1
25
8
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2056/33788/LDoxseyJA630441v1.2.pdf
fc12441228a525cb4f9bb0f0103af7e6
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
Doxsey, JA
Description
An account of the resource
Nine items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer John Alfred Doxsey (b. 1921, 630441 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs and documents.
He flew operations as an air gunner with 149 Squadron before serving with No.3 aircraft Delivery Unit in North Africa.
A sub-collection photograph album contains pictures of aircraft, people and places in Europe and Africa during and after the Second World War.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Nigel Doxsey and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018-09-20
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
Doxsey, JA
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
J A Doxsey RAF observer's and air gunner's flying log book. One
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 Air Force. Transport 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 with b/w photographs
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
LDoxseyJA630441v1
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
J A Doxsey’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 5th October 1939 to 25th January 1944, recording training and operations as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, and Transport Command ferry duties across Africa, Brazil and USA. Aircraft in which flown: Heyford, Wellington, Blenheim, Wellesley, Martin Maryland, Liberator, B-17E, DC-2, DC-3, Boston, Bisley, Beaufighter, Baltimore, Sunderland, Hudson, Anson, plus others as a passenger. Based at: RAF Yatesbury, RAF West Freugh (No. 4 Air Observer School), RAF Mildenhall (149 Squadron), RAF Bassingbourn (11 OTU), RAF Station Takoradi (Ferry Pool, No. 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME), No 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit). Records a total of 27 operations (20 night, 7 day). Numerous operations are only recorded vaguely, for example: “Sweep”, “Norway” or “Raid as detailed/authorised”. Named targets in Germany, Netherlands and Norway are: Hamburg, Hamm, Heligoland Island, Kolleda, Rotterdam, Stavanger, Sylt and Wilhelmshaven. His pilots on operations were Squadron Leader Harris, Pilot Officer Innes, Flying Officer Robertson and Pilot Officer Whitakar. Also includes photographs of aircraft and crew, cuttings and maps.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-12-03
1939-12-18
1940-01-02
1940-03-15
1940-04-06
1940-04-07
1940-04-12
1940-04-17
1940-04-25
1940-04-26
1940-05-05
1940-05-06
1940-05-10
1940-05-11
1940-05-14
1940-05-15
1940-05-19
1940-05-20
1940-06-13
1940-06-14
1940-06-17
1940-06-18
1940-06-19
1940-06-20
1940-06-29
1940-06-30
1940-07-11
1940-07-12
1940-07-13
1940-07-14
1940-07-23
1940-07-24
1940-07-25
1940-07-26
1940-08-01
1940-08-02
1940-08-07
1940-08-08
1940-08-09
1940-08-10
1940-08-11
1940-08-12
1940-08-16
1940-08-17
1940-08-25
1940-08-26
1941
1942
1943
1944
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Africa
Brazil
Denmark
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Norway
Puerto Rico
United States
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Suffolk
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Germany--Helgoland
Germany--Kölleda
Germany--Sylt
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Ghana--Takoradi
Netherlands--Rotterdam
Norway--Stavanger
Scotland--Wigtownshire
Ghana
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Europe--Frisian Islands
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
David Leitch
Conforms To
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Review Oct 2024
11 OTU
149 Squadron
Air Observers School
aircrew
Anson
B-17
B-24
Beaufighter
Blenheim
bombing
Boston
C-47
Hudson
Ju 52
Me 109
Me 110
Operational Training Unit
RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Mildenhall
RAF West Freugh
RAF Yatesbury
Sunderland
training
Wellington
wireless operator
wireless operator / air gunner
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2056/33791/MDoxseyJA630441-180920-020001.1.jpg
ba0f28d9a727f1197f0bf5ce9441a388
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2056/33791/MDoxseyJA630441-180920-020002.1.jpg
3afb176e3abb6c46f11e601c01cb308b
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
Doxsey, JA
Description
An account of the resource
Nine items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer John Alfred Doxsey (b. 1921, 630441 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs and documents.
He flew operations as an air gunner with 149 Squadron before serving with No.3 aircraft Delivery Unit in North Africa.
