1 25 6 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2982/53645/LKnoxVD63842v2.pdf c0f52b0ddd07c3ca2b178d063295c1b8 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 Knox, Victor Douglas Knox, V D Description An account of the resource 196 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Victor Douglas Knox (b 27 October 1920, 63842 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. Following his career in which he flew operations as a pilot with 462 Squadron in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa he was Accidents Officer at 4 Group. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stephen Knox and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-08-18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Knox, VD 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 Victor Douglas Knox's pilot's flying log book. Two Description An account of the resource Pilot's flying log book for Douglas Knox covering the period 28 June 1942 to 1 January 1946 detailing operations flown as pilot in Halifax aircraft. He was stationed in the Middle East and North Africa and flew 20 night time operations. Targets were Tobruk, Suda Bay, Marsa Matruh, Sollum, Halfaya Pass, Heraklion and Maleme. Following screening Douglas was stationed at 4 Group headquarters. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-07-23 1942-07-24 1942-07-25 1942-07-26 1942-08-02 1942-08-03 1942-08-10 1942-08-11 1942-08-15 1942-08-16 1942-08-23 1942-08-24 1942-09-01 1942-09-02 1942-09-03 1942-09-04 1942-09-08 1942-09-09 1942-09-13 1942-09-14 1942-10-07 1942-10-08 1942-10-19 1942-10-20 1942-10-29 1942-10-30 1942-11-02 1942-11-03 1942-11-04 1942-11-05 1942-11-07 1942-11-08 1942-11-10 1942-11-11 1942-11-23 1942-11-24 1942-12-02 1942-12-03 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Mediterranean Sea Middle East North Africa Mediterranean Sea--Suda Bay Egypt Ghana Great Britain Greece Israel Libya Nigeria Sudan Egypt--Halfaya Pass Egypt--Ismailia (Province) Egypt--Kibrit Egypt--Marsá Maṭrūḥ Egypt--Sallūm England--Cheshire England--Durham (County) England--Yorkshire Ghana--Accra Greece--Ērakleion Greece--Maleme Israel--Reḥovot Libya--Tobruk Nigeria--Lagos Sudan--Khartoum 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 Lynn Corrigan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LKnoxVD63842v2 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 10 Squadron 1652 HCU 1663 HCU 4 Group 462 Squadron 76 Squadron 78 Squadron aircrew bombing Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Heavy Conversion Unit pilot RAF Aqir RAF Marston Moor RAF Middleton St George RAF Rufforth RAF West Kirby training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2982/53582/LKnoxVD63842v1.pdf bbce3fb634a79db7ff5e508c5d288d75 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 Knox, Victor Douglas Knox, V D Description An account of the resource 196 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Victor Douglas Knox (b 27 October 1920, 63842 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. Following his career in which he flew operations as a pilot with 462 Squadron in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa he was Accidents Officer at 4 Group. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stephen Knox and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-08-18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Knox, VD 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 Victor Douglas Knox's pilot's flying log book. One Description An account of the resource Pilot's flying log book for Douglas Knox covering the period 20 October 1940 to 1 March 1946 detailing training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at RAF Fair Oaks (18 EFTS), RAF Little Rissington (6 Flying Training School), RAF Kinloss (19 OTU), RAF Middleton-St-George and RAF Croft (78 Squadron), RAF Marston Moor (76 Squadron) and RAF Rufforth (1663 HCU). Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Anson, Whitley, Halifax, Oxford, Proctor and Vega. Douglas flew 44 night time operations, 3 as second pilot to Pilot Officer Wright and Sergeant Woodhatch and 41 as pilot in Europe and North Africa. Targets were Hamburg, Dunkirk, Emden, Frankfurt, Kiel, Brest, Stettin, Essen, Ostend, Bremen, Kiel, Berlin, St. Nazaire, Cologne, Tobruk, Suda Bay, Maleme and Heraklion. