1 25 61 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/675/11920/PArrowsmithHL1601.1.jpg cc1c407c79b41858d9f7b1eee5599c12 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 Arrowsmith, Les H L Arrowsmith Description An account of the resource 14 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Les Arrowsmith (b.1920) who flew operations as a bomb aimer with 576 Squadron from RAF Elsham Wolds until his Lancaster was shot down 21/22 May 1944 and he became a prisoner of war. The collection includes his prisoner of war diary, his log book, photographs, a scrap book and correspondence. After the war he continued to serve with the RAF and remustered to become a navigator. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mike Arrowsmith and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 2016-09-22 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Arrowsmith, HL 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. 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 28 airmen Description An account of the resource A group of 28 trainee airmen arranged in three rows in front of an Anson. Caption reads 'AL. 53 - 13 May 43'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PArrowsmithHL1601 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. 1943-05-13 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. aircrew Anson observer training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2752/48841/MAudisRJ[Ser -DoB]-230427-01.pdf cbb1063e176a504da4a12bfdce0267d8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audis, Roger J 9 Squadron Association Description An account of the resource 41 items. The collection contains material collected by Roger Audis related to 9 Squadron RAF and airmen who served in the squadron. The collection includes four hand written operational record books, copies of log books, and interviews with Bomber Command veterans. It includes a <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/collections/show/4055">Scrapbook</a> belonging to Ken Rogers. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Richard James and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff, Barry Hunter, and Nick Cornwell-Smith. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-04-27 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Audis, RJ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 9 Squadron Operations Record Book. One Description An account of the resource This is a handwritten record book for 9 Squadron from 14/15 April 1943 to 10/11 November 1943. For each operation it includes many details of the target, routes, bomb load, crews, a description of results, and if any did not return. The last few pages contain a summary of each pilot, the number of operations completed and what happened to them i.e. tour expired, posted out of 9 Squadron or missing/killed in action. There is an index listing each operation and a monthly summary of raids. 9 Squadron were operating Lancaster I and III from RAF Bardney. Over the period covered by this record 9 Squadron flew 1 day and 67 night operations, mainly bombing but also some mine laying. Bombing targets: Stuttgart, Pilsen, Spezia, Stettin, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal, Bochum, Oberhausen, Friedrichshafen, Krefeld, Mülheim, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Turin, Reggio Emilia, Hamburg, Remscheid, Milan, Mannheim, Nurnberg, Peenemünde, Leverkusen, Berlin, Mönchengladbach, Hagen, Munich, Kassel, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Modane. Mine laying targets were: Weeding (Heligoland Bight), Furze (St Jean De Luz), Silverthorn (Kattegat areas), Nasturtium (Copenhagen Sound), Verbena (Copenhagen approach), Spinach (Gdynia). Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1943-04-14 1943-04-15 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-18 1943-04-19 1943-04-20 1943-04-21 1943-04-22 1943-04-23 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-04-30 1943-05-01 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-14 1943-06-15 1943-06-16 1943-06-17 1943-06-20 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-26 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 1943-07-15 1943-07-16 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-26 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-07-31 1943-08-02 1943-08-03 1943-08-07 1943-08-08 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-03 1943-09-04 1943-09-05 1943-09-06 1943-09-07 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-09-27 1943-09-28 1943-09-29 1943-09-30 1943-10-01 1943-10-02 1943-10-03 1943-10-04 1943-10-05 1943-10-07 1943-10-08 1943-10-09 1943-10-18 1943-10-19 1943-10-20 1943-10-21 1943-10-22 1943-10-23 1943-11-03 1943-11-10 1943-11-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight Atlantic Ocean--Kattegat (Baltic Sea) Czech Republic Czech Republic--Plzeň Denmark Denmark--Copenhagen France France--Modane France--Saint-Jean-de-Luz Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Friedrichshafen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kassel Germany--Krefeld Germany--Leipzig Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Mannheim Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Remscheid Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wuppertal Italy Italy--La Spezia Italy--Milan Italy--Reggio Emilia Italy--Turin Poland Poland--Gdynia Poland--Szczecin Germany--Helgoland Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One book Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Allocated Review Oct 2024 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MAudisRJ[Ser#-DoB]-230427-01 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 9 Squadron aircrew Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 mine laying pilot RAF Bardney Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2001/38301/LTravellAE1460176v1.2.pdf 49f050127e885a6f1d37cf206325bd30 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 Travell, Ted Arthur Edward Travell A E Travell 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 2017-12-11 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 Travell, AE Description An account of the resource Three items. The collection concerns Ted Travell (1460176 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 214 and 576 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Nicola Schweikhardt and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 A E Travell’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-12-10 1942-12-22 1943-01-18 1943-01-19 1943-01-21 1943-01-22 1943-02-07 1943-02-08 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-15 1943-02-16 1943-02-17 1943-02-26 1943-02-27 1943-02-28 1943-02-29 1943-03-01 1943-03-03 1943-03-04 1943-03-29 1943-03-30 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-08 1943-04-09 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-05-04 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-17 1943-06-18 1943-06-21 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--North Sea England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Suffolk France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Aachen Germany--Berchtesgaden Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Cuxhaven Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Krefeld Germany--Merseburg Region Germany--Müllheim Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Plauen Germany--Remscheid Germany--Wuppertal Netherlands--Hague Netherlands--Rotterdam Scotland--Highlands Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Saint-Jean-de-Luz Europe--Frisian Islands Europe--Frisian Islands 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 LTravellAE1460176v1 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for A E Travell, air gunner, covering the period from 4 September 1942 to 28 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Dalcross, RAF Marham, RAF Stradishall, RAF Chedburgh and RAF Fiskerton. Aircraft flown in were Defiant, Wellington, Stirling, Oxford, and Lancaster. He flew a total of 36 operations, 31 night operations with 214 Squadron and 2 daylight and 3 night operations with 576 Squadron. He also flew on 3 Operation Manna flights. Targets were Duisburg, Lorient, Frisian Islands, Cologne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, St Nazaire, Berlin, Hamburg, Kiel, Baltic Sea, Dortmund, Bochum, Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mullheim, Elberfeld, Gelsenkirchen, Aachen, Remscheid, Nurnberg, Nordhausen, Lützkendorf, Plauen, Cuxhaven and Berchtesgaden. Operation Manna flights were to The Hague and Rotterdam. His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Smith, Sergeant Forbes, Pilot Officer Johnson Flight Lieutenant Falconer, Flight Lieutenant Strachan and Flight Sergeant McDermott. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.  Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1657 HCU 1660 HCU 214 Squadron 576 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) Defiant Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster mine laying Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945) Oxford RAF Chedburgh RAF Dalcross RAF Fiskerton RAF Marham RAF Stradishall Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Stirling training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1257/17119/BWharbyGordonCWharmbyTv10001.jpg 7570f3c4d350300cbe490f1b0534f878 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1257/17119/BWharbyGordonCWharmbyTv10002.jpg 303c190d506800148a136ae6e4b8e1d7 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 Wharmby, Tom Tom Wharmby T Wharmby Description An account of the resource 13 items including nine photographs, two letters and biographical entries for five 199 Squadron personnel. Photographs and biographies are of Sergeant Tom Wharmby, including his wedding, and four of his crew members; Sergeant Ronald Hughes, Sergeant Leonard Waldorf, Sergeant John Guyer Wilson and Flying Officer Ronald Herman Downes Cook. Letters sent from Air Ministry to Sergeant Tom Wharmby’s widow concern the location of his grave and those of his aircrew at Harderwijk, Holland, their aircraft having crashed on 12/13 May 1943. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Carol Wharmby-Gordon and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Additional information on Tom Wharmby is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/124941/">IBCC Losses Database</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 2017-10-18 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 Wharmby, T Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Sgt Tom Wharmby Age 21 of 199 sqd 1236751 Tailgunner Tom was born on the 6th November 1921 in Walkden Nr Manchester the youngest Son of Herbert and Grace. Tom attended St Johns School and passed his scholarship at 11 yrs old, he then went onto Bolton commercial (lords) and won the honours gold medal of school in 1936. later when attending evening classes at Worsley Technical School and gained first place in the 2nd year clerical examinations in the union of Lancashire, to which he was employed by Cooper and Cooper as a chartered accountant. He was known locally as a keen table tennis player and in 1935 played for the Bolton YMCA junior team, and later in the RAF played for the stations team. At the outbreak of war Tom joined the Home Guards gaining his Signals Pass, He was sent to guard buildings during the heavy blitz in Manchester. Tom signed up in the R.A.F.V.R on the 20th March 1941, he initially wanted to be a fighter pilot but was not accepted, so he went onto train as air gunner and passed operation training in Scotland, he was then posted onto Lincolnshire and took part in raids over U boat bases such as St Nazaire, raids over the Ruhr such as Essen, Dusseldorf etc.. Tom married his childhood sweetheart Edith on the 19th December 1942 at St Pauls Church Walkden, his bomber crew attended the wedding. His last home leave was at the end of April 1943, by 13th May 1943 he and his crew where reported missing. A telegram was sent to his Wife and in November 1943 he was presumed killed in action, for pension purposes ect and his personal effects were returned to his Wife. His Wife had anxious months and when the war ended in 1945 teams from the War Graves Commission went into Europe and in December 1947, his Wife received the news that his grave had been found in the Netherlands at Harderwijk General Cemetery along with his crew members. Eventually headstones were erected and his Wife was allowed to choose an inscription of 60 letters which she chose INTO THE DARK THEY FLEW AND ON TO THE GLORIOUS MORN. After years of waiting for news of his whereabouts his Wife never gave up hope, in hoping the crew had been taken prisoners and they would be home soon after the war ended, but that was not to be, like so many of Bomber Command. 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 Tom Wharmby Age 21 of 199 sqd 1236751 Tailgunner Description An account of the resource A record of Tom Wharmby's life detailing his childhood, marriage, and civilian job in accounts, prior to joining the RAF in 1941. It mentions operations on St Nazaire, Essen and Dusseldorf. On 13 May 1943 he and his crew were reported missing and their graves eventually located at Harderwijk General Cemetery, The Netherlands. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two typewritten sheets Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context BWharbyGordonCWharmbyTv10001, WharbyGordonCWharmbyTv10002 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 Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Scotland England--Manchester England--Lincolnshire Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Essen Germany--Düsseldorf Netherlands Netherlands--Harderwijk France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) England--Lancashire 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-03-20 1942-12-19 1943-05-13 1943-11 1947-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke 199 Squadron air gunner aircrew bombing civil defence final resting place home front Home Guard killed in action love and romance memorial training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/809/22583/LEdmundsAE430709v1.2.pdf 3cb999f857acfe6ff694b39669f8441c 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 Edmunds, Eddie Albert Ernest Edmunds A E Edmunds Description An account of the resource Three items. An oral history with Eddie Edmunds DFC (b. 1917, 430709 Royal Air Force), his log book and one photograph. He flew operations with 106 and 608 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Albert Edward Edmunds and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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 2017-09-13 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 Edmunds, AE 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 Edward Edmunds’ pilots flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LEdmundsAE430709v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Alberta--Red Deer Region Czech Republic--Plzeň England--Cambridgeshire England--Derbyshire England--Hertfordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Shropshire England--Staffordshire England--Yorkshire France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Krefeld Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Oberschleissheim Germany--Stuttgart Italy--La Spezia Italy--Milan Scotland--South Ayrshire Alberta Germany--Ruhr (Region) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1942-12-20 1942-12-21 1943-01-27 1943-01-28 1943-01-30 1943-01-31 1943-02-02 1943-02-03 1943-02-04 1943-02-07 1943-02-08 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-15 1943-02-16 1943-02-17 1943-02-21 1943-02-22 1943-03-08 1943-03-09 1943-03-10 1943-03-11 1943-03-12 1943-03-13 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-08 1943-04-09 1943-04-10 1943-04-13 1943-04-14 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-04-30 1943-05-01 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-14 1943-06-15 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1945-03-13 1945-03-14 1945-03-15 1945-03-16 1945-03-17 1945-03-18 1945-03-21 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-03-26 1945-03-27 1945-03-28 1945-04-02 1945-04-03 1945-04-11 1945-04-12 1945-04-13 1945-04-14 1945-04-16 1945-04-17 1945-04-19 1945-04-20 1945-04-21 1945-04-22 1945-04-24 1945-04-25 1945-06-02 1945-06-07 1945-06-12 1945-06-19 1945-06-27 1945-07-09 1945-07-23 1945-08-03 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for A E Edmunds, covering the period from 18 August 1941 to 4 October 1945. Detailing his flying training, Operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Penhold, RAF Hatfield, RAF Prestwick, RAF Dishforth, RAF Kirmington, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Peplow (also known as RAF Childs Ercall), RAF Church Broughton, RAF Hixon, RAF Barford St John, RAF Downham Market, RAF Warboys and RAF Gransden Lodge. Aircraft flown were, Tiger Moth, Oxford, Hudson, Ventura, Wellington, Manchester, Lancaster, Martinet, Mosquito and Mitchell. He flew a total of 44 night operations, 30 with 106 squadron and 14 with 608 sqaudron. Targets were Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Lorient, Milan, Bremen, Nuremburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Essen, St Nazaire, Kiel, Spezia, Dortmund, Pilsen, Bochum, Oberhausen, Krefeld, Berlin and Schleissheim. His pilot for his first 'second dickie' operation was Pilot Officer Lace. The log book also list his post war civilian flying. 106 Squadron 16 OTU 1654 HCU 27 OTU 30 OTU 608 Squadron 83 OTU Advanced Flying Unit aircrew B-25 bombing Cook’s tour Flying Training School Heavy Conversion Unit Hudson Initial Training Wing Lancaster Manchester Martinet Mosquito Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Barford St John RAF Church Broughton RAF Dishforth RAF Downham Market RAF Gransden Lodge RAF Hatfield RAF Hixon RAF Kirmington RAF Peplow RAF Prestwick RAF Syerston RAF Upper Heyford RAF Warboys RAF Wigsley Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Tiger Moth training Ventura Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/875/17106/LHollisAN124522v1.pdf 6bdf3d962aff2148ccc8110ac086f315 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 Hollis, Arthur Arthur Norman Hollis A N Hollis Description An account of the resource 56 items. The collection concerns Arthur Hollis (b. 1922) who joined the RAF in 1940 and after training completed a tour on 50 Squadron before becoming an instructor. At the end of the war he was deployed as part of Tiger Force. Collection contains a biography and memoir, his logbook, correspondence, training records, photographs of people, aircraft and places, his medals and flying jacket. It includes an oral history interview with his son, Richard Hollis. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Richard Hollis 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 2017-11-07 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 Hollis, AN 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 Arthur Norman Hollis’ Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHollisAN124522v1 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Czech Republic China France Germany Great Britain Italy Poland United States Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Czech Republic--Pilsen Basin China--Hong Kong England--Buckinghamshire England--Gloucestershire England--Herefordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Oxfordshire England--Rutland England--Somerset England--Suffolk Florida--Clewiston France--Gironde Estuary France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Friedrichshafen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wuppertal Italy--La Spezia Italy--Milan Poland--Szczecin Florida Germany--Ruhr (Region) Phare de Cordouan (France) Europe--Garonne River Czech Republic--Plzeň Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1943-03-11 1943-03-12 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-04-02 1943-04-03 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-20 1943-04-21 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-04-30 1943-05-01 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-30 1943-05-31 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-20 1943-06-21 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-26 1943-06-29 1943-06-30 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-26 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 Description An account of the resource Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book for Arthur Norman Hollis, covering the period from 12 December 1941 to 3 May 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Clewiston, RAF Little Rissington, RAF Wattisham, RAF North Luffenham, RAF Swinderby, RAF Skellingthorpe, RAF Westcott, RAF Lulsgate Bottom, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Cranwell, RAF Turweston, RAF Hereford and RAF Hong Kong. Aircraft flown were, Stearman PT17, Vultee BT13a, North American AT6b, Oxford, Wellington, Manchester, Lancaster, Martinet, Tiger Moth, Hurricane, Master, Sunderland and C-47. He flew a total of 28 night operations with 50 Squadron. Targets were Stuttgart, St Nazaire, Berlin, Cordouan, Essen, Kiel, Pilsen, Stettin, Dortmund, Duisberg, Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Bochum, Friedrichshafen, Spezia, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Hamburg and Milan. His pilot for his first 'second dickie' operation was Flying Officer Gilmour. 