1 25 8 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/3345/58718/LReeksA649770v1.pdf 45ce580cadcaaf79f47c0602db7ebb39 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 Reeks, Albert Description An account of the resource 39 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Albert Reeks (b. 1921, 649770 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator/air gunner with 216 Squadron in North Africa. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Philip Reeks and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-12-01 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 Reeks, A Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document "The Story of King George and His Minister" Once upon a time, there was a great king named George. From his small island, he controlled strange peoples and possessed warships and massive armies. False Propaganda And this King had a minister called Churchill, who was famous for lying and hypocrisy and for consuming alcohol (whiskey). And when (the King and his minister) thought that time was smiling upon them, they grew bold and declared war on another peaceful people who had nothing before them but work and diligence. Norway Dunkirk Greece Crete Island Malaya Singapore However, this people demonstrated supreme strength, and they slaughtered King George's soldiers, casting them into the deep abysses of the sea. Then the submarines and aircraft of this mighty people sank most of the ships of this arrogant king, whether they were warships or commercial vessels. Food supplies on the island began to run dry and decrease until the King and his minister were forced to tighten (the belts of) their wide bellies. This was because food ration cards alone were not enough to quiet the hunger... To London In addition to this hardship, a significant number of kings and ministers from other kingdoms arrived, having lost their countries and peoples due to the war, and became guests of King George. However, they grew tired of this life due to a lack of work and began to bicker among themselves, so King George decided to entertain them by performing a play in which they all participated. “From Steadfastness to Steadfastness!!” And thus all the King's guests participated in acting out this play; they crowned their heads with imaginary crowns, sat on alleged thrones, and believed that under their command were massive armies answering their every call. And while they were thus occupied with their play, two other peoples of great power and might joined the enemies of King George. Harsh blows began to rain down on the King's soldiers, and they started losing one country after another. And suddenly, the King and his minister asked their guests to stop their theatrical performance and join them in this fierce war. However, the guests refused to comply with this insulting request. So King George was forced, while in this critical predicament, to send his minister to his mischievous friend Roosevelt, who lived in the far lands of America. However, this (man) Roosevelt had declared war, and his opponent's final blows began to descend upon him until he was no longer able to send even a single warship or a single one of his soldiers. The King and his minister were left with only one means, which was to clothe themselves in the garb of the innocent. They fell to their knees and began chanting spiritual songs day and night. However, the Almighty Lord knew their hypocrisy and lies, and the woes they brought upon the world." And so what was bound to happen did happen; Roosevelt plundered all the wealth and lands of King George, leaving him with nothing but his island, and completely ignored his pleas for help. The King's soldiers returned to their island in a state of extreme exhaustion and hunger from the effects of the blows that fell upon their heads. The King was forced to cease fighting, so he dismissed his minister, intending to lead a life of asceticism and renunciation in this world. And with that, all the enslaved peoples became free. And here you see them, having breathed a sigh of relief, going to their jobs to earn their daily bread. Churchill could not bear to see the world at peace, so he fell dead on the ground, and his impure soul departed, heading to hell. 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 Albert Reeks’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LReeksA649770v1 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 Albert Reeks’ Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 20th May 1940 until 19th January 1949. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner. Trained at No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, 12 Operational Training Unit. Operational posting to 103 Squadron in August 1940. In May 1941 posted to Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight followed by operational posting to 216 (Bomber Transport) Squadron in Egypt carrying out transport duties conveying freight, ammunition, petrol, passengers and collecting casualties. In April 1944 posted to India with a detachment from 216 Squadron carrying out supply dropping operations to India and Burma, in addition to normal freight and passenger duties. In June, returned to Egypt. In December 1944 posted to Central Mediterranean Forces as Signals Briefing Officer with various units including 130 Staging Post (Pomigliano), 107 Staging Post (Hassani), No. 282 Wing, 216 Group, 205 Group, before returning to England in 1947. Released from the RAF on 1st September 1950. Served at RAF Yatesbury, RAF West Freugh, RAF