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-07-14 1941-07-17 1941-07-24 1941-07-25 1941-08-06 1941-08-07 1941-08-08 1941-08-09 1941-08-18 1941-08-19 1941-09-13 1941-09-14 1941-09-29 1941-09-30 1941-10-10 1941-10-11 1941-10-16 1941-10-17 1941-10-21 1941-10-22 1941-10-23 1941-10-24 1941-11-07 1941-11-08 1941-11-30 1941-12-01 1941-01-02 1941-01-03 1942-01-05 1942-01-06 1942-01-29 1942-01-30 1942-05-03 1942-05-04 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-06-20 1942-06-21 1942-06-23 1942-06-24 1942-06-25 1942-06-26 1942-07-23 1942-07-24 1942-07-25 1942-07-26 1942-08-02 1942-08-03 1942-08-10 1942-08-11 1942-08-15 1942-08-16 1942-08-23 1942-08-24 1942-09-01 1942-09-02 1942-09-03 1942-09-04 1942-09-08 1942-09-09 1942-09-13 1942-09-14 1942-10-07 1942-10-08 1942-10-19 1942-10-20 1942-10-29 1942-10-30 1942-12-02 1942-12-03 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 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 Lynn Corrigan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LKnoxVD63842v1 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Mediterranean Sea North Africa Belgium France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Greece Libya Poland Mediterranean Sea--Suda Bay Belgium--Ostend England--Durham (County) England--Gloucestershire England--Surrey England--Yorkshire France--Brest France--Dunkerque France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Greece--Ērakleion Greece--Maleme Libya--Tobruk Poland--Szczecin Scotland--Moray 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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Review Oct 2024 1652 HCU 1663 HCU 19 OTU 462 Squadron 76 Squadron 78 Squadron Anson bombing bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 1 Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Operational Training Unit Oxford Proctor RAF Aqir RAF Croft RAF Fairoaks RAF Kinloss RAF Little Rissington RAF Marston Moor RAF Middleton St George RAF Rufforth Tiger Moth training Ventura Whitley York https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2969/53435/SHopgoodJV64286v10010-0001.jpg 71c1070980f269a8953f09c53b5e7ace https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2969/53435/SHopgoodJV64286v10010-0002.jpg 2e0883a96a43c8863b525f69c2586a56 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 Hopgood, John Vere "Hoppy" Hopgood Hopgood, J V Description An account of the resource 44 items. The collection concerns flight Lieutenant John Vere Hopgood DFC (1921 - 1943 61281, 9286, 64286 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 617 Squadron and was killed on 17 May 1945. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jennifer Elizabeth Elmes and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on John Hopgood is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/111167/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-19 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 Hopgood, JV 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 Telegram to John Hopgood Description An account of the resource Sent to him on leave. Sends congratulations and glad to know he was rested but would be back soon. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-10-08 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-10-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Surrey England--Guilford 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. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed telegram form with handwritten message Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SHopgoodJV64286v10010 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 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2051/33431/PJonesJT17050052.2.jpg aeccc63a740b484cf0f3f7d0341a4e99 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2051/33431/PJonesJT17050053.2.jpg 0c0224aced445a1716d6782675ad2881 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 Jones, JT. Photos Description An account of the resource A collection of 38 photographs of his service in the police and the RAF. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-06-15 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 Jones, JT 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 Six Soldiers Description An account of the resource Six soldiers in desert uniform and shorts sitting in front of tents. On the reverse - 'Clairwood 8/10/42 Fred Jim Noden (Cheshire) Eric Haywood (Surrey) Ken Barker (Chatham) Tom Pantry (Hampton Court) Albert (Blondie) Newman (Lambeth) Me' Fred Hill was Jack’s youngest brother-in-law. Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-10-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PJonesJT17050052, PJonesJT17050053 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant British Army 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. 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. 1942-10-08 military living conditions https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2363/42436/LGosneyG568331v1.2.pdf 000e64029fef9c4c9be87eb68fc0e97b 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 Gosney, Geoffrey Description An account of the resource 20 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Gosney (b. 1919, 568331, 54247 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, service documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 426, 462 and 428 Squadrons. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Hassell and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-04-18 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 Gosney, G 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 Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Geoffrey Gosney. One Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-07-12 1942-07-13 1942-07-15 1942-07-16 1942-07-24 1942-07-25 1942-07-28 1942-07-29 1942-08-04 1942-08-05 1942-08-09 1942-08-10 1942-08-13 1942-08-14 1942-08-19 1942-08-20 1942-08-23 1942-08-24 1942-08-29 1942-08-30 1942-09-13 1942-09-14 1942-10-07 1942-10-08 1942-10-12 1942-10-21 1942-10-22 1942-10-29 1942-10-30 1942-11-02 1942-11-03 1942-11-05 1942-11-06 1942-11-07 1942-11-08 1942-11-09 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-09-26 1944-09-28 1944-09-29 1945-01-06 1945-01-07 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-10 1945-03-21 1945-03-22 1945-03-24 1945-03-25 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. North Africa Egypt Egypt--Marsá Maṭrūḥ Egypt--Halfaya Pass Egypt--Sallūm Libya Libya--Tobruk Middle East--Palestine Israel Israel--Yavneh France France--Audinghen France--Calais France--Coulonvillers France--La Pallice Germany Germany--Berlin Germany--Bonn Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Goch Germany--Hanau Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Rheine Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Dorsten Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Wanne-Eickel Great Britain England--Gloucestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Greece Greece--Maleme France--Cap Gris Nez Mediterranean Sea--Suda Bay France--Pas-de-Calais Description An account of the resource This log book covers the training, operational and post war flying career of Geoffrey Gosney from 2 July 1942 to 12 July 1951. It includes a cartoon of the 426 Squadron crest. Geoffrey flew 31 operations in two tours of duty, 23 of which were night operations with 10, 227, 426, 428 and 462 Squadrons. Targets in Egypt, Libya, France, Germany and Greece were Calais, Cap Gris Nez, Dorsten, Frankfurt, Goch, Hanau, Leverkusen, Maleme, Marsa Matruh, Mönchengladbach, Münster, Rheine, Sallum, Suda Bay, Tobruk and Wanne-Eickel. Pilots in operations were Squadron Leader Goldston, Sergeant Wyatt, Flight Officer McGregor, Flying Officer Kagna, Wing Commander Burgess, Flight Lieutenant Garratt, Flight Officer Brodie, Pilot Officer Fuller, Wing Commander Black and Flight Lieutenant Davies. During March, April and May Geoffrey’s duty in the Halifax VII is described in his log book as ‘’screening”. In 1946/47 he was involved in the transport of troops and the dropping of paratroopers and the transportation of freight and troops in the Middle East. Back in the UK he took part in a formation fly past over Banbury. In February 1948 his duties are again described as “screening’ in the Halifax but now with ‘Flying Wing’ at Fairford. Geoffrey remained in the Royal Air Force and served in Palestine. He took part in the Berlin Airlift, transporting coal to Berlin. Transferred to RAF Hemswell with 97 Squadron. 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 Royal Canadian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LGosneyG568331v10071 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lynn Corrigan 10 Squadron 1652 HCU 1664 HCU 227 Squadron 425 Squadron 426 Squadron 428 Squadron 462 Squadron 620 Squadron 97 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Battle bombing Defiant forced landing Halifax Halifax Mk 1 Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 5 Halifax Mk 7 Harrow Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) RAF Aqir RAF Barrow in Furness RAF Dishforth RAF Fairford RAF Hemswell RAF Lyneham Stirling training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22880/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE421008-0001.1.jpg b6c156e83c2db5af3b1178e80ed73ac9 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/886/22880/EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE421008-0002.1.jpg c1b618d32d2a35cff7b97a03dddb2f53 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 Hudson, Douglas James Douglas Hudson J D Hudson Description An account of the resource 529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /> <p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p> 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 2015-06-16 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 Hudson, JD Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Royal Air Force. 