11 OTU 1660 HCU 29 OTU 5 BFTS 50 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) British Flying Training School Program C-47 Flying Training School Heavy Conversion Unit Hurricane Lancaster Manchester Martinet mid-air collision mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Cranwell RAF Little Rissington RAF North Luffenham RAF Skellingthorpe RAF Swinderby RAF Turweston RAF Upper Heyford RAF Wattisham RAF Westcott Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Stearman Sunderland Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2570/44682/PLaneEO1914.2.jpg 3754949b43f2aa506ad88f79f2cd1cf4 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 Lane, Ernest Olaf Ernest Olaf Lane E O Lane Description An account of the resource 40 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Ernest Olaf 'Cappy' Lane (b. 1916, 402057 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 216 Squadron in North Africa and 460 Squadron in Europe. The collection includes <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2585">one album with photos of personnel, aircraft, and North Africa scenes</a>. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Judy Lane and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-10 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 Lane, EO 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 Bochum Description An account of the resource Target photograph of Bochum with no ground features visible through light flashes. Captioned '4' and '890 HLM. 13/14 5 43 //NT "5" 19000 - 024 0219 BOCHUM RD.T. 1x 14000. 540x 4LB. 48x 30LB P10 F/O LANE T.460.'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bochum 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 Australian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PLaneEO1914 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Geolocation impractical 460 Squadron aerial photograph aircrew bombing pilot Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) target indicator target photograph https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1213/15106/LDonaldsonDW70185v1.1.pdf 1a7c7740b88e474aee2629a899eb7201 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 Donaldson, David David Donaldson D Donaldson Description An account of the resource 309 Items and a sub-collection of 51 items. Concerns Royal Air Force career of Wing Commander David Donaldson DSO and bar, DFC. A pilot, he joined the Royal Air Force Reserve in 1934. Mobilized in 1939. he undertook tours on 149, 57 and 156 and 192 Squadrons. He was photographed by Cecil Beaton at RAF Mildenhall in 1941. Collection contains a large number of letters to and from family members, friends as well as Royal Air Force personnel. Also included are personal and service documents, and his logbooks. In addition, there are photographs of family, service personnel and aircraft. After the war he became a solicitor. The collection also contains an oral history interview with Frances Grundy, his daughter. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anna Frances Grundy 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 2015-06-02 2022-10-17 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 Donaldson, D Grundy, AF Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Cutting from the Times that was attached to the page with the entry for October 23rd 1940 THE TIMES WEDENESDAY DECEMBER 30 1953 [Photograph of a stone archway] The gatehouse entrance to St. Osyth’s Priory. SALE OF ST. OSYTH’S PRIORY ESTATE NEW OWNER’S PLANS St. Osyth’s Priory estate, on the Colne estuary, near Colchester, Essex, has been bought by Mr Somerset de Chair. He intends to preserve the priory, which is in excellent architectural condition and includes a flint and ashlar gatehouse erected in 1475. This historic place was bought in 1949 by the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds Friendly Society from Brigadier-General K. J. Kincaid-Smith for £30,000. It was then planned to build a war memorial in the grounds and to restore the thirteenth-century chapel. St. Osyth’s Priory derives its name from Osyth, granddaughter of Penda, King of Mercia. When the Danes sacked the property, they killed the nuns and beheaded the Prioress Osyth. The priory was founded by Richard de Balmeis, Bishop of London, in 1118, on the site of a nunnery, but the earliest surviving building is the small chapel, with its fine groined arches supported on slender pillars. Mr. de Chair informed The Times yesterday that he hoped to work the priory farm, and might convert the gatehouse into a pied-à-terre. Lofts and Warner. Of London, and Percival and Co., of Sudbury, have acted as agents for the vendors in the sale of the estate. [Page break] Newspaper cutting that was attached to the summary page for April 1943 THE COURSE OF NATURE THE “MIRACLE OF SPRING” FROM A CORRESPONDENT The fine weather since Easter has brought things on. There is again the miracle of Spring. It is perhaps a minor miracle compared with April 1943, when by St. George’s Day the trees were leafy as in June, and the hedges heavy with the scent of hawthorn, so that many, seeing and smelling the billowing masses of white blossom, were content that this was out, and, not waiting for the following month’s exit to give permission, too hurriedly cast their clouts. If in the woods there is as yet no density of green above, nor bridal white of wild cherry blossom, there is no lack of green and white below, for the bluebells, soon to bloom, have raised a thousand gleaming dark green spears, in contrast to which there are the dainty pale green shamrock leaves of wood sorrel, graced by pendant silver bells, most delicately veined. Pendant, too, on a dull or cloudy day, but raise and opening wide to the sun, are the white wood anemones, which now make a starry heaven underneath the trees. There are other stars, the glossy bright gold stars of the celandines, and, in ever-widening constellations, the “milky way” of primroses. In woodland, too, as well as in meadows, one finds the “lady-smocks all silver white” (though more usually the palest shade of mauve) as well as “violets blue,” which may be pale wood violets if the spur is darker than the petals or dark wood violets if the spur is paler, and it is often a creamy white. Such is the absurdity of some English names. Add to these the quaintly attractive green flowers of the moschatel, the small white flowers of the barren strawberry, and, where the ground drops to the merest trickle of a woodland stream, the pale gold of the golden saxifrage, and one has, indeed, a few short weeks from ice and snow, “the miracle of Spring.” [Page break] THE TIMES THE REGISTER [Crest] DEBATE: THE HUTTON REPORT page 80 ▪ COURT & SOCIAL: MANOR OF DULWICH page 82 OBITUARIES WING COMMANDER DAVID DONALDSON Pilot who bombed Hitler’s invasion barges in Calais harbour and flew with the Pathfinders [Photograph of a pilot leaning against the wing of an aircraft] Donaldson with a Wellington of 149 Squadron: the type was the mainstay of Bomber Command earlier in the war IN WHAT was, given the cruel statistics of wartime flying, a remarkably long career on bombing operations, David Donaldson flew his first raids during the Battle of Britain in September 1940, when Bomber Command’s techniques were in their infancy, and he was still there at the end. He participated in Pathfinder ops in 1941, by which time the whole strategic air offensive had taken on a much more scientific cast and was beginning to achieve results. And he was still airborne over enemy territory on electronic countermeasures missions in the last months of the war, by which time the RAF, and the US Army Air Forces were masters of the skies over Western Europe. In four tours of operations, Donaldson flew 86 sorties, a figure which put him well above the average survival chances. During Bomber Command’s worst days in 1941 and 1942 (if one discounts the virtual suicide missions against heavily defended German naval bases in December 1939), the average life in the command was as low as eight sorties. David William Donaldson was born in 1915 at Southampton, a son of the managing director of the Thorneycroft shipyard. He was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a keen rower. Taking a boat over to Germany with the First Trinity Boat Club in the mid-1930s, he enjoyed the hospitality of boat clubs in the Rhineland – and at the same time became sharply aware of the culture of aggression that was taking over the German psyche with the advent of Hitler. In 1934 he joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve as a weekend pilot, and did much of his flying training at Hamble. After graduating at Cambridge he had joined a firm of solicitors in London. But his articles were interrupted in September 1939 when he was called up. After basic training he did operational training on Wellington bombers and on September 20 was sent to 149 (Wellington) Squadron at Mildenhall, Suffolk. No 149 had already been involved in some desperate missions: the forlorn-hope attack on German shipping at Wilhelmshaven on December 18, 1939; the equally hopeless attempt to stem the German advance in the Low Countries in May 1940; and a brave but futile transalpine lunge at Genoa in June after Italy had opportunistically entered the war on the German side. Now it was ordered to attack invasion barges which had been collected in Channel ports, and Donaldson’s first sortie was a daytime raid on Calais harbours. With the end of the Battle of Britain, No 149 was redirected to strategic bombing. This was soon to be revealed as far too dangerous against flak and fighter defences by day, and was therefore conducted by night, which (frequent) bad weather made locating targets extremely difficult in the state of development of navigational aids at the time. During the winter of 1940-41 the main effort was against targets in the relatively close Ruhr, but there was a much longer sortie, to Berlin, in vile weather, in October. This ended with Donaldson’s Wellington becoming completely lost on the return trip. At length, with fuel running perilously low, he achieved a casualty free forced manding at St. Osyth, near Clacton. There were further attacks on northern Italian industrial cities, one of which, an attack on the Fiat works at Turin, Donaldson was asked by the BBC to describe a radio broadcast in December 1940. Instead of dwelling on the difficulties of such a mission, he eloquently described the majesty of the snow covered Alps for his audience. Donaldson won his DFC for a highly successful raid on Merignac aerodrome, near Bordeaux, which he bombed from a height of 1,500ft, destroying its large hangars. Further publicity for these early efforts by Bomber Command came from his featuring in a series of propaganda photographs taken by Cecil Beaton, entitled A Day in the Life of a Bomber Pilot. Once of these, which features the aircrew of a 149 Squadron Wellington at Mildenhall, adorns the cover of a recently published video of the 1941 propaganda film Target for Tonight. Donaldson was “rested” after completion of his tour in March 1941. But there was still plenty of flying to be done. He was seconded to the Air Ministry to help buy aircraft in the US. This turned out to involve hazardous ferry flying across the Atlantic of American aircraft that had been purchased, notably the invaluable Hudson long-range patrol bomber for Coastal Command. In September Donaldson returned to operations with 57 Squadron, another Wellington unit. Bomber Command was faring no better than it had been earlier in terms of results, and an improvement in German air defences was increasing the rate of losses among aircrew, with corresponding effects on RAF morale. No 57 was roughly handled. In a raid over Düsseldorf in October, Donaldson’s aircraft was badly shot up and limped home without hydraulics. The undercarriage could not be lowered and the sortie ended with a crash landing at Marham. After several more raids Donaldson succumbed to the strain and at the end of the year was admitted to hospital. After a period of sick leave he was posted as group tactical officer to 3 Group, but in July 1942 the air beckoned again when he was posted to No 15 Operational Training Unit for six months as a flight commander. Though this was not supposed to be a frontline unit, he did get in one operational trip, to Düsseldorf, during this period. Then, in January 1943, he was appointed a flight commander to 156 Squadron, one of the original units of the Pathfinder Force, which had been making strides in the improvement of bombing through its marking techniques since its formation under the Australian Don Bennett six months previously. The four-engined Lancaster was now the mainstay of Bomber Command and both the weight and accuracy of the air offensive began to assume a different dimension. With No 156 Donaldson carried out 23 raids, and was awarded the DSO and promoted to wing commander at the end of his tour. Bennett himself said of Donaldson, “He has provided an example of determination and devotion to duty which it would be difficult to equal.” Rested again in June 1943, Donaldson commanded a conversion unit and then went as a staff officer to No 100 (Special Duties) Group. The air war had changed out of all recognition and the need to be able to jam and confuse the enemy’s radars and radio direction beacons was well recognised. In June 1944, just after D-Day, Donaldson was back in the air again in command of 192 (SD) Squadron. Flying a mixture of Wellingtons, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes, over the remaining months of the war No 192 sought out and jammed the enemy’s radio and communication systems using methods ranging from the well-tried “window” – dropping steel foil strips – to more sophisticated electronic deception techniques. Leading the Squadron in a Halifax III, Donaldson flew 25 more sorties, some of them in daytime. On one daylight operation he was attacked by two Bf109s. Rather than trying to shoot it out against the cannon armed fighters with the Halifax’s 303in machineguns, Donaldson chose to evade the foe by violent and skilful evasive action, and brought his aircraft and crew safely home. He was awarded his second DSO in July 1945. Donaldson had no ambition to further a career in the RAF and on demobilisation he resumed his law articles and qualified as a solicitor. After four years in the City firm Parker Garrett he joined National Employers Mutual Insurance, where he was at first company secretary and later a director. He left NEM to become chairman of an industrial tribunal, which he greatly enjoyed, presiding over some notable cases. He finally retired in 1987. His wife Joyce, whom he married when she was a WAAF officer during the war, died in 1996. He is survived by a daughter and two sons. Wing Commander David Donaldson, DSO and Bar, DFC, wartime bomber pilot and solicitor, was born on January 31, 1915. He died on January 15, 2004, aged 88. [Page break] DAVID AND THE RAF My brother David’s very distinguished wartime career with the RAF – two DSOs and a DFC, and promotion to Wing Commander at 28 – warrants a separate appendix to these family notes. He has kindly helped me to compile it by giving me the run of his log books, and I have supplemented them from a number of other sources. He became interested in flying in he early 1930s. I recall him taking his small brother of 9 or 10 to an air show at Eastleigh and abandoning him while he went up as a passenger in a Tiger Moth doing aerobatics. That may well have given him the incentive to join the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1934 as a weekend pilot. He did much of his training at Hamble on the Solent. When war broke out in September 1939 he was called up immediately and had to abandon his legal training. He spent the “phoney war” towing target drogues at a bombing and gunnery school at Evanton in Scotland. His log books show him rated as an “average” pilot. At the end of April 1940, just before the Germans attacked in the West, he went to Brize Norton for immediate training (earning an “above-average” rating) and then to Harwell for operational training on Wellingtons, the main twin-engined heavy bomber of the early war years. On 20th September, just as the Battle of Britain was ending, he was posted to his first operational squadron, No 149, part of No 3 Group, at the big pre-war station at Mildenhall. His first operational sortie was over Calais towards the end of September, no doubt to attack the invasion barges. Over the following five months he took part in some 31 night raids. The German defence at this time was relatively feeble by comparison with what was to follow, and so the tour was correspondingly tolerable; however bitter experience had shown that day bombing was much too costly, and the night bombing techniques were very inaccurate. His first raid on Berlin, at the end of October, was particularly eventful; they got hopelessly lost on their return, came in over Bristol, and ended up over Clacton as dawn was breaking with very little fuel left. There both the Army and the Navy opened up on them, and even the Home Guard succeeded in putting a bullet through the wing. They eventually made a forced crash landing at St. Osyth. The Home Guard commander, a retired general, entertained him generously and he finally got back to Mildenhall where his Group Captain forgave him for the damaged aircraft and advised him to go out and get drunk. He took the advice, and in the pub he met a WAAF whom he married eight months later (maybe that is why he remembers that particular day so well.) The gauntlet of Friendly Fire seems to have been a not uncommon hazard to be faced. On another occasion, when he had to make three circuits returning to Mildenhall, the airfield machine gunners opened fire on him from ground level; he thought they were higher up and judged his height accordingly, and narrowly missed the radio masts which were not, as he thought, below him. The longest raids on this tour were trips of over ten hours to Italy: to Venice, which they overflew at low level, and to the Fiat works at Turin. He described the latter raid, and the spectacular views of the Alps it afforded, in a BBC broadcast in December 1940. The commonest targets were the Ruhr and other German cities, and some raids were made at lower level on shipping in French ports. The raid which won him the DFC was on 22nd November, on Merignac aerodrome near Bordeaux, which “difficult target he attacked from a height of 1,500 feet and successfully bombed hangars, causing large fires and explosions. As a result of his efforts the task of following aircraft was made easier … He has at all times displayed conspicuous determination and devotion to duty.” It was at Mildenhall that he featured in a series of propaganda photos by Cecil Beaton, [Page break] = 2 = “A Day in the Life of a Bomber Pilot”; they were given a good deal of publicity and in fact David appears in one of them on the cover of a recently published video of the 1941 propaganda film “Target for Tonight”, also made with the help of 149 Squadron – though he did not take part in the film. Beaton describes the occasion at some length in his published diaries, though he has thoroughly scrambled the names and personalities, and he “demoted David from captain to co-pilot in his scenario. On completion of this tour, early in March 1941, David was detached on secondment to the Air Ministry to assist with buying aircraft in North America, and later to ferry aircraft within North America and across the Atlantic – he flew the Atlantic at least twice in Hudsons, taking 12 hours or more. The “chop rate” 1 in Bomber Command increased substantially during the first half of 1941. This coupled with increasing doubts about the value