A sub-collection photograph album contains pictures of aircraft, people and places in Europe and Africa during and after the Second World War.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Nigel Doxsey and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018-09-20
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
Doxsey, JA
Transcribed document
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
Transcription
Text transcribed from audio recording or document
Bestselling author of FIGHTER BOYS
[inserted] J.A. DOXSEY [/inserted]
PATRICK BISHOP
[inserted] Glasinfry [sic], Bangor, Gwynedd [/inserted]
Bomber Boys
[inserted] 1939 – [/inserted]
Fighting Back 1940 - 1945
[page break]
[sleeve notes]
[page break]
BOMBER BOYS
[inserted] J A Doxsey
Glasinfryn 2007.
[underlined] was in: [/underlined]
B Flight 149 Squadron
3 Group Bomber Command
Mildenhall, Suffolk.
Sept 1939 – Sept 1940.
(Front gunner & 2nd WOP with B flt commander S/ldr Paul Harris, then ditto & 1st WOP with F/O Robertson RCAF (Canadian), was on daylight raids on Dec 3 & 18, 1939. A bullet [indecipherable word] off the sole of my RH flying boot of[?] Dec 18 I clipped my foot (I did not go sick" but put TCP on it!) The above raids were on the German Fleet at Heligoland & Wilhelmshaven harbours On 1/1/40 3 of us were out again in day light (raiding German fleet) & we were the only aircraft to return. I lost my friend Denis Grove on that one. His mother wrote to me asking if I thought he would survive as a prisoner. But I had to tell her "No".
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
Cover of book - Bomber Boys
Description
An account of the resource
Cover with photograph of six aircrew standing and sitting in front of a bomber. Inside on front page, a brief handwritten account of John Doxsey's service on 149 Squadron September 1939 - September 1940. Mentions his crew positions and two pilots with whom he served. Recounts daylight raid to Heligoland and Wilhelmshaven on 3 and 18 December 1939 when bullet took of the sole of one flying boot and clipped his foot. Mentions further operation on 1 January 1940 from which his was only aircraft of three to return.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
P Bishop - book author
J Doxsey handwritten note
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-09
1940-09
1939-12-03
1939-12-18
1940-01-01
1940-01-02
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Germany
Germany--Helgoland
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Great Britain
England--Suffolk
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.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
One hardback book dust jacket
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
MDoxseyJA630441-180920-020001, MDoxseyJA630441-180920-020002
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Sue Smith
149 Squadron
3 Group
aircrew
bombing
RAF Mildenhall
wireless operator / air gunner
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2294/41605/NKellettR191219-010001.jpg
07e19a6cf1084db4b1e954f9867acf92
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2294/41605/NKellettR191219-010002.jpg
932d2e11368b3d8a844ddef10f3e52e7
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
Kellett, Richard
Kellett, R
Description
An account of the resource
31 items. The collection concerns Air Commodore Richard Kellett (Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, photographs and prisoner of war diaries. In 1938 he flew a Wellesley from Egypt to Australia and later flew operations as a pilot and the commanding officer of 149 Squadron. He was captured near Tobruk in 1942 and was Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft 3 at the time of the Wooden Horse escape.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rachel Kellett and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-12-19
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
Kellett, R
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.
Publication granted
Transcribed document
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
Transcription
Text transcribed from audio recording or document
THE TIMES SATURDAY JANUARY 20 1990
OBITUARIES
AIR COMMODORE RICHARD KELLETT
Breaking a long distance flying record
[photograph]
Air Commodore Richard Kellett, CBE, DFC, AFC, who has died at the age of 84, was a distinguished airman, who made his mark both before and during the last war. He has his niche in the history of aviation for the record-breaking non-stop flight he made in 1938, piloting a Vickers Wellesley bomber from Ismailia in Egypt to Darwin in Australia. This distance of 7,158 miles was covered between November 5 and November 7, 1938, and involved the aircraft in just over 48 hours flying time.
In the following year, flying the Vickers Wellington which succeeded the Wellesley, Kellett took part in some of the early bombing raids of the war which were directed against German shipping.
Kellet’s career was full of incident. The son of a senior naval surgeon he nevertheless opted for the RAF, the novel mechanical aspects of flying having an appeal for him.