Benson, RAF Penrhos, RAF Newton, RAF Kemble, RAF Heliopolis, RAF El Khanka, RAF El Adem, Landing Ground 224 (Cairo West), RAF Khartoum, RAF Agartala, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Middleton St. George, RAF Watchfield, RAF Pitreavie. Aircraft flown were Anson, Battle, Wellington, Bristol Bombay, Vickers Valentia, Hudson, C-47 Dakota. With 103 Squadron he flew 18 night bombing operations. His target were Boulogne, Calais, Ostend, Rotterdam, Bremen, Gelsenkirchen, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Hamburg, Lorient, Kiel, Brest (to attack the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau), Berlin, Cologne and Mannheim. His pilots were Pilot Officer Thorougood, Squadron Leaders Tait and Blome-Jones and Sergeant Muggeridge. When flying with 216 Squadron he flew 9 night and 22 day supply dropping operations in addition to his normal transport duties in the Middle East, Burma and India. Named targets included Leros Island, Bongyaung, Mokokchung, Thingai, Indaw, Tsemmy, Sakhai, Kohima, Meluri, Lake Indawgyi, Kidzematuma, Cheswezum, Wokha and Nerhema. His pilots were Squadron Leader Archbell, Flying Officer Rustom, Sergeant Hersey, Pilot Officers Cody and Vickery. During his time with 216 Squadron in the Middle East he was involved with a search for force landed Wellington which was found and the aircrew successfully recovered. Whilst transporting a repair crew to this aircraft he found and recovered the crew of a second Wellington which had also force landed. 7th and 13th July 1942)) On the 14th October 1942 the undercarriage of his aircraft collapsed on take-off. The aircraft caught fire and became a write off. No injuries. The log book also contains a newspaper clipping regarding an operation to supply fuel to Fleet Air Arm Albacores, operating behind enemy lines, to attack a convoy heading to Tobruk on 9/10th July 1942. Reeks has added a hand written list of the aircraft he flew, where, how many flying hours and radio type. This list is also typed. Also added is a list of his postings with duties and remarks. Also included is a US Office of War Information booklet entitled “How to get along with the Kachins, Shans and Burmans”. There is also a propaganda leaflet with cartoons written in Arabic entitled “The Story of King George and His Minister”. Note: times given in the log book are all GMT even when overseas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-09-17 1940-09-18 1940-09-21 1940-09-22 1940-12-21 1940-12-22 1940-12-28 1941-01-03 1941-01-09 1941-01-15 1941-01-16 1941-02-28 1941-03-01 1941-03-13 1941-03-14 1941-03-21 1941-03-22 1941-04-08 1941-04-09 1941-04-12 1941-04-13 1941-04-15 1941-04-16 1941-04-17 1941-04-18 1941-04-24 1941-04-25 1941-04-30 1941-05-01 1941-05-03 1941-05-04 1941-05-05 1941-05-06 1942-07-09 1942-07-10 1942-07-11 1942-07-13 1942-10-14 1942-10-23 1942-10-24 1943-11-14 1943-11-15 1943-11-16 1943-11-17 1944-04-13 1944-04-14 1944-04-25 1944-04-29 1944-04-30 1944-05-03 1944-05-10 1944-05-11 1944-05-14 1944-05-16 1944-05-18 1944-05-19 1944-05-21 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-05-25 1944-05-29 1944-05-31 1944-06-02 1944-06-03 1944-06-05 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Durham (County) England--Gloucestershire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway Scotland--Dunfermline Wales--Gwynedd Belgium Belgium--Ostend Netherlands Netherlands--Rotterdam France France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Calais France--Lorient Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Cologne Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Wilhelmshaven Egypt Egypt--Cairo Libya Libya--Tobruk Sudan Sudan--Khartoum Greece Greece--Leros (Municipality) India India--Kidzematuma India--Kohima India--Mokokchung India--Nāgāland Burma Burma--Bongyaung Burma--Indaw Burma--Mohnyin 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 Artwork 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 103 Squadron 12 OTU 205 Group 216 Group 216 Squadron air gunner aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School C-47 Churchill, Winston (1874-1965) Gneisenau Hudson Operational Training Unit propaganda RAF Agartala RAF Benson RAF Cairo West RAF El Adem RAF El Khanka RAF Heliopolis RAF Kemble RAF Khartoum RAF Middleton St George RAF Newton RAF Penrhos RAF Pitreavie RAF Topcliffe RAF Watchfield RAF West Freugh RAF Yatesbury Scharnhorst searchlight take-off crash training Wellington wireless operator wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2834/50286/SBondS-SharpGv10001-.1.pdf 716bec057e47ccfcfcec4cc6b542cad2 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 Sharp, Guy R Description An account of the resource 15 items. Collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Guy Sharp. He flew operations as a Wellington pilot on 9 and 70 Squadron. Collection contains an oral history interview with edited transcript, extracts from his flying log book and photographs. 