of the results obtained led to a serious decline in aircrew morale. During the summer of 1941 the Germans had considerable success with intruders – fighter aircraft attacking the bombers as they took off or landed at their own bases. At the end of September David returned to No 3 Group and joined No 57 Squadron at Feltwell, still with Wellingtons. His third raid, over Dusseldorf on October 13th, was particularly difficult; they were badly shot up and with their hydraulics out of action they crash landed at Marham on their return. After two more raids the strain finally proved too much and he was admitted to hospital just before Christmas 1941; for the next two months he was there or on sick leave. From then until mid-July he was Group Tactical Officer at HQ No 3 Group, and not directly involved in operations. In July 1942 he was posted to No 15 Operational Training Unit, at Harwell and Hampstead Norris, where he spent six months as a flight commander flying Ansons and Wellingtons, though he did participate in one raid on Dusseldorf while he was there. In spite of the appointment of Harris in early 1942 and the introduction of the Gee radio navigational aid, results were still considered disappointing, particularly over the Ruhr, and serious questions were raised about the future of Bomber Command. To improve matters, in August 1942 the elite Pathfinder Force was set up under Don Bennett, albeit in the face of considerable opposition from most of the group commanders who were reluctant to lose their best crews to it. At least initially, all the crews joining it had to be volunteers, and to be ready to undertake extended tours. Their task was to fly ahead of the Main Force in four waves; the Supporters, mainly less experienced crew carrying HE bombs, who were to saturate the defences and draw the flak; the Illuminators, who lit up the aiming point with flares; and the Primary Markers and Backer Up who marked the aiming point with indicators. Their methods became more and more refined as the war went on. The increased accuracy required of them, and their position at the head of the bomber stream, inevitably exposed them to greater danger and a higher casualty rate than those of the Main Force. No 156 Squadron was one of the original units in the Force; it operated from the wartime airfield of Warboys with Wellingtons until the end of 1942 and thereafter with 4-engined Lancasters, the very successful heavy bomber which was the mainstay of Bomber Command in the later years. The squadron flew a total of 4,584 sorties with the loss of 143 aircraft – a ratio of 3.12%. David joined it in January 1943, again as a flight commander. In the following four months he carried out a further 23 raids (all but one as a pathfinder) in Lancasters. The log books note occasional problems – “coned 2”, “shot up on way 1 The average sortie life of aircrew in the Command was never higher than 9.2 and at one time was as low as eight, and during the dark days of 1941-1943 the average survival chances of anyone starting a 30-sortie tour was consistently under 40% and sometimes under 30%. In one disastrous raid, on Nuremburg in March 1944, 795 planes set out, 94 were shot down and another 12 crashed in Britain. During the war as a whole, out of some 125,000 aircrew who served with Bomber Command, 55,000 died. 2 “Coned” – caught in a cone of converging searchlights, as experience which says put him off hunting for life. [Page break] = 3 = in”, “slight flak damage”, and so on. Much of the period became known as the Battle of the Ruhr, though other targets were also being attacked. He told me once that the raid he was really proud to have been on was the one where instead of marking the targeted town (I think Dortmund) they marked in error a nearby wood, which the main force behind them duly obliterated; only after the war did the Germans express their admiration for the British Intelligence which had identified the highly secret installation hidden in the wood … One of the pages in his log book has a cutting from the Times inserted, evidently dated some years later, recalling how in April 1943 the spring came very early and the hedges were billowing with white hawthorn blossom. This puzzled me until I read in a book on 156 Squadron how that blossom had come to have the same significance for them as the Flanders poppies of the 1914-1918 war. David was promoted to Wing Commander half way through the tour (pathfinders rated one rank above the comparable level elsewhere), and awarded the DSO towards the end of it. The recommendation for this said that he had “at all times pressed home his attacks with the utmost determination and courage in the face of heavy ground defences and fighters. As a pilot he shows powers of leadership and airmanship which have set an outstanding example to the rest of the squadron” – and Bennett himself added, noting that David had just flown four operational sorties in the last five days, “he has provided an example of determination and devotions to duty which it would be difficult to equal.” On the end of this tour in June 1943, he was sent to command No 1667 Conversion Unit at Lindholme and later Faldingworth. In December 1943 he transferred to a staff appointment at the headquarters of the newly formed 100 (SD) Group at West Raynham and later Bylaugh Hall. At this stage in the war the methods of attack and defence were growing increasingly complex, and this group was formed as a Bomber Support Group, including nightfighters, deceptive measures, and radio countermeasures (RCM). In June 1944, just after D-Day, he was given command of No 192 (SD) Squadron based at Foulsham, another wartime airfield. This squadron had been formed in January 1943 as a specialist RCM unit, and it pioneered this type of operation in Bomber Command; it flew more sorties and suffered more losses (19 aircraft) than any other RCM squadron. While RCM and electronic intelligence were its primary purpose, its aircraft often carried bombs and dropped them on the Main Force targets. RCM took a number of forms – swamping enemy radar and jamming it with “window” tinfoil, looking for new radar types and gaps in its coverage, deceptive R/T transmissions to nightfighters and so on – and one of the attractions of the work was the considerable measure of autonomy, and the freedom to plan their own operations. These extended to tasks such as searching for V2 launch sites (recorded as “whizzers” in David’s log book) and trying to identify the radio signals associated with them, and supporting the invasion of Walcheren in September. The squadron was equipped with Wellingtons (phased out at the end of 1944), Halifaxes and Mosquitoes, plus a detachment of USAAF Lightnings. This role was the climax of his career, and lasted until the end of the war and after. It involved him in 25 operational sorties, all in Halifax IIIs, the much improved version of this initially disappointing 4-engined heavy bomber. They carried special electronic equipment and an extra crew member known as the Special Operator. The record of these sorties in the log books, for the most part so formal and statistical up to this point, becomes a little more anecdotal: “rubber-necking on beach “ (when he took two senior officers to see the breaching of the dykes at Walcheren), “Munster shambles”, “Lanc blew up and made small hole in aircraft [but only] 4 lost out of 1200!” The furthest east he went was to Gdynia in Poland; on returning from there he had the privilege of becoming the first heavy aircraft to land at Foulsham using the FIDO fog dispersal system. “Finger Finger Fido” was the cryptic comment in the log book. [Page break] = 4 = A number of these sorties were daytime; on one of them, on September 13th, he was chased home by two ME109s which made six attacks on him. One of them opened fire but thanks to violent evasive action his aircraft was undamaged: his own gunners never got a chance to fire. No doubt it was skill of this sort, as well as his survival record, which gave his crew great faith in David’s ability to get them home safely. An encounter on December 29th 1944, on a Window patrol over the Ruhr, was not quite so satisfying; they claimed to have damaged a Ju88 which subsequently proved to be an unhurt Mosquito X from Swannington – and the Mosquito had identified them as a Lancaster. The log book entry concludes “Oh dear. FIDO landing, flew into ground. What a day.” He was awarded a bar to his DSO in July 1945. The recommendation, made in March, recorded that “since being posted to his present squadron he has carried out every one of his sorties in the same exemplary fashion and has set his crews an extremely high standard of devotion to duty and bravery. This standard has had a direct influence on the whole specialist work of the squadron. “He has been personally responsible for the planning of all the sorties carried out by his special duty unit and by his brilliant understanding and quick appreciation of the everchanging nature of the investigational role of his squadron, much of the success of the investigations performed by his aircraft can be attributed to him. He has shown himself to be fearless and cool in the face of danger, and towards the end of his tour made a point of putting himself on the most arduous and difficult operations. “Both on the ground and in the air he has been untiring and has not spared himself in his efforts to get his squadron up to the high standard which it has now reached.” The squadron was disbanded in September, by which time David had completed 501 hours of operations against the enemy in 86 sorties, the great majority of them as captain of his aircraft, He had no ambition to make a permanent career in the RAF; he has commented to Richard that this fact gave him a degree of independence in his dealing with his superiors that he thinks they appreciated and valued. He was demobilised in November and returned to his interrupted law studies. ……. I showed these notes to David, who thought them well written but suggested that they gave a twisted view of the reality – a reaction that I can understand. Since then, however, I have managed to contact one man who flew with David: HB (Hank) Cooper DSO DFC, who first met David in 149 Squadron which he joined in January 1941 as a wireless operator / air gunner for his first tour, and later did two tours as a Special Operator in 192 Squadron, the second of them under David’s command. On two occasions he flew as a member of David’s crew. He has written of David that “he was always completely fearless and outstandingly brave and pressed home his attacks to the uttermost. As the Squadron’s CO he generated loyalty and warmth, he was an outstanding model to follow. He spent much trouble and time encouraging his junior air crews as well as helping and seeing to the needs of the ground technicians who serviced the aircraft, generally in cold and difficult conditions. He was completely non-boastful, in fact he belittled his own actions (which were always of the highest order) when discussing air operations. (That rings very true!) He was an outstanding squadron commander in all respects, much liked and completely respected by all his air crews and ground crews.” GND March 2002 [Page break] Temple Bar 1217 TEL. Extn. 2631 Correspondence on the subject of this letter should be addressed to:- PS. THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, AIR MINISTRY S. 7. E. and should quote the reference:- S.7.e/79693. [Crest] AIR MINISTRY, LONDON, W.C.2. 26 March, 1949. Sir, I am directed to refer to your letter dated 21st March, 1949, regarding those awards due to you in respect of your service in the 1939/45 World War, and to inform you that your entitlement to the 1939/45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with the France and Germany Clasp, and the War Medal has been established. These awards will be despatched to you shortly. 2. It is regretted that as you did not complete three years wartime non-operational service in the United Kingdom, the Defence Medal cannot be authorised. The Air Efficiency Award will not be ready for issue for some time. Application will not be necessary, but I am to request that you will notify this Department of any change in your permanent address, so that the award may be sent to you as soon as it becomes available. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, [Signature] Wing Commander D.W. Donaldson, D.S.O., D.F.C., 1a, Crescent Place, London, S.W.3. [Crest] Rep’d 29/3/49 & pointed out total of No of service in UK was 3 yrs 4 mth 120 day [Page break] [Blank page] 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 David Donaldson's pilot's flying log book. 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Royal Air Force Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1940-09-25 1940-10-01 1940-10-02 1940-10-09 1940-10-10 1940-10-13 1940-10-14 1940-10-15 1940-10-16 1940-10-21 1940-10-22 1940-10-23 1940-10-24 1940-11-06 1940-11-07 1940-11-08 1940-11-09 1940-11-13 1940-11-14 1940-11-15 1940-11-16 1940-11-17 1940-11-18 1940-11-19 1940-11-20 1940-11-22 1940-11-23 1940-11-28 1940-11-29 1940-12-04 1940-12-05 1940-12-08 1940-12-09 1940-12-20 1940-12-21 1940-12-23 1940-12-24 1940-12-28 1940-12-29 1941-01-02 1941-01-03 1941-01-09 1941-01-10 1941-01-12 1941-01-13 1941-01-29 1941-01-30 1941-02-10 1941-02-11 1941-02-12 1941-02-14 1941-02-15 1941-02-21 1941-02-22 1941-02-24 1941-02-25 1941-02-26 1941-02-27 1941-03-01 1941-03-02 1941-09-30 1941-10-01 1941-10-03 1941-10-13 1941-10-14 1941-10-22 1941-10-23 1941-11-26 1941-11-27 1942-09-10 1942-09-11 1943-02-13 1943-02-14 1943-02-15 1943-02-19 1943-02-20 1943-02-24 1943-02-25 1943-02-26 1943-03-08 1943-03-09 1943-03-10 1943-03-11 1943-03-12 1943-03-13 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-03-30 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-10 1943-04-11 1943-04-13 1943-04-14 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-12-21 1943-12-22 1944-09-03 1944-09-13 1944-10-03 1944-10-25 1944-11-04 1944-11-05 1944-11-18 1944-12-04 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-18 1944-12-19 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-04-02 1945-04-03 1945-04-07 1945-04-08 1945-04-25 1945-04-26 1945-05-12 1945-06-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Anne-Marie Watson Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Czech Republic--Plzeň England--Berkshire England--Cambridgeshire England--London England--Hampshire England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Suffolk England--Yorkshire France--Brest France--Calais France--Cherbourg France--Dunkerque France--Le Havre France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Berchtesgaden Germany--Bochum Germany--Bremen Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Cologne Germany--Dessau (Dessau) Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Merseburg Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Stade (Lower Saxony) Germany--Steinfurt Region (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wiesbaden Germany--Wilhelmshaven Italy--Milan Italy--La Spezia Italy--Turin Italy--Venice Netherlands--Vlissingen Netherlands--Walcheren Poland--Gdynia Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Scotland--Ross and Cromarty Germany--Münster in Westfalen France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Mérignac (Gironde) Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Leipzig France--Pas-de-Calais Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for David W Donaldson. This is a newly bound compilation of 3 log books covering the period from 12 March 1938 to 19 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, Instructor duties and special duties flying. He was stationed at RAF Hamble, RAF Hanworth, RAF Evanton, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Harwell, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell, RAF Wyton, RAF Exning, RAF Hampstead Norris, RAF Warboys, RAF Lindholme, RAF West Raynham, RAF Bylaugh Hall and RAF Foulsham. Aircraft flown were, Cadet, B2, Hart, Hind, Magister, Henley, Oxford, Wellington, Hudson, Mentor, Anson, Lancaster, Tiger Moth, Halifax, Proctor and Moth Minor. He flew a total of 86 Night operations, 31 with 149 squadron, 5 with 57 squadron, 1 with 15 OTU, 23 With 156 squadron and 26 with 192 squadron. Targets were Calais, Le Havre, Flushing, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Duisburg, Merignac, Mannheim, Turin, Bordeaux, Lorient, Bremen, Venice, Wilhelmshaven, Hannover, Brest, Cherbourg, Dunkirk, Düsseldorf, Emden, Milan, Nurnberg, Stuttgart, St Nazaire, Kiel, Frankfurt, Spezia, Dortmund, Pilsen, Munster, North Sea, Walcheren, Bochum, Hagen, Merseburg, Gdynia, Wiesbaden, Politz, Chemnitz, Ladbergen, Dessau, Stade, Molbis and Berchtesgaden. His first or second pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Woollatt, Pilot Officer Morrison, Flying Officer Henderson, Sergeant Horn, Pilot Officer Garton, Pilot Officer Pelletier, Sergeant Wilson, Flight Lieutenant Meir, Major Leboutte, Flying Officer Parr, Wing Commander Chisholm and Wing Commander Willis. The log book contains newspaper clippings and a summary of his exploits written by his brother. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 100 Group 149 Squadron 15 OTU 156 Squadron 1667 HCU 192 Squadron 57 Squadron Air Observers School aircrew Anson bombing Bombing and Gunnery School Cook’s tour Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Order Flying Training School Gee Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Hudson Lancaster Magister Operational Training Unit Oxford Pathfinders pilot Proctor RAF Brize Norton RAF Evanton RAF Feltwell RAF Foulsham RAF Hampstead Norris RAF Harwell RAF Lindholme RAF Mildenhall RAF Warboys RAF West Raynham RAF Wyton Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/290/25368/LLeicesterLD416687v1.pdf 94e7625a6d8a595894dde5f2b14cade7 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 Leicester, David David Leicester D Leicester Description An account of the resource An oral history interview with David Leicester DFC (1923 - 2021), and his log book. He flew operations as a pilot with 35, 158 and 640 Squadrons. The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Leicester and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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 2016-05-01 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 Leicester, D Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Permission granted for commercial projects 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 David Leicester’s Royal Australian Air Force flying log book for pilots Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike French Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LLeicesterLD416687v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands England--Cambridgeshire England--Yorkshire England--Huntingdonshire England--Lincolnshire England--Warwickshire England--Worcestershire France--Caen France--Calais France--Cannes France--Douai France--Le Creusot France--Le Havre France--Modane France--La Neuville-au-Pont France--Pas-de-Calais Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kassel Germany--Kiel Germany--Krefeld Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Rüsselsheim Germany--Soest Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wuppertal Netherlands--Walcheren Atlantic Ocean--North Sea France--Boulogne-sur-Mer Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany--Nuremberg Poland--Szczecin England--Yorkshire Poland Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Nieppe Forest France--Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines France--Trossy St. Maximin France--Cap Gris Nez Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Jersey France--Pointe les Espagnols Germany--Augsburg France--Fort Robert France--Montbéliard France--L'Isle-Adam Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943 1944 1943-04-20 1943-04-21 1943-04-25 1943-04-26 1943-05-11 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-26 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-15 1943-07-16 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-26 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-09-16 1943-09-17 1943-10-23 1943-10-24 1943-11-11 1943-11-12 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-26 1943-11-27 1944-02-25 1944-02-26 1944-03-01 1944-03-02 1944-03-06 1944-03-07 1944-03-26 1944-03-27 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-07-28 1944-07-29 1944-07-31 1944-08-01 1944-08-03 1944-08-04 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-09-03 1944-09-08 1944-09-09 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-15 1944-09-16 1944-09-17 1944-09-20 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-10-21 1944-10-22 1944-10-23 1944-10-25 1944-10-28 1944-11-03 1944-11-04 1944-11-06 1944-12-04 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-12 1944-12-13 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Geolocated Review Oct 2024 Description An account of the resource Flying log book for L D Leicester covering the period from 11 November 1941 to 12 December 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. It also contains an extract for the award of a bar to his DFC, technical notes, certificates including a green endorsement, photographs of himself, aircraft and targets. He was stationed at RAAF Parafield (1 EFTS), RAAF Pt Cook (1 SFTS), RAF Grantham (12 PAFU), RAF Coningsby (1514 BAT Flt), RAF Honeybourne/RAF Long Marston (24 OTU), RAF Riccall (1658 HCU), RAF Lissett (158 Sqdn), RAF Leconfield (640 Sqdn), RAF Warboys (PFF NTU), RAF Graveley (35 Sqdn). Aircraft flown in were, DH60, DH82, Wirraway, Oxford, Whitley, Halifax, Lancaster. He did two tours and flew a total of 47 night and 20 daytime operations (total 67) with 158, 640 and 35 squadrons. Targets were Stettin, Duisburg, Bochum, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Wuppertal, Le Creusot, Krefeld, Mulheim, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Montbéliard, Hamburg, Nuremburg, Leverkusen, Berlin, Modane, Kassel, Cannes, Stuttgart, Augsburg, Trappes, Kiel, Caen, Foret de Nieppe, Bois de Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, La Neuville, Douai, Rüsselsheim, Point Robert, Pointe les Espagnols, Le Havre, Calais, Cap Gris Nez, Walcheren Islands, and Soest. His first or second pilots on operations were Flying Officer Dawes, Sergeant Wade, Sergeant Farley, Sergeant Line, Sergeant Wildman and Flying Officer Small. Contains some photographs of aircraft and target photographs. 