Qualifying as a pilot, he took part in the campaign against Iraqi rebels in the late 1920s and was fortunate not to have terminated his career when his DH9A was brought down in desert terrain by ground fire. With menacing rebels all around him Kellett nevertheless had the presence of mind to hump the tail of his stricken aircraft round, to give his gunner a field of fire. Thus the pair kept the rebels at bay until his flight commander was able to put down nearby and rescue them.
In 1936 Kellett was seconded to the Imperial Japanese Army to advise on aero-engineering matters. This unusual assignment, among what were to be deadly foes within five years, earned him the Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan.
Two years later came the remarkable Egypt to Australia flight. As leader of the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit Kellett piloted one of the two Wellesley bombers which made the flight from Ismailia to Darwin. This exploit won him the Air Force Cross and the Brittania Trophy of the Royal Aero Club.
When war broke out Kellett was flying Wellingtons with No. 149 Squadron, and was involved in some of Bomber Command’s early attempts to penetrate the German air defences, valiant, doomed sorties records of which now make such tragic reading.
The squadron flew some of the very first raids of the war on September 4, 1939. Interdicted from bombing land targets (indeed even vessels at quaysides) through a desire not to harm the civil population the RAF set itself the task of attacking shipping in the hotly defended anchorages of the Heligoland Bight. Foul weather and fierce anti-aircraft fire set the tone for the future. The loss of seven out of 29 aircraft on this first day were a grim portent of things to come.
Under the vigorous promptings of Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the War Cabinet became anxious for more aggressive action from the bombers, and Kellett, now in command of 149 Squadron was involved in a three-squadron “reconnaissance in force” over Wilhelmshaven and the Schillig Roads on December 18, 1939. The Germans were ready. East of Heligoland the Luftwaffe’s fighters pounced and the bombers were harried all the way to their targets, where their miseries were compounded by the AA fire of the naval defences. From previous attacks the Germans had learned that the Wellington was helpless against a beam-on attack directed from above, as none of its gun turrets could train in that arc.
Twelve of the 22 raiders were lost on that day and the early illusions about the Wellington’s invulnerability were forever shattered.
Kellett, who was awarded the DFC in 1940, was on operations until 1942, when he was shot down over Tobruk and taken prisoner. He spent the rest of the war in captivity, and was in Stalag Luft III at the time of the “Wooden Horse” escape.
He was invalided out of the RAF in 1946. Thereafter he worked in Rhodesia for several years and then returned to the Northern Hemisphere, sailing in the Mediterranean with his second wife Kitty. She died two years ago.
[page break]
AIR CDRE RICHARD KELLETT
[italics] Air Vice-Marshal G.P. Chamberlain writes: [/italics]
Congratulations on the obituary (January 20) on the above. I knew him well as we entered Cranwell as Flight Cadets in September 1923 and graduated with Wings as Pilot Officers in July 1925.
May I offer one correction to the obituary? When Richard Kellett was shot down in 1937 for his first time he had been detailed to fly with no one in the rear seat of his DH9A; his role was “rescue aircraft” – he was expected to pick up any crew shot down. Ironically RK was the one shot down by gunfire from ground-based Iraqi “rebels”.
RK’s Flight Commander, Fergus Barratt, landed on the desert to pick up RK.
The Iraqis discovered they could approach Barratt’s DH9A from its nose without being fired at. Barratt’s air gunner held them off while RK hoisted its tail around.
Barrett re-started his DH9A and took off with his air gunner and RK in the back seat.
In due course Barratt received a DSO for this effort.