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-SharpGv1 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 Guy Sharp’s Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book (Extracts) 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-SharpGv10001 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Description An account of the resource Extracts from Guy Sharp’s Pilots Flying Log Book from 16th December 1940 until 31st July 1942. Initial training at 15 Elementary Flying Training School, 14 Service Flying Training School and then 20 Operational Training Unit. Operational postings to 9, 214 and 70 Squadrons. Further postings to 23 and 29 Operational Training Units. Served at RAF Rochester, RAF Cranfield, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Honington, RAF Kabrit, RAF Stradishall, RAF Pershore, RAF Polebrook, RAF West Raynham, RAF North Luffenham, RAF Castle Coombe, RAF Upper Heyford. Aircraft flown were Wellington, Anson. With 9 Squadron he undertook 14 night bombing operations. His targets were Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen, Bordeaux, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Boulogne, Cologne, Berlin. His pilots were Pilot Officer Turtle, Pilot Officer Macintosh, Sergeant Mew and Sergeant Mills. In 70 Squadron 12 night bombing and 1 supplies operations were carried out to Benghazi, Candia, Derna, Berka, Corinth Canal. Sergeant Mills was his pilot throughout. He also flew 2 night bombing operation with 29 Operational Training Unit to Bremen and Dusseldorf. His pilot was Sergeant Armstrong. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-12-16 1940-12-19 1940-12-20 1940-12-27 1940-12-28 1941-01-01 1941-01-03 1941-01-09 1941-01-10 1941-01-12 1941-01-16 1941-02-06 1941-02-23 1941-02-25 1941-02-26 1941-03-01 1941-03-02 1941-03-22 1941-03-23 1941-03-31 1941-04-01 1941-04-23 1941-04-24 1941-04-26 1941-04-27 1941-05-07 1941-05-08 1941-05-11 1941-05-12 1941-05-15 1941-05-16 1941-05-22 1941-05-23 1941-09-02 1941-09-03 1941-09-08 1941-09-09 1941-09-24 1941-10-02 1941-10-03 1941-10-04 1941-10-05 1941-10-08 1941-10-09 1941-11-27 1941-11-28 1942-06-25 1942-06-26 1942-07-31 1942-08-01 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Bedfordshire England--Kent England--Norfolk England--Northamptonshire England--Oxfordshire England--Rutland England--Suffolk England--Wiltshire England--Worcestershire Scotland--Moray Egypt Egypt--Kibrit Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Mannheim Germany--Wilhelmshaven France France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France--Boulogne-sur-Mer Libya Libya--Banghāzī Libya--Darnah Greece Greece--Corinth Canal Greece--Crete North Africa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 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. Review Oct 2024 20 OTU 214 Squadron 23 OTU 29 OTU 70 Squadron 9 Squadron aircrew Anson Flying Training School Initial Training Wing Operational Training Unit pilot RAF Castle Combe RAF Cranfield RAF Honington RAF Kabrit RAF Lossiemouth RAF North Luffenham RAF Pershore RAF Polebrook RAF Rochester RAF Silverstone RAF Stradishall RAF Upper Heyford RAF West Raynham training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2832/50246/SBondS-RichardsonAv10002.1.pdf 16e1ee8026a2a5cd82e888a3157ef3f3 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 Richardson, Alan Description An account of the resource Thirteen items. Collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Alan "Jock" Richardson who flew operations as a Wellington air gunner on 38 Squadron before deploying to Malta with 148 Squadron. He subsequently flew as a wireless operator on Blenheim in the Middle East. He then retrained as a pilot. 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-RichardsonAv1 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 Alan Richardson’s Royal Air Force 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 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-RichardsonAv10002 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Description An account of the resource Alan Richardson’s Flying Log Book as an air gunner from 11th April 1940 until 31st August 1943. Trained as an air gunner and wireless operator at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School and No. 9 Air Observers School. Posted to 11 Operational Training Unit and then 38 Squadron for operations as a wireless operator. Posted to Malta in November 1940 with 148 Squadron. June 1941 saw a posting to 70 Operational Training Unit in Egypt and then East Africa. In January 1942 posted to 211 Squadron in Sumatra, Java and then India as air gunner/wireless operator. Posted to 308 Maintenance Unit in May 1942. Served at RAF Penrhos, RAF Jurby, RAF Marham, RAF Luqa, RAF Ismailia, RAF Nakuru, RAF Palembang, RAF Bandoeng, RAF Kalidjati, RAF Allahabad, RAF Bamrauli. Aircraft flown were Wallace, Harrow, Demon, Battle, Wellington, Anson, Blenheim, Oxford, Empire Flying Boat, Bisley, Hudson, Beaufort, Beaufighter, Vengeance. With 38 Squadron he flew 16 night bombing operations. His targets included Hamm, Hamburg, the Ruhr Valley, Borkum, Bernberg, Osnabruck, Schwerte, Barnsfeldt/Barnstoiff, Ostend, Calais, Le Havre, Magdeburg, Gelsenkirchen. His pilots were Sergeant Studd, Sergeant Lewin, Pilot Officer Robinson and Flying Officer Chivers. On the 24th September 1940 his aircraft flew in to a balloon barrage and had to abort the operation, landing at RAF Andover. With 148 Squadron he flew 12 night bombing operations to Naples, Castel Benito, Tripoli, Palermo, Messina, Catania and Syracuse. His pilots were Sergeant Lewin, Sergeant Berry and Pilot Officer Day. For 211 Squadron he flew 4 day operations. These include a reconnaissance to Sumatra, evacuation from Palembang II, and bombing Palembang I. His pilot was Pilot Officer Coughlan. During his bombing operation to Palembang I on 19th February 1942 he shot down an Me 109 fighter. He also flew two reconnaissance operations with 308 Maintenance Unit supporting Army Cooperation with Pilot Officer Rowe as his pilot. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-07-20 1940-07-21 1940-07-27 1940-07-28 1940-08-08 1940-08-10 1940-08-11 1940-08-12 1940-08-13 1940-08-16 1940-08-17 1940-08-31 1940-09-01 1940-09-03 1940-09-04 1940-09-09 1940-09-10 1940-09-11 1940-09-17 1940-09-18 1940-09-22 1940-09-24 1940-09-30 1940-10-01 1940-10-11 1940-10-12 1940-10-13 1940-10-14 1940-11-01 1940-11-02 1940-12-14 1940-12-20 1940-12-21 1940-12-29 1941-01-01 1941-01-05 1941-01-06 1941-01-08 1941-01-09 1941-01-10 1941-01-15 1941-01-16 1941-01-22 1941-01-27 1942-02-02 1942-02-16 1942-02-19 1942-02-22 1942-08-18 1942-08-21 1943 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man England--Norfolk Wales--Gwynedd Egypt Egypt--Ismailia (Province) Kenya Kenya--Nakuru Indonesia Indonesia--Bandung Indonesia--Palembang India India--Allahabad Malta Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bernburg Germany--Borkum Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Schwerte Belgium Belgium--Ostend France France--Calais France--Le Havre Italy Italy--Catania Italy--Messina Italy--Naples Italy--Palermo Italy--Syracuse Libya Libya--Tripoli Europe--Frisian Islands France--Pas-de-Calais North Africa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 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. 11 OTU 148 Squadron 211 Squadron 38 Squadron 70 OTU air gunner Air Gunnery School Air Observers School aircrew Anson Battle Beaufighter Blenheim bombing Bombing and Gunnery School Harrow Hudson Me 109 Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Allahabad RAF Bandoeng RAF Ismailia RAF Jurby RAF Luqa RAF Marham RAF Nakuru RAF Palembang RAF Penrhos RAF Yatesbury training Wellington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2559/43587/SLambertBrownP19330417v10010.2.pdf d4c776636982eeebaf2704f690330088 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 Lambert-Brown, Peter P Lambert-Brown Description An account of the resource 12 items. The collection concerns Peter Lambert-Brown (b. 1933 Royal Navy). A collection of documents compiled for the Admiralty detailing the bombing of the Royal Navy Dockyards in Malta. The collection covers the siege of Malta and includes the various vessels and docks that were damaged, and the repairs that were undertaken carried out. The collection was donated to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jacqueline Sherman and catalogued by Benjamin Turner. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-05-12 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 LambertBrown, P Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [underlined] APPENDIX VII [/underlined] [underlined] DOCKS [/underlined] [underlined] FLOATING DOCK NO. VIII. [/underlined] 11/6/1940 Shaken and strained by near misses (straddled). 20/6/1940 [deleted] Dock broken and Dock [/deleted] [deleted] s [/deleted] [inserted] S [/inserted] unk in a raid at midnight. [underlined] No. 1 [/underlined] [indecipherable] /4/1941 Main and drainage pump motors severely damaged. Dock out of use until 15/7/1941. Damage to masonry, deck out of use Mid April to Mid May, 1942. [underlined] No. 2 [/underlined] 16/1/1941 [indecipherable]took wrecked by bomb. Power cables to pumping station damaged. Dock out of action until 20/2/1941. 23/3/1941 Pumping station hit by bomb. Dock coping damaged and displaced. 30//4/1941 “Encounter” hit by bomb whilst in dock and ship’s bottom severely damaged. West side of dock damaged and splinter holes in Caisson. 26/3/1942 Caisson damaged by splinters, flooded and immovable. “Lance” locked in dock. 5/4/1942 “Lance” hit, stern blown off, stocks and shores blown away large hole in side. Caisson punctured, dock and ship flooded. 12/9/1942 Dock dry, “Lance” floated and re-docked 29/10/42, floated 24/11/42 and undocked 12/12/42. 16/12/1942 No. 3 Caisson docked for repairs and No. 2 Dock in normal use again. [underlined] No. 3. [/underlined] 7/9/1940 Slight damage to steps and altars. Caisson holed but repaired immediately. 16/1/1941 Power cables to pumping station damaged. 23/3/1941 Pumping station hit by bomb. Dock out of action until 24/4/1941. 30/4/1941 Caisson badly damaged by direct hit. Dock flooded and “Coral” sunk in dock. Dock out of action. 11/4/1943 Caisson repaired and re-placed. Dock pumped dry for clearance of debris, after which dock came into use again. No. 4……… [page break] [underlined] No. 4 [/underlined] 16/1/1941 Power cables to pumping station damaged. 29-30/4/1941 Hits on and alongside pumping station putting it out of action. Several craters on both sides of dock. 6/5/1941 Capstan at Bull Nose damaged. Dock out of use until 8/7/1941. 21/7/1941. to 20/8/1941 Dock out of use. 20/1/1942 Bomb hit on pumping station, damage to machinery. [indecipherable word] drainage and one main pump repaired and working again after 2 or 3 days. 4/4/1942 East side of dock damaged and “Penelope” in dock slightly damaged by debris, Caisson shaken and perforated. 11/4/42 “Kingston” in dock received direct hit broke her back and sank. 21/1/43 Dock pumped. 5/4/43 “Kingston” after-end floated 6/4/43 “Kingston” fore-end floated. Dock in use again. [underlined] No. 5 [/underlined] 16/1/1941 Power cables to pumping station damaged. 29-30/4/1941 Hits on and alongside pumping station putting it out of action. Several craters on both sides of dock. Direct hit on “Fermoy” in Dock, Vessel holed. 3/5/1941 “Fermoy” again hit and sunk in dock. Vessel broken up in dock and cleared by 21st June. 6/5/1941 Capstan at Bull Nose damaged. 