158 Squadron 1652 HCU 1658 HCU 24 OTU 35 Squadron 640 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aerial photograph aircrew Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944) Distinguished Flying Cross Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Mk 3 master bomber Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford Pathfinders pilot RAF Coningsby RAF Grantham RAF Graveley RAF Honeybourne RAF Leconfield RAF Lissett RAF Riccall RAF Warboys Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) tactical support for Normandy troops target photograph Tiger Moth training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1772/31069/MCleggPV[DoB]-150819-04.pdf f455e2dd94dd4a5af08ae3e4cb11a33d https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1772/31069/MCleggPV[DoB]-150819-04.pdf f455e2dd94dd4a5af08ae3e4cb11a33d 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 Clegg, Peter Vernon. Aldborough Dairy and Cafe Description An account of the resource Collection contains advert for Mudd's choicest butter, details of Aldborough Cafe, photograph, newspaper cuttings and many pages of visitors signatures. an index of visiting Canadian and American airmen, some notes on signatures and details of the death of those signing the book. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-07-02 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Clegg, PV Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [underlined] DETAILS OF THE DEATH OF THOSE SIGNING THE BOOK [/UNDERLINED] [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 7th 1942] Athol Herbert JENNINGS F/S RCAF Killed Aug 28th/42 408 Sqn [crew and operation details] 408 Sqn – Hampden I – P1244 EQ-Y – Op: Kassel Sgt A H Jennings Killed Sgt L G Chaston RCAF Killed Sgt C H Thompson RAAF Killed Sgt J W Todd Killed T/o 2005 Balderton. All are buried in Hannover War Cemetery. [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 7th 1942] Sydney Clarence CAMP Flt Sgt RCAF Killed Jan 15/42 51 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 8th 1942] Eric John RICHARDS Sgt RAF Killed Jan 15/42 51 Sqn [crew and operation details] 51 Sqn – Whitley V – Z9424 MH-R – Op: Emden Sgt E J Richards Killed Sgt H C Needham pow F/S S C Camp RCAF Killed Sgt G S Booth pow Sgt W D Muirhead pow Sgt R J White Killed T/o 1758 Dishforth. Shot down by a night-fighter (Uffz Zipperlein, 4./NJG1) and crashed 2215 between Achtkarspelen and Rottevalle (Friesland) the latter being 4 km N of Drachten, Holland. Those who died are buried in Smallingerland (Rottevalle) Protestant Churchyard. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 8th 1942] Roderick James CHISHOLM F/S RCAF Killed Jan 6/42 35 Sqn [crew and operation details] 35 Sqn – Halifax II – R9439 TL-A – Op: Emden Sgt S E Davies Killed Sgt H Thomas Killed P/O T J Taylor RCAF Killed F/S R L Bradshaw RCAF Killed F/S R J Chisholm RCAF Killed Sgt A Squires Killed T/o 2319 Linton-on-Ouse. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sgt Davies hailed from Buenos Aires, Argentina. [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 8th 1942] Frank OLIVER DFM F/S RAF Killed Sep 30/42 51 Sqn (No details known) [Squadron with Coastal Command, May - Oct 42] [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 9th 1942] Douglas FORBES Sgt RAF Killed Mar 8/43 61 Sqn [crew and operation details] 61 Sqn – Lancaster I – W4903 QR-P – Op: Nürnberg F/L C A Giles DFC RAAF Killed P/O K D Babington-Browne Killed F/O F Richards Killed P/O B J Gunter Killed F/S G Mitchell Killed Sgt E Carr Killed F/S D Forbes Killed T/o 1930 Syerston. Believed crashed in the general vicinity of Fürth, a large town just to the NW of Nürnberg. All were buried at Fürth on 10 March, but since the war their bodies have been taken to Durnbach War Cemetery. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 10th 1942] Jack Vage KERR F/S RAF Killed Oct 16/42 51 Sqn (No details known) [Sqn with Coastal Command, May - Oct/42] [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 10th 1942] Frank Lewin LUFF Sgt RAF Killed Aug 12/42 51 Sqn (No details known) [Sqn with Coastal Command, May - Oct/42] [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 10th 1942] Norman VINER Sgt. RAF Killed Jan 21st/42 51 Sqn [crew and operation details] 51 Sqn – Whitley V – Z9311 MH-J– Op: Emden P/O B Sides Killed Sgt D A Richards Killed F/S B L Hart Killed Sgt N Viner Killed Sgt J J Clarke Killed T/o 1734 Dishforth. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. [visitors book entry. Page No. 3 – Date of entry January 13th 1942] William Moreton JAMES Sgt RAF Killed Jul 12th/42 51 Sqn (No details known) [Sqn with Coastal Command, May - Oct/ 42] [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 4 – Date of entry January 23rd 1942] Stanley WOOLHOUSE W/O RAF Killed Oct 3/43 51 Sqn [crew and operation details] 51 Sqn – Halifax II – HR728 LK-D – Op: Kassel F/L W T Irwin Killed F/O J A Grundy Killed P/O W J Watson Killed F/O J J Dawkins Killed F/O R T Watkinson Killed W/O S Woolhouse Killed Sgt J Dixon Killed Sgt J F Gordon Killed T/o 1810 Snaith. Crashed at Wietersheim on the E bank of the Weser, 4 km SSW of Petershagen. All are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. F/O Grundy was an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. [visitors book entry. Page No. 4 – Date of entry 27th January 1942] Arthur Hugh Steyning BROWN P/O RAAF Killed Oct 16th/42 51 Sqn (No details known) [Sqn with Coastal Command, May - Oct/42] [visitors book entry. Page No. 4 – Date of entry 28th January 1942] Douglas Ronald FREEAR Sgt RAF Killed Apr 10/42 158 Sqn (No details known) [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 4 – Date of entry January 28th 1942] John David William STENHOUSE F/S RAF Killed Mar 1/43 51 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 4 – Date of entry February 15th 1942] Ronald Arthur Bertram WILLMOTT P/O RAF Killed Mar 1/43 51 Sqn [crew and operation details] 51 Sqn – Halifax II – BB223 MH-C – Op: Berlin F/S J D W Stenhouse Killed Sgt C Avery Killed Sgt W Colangelo RCAF Killed Sgt A Beauchamp Killed F/S R A B Willmott Killed Sgt A Howe Killed F/O J B Duncan Killed T/o 1830 Snaith. Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt August Geiger, III./NJG1) and crashed 0008 Voorst (Gelderland), 5 km NW of Zutphen, Holland. All are buried in Voorst General Cemetery. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 5 – Date of entry February 20th 1942] Alan Kenneth FARLAM W/O RAAF Killed Aug 14/43 19 OTU [crew and operation details] 19 OTU – Anson I – N9671 XF-P – Training W/O A K Farlam RAAF Killed F/O H H Kirby DFC Killed Sgt E S A Gray Killed Sgt F J Pellatt Killed Sgt R Brown Killed Sgt K Ashmore Killed T/o 1435 Kinloss for a navigation training detail. At approximately 1505, the Anson was seen diving, with both engines running at full power, from 4,000 feet and failing to recover before hitting the ground roughly a mile E of Arbroath airfield, Angus. An examination of the wreckage revealed that most of the fabric had peeled away from the starboard wing. All rest in cemeteries scattered across the United Kingdom and it seems likely that the funeral for W/O Farlam of Neutral Bay in New South Wales was arranged by relatives as he is buried in Surrey at Cheam (St. Dunstan) Churchyard, Sutton and Cheam. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 5 – Date of entry March 18th 1942] Edward Maurice TAYLOR Sgt RAF Killed Jun 17/42 24 OTU [crew and operation details] 24 OTU – Whitley V – BD358 – Training F/S W T Rushton Killed P/O L Rowlinson Killed Sgt G E Hibben Killed Sgt E M Taylor Killed Sgt A F Alcock RCAF Killed Sgt Harris inj. LAC H G Foot Killed AC2 J Murray Killed T/o 1525 Honeybourne for a navigation exercise involving the crew, which was made up of a screened pilot and wireless operator, four trainees and two passengers, in overwater flying. At 1955, the bomber returned to base and was seen, while on the cross-wind leg, to lower the flaps. As it did so, so the nose appeared to rise quite sharply. Immediately, the flaps were retracted and the Whitley continued with its approach but as it turned finals, and the flaps were once again lowered, the nose pitched up and the aircraft stalled, plunging to the ground on the boundary of the airfield, where it burst into flames. Those who died rest in various cemeteries across the United Kingdom. This was the first major accident involving an aircraft from the unit since its formation in mid-March 1942. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 6 – Date of entry July 28th 1942 Roderick John HEATHER P/O RCAF Killed Mar 12/43 427 Sqn (No details known) [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 7 – Date of entry September 18th 1942] Thomas Donovan COPELAND F/O RCAF Killed Mar 11/45 434 Sqn [crew and operation details] 434 Sqn – Lancaster X – KB834 WL-Y – Op: Essen F/L R J Fern RCAF Killed P/O W T Jones Killed F/L A G Rowe DFC RCAF Killed F/O T D Copeland RCAF Killed F/O J R Latremouille RCAF Killed F/O G Scott RCAF Killed F/O J A H B Marceau RCAF pow T/o 1138 Croft. Hit by flak and crashed within seconds of completing its bombing run, plunging into the target area. Six bodies were later recovered from Plot B at the Süd-West Friedhof and taken to the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. F/O Marceau RCAF was very badly wounded and was to undergo many years of hospital treatment. Apart from 37 year old P/O Jones, who had served previously with 419 Squadron, the crew were on their second tour of operations. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 8 – Date of entry September 19th 1942] Eric Raymond PRICE F/O RAF Killed Oct 22/43 77 Sqn [crew and operation details] 77 Sqn – Halifax II – JD121 KN-O – Op: Kassel F/O J S Barber Killed Sgt D W Stribley Killed Sgt R O Hand Killed F/O E R Price Killed Sgt I M Smith Killed Sgt J Pretsell Killed Sgt H A Weber RCAF Killed T/o 1802 Elvington. Crashed at Tietelsen, 9 km SE of Brakel. All rest in Hannover War Cemetery. [visitors book entry. Page No. 8 – Date of entry October 14th 1942] Peter LANE Killed Jan 18/43 97 Sqn [crew and operation details] 97 Sqn – Lancaster I – R5575 OF-L – Op: Berlin Sgt G H Rowson Killed Sgt P Lane Killed Sgt J E West Killed Sgt J Bell Killed Sgt J C Brittain Killed Sgt G A Axup Killed F/S H C Beebe RCAF Killed T/o 1703 Woodhall Spa. Crashed in the Waddenzee. Sgt Brittain's body was recovered on 9 April and buried a week later in Ulrum General Cemetery. The rest are named on the Runnymede Memorial. At 40, F/S Beebe RCAF was amongst the oldest RCAF airmen to die on operational service with Bomber Command. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 8 – Date of entry October 23rd 1942] Arthur Lawrence FAIRBROTHER Sgt RAF Killed Feb 15/44 77 Sqn [crew and operation details] 77 Sqn – Halifax V – LK726 KN-O – Op: Berlin F/O G Bodden Killed Sgt J L Green Killed F/S N F W Gooding Killed Sgt W H Beere Killed Sgt R C Hall Killed Sgt J Smith Killed Sgt A L Fairbrother Killed T/o 1730 Elvington. Crashed at Buskow, 7 km S of Neuruppin. All were buried at Buskow on 17 February, since when their remains have been exhumed and reinterred in the 1939-1945 War Cemetery at Berlin. Sgt Fairbrother's service number indicates he was accepted for pilot training in the pre-war volunteer reserve. [visitors book entry. Page No. 8 – Date of entry November 27th 1942] Derek VOLLANS Sgt RAF Killed Apr 15/43 425 Sqn [crew and operation details] 425 Sqn – Wellington III – X3763 KW-L – Op: Stuttgart P/O A T Doucette DFC RCAF Killed Sgt A Jones Killed P/O J O L Desroches DFC RCAF Killed Sgt D Vollans Killed P/O G P H Ledoux RCAF Killed F/S P P Trudeau RCAF Killed T/o 2107 Dishforth. Crashed at Mussey-sur-Marne (Haute Marne), on the W bank of the Marne, 8 km S of Joinville, France. All rest in Mussey-sur-Marne Communal Cemetery. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 10 – Date of entry January 17th 1943] William ("Bill") HENDERSON P/O RCAF Killed Apr 14/45 419 Sqn [crew and operation details] 419 Sqn – Lancaster X – KB866 VR-M – Op: Kiel F/S C C Maclaren RCAF Killed Sgt G A Livingston RCAF Killed F/O D W Wincott RCAF Killed F/O C R Loft RCAF Killed WO1 W Henderson RCAF Killed F/S E R Wightman RCAF Killed Sgt G J Jones RCAF Killed T/o 2022 Middleton St. George similarly tasked. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. At 36, F/S Wightman RCAF was amongst the oldest Canadians killed on bomber operations in 1945. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 12 – Date of entry February 21st 1943] James Henry ("Smudge") EVANS F/S RCAF Killed Aug 10/43 405 Sqn [crew and operation details] 405 Sqn – Halifax II – HR872 LQ-K – Op: Mannheim F/L K MacG Gray RCAF Killed Sgt D A Black RCAF Killed F/O A J Middleton RCAF Killed Sgt J H Evans RCAF Killed Sgt H King Killed Sgt C W Pickering RCAF Killed Sgt J Hanna RCAF Killed T/o 2252 Gransden Lodge. Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt Norbert Pietrek, II./NJG4) crashing 0100 at Awenne (Luxembourg), 9 km NW of St. Hubert, Belgium. All are buried in Florennes Communal Cemetery. F/S Gray RCAF and F/O Middleton RCAF both came from Medicine Hat in Alberta. [visitors book entry. Page No. 12 – Date of entry February 21st 1943] William John Ross DAVIES F/S RCAF Killed March 5/43 426 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 12 – Date of entry February 21st 1943] Cyril Randolph TRASK P/O RCAF Killed March 5/43 426 Sqn [crew and operation details] 426 Sqn – Wellington III – BK401 OW-M – Op: Essen P/O C R Trask RCAF Killed P/O C E Chapman Killed Sgt W J R Davies RCAF Killed SGT N F Paterson RCAF Killed Sgt G Walen RCAF Killed Sgt R E Williams RCAF Killed T/o 1910 Dishforth. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Note. A reliable private source in Holland indicates this Wellington may have crashed in the IJsselmeer, 10 km E of Amsterdam. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 14 – Date of entry April 17th 1943] Albert Frederick HOPLEY F/S RCAF Killed May 14/43 426 Sqn [crew and operation details] 426 Sqn – Wellington X – HE697 OW- – Op: Bochum Sgt J A Thomson RCAF Killed Sgt A F Hopley RCAF Killed Sgt J P O Ethier RCAF Killed Sgt N Hudspith Killed Sgt T F How Killed T/o 2334 Dishforth. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0253 near Nederhorst den Berg (Noord Holland), 16 km SE of Amsterdam. All are buried in Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery. [visitors book entry. Page No. 13 – Date of entry March 31st 1943] Sidney Leon MURRELL D.F.C. Flt/Lt. RCAF Killed June 22/43 405 Sqn [crew and operation details] 405 Sqn – Halifax II – JD124 LQ-P – Op: Krefeld F/L S L Murrell DFC RCAF Killed Sgt A W Nichols BEM RCAF Killed P/O F W Hodge RCAF Killed P/O J H T J Lemieux RCAF Killed P/O R A Livingston DFC RCAF Killed F/S E D Rowe RCAF Killed Sgt R L Robinson RCAF Killed T/o 2336 Gransden Lodge. Crashed in the vicinity of Mönchengladbach, where all were laid to rest in the Städtfriedhof on 24 June. Sgt Nichols RCAF now lies in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery; the rest have been taken to Rheinberg War Cemetery. F/L Murrell RCAF was a Texan from Gainsville. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 16 – Date of entry July 3rd 1943] John Henry STEVENS Sgt RAF Killed Oct 3/43 44 Sqn [crew and operation details] 44 Sqn – Lancaster III – ED433 KM-V – Op: Kassel P/O H G Norton RAAF Killed Sgt J H Stevens Killed Sgt S D Stait Killed Sgt F Thompson pow Sgt E E Greenfield Killed Sgt W A Whalley Killed Sgt R G Martin Killed T/o 1831 Dunholme Lodge. Crashed in the Söhrewald, 10 km SE of Kassel. Those who died are buried in Hannover War Cemetery. [visitors book entry. Page No. 15 – Date of entry May 7th 1943] Donald James ELLIOTT F/O RCAF Killed Jan 1/44 405 Sqn (No details known) [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 17 – Date of entry July 16th 1944] Lloyd William Wesley JONES P/O RCAF Killed Jan 22/44 427 Sqn [crew and operation details] 427 Sqn – Halifax V – LL139 ZL-D – Op: Magdeburg S/L D M Arnot DFC RCAF Killed W/C A N Martin RCAF Killed P/O R A N Rondelet RCAF Killed P/O L W W Jones RCAF Killed F/O W V Thom RCAF pow P/O R Dawson Killed P/O L S Gray RCAF Killed P/O R O Nickerson RCAF Killed T/o 2000 Leeming. Attacked at 19,500 feet by a night-fighter while clearing the target area. The order to abandon was given, but before the crew could react, the Halifax exploded, throwing clear F/O Thom RCAF. The others are buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. W/C Martin RCAF was the CO of 424 Squadron and had been attached for operational experience. P/O Rondelet RCAF was a Belgian, born on 21 November 1915 at Seraing in the SE suburbs of Liege. [visitors book entry. Page No. 17 – Date of entry July 24th 1944] David Neville COTTON P/O RCAF Killed June 29/44 427 Sqn [crew and operation details] 427 Sqn – Halifax III – LV938 ZL-A – Op: Metz WO2 A J King RCAF pow Sgt H Morgan pow F/O W A Wilson RCAF pow P/O W M Pookay RCAF evd F/S R E Mowbray pow F/S S K Vallieres RCAF pow F/S D N Cotton RCAF Killed T/o 2145 Leeming similarly tasked. Hit by flak and crashed at Juvincourt-et-Damary (Aisne) some 24 km SE of Laon. F/S Cotton RCAF is buried in Juvincourt-et-Damary Churchyard. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 18 – Date of entry August 26th 1943] Nick VENBER P/O RCAF Killed May 1/44 420 Sqn [crew and operation details] 420 Sqn – Halifax III – LW476 PT-J – Op: Somain F/L E Northern DFC RCAF Killed Sgt L S Franklin RCAF Killed F/O F W Morrison RCAF Killed WO1 N Venber RCAF Killed F/S C H Lines Killed Sgt W H Young RCAF Killed F/O A H B Hall RCAF Killed T/o 2115 Tholthorpe to bomb rail installations. Presumed crashed in the sea. F/O Morrison RCAF is buried in Cayeux-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery, F/O Hall RCAF rests at St-Valery-sur-Somme Communal Cemetery, while the other members of crew are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 19 – Date of entry August 27th 1943] William Edward MARTIN Sgt RCAF Killed Dec 11/43 26 OTU [crew and operation details] 26 OTU – Wellington III – BK440 – Training F/S A Merridew Killed Sgt S Wilson Killed F/S N Doherty RAAF Killed Sgt E W Brown Killed Sgt W E Martin RCAF Killed Sgt A W Ellis Killed T/o 0645 Little Horwood for a navigation sortie. Exploded 0800, or thereabouts, and crashed near Park Farm, Hindolveston, 8 miles ESE of Fakenham in Norfolk. Five were taken to Cambridge City Cemetery, while Sgt Brown is buried in Rushden Cemetery. In the years since this tragedy, various items of debris have been recovered from the fields and the more important pieces are now with the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 23 – Date of entry January 4th 1944] James Archibald WILSON Sgt RCAF Killed Jan 21/44 419 Sqn [crew and operation details] 419 Sqn – Halifax II – JD466 VR-E – Op: Magdeburg F/L A G Hermitage RCAF Killed Sgt J A Wilson RCAF Killed F/S R H Walton RCAF Killed F/S W B Tobin RCAF Killed WO2 J B Chess RCAF Killed Sgt R Shields Killed Sgt R W Edwards RCAF Killed T/o 1941 Middleton St. George. Crashed at Borne, where all were buried on 26 January. Since the cessation of hostilities, their bodies have been brought to the 1939-1945 War Cemetery at Berlin. [visitors book entry. Page No. 23 – Date of entry January 4th 1944] James Coulter COPELAND P/O RCAF Killed Dec 6/44 429 [visitors book entry. Page No. 23 – Date of entry January 4th 1944] William Edward Heaton BARTY P/O RAF Killed Dec 6/44 429 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 23 – Date of entry January 4th 1944] Stephen Lawrence NOREJKO P/O RCAF Killed Dec 6/44 429 Sqn 429 – Halifax III – MZ900 AL-K – Op: Boulogne F/O J M Prentice RCAF F/S F P Platt F/O T A Wilson RCAF F/S S L Norejko RCAF Lt F M McRoberts USAAF F/S W E H Barty F/S J C Copeland RCAF inj T/o 0714 Leeming similarly tasked. Hit by flak which damaged both starboard engines. Unable to maintain height, F/O Prentice RCAF put the bomber into the sea off the French coast. F/O M Lanin RCAF in Halifax III MZ303 AL-R witnessed the ditching and he remained overhead until an ASR Walrus, escorted by two Spitfires, arrived on the scene at 1019. All were picked up, F/S Copeland RCAF being slightly injured. Overladen, the Walrus was eventually met by an HSL which took the crew in Newhaven. P.T.O. [See next entry] [page break] [crew and operation details] 429 Sqn – Halifax III – MZ463 AL-J – Op: Osnabruck F/O J M Prentice RCAF Killed F/L H D O/Neil RCAF Killed P/O E S C Clark RCAF Killed F/O T A Wilson RCAF Killed P/O L Norejko RCAF Killed Lt F M McRoberts USAAF Killed P/O W E H Barty Killed WO2 J C Copeland RCAF Killed T/o 1619 Leeming. Lost without trace. The six RCAF members of crew, along with P/O Barty, are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial while Lt McRoberts USAAF is named on his country's memorial to its airmen with no known graves. It will be recalled that six of the crew had been involved in a dramatic ditching incident while operating against Boulogne in September. Apart from F/L O'Neil RCAF, who was flying his first sortie, all were about two-thirds of the way through their tour. [visitors book entry. Page No. 23 – Date of entry January 7th 1944] Frederick Peter CAMMAART P/O RCAF Killed Apr 23/44 424 Sqn [crew and operation details] 424 Sqn – Halifax III – LV780 QB-M – Op: Dusseldorf WO2 W F Vornbrock RCAF Killed Sgt L Walters Killed F/S J S Laird RCAF Killed WO2 F P Cammaart RCAF Killed Sgt L Hanson Killed Sgt J J Renning RCAF Killed Sgt F P Morrisey RCAF pow T/o 2230 Skipton-on-Swale. Crashed near Goirle in Noord-Brabant, 4 km S of Tilburg, Holland. Those who died were buried in Goirle Roman Catholic Cemetery, but since 1945 the four RCAF members of crew have been taken to Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Sgt Walters had been born Lionel Cohen and he came from Golders Green in Middlesex. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 24 – Date of entry February 1st 1944] William Henry PARKINSON F/O RCAF Killed May 9/44 432 Sqn [crew and operation details] 432 Sqn – Halifax III – LW594 QO-G – Op: Haine-St-Pierre P.O S A Hawkins RCAF Killed Sgt H Ibbotson Killed F/O A I Raetzen RCAF pow Sgt M B O'Leary RCAF pow F/O W H Parkinson RCAF Killed Sgt G Hand evd Sgt R B Haxton RCAF evd T/o 0130 East Moor similarly tasked. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer Stab IV./NJG4) and crashed 0332 at Grand Reng (Hainaut) a small Belgian town on the border with France some 16 km SE of Mons. Those who died lie in Gosselies Communal Cemetery, where all 102 graves are for airmen who died in Bomber Command service between July 1942 and May 1944. [visitors book entry. Page No. 24 – Date of entry February 3rd 1944] John Tengate TUNSTALL Sgt RAF Killed Jan 7/45 550 Sqn [crew and operation details] 550 Sqn – Lancaster I – NG363 BQ-P – Op: Munchen F/O C J Clarke RCAF Killed Sgt J T Tunstall Killed F/S H E Miell RCAF Killed F/O A L Coldwell RCAF pow Sgt L O Precieux Killed F/S F W Bradley RCAF Killed F/S L A J Gauthier RCAF Killed T/o 1815 North Killingholme. Those who died rest in Dürnbach War Cemetery. Nineteen year old Sgt Precieux was the son of Jules Henri and Marie Alicia Fanellie Precieux of Phoenix on the island of Mauritius. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 25 – Date of entry February 4th 1944] Stanley Allen HAWKINS F/O RCAF Killed May 9/44 432 Sqn (See Page 24 et seq. for details with rest of crew) [visitors book entry. Page No. 25 – Date of entry February 8th 1944] Douglas Anderson HENDERSON P/O RCAF Killed Feb 21/45 427 Sqn [crew and operation details] 427 Sqn – Halifax III – NR288 ZL-F – Op: Worms P/O W R Wilson RCAF pow Sgt J F W Taylor Killed F/O L Webster RCAF Killed WO2 R R Stuart RCAF Killed F/S D A Henderson RCAF Killed F/S L O Foisy RCAF Killed F/S A J McLeod RCAF Killed T/o 1623 Leeming. Those who lost their lives are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 26 – Date of entry February 18th 1944] Robert Fitzgerald CONROY F/O RCAF Killed Mar 24/44 429 Sqn [crew and operation details] 429 Sqn – Wellington X – HE593 AL- – Op: Düsseldorf F/S R F Conroy RCAF evd Sgt G A Leitch RCAF Killed P/O G R Densmore RCAF Killed F/S G A Nelson RCAF Killed Sgt J Burns RCAF Killed T/o 2300 East Moor. Outbound, and while climbing towards 19,000 feet, shot down by a night-fighter. Three are buried in Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery; Sgt Burns RCAF lies in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 27 – Date of entry February 28th 1944] James Coulter COPELAND P/O RCAF Killed Dec 6/44 429 Sqn [crew and operation details] 429 Sqn – Halifax III – MZ900 AL-K – Op: Boulogne F/O J M Prentice RCAF F/S F P Platt F/O T A Wilson RCAF F/S S L Norejko RCAF Lt F M McRoberts USAAF F/S W E H Barty F/S J C Copeland RCAF inj T/o 0714 Leeming similarly tasked. Hit by flak which damaged both starboard engines. Unable to maintain height, F/O Prentice RCAF put the bomber into the sea off the French coast. F/O M Lanin RCAF in Halifax III MZ303 AL-R witnessed the ditching and he remained overhead until an ASR Walrus, escorted by two Spitfires, arrived on the scene at 1019. All were picked up, F/S Copeland RCAF being slightly injured. Overladen, the Walrus was eventually met by an HSL which took the crew into Newhaven. (Above F/S also signed the Visitors Book on an earlier page (23) on Jan 4th 1944) [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 27 – Date of entry February 29th 1944] Robert Roy CAMPBELL F/O RCAF Killed May 13/44 419 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 27 – Date of entry February 29th 1944] Burdel Frank EDWARDS F/O RCAF Killed May 13/44 419 Sqn [crew and operation details] 419 Sqn – Lancaster X – KB713 VR – Op: Leuven P/O B F Edwards RCAF Killed Sgt J R Carruthers Killed F/O R R Campbell RCAF Killed P/O P Dewar RCAF Killed P/O R S Smith RCAF Killed P/O J A Webber RCAF Killed P/O H E Oddan RCAF Killed T/o 2200 Middleton St. George to bomb rail yards. Outbound, crashed and exploded at Reninge (West-Vlaanderen), 10 km SSW from Diksmuider. On 16 May, P/O Smith RCAF was buried in Coxyde Cemetery, the others lie at Adegem Canadian War Cemetery. Note: P/O Charles SURLES is listed as having been killed the same day as F/O PRITCHARD. He must have been in the same aircraft shown here as he was in Pritchard's crew. He was an American citizen from Louisiana. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 33 – Date of entry July 12th 1944] Gordon Featherstone PRITCHARD F/O RCAF Killed Aug 17/44 420 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 33 – Date of entry July 12th 1944] Charles Pittman SURLES P/O RCAF Killed Aug 17/44 420 Sqn [crew and operation details] 420 Sqn – Halifax III – MZ687 PT-L – Op: Kiel F/O G F Pritchard RCAF Killed P/O R H Davis RCAF Killed Sgt E A J Proud pow F/O F W Moffit RCAF Killed F/O D I Block RCAF Killed WO2 D B H Lorenz RCAF Killed F/S K G Boucock RCAF Killed F/O A G Roski RCAF Killed T/o 2101 Tholthorpe. Crashed in the North Sea from where Sgt Proud was rescued two days later. Of his seven comrades, F/O Moffit RCAF and WO2 Lorenz RCAF are buried in Kiel War Cemetery while the rest have no known graves. Note: P/O Charles SURLES is listed as having been killed the same day as F/O PRITCHARD. He must have been in the same aircraft shown here, as he was in Pritchard's crew. He was an American citizen from Louisiana. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 34 – Date of entry August 11th 1944] J P ("Benny") BENOIT WO2 RCAF Baled out Aug 3/44 433 Sqn. Survived. [crew and operation details] 433 Sqn – Halifax III – HX275 BM-S – Op: Bois de Cassan F/O R H Simpson RCAF Sgt W Purdie F/O R Woodhouse RCAF F/O C M Dandy RCAF inj WO2 J P Benoit RCAF Sgt R E Budd RCAF Sgt O M Brown RCAF T/o 1031 Skipton-on-Swale similarly tasked. Hit by flak while turning from the target area, F/O Dandy RCAF being slightly wounded. The flying controls were badly damaged and at 1440 the crew baled out, no further injuries being reported. Note: "Benny" BENOIT from Toronto, calls himself "The Parachute Kid" – for good reason! Where he landed is not known. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 37 – Date of entry September 19th 1944] Thomas Abercromby WILSON F/O RCAF Killed Dec 6/44 429 Sqn [crew and operation details] 429 Sqn – Halifax III MZ463 AL-J – Op: Osnabruck F/O J M Prentice RCAF Killed F/L H D O'Neil RCAF Killed P/O E S C Clark RCAF Killed F/O T A Wilson RCAF Killed P/O S L Norejko RCAF Killed Lt F M McRoberts USAAF Killed P/O W E H Barty Killed WO2 J C Copeland RCAF Killed T/o 1619 Leeming. Lost without trace. The six RCAF members of crew, along with P/O Barty, are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial while Lt McRoberts USAAF is named on his country's memorial to its airmen with no known graves. It will be recalled that six of the crew had been involved in a dramatic ditching incident while operating against Boulogne in September. Apart from F/L O/Neil RCAF, who was flying his first sortie, all were about two-thirds of the way through their tour. Note: F/O Wilson was in the same aircraft that included the three other crew members that appear on Page 23 previously (and Page 27) [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry October 25th 1944] William ("Bill") Gordon McLEOD F/O RCAF Killed Apr 10/45 433 Sqn [crew and operation details] 433 Sqn – Lancaster I – PB903 BM-F – Op: Leipzig F/O R J Grisdale RCAF Killed Sgt W A J Thurston Killed F/O I B Zierler RCAF Killed F/O W G McLeod RCAF Killed F/S J M Hirak RCAF Killed F/S F G Seeley RCAF Killed F/S D W Roberts RCAF Killed T/o 1317 Skipton-on-Swale similarly tasked. Hit by predicted flak just short of the AP. A fire was seen to break out in the starboard inner engine, though the flames were soon quelled. Height was lost, followed by a small explosion which turned the Lancaster onto its back. Diving steeply, the bomber hit the ground and exploded. All are buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry October 25th 1944] Ernest ("Bill") William WATSON F/L RCAF Killed Jan 16/45 420 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry October 25th 1944] Quan Jil LOUIE F/O RCAF Killed Jan 16th 45 420 Sqn 420 Sqn – Halifax III – NA192 PT-Q – Op: Magdeburg F/L E W Watson RCAF Killed Sgt A K Parker Killed P/O C W Way DFC Killed F/O Q J Louie FCAF Killed P/O W J D Partridge RCAF Killed F/S D J Jacobi RCAF pow F/S T Lynch RCAF pow T/o 1846 Tholthorpe. Those who died are buried in Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. F/O Louie RCAF, for whom no details of his next-of-kin are known, had the unusual Christian names of Quan Jil. P/O Partridge RCAF was the son of the Revd A M Partridge of Napanee, Ontario. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry October 31st 1944] Sydney Dolton HEWSON F/O RCAF Killed Dec 28/44 428 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry October 31st 1944] Robert Allan EBBER F/O RCAF Killed Dec 28/44 428 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry October 31st 1944] Arthur Allen DIXON F/O RCAF Killed Dec 28/44 428 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry November 2nd 1944] Albert Thomas LE BLANC F/O RCAF Killed Dec 28/44 428 Sqn [visitors book entry. Page No. 38 – Date of entry November 2nd 1944] Keith Oscar McDIVITT F/O RCAF Killed Dec 28/44 428 Sqn [crew and operation details] 428 Sqn – Lancaster X – KB798 NA-G – Op: Opladen F/O E W Page RCAF Killed Sgt G F Owen Killed F/O S D Hewson RCAF Killed F/O A A Dixon RCAF Killed F/O R A Ebber RCAF Killed F/O K O McDivitt RCAF Killed F/O A T le Blanc RCAF Killed T/o 0300 Middleton St. George. All are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 40 – Date of entry December 17th 1944] John STREET P/O RCAF Killed Mar 2/45 408 Sqn [crew and operation details] 408 Sqn – Halifax VII – RG472 EQ-T – Op: Koln F/O H R Sproule RCAF pow Sgt A D Dennis RCAF pow F/O J E Moran RCAF pow F/O V D J Mousseau RCAF pow F/S J G Paxton RCAF Killed F/S J Street RCAF Killed F/S V T Hunt RCAF pow T/o 0721 Linton-on-Ouse. Homebound, when hit by flak which killed F/S Paxton RCAF and F/S Street RCAF. The other members of crew baled out just moments before their aircraft exploded and fell near Bad Godesberg on the W bank of the Rhine, SE of Bonn. The two airmen who died were first buried at Bad Godesberg, since when their remains have been taken to Belgium and interred in Hotton War Cemetery. [page break] [visitors book entry. Page No. 42 – Date of entry January 23rd 1945] Harold Keith STINSON, D.F.C. Sqd/Ldr. R.C.A.F. Killed Feb 1/45 433 Sqn [crew and operation details] 433 Sqn – Lancaster I – NG460 BM-A – Op: Ludwigshafen S/L H K Stinson DFC RCAF Killed P/O E H Thompson Killed F/O D J McMillan RCAF Killed F/O A W Belles RCAF P/O J T McShane RCAF Killed P/O R Pierson RCAF Killed P/O R J Thompson RCAF T/o 1523 Skipton-on-Swale. Bombed the AP at 1928 from 17,000 feet and was hit by flak. On return the Lancaster entered turbulent weather while in cloud and control was lost, two of the crew managing to bale out from 2,000 feet before their aircraft crashed near Low House, roughly 1,000 yards NW from the town of Driffield, Yorkshire. The four RCAF officers are buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery; P/O Thompson rests in Hampstead Cemetery, Cricklewood. Note. These were the first casualties sustained by 433 Squadron in 1945 and it was also their first Lancaster write off. Three more would be lost before the end of the war, from which not one man survived. [Source of information: Bill Chorley's 'Bomber Command Losses' Volume 3] 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 Details of death of those signing the book Description An account of the resource Listing by page of visitors' book of personnel who had signed and were subsequently killed with details. 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 Canadian Air Force Royal Air Force. Coastal Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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Personal research Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCleggPV[DoB]-150819-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Bloomfield 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PV Clegg 158 Squadron 19 OTU 26 OTU 35 Squadron 405 Squadron 408 Squadron 419 Squadron 420 Squadron 424 Squadron 425 Squadron 426 Squadron 427 Squadron 428 Squadron 429 Squadron 432 Squadron 433 Squadron 434 Squadron 44 Squadron 51 Squadron 550 Squadron 61 Squadron 77 Squadron 97 Squadron Anson Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) Halifax Hampden killed in action Lancaster Operational Training Unit RAF Balderton RAF Croft RAF Dishforth RAF Dunholme Lodge RAF East Moor RAF Elvington RAF Gransden Lodge RAF Honeybourne RAF Kinloss RAF Leeming RAF Linton on Ouse RAF Little Horwood RAF Lossiemouth RAF Middleton St George RAF North Killingholme RAF Skipton on Swale RAF Snaith RAF Syerston RAF Tholthorpe RAF Woodhall Spa Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2570/44679/PLaneEO1911.1.jpg 2d283e58c1d71e832034e2d5caf43c57 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 Lane, Ernest Olaf Ernest Olaf Lane E O Lane Description An account of the resource 40 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Ernest Olaf 'Cappy' Lane (b. 1916, 402057 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 216 Squadron in North Africa and 460 Squadron in Europe. The collection includes <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2585">one album with photos of personnel, aircraft, and North Africa scenes</a>. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Judy Lane and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-10 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 Lane, EO 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 Duisburg Description An account of the resource Target photograph of Duisburg with no ground features visible through light flashes. Captioned '4' and '862 HLM 12/13.5.43.//NT.8" 18000 - 200 0237 DUISBURG RD. M.IX4000. 540x4lbs.PII. F/O LANE O.460'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-12 1943-05-12 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Duisburg 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 Australian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PLaneEO1911 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Geolocation impractical 460 Squadron aerial photograph bombing pilot Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) target indicator target photograph https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2922/54728/LChandlerEB911217v1.pdf ca23e636498927559f6bcc725f82cff1 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 Chandler, Edmund Basil Edmund Basil Chandler Chan Chandler Description An account of the resource 181 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Edmund Basil "Chan" Chandler DFC (b.1921, 911217 Royal Air Force) and contains <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/collections/show/2988">an album</a>, his log book, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 49 and 617 Squadrons and No.1 Film Production Unit. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert Mark Chandler and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-09-08 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Chandler, EB 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 E B Chandler’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book Description An account of the resource Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for E B Chandler, wireless operator/air gunner. Covering the period from 13 November 1940 to 22 June 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 4 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF West Fraugh, Anson Flight RAF Upper Heyford, 16 Operational Training Unit RAF Upper Heyford, 49 Squadron RAF Scampton and RAF Fiskerton, Central Gunnery School RAF Castle Kennedy, 617 Squadron RAF Coningsby and RAF Woodhall Spa, 1 Film Production Unit, 233 Squadron and 514 Squadron. Aircraft flown in were Dominie, Battle, Anson, Hampden, Hereford, Blenheim, Wellington, Whitley, Manchester, Lancaster, Defiant, Oxford, Maryland, Mosquito, Boston, Dakota, Stirling and Halifax. He flew 86 operations, 55 night time with 49 Squadron and 5 daylight and 24 night operations with 617 Squadron. Targets were Bremen, Hamburg, Frisian Islands, Brest, Ludwigshafen, Mannheim, Kiel, Heligoland, Dusseldorf, Brunswick, Sylt, Cologne, Frankfurt, Berlin, Oslo, Kassel, Rostock, Essen, Rennes, St Nazaire, Duisburg, Spezia, Pilsen, Friedrichshafen, Nuremburg, Peenemunde, Mönchengladbach, Hannover, Antheor Viaduct, Flixecourt, Liege, Amiens, Limoges, Albert, St Etienne, Woippy, Clermont-Ferrand, Bergerac, Angouleme, Lyon, St Cyr, Juvisy, La Chapelle, Saumur tunnel, Le Havre, Boulogne, Pas De Calais, St Omer, St Pol, Limburg and Ypenburg. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Welch, Sergeant Woolston, Sergeant Green, Sergeant Bachelor, Squadron Leader Tench, Sergeant Broomfield, Sergeant Samuels, Flight Sergeant Rowlands, Wing Commander Slee, Squadron Leader Barnard, Flight Lieutenant Green, Sergeant Gumbley, Wing Commander Johnson, Flight lieutenant Taylor, Sergeant Blackmore, Flight Lieutenant Munro and Flight Lieutenant Wilson. He also flew one Operation Exodus and one Operation Manna. The log book also contains various photos and sketches of crews and aircraft. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LChandlerEB911217v1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. 