Germany--Berlin]]> West Indies]]> 1942]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Air Publication 1480]]> eng]]> Text]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> Argentina]]> Bolivia]]> Brazil]]> Chile]]> Colombia]]> Cuba]]> Argentina]]> Equador]]> Guatemala]]> Honduras]]> Mexico]]> Nicaragua]]> Paraguay]]> El Salvador]]> Uruguay]]> Venezuela]]> West Indies]]>
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.]]> Johnson, M]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Warwickshire]]> England--Filey]]> England--London]]> Jamaica]]> West Indies]]> 1944-06]]> 1946-06-08]]> Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for L Hadfield, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 14 March 1941 to 6 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury, RAF Prestwick, RAF Pembrey, RAF Thornaby, RAF North Coates, RAF Thorney Island, RAF St Eval, RAF Chivenor, RAF Aldergrove, RAF ReykJavik. RAF Ballykelly and RAF Nassau. Aircraft flown in were Dominie, Proctor, Botha, Blenheim, Anson, Hudson, Liberator, Fortress, Commando and Dakota. He flew 40 operations with 59 Squadron comprising of anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort duties. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Moran.

]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> Pending review]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Iceland]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> England--Devon]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Iceland--Reykjavík]]> Northern Ireland--Londonderry (County)]]> Northern Ireland--Belfast]]> Scotland--Ayrshire]]> Wales--Carmarthenshire]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> West Indies]]> Bahamas]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Roy Hastie]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> Bahamas]]> West Indies]]> 1943]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> British Army]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> Bahamas]]> West Indies]]> It is annotated 'C21 P/O Warman C4 2.4.44'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> 1944-04-02]]> it is annotated 'P/O Craig Crew 4 C19 26/2/44'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> 1944-02-26]]> It is annotated 'F/S Stuart Crew 9 C21 30/3/44'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> 1944-03-30]]> It is annotated 'No 1 Squadron 16/3/44'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> 1944-03-16]]> It is annotated 'F/O Stuart Crew 9. C21. 30/3/44'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> 1944-03-30]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> Roy Hastie]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]> A second photograph is similar but slightly cropped.
A third photograph has the same 11 airmen in the same order. This time they are seated in front of a large map of Cuba and the West Indies.
A fourth photograph is similar to the third but has not been cropped.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> West Indies]]> Cuba]]> West Indies]]>
Identification kindly provided by Frank Doerschner of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook Group.
]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Governor's Harbour]]> West Indies]]> Roy Hastie]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Bahamas]]> Bahamas--Nassau]]> West Indies]]>