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
Air Commodore Richard Kellet's Obituary
Description
An account of the resource
An obituary published in the Times with a second cutting with a correction from an air vice-marshal.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1990-01-20
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Egypt
Australia
Northern Territory--Darwin
Germany
Iraq
Japan
Germany
Germany--Helgoland
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Libya--Tobruk
North Africa
Egypt--Ismailia (Province)
Libya
Northern Territory
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
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Two newspaper cuttings
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
NKellettR191219-010001, NKellettR191219-010002
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1938
1939-09-04
1939-12-18
1942
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
Steven Westwood
149 Squadron
aircrew
anti-aircraft fire
bombing
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Distinguished Flying Cross
pilot
prisoner of war
Stalag Luft 3
Wellington
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2295/41863/LBlackRT567249v1.pdf
8073b9315b2db855910a73eb284b32fc
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
Black, Reginald Thomas
Black, RT
Description
An account of the resource
Eight items. The collection concerns Corporal Reginald Thomas Black (1919 - 1939, 567249 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 9 Squadron and was killed 18 December 1939 on a daylight operation to <span>Wilhelmshaven. </span><br /><br />Additional information on Reginald Thomas Black is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/202326/">IBCC Losses Database</a><br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael Black and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-12-18
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
Black, RT
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
RT Black's flying log book
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
LBlackRT567249v1
Description
An account of the resource
RT Black's flying log book from 6 January 1938 to 18 December 1939. His pilots on operations were Flying Officer Allison and Flying Officer Bailey. He was killed in action 18 December 1939 on 'Coastal Duties'.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Suffolk
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
Conforms To
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Pending review
Review Oct 2024
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.
1939-12-18
9 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952)
killed in action
RAF Honington
RAF Scampton
RAF Stradishall
Wellington
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2295/41864/MBlackRT567249-191218-01.1.pdf
c000ce4e006e5153a5798b00b0bae060
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
Black, Reginald Thomas
Black, RT
Description
An account of the resource
Eight items. The collection concerns Corporal Reginald Thomas Black (1919 - 1939, 567249 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 9 Squadron and was killed 18 December 1939 on a daylight operation to <span>Wilhelmshaven. </span><br /><br />Additional information on Reginald Thomas Black is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/202326/">IBCC Losses Database</a><br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael Black and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-12-18
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
Black, RT
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
RT Black Certificate of Service and Discharge
Description
An account of the resource
RAF Form 280 issued to RT Black
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1939-12-18
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
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Text. Service material
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Four printed sheets with handwritten annotations and an envelope
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
MBlackRT567249-191218-01
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-12-18
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.
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--London
England--Buckinghamshire
England--Lincolnshire
9 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
killed in action
RAF Halton
RAF Scampton
RAF Uxbridge
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2297/41870/LFrancisR628829v1.pdf
5612d2733508147d90243441dea61216
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
Francis, Robert
Description
An account of the resource
10 items. The collection concerns Robert Francis (1916, 628829 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator, air gunner with 149 Squadron and later as a bomb aimer.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sarah Weale and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-12-18
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
Francis, R
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
Robert Francis’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
LFrancisR628829v1
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Text. Log book and record 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.
Description
An account of the resource
R Francis’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book detailing operations and training flown as Air Gunner covering the period 5 October 1939 to 23 May 1943. He was stationed at RAF West Freugh (4 AOS), RAF Mildenhall (149 Squadron), RAF Warmwell (CGS) and RAF Manby (1 AAS). Aircraft flown in were Heyford, Welllngton, Hampden and Blenheim. He flew 29 night operations and one day operation (total 30) with 149 Squadron. His pilots on operations were Wing Commander Kellett, Squadron Leader Dabinett, Squadron Leader Collett, Squadron Leader Kerr and Pilot officer Davis. Targets were not specified.