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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 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. 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Review Oct 2024 16 OTU 49 Squadron 514 Squadron 617 Squadron aircrew Anson Battle Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) Blenheim bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944) bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944) bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944) bombing of the Saumur tunnel (8/9 June 1944) bombing of the Siracourt V-weapon site (25 June 1944) bombing of the Watten V-2 site (19 June 1944) bombing of the Wizernes V-2 site (20, 22, 24 June 1944) Boston C-47 Defiant Dominie Halifax Hampden Lancaster Manchester mine laying Mosquito Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Normandy deception operations (5/6 June 1944) Operation Exodus (1945) Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945) Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Castle Kennedy RAF Coningsby RAF Fiskerton RAF Scampton RAF Upper Heyford RAF Wainfleet RAF West Freugh RAF Woodhall Spa Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Stirling training Wellington Whitley wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/116/1664/LMillingE656624v1.2.pdf 5b83c5391137a31be69a332248348ee1 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 Milling, Edward E Milling Description An account of the resource 20 Items. The collection concerns Sergeant Edward Milling DFM (656624 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, newspaper cuttings and four photographs. Edward Milling was a navigator with 103 and 166 Squadrons at RAF Elsham Wolds and RAF Kirmington. He was killed 27/28 September 1943 when his Lancaster crashed in Germany while on an operation to Hannover. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Bren Bridges and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive Staff. Additional information on Edward Milling is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/116227/">IBCC Losses Database</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 2016-03-31 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 Milling, E 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 Edward Milling's observer's and air gunner's flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Italy England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Krefeld Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Mannheim Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Remscheid Germany--Wuppertal Italy--Turin Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1943-03-04 1943-03-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-26 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-07-31 1943-08-02 1943-08-03 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-03 1943-09-04 1943-09-06 1943-09-07 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-09-27 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LMillingE656624v1 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Description An account of the resource Log book for Sergeant Edward Milling from 16 August 1942 to 27 September 1943. Navigator Sergeant E Milling was stationed with 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds, and 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington, where he flew Lancasters. The log book details 27 operations over Germany and Italy: Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Dortmund, Duisberg, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hannover, Krefeld, Leverkusen, Mannheim, Mönchengladbach, Mülheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Peenemünde, Remscheid, Turin, Wuppertal. His pilot on operations was Warrant Officer Chesterton. The final three entries are made by the commanding officer reporting that Sergeant Milling's aircraft failed to return from Hannover. Stamped “DEATH PRESUMED”. 103 Squadron 1656 HCU 166 Squadron 30 OTU Air Observers School aircrew Anson Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) Heavy Conversion Unit killed in action Lancaster missing in action navigator Operational Training Unit RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Hixon RAF Kirmington RAF Lindholme Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2570/44672/LLaneEO402057v3.pdf cf951299fdb0a2add4033bf8b3cffb00 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 Lane, Ernest Olaf Ernest Olaf Lane E O Lane Description An account of the resource 40 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Ernest Olaf 'Cappy' Lane (b. 1916, 402057 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 216 Squadron in North Africa and 460 Squadron in Europe. The collection includes <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2585">one album with photos of personnel, aircraft, and North Africa scenes</a>. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Judy Lane and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-10 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 Lane, EO 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 Ernest Olaf Lane's pilots flying log book. Three Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LLaneEO402057v3 Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for Ernest 'Cappy' Olaf Lane covering the period 1 May 1943 to 28 January 1945 detailing his time with 460 Squadron and operations flown. Cappy flew 22 night time operations as pilot, all in a Lancaster. The targets were Essen, Dortmund, Duisburg, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Oberhausen, Cologne, Krefeld, Mülheim, Wuppertal, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Mannheim, Nuremberg and Turin. It also covers his time with the Air Fighting Development Unit including low level flying and dive bombing trials. Cappy is described as being an 'above average test pilot'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Essen Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Krefeld Germany--Wuppertal Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Italy Italy--Turin Great Britain England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr 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. Fighter Command Royal Australian 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 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-01 1943-05-02 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-15 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-14 1943-06-15 1943-06-16 1943-06-17 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-08-01 1943-08-02 1943-08-07 1943-08-08 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-15 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-14 1943-06-15 1943-06-16 1943-06-17 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-08-01 1943-08-02 1943-08-07 1943-08-08 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 27 OTU 296 Squadron 460 Squadron aircrew Anson Beaufighter bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) Dominie Halifax Hampden Harrow Heavy Conversion Unit Hurricane Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 2 Lancaster Mk 3 Magister Martinet Mosquito Oxford pilot Proctor RAF Binbrook RAF Breighton RAF Finningley RAF Lindholme RAF Wittering Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Spitfire Typhoon Wellington Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2570/44669/LLaneEO402057v1.pdf fa91e0cbafcf2d2c8e0273f3d6afe8a9 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 Lane, Ernest Olaf Ernest Olaf Lane E O Lane Description An account of the resource 40 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Ernest Olaf 'Cappy' Lane (b. 1916, 402057 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 216 Squadron in North Africa and 460 Squadron in Europe. The collection includes <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2585">one album with photos of personnel, aircraft, and North Africa scenes</a>. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Judy Lane and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-10 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 Lane, EO 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 Ernest Olaf Lane's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book. One Description An account of the resource Royal Australian Air Force flying log book for Ernest 'Cappy' Olaf Lane covering the period 30 April 1940 to 15 October 1944 detailing his training and operations flown. Cappy flew 51 operations, 18 as second pilot to Sergeant Lewis, Sergeant Attwell, Squadron Leader Rainsford, Sergeant Fennell and Flight Lieutenant Deaves and 33 as pilot. He flew operations, of which 41 were night time and ten daytime operations, in Wellington, Bombay and Lancaster aircraft. His first 29 operations, with 148 Squadron, were to Maleme, Benghāzī, Darnah, Rhodes, Gazala, Beirut, Jarabub, Antelat, Benina, El-Adem, Tmimeme, El Gubbi, Msus, Aleppo, Kibrit, Candia, Corinth Canal, and Tobruk. After his transfer to England, Cappy joined 460 Squadron and flew operations to Essen, Dortmund, Duisburg, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Oberhausen, Cologne, Krefeld, Mülheim, Wuppertal, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Mannheim, Nuremberg and Turin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Australia. Royal Australian Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia New South Wales New South Wales--Sydney New South Wales--Wagga Wagga Greece Greece--Maleme Libya Libya--Darnah Greece--Rhodes (Island) Libya--Gazala Lebanon Lebanon--Beirut Syria Syria--Aleppo Egypt Egypt--Kibrit Greece--Corinth Canal Egypt--Marsá Maṭrūḥ Libya--Tobruk North Africa Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Essen Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Krefeld Germany--Wuppertal Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Italy Italy--Turin Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Libya--Banghāzī Egypt--Sallūm Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Greece--Ērakleion Egypt--Sallūm Libya--Jarabub Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Libya--Antlat Libya--El Gubbi Libya--Msus Libya--Al Adm 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 Australian 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 LLaneEO402057v1 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-05-25 1941-05-26 1941-06-03 1941-06-04 1941-06-08 1941-06-09 1941-06-12 1941-06-13 1941-06-16 1941-06-17 1941-07-02 1941-07-03 1941-07-10 1941-07-11 1941-07-23 1941-08-01 1941-08-02 1941-08-03 1941-08-04 1941-08-08 1941-08-09 1941-09-28 1941-09-29 1941-10-05 1941-10-06 1941-10-10 1941-10-11 1941-10-15 1941-10-16 1941-10-20 1941-10-21 1941-10-29 1941-10-30 1941-11-01 1941-11-02 1941-11-07 1941-11-08 1942-01-15 1942-01-20 1942-01-23 1943-05-01 1943-05-02 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-15 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-14 1943-06-15 1943-06-16 1943-06-17 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-08-01 1943-08-02 1943-08-07 1943-08-08 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 148 Squadron 1656 HCU 216 Squadron 27 OTU 460 Squadron aircrew Anson B-25 Beaufighter bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) Boston C-47 crash Dominie Flying Training School Fw 190 Halifax Hampden Harrow Heavy Conversion Unit Hurricane incendiary device Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 2 Lancaster Mk 3 Magister Manchester Martinet Mosquito Operational Training Unit Oxford P-47 P-51 pilot Proctor RAF Binbrook RAF Breighton RAF Church Broughton RAF Finningley RAF Kabrit RAF Lichfield RAF Lindholme RAF Netheravon RAF Ringway RAF Wittering Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Spitfire Tiger Moth training Typhoon Wellington Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/3173/59252/YRobinsonHGM421304v1.pdf bf8cf6efee769c5abdfb4ee0d0b627cb 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 Robinson, Harry George Mason Robinson, H G M Description An account of the resource 47 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Harry George Mason Robinson DFC (412304 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator air gunner with 76 and 156 Squadrons and was killed 15 July 1944. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Beverly Carroll and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on Harry George Mason Robinson is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/224060/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-08-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Robinson, HGM 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 Five year diary Description An account of the resource Entries made by Harry during the period 24 March 1941 to 9 July 1944 and additional entries by Harry's wife Dot after he was killed. Describes training in Canada, part of a convoy to England, further training, postings, promotions and operations. He describes the weather, his relationship with Dot and time spent on station and on leave; writing letters, visits to chapel, watching films, sports played and books read. Harry provides updates on colleagues including Flight Sergeant Ernest Lee Lancaster, Flight Sergeant Charles Barry Sullivan and Flight Sergeant Frederick William Limbrick. Additional information on Ernest Lancaster, Charles Sullivan, and Frederick Limerick is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/216075/">IBCC Losses Database</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harry George Mason Robinson Dorothy Mason 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 Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Australian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Diary Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context YRobinsonHGM421304v1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One annotated notebook Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-09-11 1943-01-14 1943-01-15 1943-01-21 1943-01-22 1943-01-24 1943-01-29 1943-01-30 1943-02-25 1943-02-26 1943-02-27 1943-02-28 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-26 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-04-03 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-08 1943-04-09 1943-04-10 1943-04-11 1943-04-14 1943-04-15 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-20 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 1943-09-08 1943-09-09 1944-04-07 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-11 1944-04-12 1944-05-03 1944-05-04 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-05-29 1944-06-03 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-06-27 1944-07-01 1944-07-07 1944-07-08 1944-07-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Europe--Frisian islands Belgium Czech Republic Canada France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Italy Poland United States New York (State)--New York Belgium--Hasselt Czech Republic--Plzeň England--Oxfordshire England--Yorkshire England--Selby France--Cap Gris Nez France--Coubronne France--Dunkerque France--Le Creusot France--Lens France--Lille France--Marquise France--Middel Straete France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France) France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Pas-de-Calais France--Rennes France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Saint-Nazaire France--Vaires-sur-Marne France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent Germany--Aachen Germany--Berlin Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Stuttgart Italy--Milan Poland--Szczecin Ontario Ontario--Guelph Saskatchewan France--Château de Bernapré 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 15 OTU 1658 HCU 19 OTU 23 OTU 24 OTU 7 Squadron 76 Squadron Air Gunnery School Beaufighter bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) crash Distinguished Flying Cross entertainment faith grief Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit killed in action Lancaster love and romance military living conditions missing in action Operational Training Unit Pathfinders RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Harwell RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor RAF Honeybourne RAF Kinloss RAF Lindholme RAF Linton on Ouse RAF Madley RAF Pershore RAF Riccall Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) sport training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2990/53754/MRushRW745976-220309-03.jpg b337a2f9a3baa50d0ab8c105a2d92fe3 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 Rush, Reginald William Description An account of the resource 54 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Reginald William Rush (b… 1912, 745976 Royal Air Force) and contains documents, maps and photographs. He flew operations as a navigator with 101, 100, and 625 Squadrons. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Judith McGowan and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-03-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Rush, RW 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 Flight logs 1943 Description An account of the resource List of operations with date, destination, squadron, ac number, letter, captain, departure time. For 100 and 625 Squadrons. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-04 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-16 1943-06-22 1943-06-24 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-29 1943-08-22 1943-08-30 1943-09-03 1943-10-04 1943-11-10 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Bochum Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Cologne Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany--Wuppertal Germany--Hamburg Germany--Essen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Essen Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Berlin Germany--Mannheim France France--Modane Germany--Ruhr (Region) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed document Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MRushRW745976-220309-03 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 100 Squadron 625 Squadron Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bomb aimer bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) pilot Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/19/23385/LBonneyA651126v1.pdf 06e28fc25ff0b9611bc446d60599dba5 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 Auton, Jim J Auton Description An account of the resource 26 items. The collection relates to Sergeant Jim Auton MBE (1924 - 2020). He was badly injured when his 178 Squadron B-24 was hit by anti-aircraft fire during an operation from Italy. The collection contains an oral history interview and ten photographs. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jim Auton and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-07-30 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Auton, J Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive 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 Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot 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 Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot, from 13th October 1942 to August 1944. Recording his training as an air gunner in Canada and England, two completed tours with 142 Squadron RAF based in North Africa, subsequent instructor duties, and operations with 31 Squadron South African Air Force (205 Heavy Bomber Group RAF) based in Italy. He was stationed at RCAF Mont-Joli Quebec (No 9 Bombing & Gunnery School), RAF Edgehill/Shenington (21 Operational Training Unit), RAF Blida (142 Squadron RAF), RAF Castle Kennedy (No 3 Air Gunnery School) and Celone Airfield (Foggia #1, 31 Squadron SAAF). Aircraft in which flown: Battle, Wellington, Dakota, Hudson, Anson, Martinet and Liberator. He flew 45 operations (all night-time) with 142 Squadron RAF on the following targets in Italy: Alghero, Angitola, Battipaglia, Borgo Rizzo, Cagliari, Caltanissetta, Castelventrano, Catania, Civitavecchia, Eboli, Elmas Decimomannu, Sesto Fiorentino, Formia, Marsala, Messina, Montecorvino airfield, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Pantelleria, Pizzo, Rome (‘Nickels’), Salerno, Taranto, Villacidro and Viterbo. He also flew 12 night-time operations with 31 squadron SAAF on the following targets in Greece, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, France and Poland: Heraklion, Trieste, Bucharest, Fiume, Fanto oil refinery (Pardubice), Valence airfield, River Danube (‘Gardening’), Szombathely and Warsaw (dropping supplies). His pilots on operations were Sergeant Walkden and Captain Lawrie. He is recorded as missing from the last of these operations. Comments on operations include: 'Aircraft holed 24 times. 