755052. Sgt. J. D. Hudson. c/o. Consul Général des Etats Unis. Rue Michelet. Alger. Algérie. Afrique du Nord. 8-10-42. My Dear Mother & Dad, On October 5th I was very pleased to receive your telegram of Oct. 3rd, details as follows:- “Delighted registered letter October 2nd saw John Crumpsall yesterday happy all love.” To which I sent the following reply:- “Delighted cable third acknowledging receipt my registered letter your latest letter seventysix pleased by June letters messages received and glad you understand keeping well all love thoughts best wishes as ever Douglas Hudson” Today, I was very glad to receive your letter No. 77 which, with the old exception of old No. 11, completes the sequence. I was very pleased to realise that my registered letter reached you so quickly and I hope to repeat this experiment at some early future date. Before doing this I intend waiting until I receive further news from you & I have something more to write about. At the moment I have very little to tell you. As my cable says I am gratified to understand that my letter of June have been received and that my messages are understood by you. Life continues here in its usual monotinous [sic] way, the weather is cooler which is a great deal more comfortable because the summer months were very hot & sticky. Your most recent letter tells about the parcels you have despatched and hope to despatch. As I have mentioned so often I do appreciate all that you are doing in this respect & I thank you ever so much. At the moment, as far as I can tell, my most urgent future requirements are likely to be the same as in the past, ie, soap, socks & footwear. I have three towels now which are new, & when your next parcel arrives containing underwear I shall be well off. Soap of course is in continual use & absolutely [page break] impossible to buy here. We have to do our own laundrying!! nowadays, so when winter arrives and I start wearing clothes again, the demand on soap is likely to be great. I quite understand that you can only send parcels every quarter; this will be quite often enough in future because I do not anticipate requirements much greater than I have already enumerated. It is not my intention of amassing treasures in this part of the world. You do appear to have had poor weather this summer, judging by your news the rainfall has been particularly heavy. Here are we, in this sundrenched spot – yes Laghouat probably has as much sunshine as any place in the world – dying for the sight of a good thick “pea-souper”. The weather now is cloudless, and has been for some time, with a temperature much higher than the hottest summer day at home. In fact it has been perpetual summer since March. I am entirely without cigarettes – not a single one anywhere. The camp, with very few exceptions, has been short for some time. Cigarettes are not transferable – believe you me you simply must hang on to what you have. Yes we get mighty “brassed off” one with the other many times. It is not easy living perfectly at peace under these conditions. It would shake some of the Calverley folks to the very roots & I’ll see it does one day. The value of cigarettes is many many [sic] times greater here than I ever dreamed possible at home. So is the value of many other things. What is going to be the result of this experience? I can do no more than state simple things in these letters – it makes me feel like a child, [missing word] at a grown-ups party. What is left unsaid will keep for telling at a later date, I know, but it is an impatient wait. Glad to learn from your last cable you had seen John. I translate the happiness as referring to John in his new environment. Time flies – it is exactly a year today since I came out of my “super close confinement” at Aumale. Getting looked after so well & thoroughly is beginning to be quite a “forte” with me. The can’t keep a bad lad down – but they sure do try. Do I remember Mr. Dewar’s remarks before the war? Yes, and many others too & take it from me John & I weren’t wrong by any means. All my love, thoughts & best wishes as ever. Douglas. 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 Douglas Hudson to his parents Description An account of the resource Catches up with latest mail and telegrams and is pleased that experiment with registered mail was successful with quick arrival of letter with them, Writes about the weather being cooler. Notes they had informed him of parcels they have sent and are planning to send, for which he is very grateful. Reminds them that soap, socks and footwear are most needed. Mentions they have to do their own laundry and come winter when they wear more clothes and there will be great demand for soap; however, the allowed limit of one parcel a quarter should be sufficient. Compares his weather to that at home. Talks of having no cigarettes and philosophises over his situation in general. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J D Hudson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-10-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page handqwritten 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 EHudsonJDHudsonP-HE421008 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. Fighter Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Algeria--Laghouat (Province) Algeria--Algiers North Africa Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-10-08 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 Tricia Marshall prisoner of war