20/1/1942 Bomb hit on pumping station. Machinery damaged. One drainage and one main pump repaired and working again after 2 or 3 days. 25/3/1942 Bomb damage to side causing heavy seepage of water into dock necessitating flooding. Dock out of action but proved valuable used as a berth meanwhile. 14/1/1943 Dock partly pumped and re-flooded on 18/1/43 for further repairs to masonry leaks. 4/7/1943 Dock in normal use again. 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 Appendix VII- Docks Description An account of the resource Report containing the damage to the docks and ships in Malta. Provides updates on the repairs and subsequent hits of both the ships and the docks. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-06-11 1940-06-20 1940-09-07 1941-01-16 1941-01-30 1941-03-23 1941-04 1941-04-29 1941-04-30 1941-05-03 1941-05-06 1941-07-21 1941-08-20 1942-01-20 1942-03-25 1942-03-26 1942-04-04 1942-04-05 1942-04-11 1942-09-12 1943-01-14 1943-01-21 1943-04-05 1943-04-06 1943-04-11 1943-07-04 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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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. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1502/36138/LNimanMA137571v1.1.pdf fe40e9891138c779a2858ea73f4e9c1d 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 Niman, M A 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 2016-04-24 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 Niman, MA Description An account of the resource Two items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant M A Niman (966637, 137571 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and correspondence. He flew operations as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner with 10 and 192 Squadrons. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by J Niman and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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 M A Niman’s RAF observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book Description An account of the resource M A Niman’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, from 6th August 1941 to 2nd May 1945, detailing operations and instructional duties in the UK, Middle East and East Africa as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner and “Special Operator”, including bomber transport, anti-submarine patrols and radio/radar counter-measures. The logbook starts with a note certifying flying hours (36 ‘trips’) contained in a logbook which was lost on the 16th July 1941 when a Bombay aircraft crashed into the sea at Gibraltar. It ends with a list of 31 ops flown with 10 Squadron obtained in 2002 from historical records, and a crew list. He was stationed at RAF Kemble (Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight), RAF Heliopolis (No. 216 Bomber Transport Squadron), Wadi Gazouza/ Nanyuki (72 OTU), Kipevu, Mombasa (259 and 209 Squadrons), RAF Halfpenny Green (also known as RAF Bobbington) (No. 3 (O) AFU) and RAF Foulsham (192 Squadron). Aircraft in which flown: Bombay, Blenheim, Anson, Catalina, Short C-Class, Lodestar, Halifax and Whitley. Records a total of 14 night operations with 192 Squadron: some have no targets named, and some names are incorrectly spelled. These have been corrected where necessary by reference to the squadron ORB. Targets in Germany are: Augsburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Flensburg, Hamburg, Harburg, Kiel, Ladbergen, Langendreer, Nuremberg, Plauen and Stade. His pilots on operations were Flight Sergeant D T Witt, Squadron Leader K F Ferguson, Sergeant P Hickling, Pilot Officer Williams and Wing Commander V B Bennett, Flight Lieutenant Ford, Flying Officer Gray, Flying Officer Gilmour, Flight Lieutenant Helyer, Flight Lieutenant Dimant, Flying Officer Dutton, Flying Officer Field, Wing Commander Donaldson, and Flight Lieutenant Payne. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.  Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. 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Germany Great Britain Kenya Sudan Egypt--Cairo Kenya--Mombasa Kenya--Nanyuki England--Gloucestershire England--Norfolk England--Staffordshire Germany--Augsburg Germany--Bochum Germany--Bremen Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Flensburg Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Plauen Germany--Stade (Lower Saxony) Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia) Egypt North Africa Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Langendreer Germany--Ladbergen 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valentine, John John Ross Mckenzie Valentine J R M Valentine Description An account of the resource 674 Items. Collection concerns navigator Warrant Officer J R McKenzie Valentine (1251404 Royal Air Force). The collection contains over 600 letters between JRM Valentine and his wife Ursula. It also contains his log book, family/official documents, a book of violin music studies and other correspondence. Sub-collections contain family photographs, prisoner of war photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of events from 1942 to 1945. He joined 49 Squadron in April 1942 and flew 10 operations on Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchester in May when he completed two further operations. His aircraft was shot down on the Thousand Bomber raid of 30/31 May 1942. Five crew, including him bailed out successfully and became prisoners of war. The pilot and one air gunner were killed when the aircraft rolled over and crashed. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Frances Zagni and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2018-09-06 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 Valentine, JRM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Lido Thursday 16th Jan My own Johnnie, I am most awfully sorry that you have been left for so long without news from me. One long letter I sent in your parcel of socks, cigarettes, tea-cloth, rubber, which was perhaps foolish as parcels always take a bit longer. I posted another this morning in the NS&N (written in pencil I'm afraid) full of questions about the garden, which, as I said over the phone, I should like to have your opinion on by next Tuesday if poss. when the gardener comes again. [page break] 2. I hope the earlier letters will turn up, I can't remember them individually but I know I haven't omitted to write for as long as a week ever (nor ever will!). Tuesday started off badly, first Miss Kerr phoned to say she couldn't come over with my Spencer in the morning, so I had to arrange to get back from town early to suit her this afternoon. Then Mrs Neal phoned to say Bridget said she couldn't come & work here either today or tomorrow but might oblige on Saturday. I'm getting fed up! However, we went up to town as arranged, first to Grindlay's to fix up about their paying for the pram for Mother, & for them to pay our allowances into Ba's & my banking accounts. [page break] 3. That seems to me the simplest plan, since I have already arranged to be able to draw out of my account at Aberystwyth up to £5 a day. Then we went to Liberty's who are having a sale & I got a lovely piece of linen to make into a smock for mornings, a spare to the green shantung one I have just finished. I hope to get this cut out & prepared & will bring it with me to sew up at Aber. (I'm going to have plenty to do up there!) Of course Mrs O'Donovan's promised smocks never turned up, & for mornings I have at present only the one I have made & one borrowed from Ba. Then we had lunch & proceeded to Restcots [page break] 4. to get the pram, chose a simple but very elegant one, an Osnath if that conveys anything to you, in navy, cream inside with an extension to take a child up to 3 years lying full length. It is a very nice one, but no means the most expensive but still without purchase tax. It was £10.15.0 & the mattress to fit brings it up to £11.8.6, so it is a very great help indeed if Mother presents us with that. I'm sure she would approve of it. I also got several other things, to wit: a really good quality rug for the pram, blue check one side & camel-hair the other, reduce in sale to 10/6. an eiderdown for the cot, [page break] 5. also reduced, for 10/-. It is pink at present & later on I shall doubtless want to recover it to match the nursery, but the main thing is to get a real down quilt while they are still going, & I think 10/- is cheap. I also got a brush & comb & soap box & powder box, all for 3/6 (they have mickey mouse on them, who is, I suppose, now considered out of date, but I didn't think that mattered awfully much). Then I also got 3 face towels & 2 bath towels, made of very fine gauzy materials, such as a baby is supposed to have.[the purchases above are here reproduced in table form] [page break] 6. Then I dashed back home for Miss Kerr who duly appeared with my corset into which I am now severely strapped, & it certainly is a great relief & comfort, & supports me beautifully. I don't think I shall get nearly so tired now, as the weight , instead of coming on the small of the back, is spread about & mostly supported on the hip-bones. All very scientific, but very comforting anyway. That set me back £4, which I paid out of sundries a/c thus taking the whole of January's allocation. However, I have managed to buy all these other oddments for the baby out of housekeeping & my birthday present, so we're not doing too badly. I'm particularly sorry you haven't had my letter as this means you [page break] 7. haven't been able to get any further as regards digs. As I said over the phone, I can if necessary dispose of Jane for 5/- a week down in Gloucestershire to Miss Clift, so she need not be an insuperable difficulty. In a way, it might be the most sensible thing to do, tho' an added expense & of course I should miss her company. I do hope you have booked up at the Maternity Home , or will now do so without more delay. I'm terrified lest they can't take me after all. That would put the lid on everything! [page break] 8. I'm quite determined to come up & be with you for as long as possible, I simply must have you to love me & make a fuss of me, so do try to get it all taped as soon as poss. I do realise how difficult it is for you when your time is so fully booked up, but of course I can't help there; things aren't too easy for either of us just now. I'm longing to be able to relax & do nothing but work for the baby & enjoy myself with you. I wonder if I could mug up enough morse to be able to tap it out for you to read – of course it's much more difficult to read so it might be some help. Do tell me what the Maternity Home is like. Is it modern or old, cheerful? Apparently well run? Sunny? Lots of love to you , darling, Ursula. 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 Letter from Ursula Valentine to her husband John Valentine Description An account of the resource Writes she is sorry he has not heard from her and details letters and parcel she has sent. Asks that he gives his opinion on the way forward with gardener. Relates her daily activities, shopping trips and baby preparations. Provides detailed list of purchases and prices. Comments on how she is feeling with impending birth and hopes he has everything arranged with the maternity home. Intends to stay with him as long as possible but realises he will be very busy. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-01-16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Eight page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EValentineUMValentineJRM410116 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Wales--Dyfed Wales--Aberystwyth England--London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-01-16 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Valentine, John John Ross Mckenzie Valentine J R M Valentine Description An account of the resource 674 Items. Collection concerns navigator Warrant Officer J R McKenzie Valentine (1251404 Royal Air Force). The collection contains over 600 letters between JRM Valentine and his wife Ursula. It also contains his log book, family/official documents, a book of violin music studies and other correspondence. Sub-collections contain family photographs, prisoner of war photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of events from 1942 to 1945. He joined 49 Squadron in April 1942 and flew 10 operations on Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchester in May when he completed two further operations. His aircraft was shot down on the Thousand Bomber raid of 30/31 May 1942. Five crew, including him bailed out successfully and became prisoners of war. The pilot and one air gunner were killed when the aircraft rolled over and crashed. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Frances Zagni and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2018-09-06 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 Valentine, JRM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 1251404 AC2 Valentine D flight 1 Squadron RAF Queens Hotel Aberystwyth Wed 15/1/41 My Darling Ursula, I am afraid that this will be a very short note for tonight I am absolutely dead beat. Last night I had to clear out about 20 fires, all of them still burning. It was a foul job for we got covered with fine ash & almost asphyxiated by the fumes of the large dustbin of glowing coals that we accumulated. When it was over & it occupied most of the evening the three of us felt as if we had had a dirty Turkish bath fully clad. I had no respite for I had to retire to my room in order to get all shaving, washing, boot cleaning & button polishing done before I went to bed. This morning I had to get up on the stroke of six, wash hurriedly, fold up my blankets, make my bed in the approved manner, sweep my share of the room, rush down for breakfast & tear up again after it in order to get down to washing out a bath, cleaning 3 lavatories, 2 wash basins & the floors of two rooms devoted to the use of such fixtures. All this had to be done before we started our days work. This included 1 hours drill, 1 hour PT, 2 hours Maths Exam, 1 hour Gas Exam, 1 hour Law & 2 hours Signals. Following all this I have spent over an hour writing up some notes so that by now I am dying to go to bed. The trouble is that most of the fellows in the room kick up a hell of a row by conversing long after the official 'lights out' at 10.30. My darling, what has happened to you. If I receive a letter tomorrow it will be 5 days after the last. I hope this break in your correspondence doesn't mean bad news. Do try to let me hear from you fairly frequently just now especially. When you come down here you needn't bother to write nearly so often to me, I am longing for you to be here. We are still having perfect weather – such a pity that you are missing it all. I had a letter from Dundee today expressing (inter alia) appreciation of the gifts you sent for Xmas. I'll enclose it, if I remember. Our Maths went off quite smoothly this morning. The papers are sent to the air Ministry Examining Board for marking & we ought to get our results in a week's time. The Gas paper is marked here but I don't know when we shall hear how we fared. I thought it was easy though. We have no more exams until the end of our course now. Do hurry here to help me to learn all about my subjects. If you give me a date before the week end, I will make an effort to book digs on Sunday. Too tired to keep going any longer dearest – I long for you – All my love, John Thursday 16/1/41 Dearest Ursula Just a few more lines scribbled in the last few minutes before my 'retiral'!! It was lovely to hear your voice again tonight & to be re-assured about your safety & general well being. My last letter from you came on Saturday, so that even if the next comes tomorrow there will be an interval of 6 days. My apprehension has grown daily & I tried to argue with myself that no news meant good news. I knew however that no news might mean bad news at the present day if by some act of God Lido & its occupants were entirely wiped out. However I was very relieved to hear your cheery voice. My anxiety over you is another sign of how much you mean to me although I would rather not have that sign too often for it is not very pleasant. I am looking forward terribly to your coming here although I am a little apprehensive about the finding of digs. My circumstances make the job so difficult. However tomorrow is our games afternoon & I might get off an hour or so earlier, depending upon the types of sport allotted. I have two small requests, dear, first is for a spot of cash. 2/6 will do me this time. The second arises from the soreness of my face after shaving, probably