2 through my turret'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LBonneyA651126v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Canada Croatia Czech Republic France Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Poland Romania England--Oxfordshire Greece--Crete Italy--Sardinia Italy--Sicily Mediterranean Sea Croatia--Rijeka Czech Republic--Pardubice Danube River France--Valence (Drôme) Greece--Ērakleion Hungary--Szombathely Italy--Alghero Italy--Angitola Italy--Battipaglia Italy--Borgo Rizzo Italy--Cagliari Italy--Caltanissetta Italy--Castelvetrano Italy--Catania Italy--Civitavecchia Italy--Decimomannu Italy--Eboli Italy--Elmas Italy--Foggia Italy--Formia Italy--Marsala Italy--Messina Italy--Naples Italy--Olbia Italy--Palermo Italy--Pantelleria Island Italy--Pizzo Italy--Rome Italy--Salerno Italy--Sesto Fiorentino Italy--Taranto Italy--Trieste Italy--Villacidro Italy--Viterbo Poland--Warsaw Québec--Mont-Joli Romania--Bucharest Scotland--Castle Kennedy North Africa Québec Québec--Mont-Joli Danube River Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Montecorvino airfield Italy--Castelvetrano Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944 1943-05-08 1943-05-09 1943-05-11 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-15 1943-05-17 1943-05-18 1943-05-21 1943-05-22 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-05-31 1943-06-01 1943-06-02 1943-06-06 1943-06-07 1943-06-09 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-06-25 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-07-02 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1943-07-05 1943-07-08 1943-07-11 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-15 1943-08-02 1943-08-05 1943-08-06 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 1943-08-18 1943-08-19 1943-08-21 1943-08-22 1943-08-25 1943-08-26 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-04 1943-09-05 1943-09-06 1943-09-07 1943-09-08 1943-09-09 1943-09-10 1943-09-11 1944-06-04 1944-06-05 1944-06-26 1944-06-27 1944-07-02 1944-07-03 1944-07-19 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-22 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-07-27 1944-07-30 1944-08-01 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-13 1944-08-14 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 142 Squadron 205 Group 21 OTU 31 Squadron SAAF air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire B-24 Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School C-47 Hudson Martinet mine laying missing in action Operational Training Unit RAF Blida RAF Castle Kennedy RAF Shenington training Warsaw airlift (4 August - 28 September 1944) Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/632/35811/LRichardsonF146443v2.1.1.pdf f9df367b4bc34be854c6e74670081902 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, Frederic James F J Richardson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Richardson, FJ Description An account of the resource 13 items. An oral history interview with Flight Lieutenant Frederic Richardson ( - 2020, 1234575, 146433 Royal Air Force), his log books and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 207 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Frederic Richardson and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-06-08 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. 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 Fred Richardson's log book. Two Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LRichardsonF146443v2 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-03-03 1943-03-04 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-03-30 1943-04-03 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-08 1943-04-09 1943-04-10 1943-04-13 1943-04-14 1943-04-15 1943-04-20 1943-04-21 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-04-28 1943-04-30 1943-05-01 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-20 1943-06-21 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 1943-07-16 1943-07-17 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Czech Republic--Plzeň England--Derbyshire England--Somerset England--Wiltshire England--Nottinghamshire France--La Rochelle France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Friedrichshafen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wuppertal Italy--La Spezia Italy--Livorno Italy--Turin Italy--Varese Poland--Szczecin Germany--Ruhr (Region) Italy--Cislago Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 1944 1945 Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book 2 for F J Richardson, covering the period from 3 March 1943 to 8 October 1945. Detailing his operations flown, flying training and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Langar, RAF Ossington, RAF Church Broughton, RAF Gamston, RAF Castle Combe and RAF Lulsgate Bottom. Aircraft flown were Lancaster, Oxford, Tiger Moth and Wellington. He flew a total of 25 operations with 207 Squadron. Targets were Hamburg, Saint Nazaire, Berlin, Kiel, Duisberg, Spezia, Stuttgart, Stettin, La Rochelle, Essen, Pilsen, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Bochum, Friedrichshaven, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, Turin, Cislago and Leghorn. A second pilot on an operation was Flight Sergeant Kirkwood. 207 Squadron 82 OTU aircrew bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) Lancaster mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Castle Combe RAF Church Broughton RAF Gamston RAF Langar RAF Ossington Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/459/8038/LNorthGJ173836v1.1.pdf 158f980ba904ff91970b193456df0034 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 North, Geoffrey John North, G J North, Johnny Description An account of the resource 31 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey John 'Johnny' North, DFC, (173836, Royal Air Force) who served as a rear gunner on 428, 76 and 35 Squadrons flying Wellington, Halifax and Lancaster. He was called up in 1940 from his job as a tailor in Saville Row where he returned after the war. He was shot down on an operation to Duisburg on 21 February 1945. The collection contains his logbook, an account of his shooting down, capture and time as a prisoner of war, including documentation, forced march to another camp in 1945, liberation and repatriation. The collection includes membership documents for Royal Air Force Association, Pathfinders Association and Caterpillar Club as well as personnel documentation, Pathfinder badge correspondence and photographs of crew and squadron as well as other memorabilia. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Carole Bishopp 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 2016-05-20 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 North, 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 Geoffrey North’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LNorthGJ173836v1 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 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 Mike Connock Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Belgium--Hasselt Belgium--Leopoldsburg England--Berkshire England--Cambridgeshire England--Durham (County) England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Wales--Gwynedd France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Calais France--Douai France--Juvisy-sur-Orge France--Laon France--Longueau France--Noyelles France--Orléans France--Saint-Nazaire France--Trouville-sur-Mer Germany--Aachen Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Bottrop Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Dortmund Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hanau Germany--Hannover Germany--Landshut Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Merseburg Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Soest Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Wilhelmshaven Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Mannheim Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Urft Dam France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray France--Laval (Mayenne) Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Juvincourt-et-Damary France--Noyelle-en-Chaussée France--Rennes France--Juvisy-sur-Orge France--Blainville-sur-l'Eau France--Pas-de-Calais Germany--Böhlen France--Château de Bernapré Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943-01-26 1943-02-06 1943-02-07 1943-02-19 1943-02-28 1943-03-03 1943-03-04 1943-04-14 1943-04-15 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-21 1943-05-22 1943-05-28 1943-05-29 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-26 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-08-02 1943-08-03 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-05 1943-09-06 1943-09-07 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-27 1943-09-28 1943-10-04 1943-10-05 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-13 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-05-27 1944-06-07 1944-06-08 1944-06-09 1944-06-12 1944-06-13 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-19 1944-06-20 1944-06-22 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-28 1944-06-29 1944-07-01 1944-07-04 1944-07-09 1944-09-17 1944-09-20 1944-09-25 1944-09-30 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-21 1944-10-31 1944-11-02 1944-11-04 1944-11-06 1944-11-16 1944-11-18 1944-11-29 1944-12-04 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-24 1945-01-06 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-16 1945-01-22 1945-01-23 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Description An account of the resource Royal Air Force observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Pilot Officer Geoffrey North, air gunner, covering the period from 17 June 1942 to 29 September 1945. Detailing training, operations, repatriation and post war flying. He was stationed at RAF Llandwrog, RAF Harwell, RAF Dalton, RAF Driffield, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Middleton-St-George, RAF Dishforth, RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, RAF Catfoss, RAF Warboys, RAF Graveley, RAF Huntingdon. Aircraft flown in were, Whitely, Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster, C-47. He flew 71 operations, 26 Night operations with 428 Squadron, 4 daylight and 12 Night operations with 76 Squadron and 9 daylight and 20 night operations with 35 Squadron. Targets were Wilhelmshaven, St Nazaire, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Dortmund, Bochum, Aachen, Essen, Peenemünde, Leverkusen, Berlin, Nurenberg, Mönchengladbach, Munich, Hannover, Frankfurt, Trouville, Hasselt, Boulogne, Orléans, Bourg-Leopold, Juvisy, Laval, Longueau, Douai, Fouillard, Laon, Noyelle-en-Chaussée, Blainville, Saint-Martin-l'Hortier, Chateau Bernapre, Calais, Bottrop, Saarbrucken, Sterkrade, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Duren, Wanne-Eickel, Urft Dam, Soest, Merseburg, Hanau, Magdeburg, Bohlen and Chemnitz. He failed to return from his 71st operation to Duisberg on 21 February 1945, becoming a prisoner of war. His log book shows him being repatriated on 8 May 1945 from Landshut via Rheims and Juvincourt to RAF Westcott. His pilots on operations were Flying Officer Morgan, Sergeant Williamson, Sergeant Staight, Sergeant Silvester, Warrant Officer Harrison, Pilot Officer Cole, Group Captain Dean, Squadron Leader Hall, and Flight Lieutenant Tropman. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 15 OTU 1659 HCU 1664 HCU 35 Squadron 428 Squadron 76 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) C-47 Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 mine laying missing in action Operation Exodus (1945) Operational Training Unit Pathfinders prisoner of war RAF Catfoss RAF Dalton RAF Dishforth RAF Driffield RAF Graveley RAF Harwell RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor RAF Llandwrog RAF Middleton St George RAF Topcliffe RAF Warboys RAF Wyton Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) shot down training Wellington Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2072/34205/LBabbageG1613415v1.1.pdf f14ffb7085b2bf98bec5144b8f54c979 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 Babbage, Gordon Babbage, G Description An account of the resource Five items. The collection concerns Gordon Babbage (b. 1922, 1613415 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, Pathfinder awards and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 100 Squadron from RAF Grimsby and 156 Squadron from RAF Upwood. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Lesley Morley and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-08-31 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 Babbage, 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 Gordon Babbage's navigator's air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng 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 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 LBabbageG1613415v1 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-04-03 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-10 1943-04-11 1943-04-27 1943-04-28 1943-04-29 1943-04-30 1943-05-01 1943-05-04 1943-05-05 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-15 1943-07-16 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-10-03 1943-10-04 1943-10-05 1943-11-03 1943-11-04 1943-11-11 1943-11-12 1944-10-23 1944-10-24 1944-10-25 1944-11-27 1944-11-28 1944-11-29 1944-11-30 1944-12-01 1944-12-12 1944-12-13 1944-12-21 1944-12-22 1944-12-27 1944-12-28 1944-12-30 1944-12-31 1945-01-01 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-02-23 1945-02-24 1945-03-11 1945-03-14 1945-03-15 1945-03-16 1945-03-17 1945-03-18 1945-03-19 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-03-31 1945-04-04 1945-04-05 1945-04-08 1945-04-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire France--Cannes France--Le Creusot France--Montbéliard France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Bonn Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dresden Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Goch Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hanau Germany--Hannover Germany--Harburg (Landkreis) Germany--Heide (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Kassel Germany--Kiel Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Munich Germany--Neuss Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Osterfeld Germany--Pforzheim Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Wales--Bridgend Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Homburg (Saarland) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Navigator’s, air gunner’s and air bomber’s flying log book for G Babbage, air gunner, covering the period from 15 December 1942 to 8 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Stormey Down, RAF Riccall, RAF Pocklington, RAF Rufforth, RAF Faldingworth, RAF Sandtoft, RAF Driffield, RAF Grimsby, RAF Warboys and RAF Upwood. Aircraft flown in were Defiant, Whitley, Halifax, and Lancaster. He flew a total of 51 operations, 26 with 102 Squadron, 2 with 100 Squadron and 23 with 156 Squadron. Targets were St Nazaire, Essen, Kiel, Frankfurt, Duisburg, Dortmund, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Le Creusot, Gelsenkirchen, Montbéliard, Hamburg, Nurnberg, Berlin, Kassel, Cannes, Neuss, Bonn, Opladen, Cologne, Osterfeld, Munich, Goch, Politz, Dresden, Pforzheim, Homburg, Misburg, Hanau, Heide and Harburg. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Carey, Warrant Officer Brooks, Flying Officer Parkinson and Flying Officer Edge. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 100 Squadron 102 Squadron 156 Squadron 1658 HCU 1667 HCU air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) Defiant Halifax Halifax Mk 1 Halifax Mk 2 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster mine laying Pathfinders RAF Driffield RAF Faldingworth RAF Grimsby RAF Pocklington RAF Riccall RAF Rufforth RAF Sandtoft RAF Stormy Down RAF Upwood RAF Warboys Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/3173/59067/LRobinsonHGM421304v1.pdf 2f45c3b8bb4f2d3631b5240daaa63e0d 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 Robinson, Harry George Mason Robinson, H G M Description An account of the resource 47 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Harry George Mason Robinson DFC (412304 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator air gunner with 76 and 156 Squadrons and was killed 15 July 1944. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Beverly Carroll and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on Harry George Mason Robinson is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/224060/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-08-09 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Robinson, HGM 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 Harry George Mason Robinson's observer's and air gunner's flying log book Description An account of the resource Observer's and air gunner's log book for Harry George Mason Robinson from 11 January 1942 to 14 July 1944. Details his training and operational duties. He flew 43 operations, 40 night time and 3 daylight as wireless operator. He served with 76 and 156 Squadrons and his pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Sanderson, Wing Commander Bingham-Hall and Squadron Leader Davies. Operations were to Nuremberg, Cologne, St. Nazaire, Berlin, Duisburg, Essen, Kiel, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Pilsen, Stettin, Düsseldorf, Le Creusot, Hamburg, Mannheim, Milan, Peenemunde, Munich, Lille, Aachen, Montdidier, Hasselt, Cap Gris Nez, Rennes, Mardyck, St. Pol, Lens, Middle Straete, Marguise, Oisemont, Vaires, Tours and Revigny and minelaying. Aircraft flown were Wellington, Halifax, Whitley and Lancaster. The final entry, made by the commanding officer of "B" flight 156 Squadron, reads 'Failed to Return from last Operation'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-09-10 1942-09-11 1943-01-14 1943-01-15 1943-01-21 1943-01-22 1943-01-24 1943-01-29 1943-01-30 1943-02-25 1943-02-26 1943-02-27 1943-02-28 1943-03-01 1943-03-02 1943-03-22 1943-03-23 1943-03-26 1943-03-27 1943-03-28 1943-04-03 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-08 1943-04-09 1943-04-10 1943-04-11 1943-04-14 1943-04-15 1943-04-16 1943-04-17 1943-04-20 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-09-06 1943-09-07 1944-04-09 1944-04-10 1944-04-11 1944-04-12 1944-05-03 1944-05-04 1944-05-11 1944-05-12 1944-05-19 1944-05-20 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-05-29 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-06-27 1944-07-01 1944-07-07 1944-07-08 1944-07-09 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Canada France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Italy Poland Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Europe--Frisian Islands Belgium--Hasselt Czech Republic--Plzeň England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire England--Oxfordshire England--Worcestershire England--Yorkshire France--Cap Gris Nez France--Coubronne France--Dunkerque France--Le Creusot France--Lens France--Lille France--Marquise France--Middel Straete France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France) France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Pas-de-Calais France--Rennes France--Revigny-sur-Ornain France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Saint-Nazaire France--Tours France--Vaires-sur-Marne Germany--Aachen Germany--Berlin Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Stuttgart Italy--Milan Poland--Szczecin Ontario Ontario--Guelph Saskatchewan France--Château de Bernapré 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 Australian 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lynn Corrigan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LRobinsonHGM421304v1 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 15 OTU 156 Squadron 1658 HCU 23 OTU 24 OTU 76 Squadron air gunner aircrew Anson Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) crash Dominie Halifax Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit killed in action Lancaster Lancaster Mk 3 master bomber mine laying missing in action Mosquito Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Pathfinders Proctor RAF Elsham Wolds RAF Harwell RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor RAF Honeybourne RAF Linton on Ouse RAF Madley RAF Pershore RAF Riccall RAF Upwood RCAF Mossbank Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) take-off crash Tiger Moth training V-1 V-weapon Wellington Whitley wireless operator wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/480/8363/ABrooksR151029.mp3 d0d059fc3e408586027f57552f30d5d2 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 Brooks, Edward Edward Brooks E Brooks Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Brooks, E Description An account of the resource An oral history interview with Rita Brooks. Widow of Flight Lieutentant Edward Brooks DFC, DFM who flew operations with 12 and 460 Squadrons. The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Rita Brooks and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Transcribed audio recording A resource consisting primarily of recorded human voice. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document AS: Right we’re in business. We’re ready to start. Okay, thank you. RB: Right. My late husband was Flight Lieutenant Edward Brooks DFC, DFM. Now Ted hadn’t meant to join the RAF. He’d already started work as an office boy in London and had joined the Home Guard, but he wanted to join the Army. So he went to the army recruiting office and all was going well, until with the innocence of youth, he stated that he wished to join the Oxford and Bucks, the regiment in which his uncle Company Sergeant Major Edward Brooks had been awarded the Victoria Cross in 1917. The recruiting sergeant looked up and said, ‘You can’t pick and choose sonny.” To which Ted replied, ‘Right, I’ll go and join the RAF.’ This he promptly did. His date of enlistment February 1941. But he was dismayed to learn that they were unable to take him immediately, but they gave him a lapel badge to indicate that he’d enlisted and that they would let him know. The months passed and although he must have been very busy, working during the day and Home Guard duties at night, he just wanted to be in the service, so after several months had elapsed he wrote to the Air Ministry [Shuffle of paper]. Two months later, two weeks later he was at Uxbridge. There followed the initial three months training course at Blackpool. There they were billeted in a former seaside boarding house. They had to surrender their ration books to the landlady and they were always hungry. Their meals were served in the dining room, but they soon realised that the corporal in charge of the bul- billet had all his meals in the kitchen with the landlady, and was enjoying much better fare. On the day they all left, to register their dissatisfaction [turning of page] they nailed a kipper to the underside of the dining table. Another memory of Blackpool was, before leaving they were lined up, sleeves rolled up and given multiple vaccinations. Then they were allowed to go home on leave before their next posting. Ted collapsed on arriving home and taken by ambulance to RAF Henley hospital, they lived nearby, where vaccine fever was diagnosed, and where he spent most of his leave. The chapter Ted contributed to “Lancaster At War Two” as wireless operator follows his training up to OTU where as he said he met the RAAF. At some time during those previous months his mother, always concerned for her son’s comfort, was worried that his regulations shirts were too rough. So she bought him officer’s shirts which she sent to him and which he wore on a night out to the local town. He was, however, picked up by the MPs and put on a charge for this offence. This was quickly followed by an individual posting to Northern Ireland to serve on a small anti-aircraft observation unit miles from anywhere. The isolation of this unit and the ever-present threat of the IRA made him sleep with his rifle alongside. They were a small group of young lads unused to cooking for themselves, so each one took their turn to be cook for the day buying meat and vegetables from the local farmers. Stew was the main meal of the day but Ted was horrified to see how it was being cooked. Meat and vegetables were thrown into a large saucepan, potatoes, carrots et cetera just as they had been lifted from the ground complete with the soil. Ted said that he’d do the cooking. Thence to OTU at Litchfield where they crewed up. Five of the crew were Australian with the pilot being Murray Brown. I had the privilege of knowing Murray Brown and John Clarke, his 460 Squadron pilot in post war years when they visited the UK. The crew were posted to 12 Squadron at Wickenby, a satellite station of Binbrook. The commanding officer was Group Captain Huey Edwards, who was the CO of Binbrook [alarm sounding in background]. Many post war years later, Ted saw an article by Group Captain Basil Crummy[?] who said he was Wickenby’s first CO. Ted said he’d confirm the facts by writing to Sir Huey Edwards VC who kindly wrote at some length explaining that for a short while he was in charge of Binbrook, Wickenby and one other station, Basil Crummy taking over from him soon after. I realised a little while ago that these letters from Sir Huey should be in an appropriate archive, and I donated them to the RAAF Museum, Melbourne. And so Ted’s first com- tour commenced on 13th May 1943. The target being Bochum. The operation had to be abandoned after crossing the enemy coast due to an outer engine catching fire, and they had decided that would have to ditch but Murray went into a steep dive and mercifully the fire went out. When looking through their list of t- targets it illustrated Bomber Commands Battle of the Ruhr, known to the crews as Happy Valley. Also Peenemunde, Berlin, Cologne, Turin, Genoa and Hamburg. [Turning of paper]. Many years later in the 1950s we sailed along the River Elbe to Hamburg. As we reached our moorings Ted looked at the other bank where there was a large sign Blohm and Voss. Ted said that the shipyard had been their aiming point. Their tour finished with Stuttgart on 8th October 1943. After returning from Mannheim they were on their crew bus on their way from dispersal to the interrogation room when it collided with a petrol tanker which had broken down on the perimeter track. They were all pitched forward off their seats and were dazed for some seconds, Ted had been smoking at the time but when he came to he realised it was still in his mouth but broken in half. They hadn’t realised, however, that a member of the crew had been pitched out they continued. Some considerable time later when he, he they continued but some con - considerable time later he appeared in the briefing room and amongst other things was asked for his escape rations. He said, ‘He couldn’t eat, he couldn’t as he’d had to eat them on the long trek back.’ On their leave on the 22nd of October ‘43, the crew made a BBC broadcast entitled “Lancaster crew describes an operation.” I found in Ted’s papers a receipt from the BBC for three pound. Ted was then posted to Lindholme instructing. He said that one night in the mess Squadron Leader John Clarke came up to him and said that he was forming a crew to do a second tour, would Ted like to join him? ‘Yes,’ he said and so to his posting to Binbrook and 460 Squadron. The first operation there was the 22nd/23rd May on Dortmund and the last 16th September, Rhine which was the night of Arnhem. [Turning of page] The pattern of this tour was essentially supporting the invasion. On D-Day 5th/6th June ‘44, their target was the Normandy coastal bat- batteries in which over a thousand aircraft were involved. Their target being the battery St Martin de Varreville. The following night the important six way junction near, road junction near Bayeux and the Forest de Cereza. There followed oil plants, flying bomb sites culminating in their final operation 16th/17th September Arnhem. Bomber Command’s main operations that night were in support of the following days landings. Several surrounding airfields were to be bombed 46- 460’s target was Rhine. However John Clarke’s crew was selected to remain behind after bombing Rhine. They were secretly briefed to carry out a low level reconnaissance over Arnhem, and told because of the importance of this assignment the radio equipment would be modified to take quartz crystals, so that the tuning would be spot on to transmit their observations. Just as Ted was about to enter the aircraft the Signals Officer drew up thrusting two small objects into his hands. ‘I don’t know how to use them,’ said Ted. ‘Neither do I,’ said he, ‘But you’ve plenty of time to find out.’ So ended his operational career. During this time, I’m not sure whether it was 12 or 460 Ted had been feeling very unwell during the day but they were told that they would be taking two high ranking army officers on that night’s operations as they wished to observe the German anti-aircraft defences. During the flight Ted felt very sick but there was no suitable receptacle. He looked down and by his position he saw two upturned army caps, these he suitably filled and then despatched them down the flare chute. On landing the two chaps searched for their caps but they were told by the crew that very strange things happen at night. He always suffered from severe migraines in post war years, this he attributed to the fact that on one trip shrapnel had penetrated the fuselage and severed his oxygen tube. He didn’t tell his pilot at the time as he knew it’d been very dangerous to reduce height and did not do so until it was safe. However he said the pain in his head was just unimaginable. After Binbrook, I believe it was back to Lindholme, there they would take ground crews to see the destruction in Germany. On one separate occasion the flu had to [laugh] the crew had to fly to the Luftwaffe base on the Island of Sylt, purpose unknown. They dined in the mess with the German officers and I understand it was rather a tense situation. After time he flew to Brussels but burnt a tyre, burst a tyre on landing. They were there one month before a replacement tyre was obtained. He said that he had volunteered for Tiger Force and that he had crewed up. I believe this was the plan for the RAF and USAF bombing campaign of Ger- of Japan. And I found confirmation of this in his 460 records. Finally, in summer 1946 he was demobbed at Swinderby. You will note that in the 12 Squadron crew list I didn’t name the mid-upper gummer- gunner. This is because on July 28th/29th they were briefed for Cologne and during the outward flight he had collapsed very distressed and had to be physically restrained by other crew members. The operation had to be abandoned and they returned to base after dropping their bombs in the sea. After that they had several replacement MUGs. He finally left the service in August 1945 from RAF Swinderby. AS: Thank you very much. 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 Interview with Rita Brooks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Adam Sadler 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 2015-10-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 00:14:54 audio recording Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ABrooksR151029 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. Language A language of the resource eng 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 Second generation Description An account of the resource Rita’s late husband was Flight Lieutenant Edward Brooks DFC, DFM. He was in the Home Guard before enlisting with the Royal Air Force in February 1941, and sometime later went to RAF Uxbridge. Following training at Blackpool, the recruits were billeted in a former seaside boarding house. Whilst at Blackpool they had their vaccinations before going home on leave. On reaching home Ted collapsed and was diagnosed with vaccine fever and he spent most of his leave in RAF Kenley hospital. Ted was trained as a wireless operator and was posted to Northern Ireland to serve on a small antiaircraft observation unit. Next he went to Operational Training Units at RAF Litchfield where they crewed up. His crew was posted to 12 Squadron at RAF Wickenby. Ted’s first tour commenced on 13 May 1943, although the operation had to be cancelled due to an engine catching fire, which the pilot managed to extinguish by going into a steep dive. Targets included the Ruhr, Berlin, Peenemünde, Cologne, Turin, Genoa and Hamburg. On the 8 October 1943 the tour ended with an operation to Stuttgart. On leave, on 22 October 1943, the crew made a BBC broadcast entitled 'Lancaster crew describes an operation'. Ted was then posted to RAF Lindholme as an instructor, then joined a second crew and was posted to RAF Binbrook with 460 Squadron. On D-Day they supported the landings by bombing batteries. In August 1945 Ted finally left the service from RAF Swinderby. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Northern Ireland France Germany England--Lincolnshire England--London England--Staffordshire England--Yorkshire Germany--Berlin Germany--Cologne Germany--Hamburg Germany--Stuttgart Italy--Genoa Italy--Turin England--Lancashire England--Blackpool Germany--Peenemünde Italy Germany--Ruhr (Region) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-13 1943-10-22 1943-10-08 1945-08 1941-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke Carolyn Emery 12 Squadron 460 Squadron aircrew Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) Cook’s tour crewing up Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Medal Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) RAF Binbrook RAF Kenley RAF Lichfield RAF Lindholme RAF Uxbridge RAF Wickenby Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Tiger force training wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1479/28721/LHarrisJD128456v1.1.pdf 7c2b1e893682168bb848236e62df8e04 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 Harris, J D 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 2016-01-15 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 Harris, JD Description An account of the resource One item. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant J D Harris and contains his log book. He flew operations as a navigator with 106, 49 squadron and 97 Squadrons. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Paul Harris 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 J D Harris’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Cara Walmsley Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHarrisRJ[Ser#.DoB]v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Canada Czech Republic Germany Great Britain Italy Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Belgium--Brussels Czech Republic--Chomutov Czech Republic--Plzeň England--Buckinghamshire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Essen Germany--Friedrichshafen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Hannover Germany--Kassel Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Mannheim Germany--Merseburg Region Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Rheine Germany--Wuppertal Italy--Bari Italy--La Spezia Italy--Pomigliano d'Arco Italy--Turin Poland--Szczecin Québec--Québec Region Québec Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Borna (Leipzig) Germany--Leipzig Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944 1945 1943-04-26 1943-04-27 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-14 1943-05-23 1943-05-24 1943-05-25 1943-05-26 1943-05-27 1943-05-28 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-20 1943-06-21 1943-06-23 1943-06-24 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-27 1943-09-28 1943-09-29 1943-10-01 1943-10-03 1943-10-04 1943-10-08 1943-10-18 1944-01-05 1944-01-06 1944-01-21 1944-01-22 1944-01-27 1944-01-28 1944-02-15 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-09 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-01-18 1945-01-19 1945-05-04 1945-05-10 1945-05-11 1945-09-09 1945-09-12 1945-11-10 1945-11-12 1945-11-18 1945-11-26 Description An account of the resource Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J D Harris, navigator, covering the period from 22 April 1942 to 26 November 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RCAF Ancienne Lorette, RAF Oakley, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Fiskerton, RAF Wigsley and RAF Coningsby. Aircraft flown in were Anson, Wellington, Manchester, Lancaster, Oxford, Dakota and Stirling. He flew a total of 33 Operations, one with 106 Squadron, 28 with 49 Squadron and 4 with 97 Squadron. He also flew 3 Operation Exodus, 2 Operation Dodge with 97 Squadron. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Munro, Flight Lieutenant Thomas, Warrant Officer Adams, Flight Lieutenant Hidderley, Flight Lieutenant Sexton and Flight Lieutenant Haye. Targets were Duisburg, Pilsen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Wuppertal, Bochum, Friedrichshafen, Spezia, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, Turin, Mannheim, Peenemünde, Berlin, Nuremberg, Hannover, Hagen, Kassel, Stettin, Magdeburg, Molbis, Lützkendorf, Komatau, Brussels, Rheine, Pomigliano and Bari. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 106 Squadron 11 OTU 1654 HCU 1661 HCU 49 Squadron 97 Squadron Air Observers School aircrew Anson Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) C-47 Cook’s tour H2S Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Manchester navigator Operation Dodge (1945) Operation Exodus (1945) Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Coningsby RAF Fiskerton RAF Oakley RAF Syerston RAF Wigsley RAF Winthorpe Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) Stirling training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/800/38395/LDellowJA1391826v2.pdf af880fdc6f79890ff06406263dd24dac 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 Dellow, James Albert Dellow, Jim Albert J A Dellow Description An account of the resource Six items. An oral history interview with Flight Lieutenant James Albert Dellow (1921, 13918226, 171266 Royal Air Force) his log books and note books. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 44 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by James Dellow and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 2017-06-17 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 Dellow, JA Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource JA Dellow's Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Germany Great Britain Italy Ontario--Hamilton Ontario--Picton England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Krefeld Germany--Mannheim Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Peenemünde Czech Republic--Plzeň Poland--Szczecin Germany--Wuppertal Italy--Milan Scotland--Moray Germany--Hannover Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Poland Ontario Ontario Ontario--Mount Hope Germany--Ruhr (Region) 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 printed booklet with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LDellowJA1391826v2 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-04-20 1943-05-04 1943-05-12 1943-05-13 1943-05-23 1943-05-25 1943-05-29 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-14 1943-06-21 1943-06-22 1943-06-24 1943-06-28 1943-07-03 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-24 1943-07-27 1943-07-29 1943-08-02 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-14 1943-08-17 1943-08-23 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-27 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Description An account of the resource J A Dellow’s Air Bomber’s Flying Log Book covering the period 1 August 1942 to 28 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air bomber. He was stationed at RCAF Picton 31 B&GS), RCAF Mount Hope (33 ANS), RAF Kinloss/Forres (19 OTU), RAF Wigsley (1654 HCU), RAF Waddington and RAF Dunholme Lodge (44 Squadron) and RAF Manby (Empire Air Armament School). Aircraft flown in were Anson, Battle, Whitley, Manchester, Lancaster, Blenheim and Wellington. He flew 29 night operations with 44 Squadron. Targets were Berlin, Bochum, Cologne, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hanover, Mannheim, Milan, Mulheim, Nuremburg, Oberhausen, Peenemünde, Pilsen, Stettin and Wuppertal. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Abel, Pilot Officer Aldridge and Wing Commander Bowes. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1654 HCU 19 OTU 44 Squadron Air Observers School aircrew Anson Battle Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) Blenheim bomb aimer Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) Heavy Conversion Unit Ju 88 Lancaster Manchester Operational Training Unit RAF Dunholme Lodge RAF Forres RAF Kinloss RAF Manby RAF Waddington RAF Wigsley Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) training Wellington Whitley