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
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
One booklet
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-12-03
1939-12-18
1940-03-31
1940-04-12
1940-04-21
1940-04-22
1940-05-17
1940-05-18
1940-05-21
1940-05-22
1940-05-23
1940-05-24
1940-05-27
1940-05-29
1940-05-30
1940-06-03
1940-06-04
1940-06-05
1940-06-06
1940-06-07
1940-06-08
1940-06-09
1940-06-10
1940-06-11
1940-06-13
1940-06-14
1940-06-15
1940-06-16
1940-06-17
1940-09-15
1940-09-21
1940-09-23
1940-09-25
1940-09-26
1940-09-28
1940-09-29
1940-10-01
1940-10-09
1940-10-13
1940-10-15
1940-10-16
1940-10-20
1940-10-21
1940-10-23
1940-10-24
1940-10-26
1940-10-27
1940-10-29
1940-10-30
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Dorset
England--Suffolk
England--Lincolnshire
Scotland--Dumfries
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Terry Hancock
Conforms To
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Review Oct 2024
149 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
Air Observers School
aircrew
Anson
Blenheim
bombing
Hampden
Magister
RAF Mildenhall
RAF Warmwell
RAF West Freugh
training
Wellington
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2773/49088/SBondS-DidwellNv10001-0019.1.jpg
8ffe5bbfafa771a39cca75718b9dc1f6
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
Didwell, N
Didwell, N (Bond, S collection)
Description
An account of the resource
114 items. Corporal Norman Didwell served as ground crew on 99 Squadron at RAF Mildenhall from 1939 and then in the Middle East. Collection consists of documents and photographs of people, places and aircraft from the squadron's time in Great Britain, India and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation 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.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2022-01-18
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
SBondS-DidwellNv1
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
37 Squadron - Aircrew participating in the daylight Wellington raid of 18 December 1939
Description
An account of the resource
List of 31 aircrew with those killed in action (18) asterisked. Eight were taken as prisoners of war. Submitted with caption '37 Squadron losses Heligoland'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-12-18
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. Personal research
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
One sided handwritten document
Conforms To
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Pending text-based transcription
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
SBondS-DidwellNv10001-0019
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Germany
Germany--Helgoland
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
37 Squadron
bombing
killed in action
prisoner of war
Wellington
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2752/55537/SAudisRJ[Ser -DoB]v010008.pdf
217d51b226e2aaedb2024226ad007a7c
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
Audis, Roger J
9 Squadron Association
Description
An account of the resource
41 items. The collection contains material collected by Roger Audis related to 9 Squadron RAF and airmen who served in the squadron. The collection includes four hand written operational record books, copies of log books, and interviews with Bomber Command veterans.<br /><br />It includes a <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/collections/show/4055">Scrapbook</a> belonging to Ken Rogers.<br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Richard James and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff, Barry Hunter, and Nick Cornwell-Smith.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2023-04-27
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. 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.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Audis, RJ
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
Robert Francis’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
SAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]v010008
Description
An account of the resource
Robert Francis’ Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 5th Octboer 1939 until 23rd May 1943. During this time he served as a wireless operator, air gunner and bomb aimer. Trained at No. 4 Air Observers School. Posted to 149 Squadron for operations. In December 1940 attached to Central Gunnery School for further training and then No. 3 Group Gunnery Training Flight as an Instructor.
In May 1943 posted to Air Armaments School as bomb aimer/air gunner.
Served at RAF West Freugh, RAF Mildenhall.
Aircraft flown were Heyford, Wellington, Hampden, Blenheim.
He flew 35 operations with 149 Squadron (6 day, 29 night). These were mainly bombing operations but also included North Sea sweeps and reconnaissance operations. Other than listing the North Sea, Helgoland and attacking warships the log book does not record any other targets.
He flew as an air gunner on his first 22 operations and then as wireless operator for the remainder.
His pilots were Wing Commander Kellett, Squadron Leaders Dabinett, Collett, Kerr, and Pilot Officer Davies.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-11-25
1939-12-03
1939-12-18
1940-01-12
1940-01-20
1940-03-15
1940-03-31
1940-04-12
1940-04-21
1940-04-22
1940-05-17
1940-05-18
1940-05-21
1940-05-22
1940-05-23
1940-05-24
1940-05-27
1940-05-28
1940-05-29
1940-05-30
1940-06-02
1940-06-04
1940-06-05
1940-06-06
1940-06-07
1940-06-08
1940-06-09
1940-06-10
1940-06-11
1940-06-13
1940-06-14
1940-06-15
1940-06-16
1940-09-15
1940-09-16
1940-09-21
1940-09-23
1940-09-24
1940-09-26
1940-09-28
1940-09-29
1940-10-01
1940-10-02
1940-10-09
1940-10-10
1940-10-13
1940-10-14
1940-10-15
1940-10-16
1940-10-20
1940-10-23
1940-10-24
1940-10-26
1940-10-27
1940-10-29
1941
1943
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Suffolk
Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
Germany
Germany--Helgoland
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
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
149 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
Air Observers School
aircrew
Blenheim
bomb aimer
bombing
Hampden
RAF Mildenhall
RAF West Freugh
training
Wellington
wireless operator / air gunner