as a result of the bitter winds that whistle past us when we have drill & PT on the front. Could you send me a very small quantity of as masculine a type of cream as you can get. I don't want your 'Quickies' or any of Elizabeth Arden's preparations. I told you about today's new experience – PT by moonlight. We paraded at our appointed hour 7.45 & after a roll call we were told to go back & undress for PT. It was still night time with a most brilliant moon thick frost & a keen wind. Did we like the idea! We are not allowed to say 'no' & so we perforce obeyed, but the instructor kept us on the move all the time so that it wasn't so bad. I am still taking your jellied eels & am feeling quite fit nowadays. My cough has almost gone & except for being so tired in the evenings I am in good form. This new programme is a real sweat, but on the whole I am enjoying the life here – except for the fact that we are separated. Nothing can ever compensate for that deficiency – I wish to Heaven I could see an end to this awful war so that you & I could settle down to a really happy & progressive married life doing what we want to do in our own way & at our own convenience. I have next to no rights now. I am bound to serve in a very rigid manner & get nothing for doing my duty, but a hell of a lot of punishment if I don't. You have to live an awful sort of life, you have no home of your own, when you most want it, are separated from me when I ought to be giving you of my best in the way of loving care & attention & shortly you will provide a new born babe with the most marvellous mother that any child could possibly have & you are compelled to journey into a bleak hilly land whose people speak a foreign tongue & go to Church on Sunday. I have remembered another want of mine – a bar of soap - at your convenience – no hurry for a day or two. I am to have my first night out on Saturday since I came here I have offered to be a steward at a RAF boxing tournament. My reasons for volunteering are twofold, because it will be a change & because it costs nothing. I have a funny story to tell you about a method of proving the immortality of man but it is too naughty to put into black & white. Remind me about it when you come here & I will think again about the desirability or otherwise of passing it on to you. I really must stop, my darling, with lots of love – as ever - John 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 Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula Description An account of the resource Writes he is very tired having had to put out fires all night and get up early. Describes daily routine. Complains he has had no letter from her for 5 days. States maths exam went well and now no more exams until end of course. Continues on 16/1/41 mentioning it was good to hear her voice and could be assured of her well being. but he is still concerned as no letter. Looking forward to her coming and asks for small cash injection. Writes of PT by moonlight and that he is feeling fit and enjoying himself. Complains of war in general. Mentions first night out since he arrived coming on Saturday. He has signed up as steward at RAF boxing tournament. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-01-15 1941-01-16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Seven page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EValentineJRMValentineUM410115 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Wales--Dyfed Wales--Aberystwyth Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-01-15 1941-01-16 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 John Ross Mckenzie Valentine military living conditions military service conditions sport training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/319/8321/MRaettigDW1136657-160623-31.2.jpg 6524f220249f74e30bb41bd4fe37d6e7 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 Raettig, Dennis Dennis William Raettig Dennis W Raettig D W Raettig D Raettig Description An account of the resource 72 items. The collection concerns the wartime service of Leading Aircraftman Dennis William Raettig (b. 1920, 1136657 Royal Air Force). Joining the Royal Air Force reserve in 1941 he trained as a flight mechanic (Engines) before being posted to 104 Squadron (Wellingtons) at RAF Driffield. This squadron number was later changed to 158 Squadron flying Halifax at RAF East Moor, followed by moves to RAF Rufford and Lisset. The collection consists of a memoir, correspondence with family and acquaintances, family history, service and personal documentation, lucky charms,personal items, cap, boots, squadron tie, research on bombing in Hull as well as photographs of air and ground crew and aircraft. It also includes an oral history interview with Joan Raettig (Dennis Raettig's wife). The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sue Burn and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 2016-06-23 2016-07-08 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Raettig, DW 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 Dennis Raettig certificate of deferred Service Description An account of the resource Notes that 1136657 D Raettig is a member of Royal Air Force volunteer reserve but has not been issued a badge as none are available. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941-01-16 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MRaettigDW1136657-160623-31 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-01-16 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One-page typewritten tear off slip