1 25 11 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2922/53362/PChandlerEB22030005.jpg 67d37ca631d33f663e763111fca86a86 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2922/53362/PChandlerEB22030006.jpg 52004da11d869839858667fdba5c2fb5 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 Marmorbad, Kassel Description An account of the resource The Marmorbad and Orangerie, flooded, at Kassel. On the reverse 'Karlswiesse - Duke Charles Field Kassel 18 May 1943. Small building Marmorbad Marble Baths (formerly the Duke's bath house) Larger building The Orangie - The Duke's Conservatory. Both burnt out in raid October 43. Fulda river (behind trees) normally 60 ft wide'. The small building is the Marmorbad Marble Baths Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-18 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Kassel Germany--Fulda River 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 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 PChandlerEB22030005, PChandlerEB22030006 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-18 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. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive bombing Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943) https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2798/51320/PWillettS19030035.2.jpg 6cd36fce17b7d80a4bd8ae67013534a1 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 Willett, S Description An account of the resource 155 items. The collection concerns contains documents, correspondence about the Fighter Command Communication Squadron, and photographs including a series of reconnaissance photographs. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Shane and Lesley Willett and catalogued by Jan Johnstone. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-07-03 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 Willett, S 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 Reconnaissance Photograph Description An account of the resource Vertical reconnaissance photograph captioned '5005 RA362 140 18 May 43// F34 12" (TB)', showing fields and roads leading to a large town in the top right of the image. 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 1943-05-18 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-18 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending identification. Places Pending geolocation Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWillettS19030035 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Willett, S. Folder PWillettS1903. Reconnaissance photographs 1943 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 aerial photograph reconnaissance photograph https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2798/49977/PWillettS19010009.2.jpg 55e3941ce62d65f1c5eb9f8340438a5a 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 Willett, S Description An account of the resource 155 items. The collection concerns contains documents, correspondence about the Fighter Command Communication Squadron, and photographs including a series of reconnaissance photographs. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Shane and Lesley Willett and catalogued by Jan Johnstone. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-07-03 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 Willett, S 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWillettS19010009 Title A name given to the resource Eder Dam Description An account of the resource Vertical aerial photograph with two images of the Eder Dam captioned 'Photographs of the Eder Dam taken on 18th May 1943, thirty hours after the attack by 617 sqdn. Taken by F/O D G Scott in Spitfire PRX1 serial EN411 of 542 sqdn. (double photo used with stylograph to make the image 3D)'. The image on the left has the caption 'EDER DAM' and the image on the right has the caption 'AMPS/587 18-5-43'. 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 1943-05-18 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-16 1943-05-17 1943-05-18 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Eder Dam 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 Photograph Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Geolocated 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. 542 Squadron 617 Squadron aerial photograph bombing Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943) reconnaissance photograph Spitfire https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1908/36229/SPerryWRP1317696v10012-0001.1.jpg 67d4d2545be81752f6afa2fc37575460 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1908/36229/SPerryWRP1317696v10012-0002.1.jpg a50aef888071c84df9c4f36ec792551a 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 Perry, Pete W R P Perry 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 2017-07-19 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 Perry, WRP Description An account of the resource Sixty-nine items and an album sub collection with twenty-four pages of photographs. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant WR Pete Perry DFC (1923 - 2006, 1317696, 146323 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, correspondence, memoirs and documents. He flew operations as a pilot with 106 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Helen Verity 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 William Roy Peter Perry RAF personnel document Description An account of the resource Contains personal details as an airman. Includes note of award of flying badge and list of postings. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-04-23 1943-05-18 1942-09-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Cornwall (County) England--Saltash 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. Service material Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two sided printed document with handwritten entries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPerryWRP1317696v10012 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 106 Squadron aircrew pilot https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1495/30510/MColsonWA141402-160415-01.2.pdf 484a955a103d1cb9c014598f4544c2cc 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 Colson, William Alfred W A Colson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-15 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 Colson, WA Description An account of the resource 5 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant William Alfred Colson DFM (1915 - 1943, 141402 Royal Air Force) and contains a biography and photographs. He flew as a bomb aimer on 9 and 97 Squadron and was killed when his Lancaster crashed on return to base from an operation to Berlin in December 1943. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Mr Harrison and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on William Alfred Colson is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/205562/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Flight Lieutenant William Alfred Colson DFM (141402) William Alfred Colson was born on 8th January 1915 at his grandmother’s boarding house in Paddington, London. His mother was Gladys Colson, nee Jeffery. She was born in 1898 also in Paddington, and his father was Alfred Colson, a Car attendant on the Great Western Railway, born in 1890 in Ilford Essex. They were married in 1914. Billy was mainly brought up by his grandmother, Maud, in Paddington where my mother, his second cousin, spent a lot of her childhood with him. He married Florence Amelia Burden (known as Millie) on 4th April 1936 in Paddington. He was 21 years old and she was 22. His marriage certificate states that he was an electrician, but another source said that he was a bricklayer. We do not yet know when he first went into the RAF but he was in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was in 9 squadron and served full tours in Whitley Bombers, Halifax Bombers and Wellingtons. He flew with rear gunner Harry Irons DFC and pilot Flt Lt Dick Stubbs. He was promoted to Flight Sergeant in January 1943 and received the Distinguished Flying Medal in May 1943. This was with 9 Squadron. These achievements are published in the London Gazette, 13th April 1943 and 18th May 1943. At some point in 1943 he transferred to 97 Squadron (Pathfinders) which was an elite Squadron. He was stationed at RAF Bourn, a few miles from Cambridge. Billy was an observer, navigator and also a bomb aimer. Bomb aimers sometimes took over the front gun turret. He had two children, Billy Junior and Beryl. On the night of 16th/17th December 1943 the Lancaster’s from Bourn set out for a raid on Berlin. The fog was already very bad and the crews thought that the mission would be called off. Bomber Command had not made a raid on Berlin for two weeks and the orders were that they should go. Billy should not have been flying that night but the bomb aimer of F-Freddy was unable to go, so Billy took his place as the bomb aimer with F-Freddy. The man who should have gone was Ivor Glynn Stevens who, we found, survived the war. On the homeward journey, after the raid, the Lancaster’s began to return to base at Bourn, just after midnight on 17th December, but there was dense fog and the crews could not find [page break] the airfield and those that did could not see the runways. There was no flare path and they were running out of fuel. Some of the Lancaster’s with enough fuel made it to nearby airfields, but 5 Lancaster’s crashed at Bourn with terrible loss of life, men burned and injured. Billy’s plane, almost safely home, made two approaches and then overshot the runway crashing on the edge of a road where it burst into flames. The pilot, Squadron Leader Donald McKenzie, the flight engineer, Pilot Officer John Towler- Pratt , and Flight Lieutenant Billy Colson were killed. The other four members of the crew were badly injured but survived. This night was called Black Thursday. Billy was buried in Willesden New Cemetery, London in the civilian section but with a military headstone. Section E, Grave 2342. He was 28 years old. Wyn Harrison 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 Lieutenant William Alfred Colson DFM (141402) - Biography Description An account of the resource Includes early life and marriage. Joined the RAFVR and served on 9 Squadron and served full tours on Whitley, Halifax and Wellington. Mentions his pilot and award of DFM and promotion. Went to 97 Squadron in 1943. Was navigator/bomb aimer. Gives account of operation to Berlin when his aircraft was one of five Lancaster that crashed at RAF Bourn on their return. Four crew survived but three including Billy Colson were killed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W Harrison Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page printed document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MColsonWA141402-160415-01 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. Great Britain England--Cambridgeshire England--London Germany Germany--Berlin Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-01 1943-05 1943-04-13 1943-05-18 1943-12-16 1943-12-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Bloomfield 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. 9 Squadron 97 Squadron aircrew Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bomb aimer crash Distinguished Flying Medal final resting place Halifax killed in action Lancaster Pathfinders RAF Bourn Wellington Whitley 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/1281/19322/EValentineJRMValentineUM430518-0001.2.jpg 7b389f8ec1bd6cbb5604f221db51cc4a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/19322/EValentineJRMValentineUM430518-0002.2.jpg 613d485091755ff88fc55ec0abf0ea8c 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 Valentine, John John Ross Mckenzie Valentine J R M Valentine Description An account of the resource 674 Items. Collection concerns navigator Warrant Officer J R McKenzie Valentine (1251404 Royal Air Force). The collection contains over 600 letters between JRM Valentine and his wife Ursula. It also contains his log book, family/official documents, a book of violin music studies and other correspondence. Sub-collections contain family photographs, prisoner of war photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of events from 1942 to 1945. He joined 49 Squadron in April 1942 and flew 10 operations on Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchester in May when he completed two further operations. His aircraft was shot down on the Thousand Bomber raid of 30/31 May 1942. Five crew, including him bailed out successfully and became prisoners of war. The pilot and one air gunner were killed when the aircraft rolled over and crashed. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Frances Zagni and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-09-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Valentine, JRM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 18th May 1943 Two bottles of Argotone arrived today for which I am deeply grateful. Still being tasteless & having been so for a long time now I’m thoroughly sick of the wretched condition & if the Argotone can work the trick I shall be overjoyed. It was typically kind of you my dearest to have the stuff sent & I just hope that if works. I have little other news, no mail from you but odd old ones from Barnet came trickling in. There must be a flood from Lido somewhere enroute. I hope you and Frances are well - Don’t forget that holiday this year. Fondest Love John. [page break] Kriegsfangenenpost Postkarte Little Close Devon Road Salcombe Devon Mrs U M Valentine LIDO Empfangsort: Tenterden Grove Strasse: Hendon London Land: England Landesteil (Provinzusw.) [underlined] Card [/underlined] Gebuhrenfrei! Absender: V or – und Zuname: Sgt John Valentine Gefangenennummer: 438 Lager – Bezeichnung: M. – S Tammlage: Luft 3 Deutschland 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 Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula Description An account of the resource Reports arrival of medicine which he hope will resolve sense of taste issue. Little recent mail but believes many enroute. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J R M Valkentine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Karl Williams Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two sided handwritten postcard Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EValentineJRMValentineUM430518 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. Poland Poland--Żagań Great Britain England--Devon England--Salcombe England--London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. prisoner of war Stalag Luft 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/834/18939/PGeachDG1604.2.jpg f65a55adc8de7a10af1a51498254b79b https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/834/18939/PGeachDG1605.2.jpg e244134d02c8289a34418b00b522bd70 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 Geach, David D Geach Description An account of the resource <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/"></a>52 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer David Geach (1394781 Royal Air Force) and contains his diaries, correspondence, photographs of his crew, his log book, cuttings and items relating to being a prisoner of war. After training in Canada, he flew operations as a bomb aimer with 623 and 115 Squadrons until he was shot down 24 March 1944 and became a prisoner of war. He was instrumental in erecting a memorial plaque to the Air Crew Reception Centre at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The collection also contains a scrap book of photographs. Additional information on his crew is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/218400/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Harry Wilkins 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 2016-03-14 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 Geach, DG 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 Llandudno Description An account of the resource Vertical aerial photograph of Llandudno and Llandudno Bay taken during training operations. Craig-Y-Don Paddling Pool is the oval feature at left end of North Shore beach. Main road running top to bottom is Conway Road. Llandudno railway station and goods yard is just visible to far right. On the reverse is handwritten '0900 hrs 18543 Mag N1 A/C N3'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PGeachDG1604, PGeachDG1605 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. Great Britain Wales--Llandudno Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-18 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Geolocated Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stuart Cummins aerial photograph reconnaissance photograph training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1213/16075/EDonaldsonEDonaldsonDW430518.1.jpg b9b663861dc5ec3a7a2ba43e4597f165 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 [Government Crest] MINISTRY OF HEALTH, REGIONAL OFFICES, 17, BATH ROAD, READING, BERKS. 18.5.43 My dear David, Heartiest congratulations on becoming a “Damned Smart Officer” (the interpretation of D.S.O. by T. Atkins in former days). I must apologise for delay in writing, as I saw the announcement in the Gazette on Saturday. I trust that your wife and daughter are well. Your parents seemed to be very pleased with them when they were staying at Brambridge. There is not much news. I am busy trying to make bricks without straw. Yours ever, [underlined] Eric. [/underlined Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to David Donaldson from uncle Eric Donaldson Description An account of the resource Congratulates him on award of what writer humorously calls 'Dammed Smart Officer'. Hope family are well. Written on Ministry of Health headed paper. Signed Eric. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource E Donaldson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten letter Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EDonaldsonEDonaldsonDW430518 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Berkshire England--Reading Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Frances Grundy Distinguished Service Order https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1213/11945/EEdwardsMHDonaldsonDW430518-0001.1.jpg 5ce8ecc3f03035d8c1caefc9ff81ff0c https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1213/11945/EEdwardsMHDonaldsonDW430518-0002.1.jpg 7b029eac539c6ea403d128148a9fdc78 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1213/11945/EEdwardsMHDonaldsonDW430518-0003.1.jpg df7a5a360077378c68092bbcd7ae0ce3 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 ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE [Post mark] W/Cdr. D.W. Davidson [sic] D.S.O. D.F.C. R.A.F. Station Warboys. Huntingdon [page break] AIR MINISTRY, ADASTRAL HOUSE, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. 18th May [underlined] My dear David [/underlined] I heard of your achievements on my birthday! Nothing nicer could have come to me on this day. Whether you like it or not; it makes me even more proud of you. God bless you all three. [underlined] Yours [/underlined] Padre Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to David Donaldson from M H Edwards Description An account of the resource Letter to David Donaldson from his father-in-law Chaplain-in-Chief Royal Air Force M H Edwards congratulating him on achievements. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M H Edwards Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten letter and envelope Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EEdwardsMHDonaldsonDW430518 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. Great Britain England--Huntingdonshire England--London Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-05-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Frances Grundy 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 ground personnel padre RAF Warboys https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/777/10993/MFalgateD136896-160407-05.2.jpg c07b3c2caa105658065654dcf71217c4 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 Falgate, Donald D Falgate Description An account of the resource 69 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Don Falgate (136896 Royal Air Force) and consists of 68 pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs and a handwritten detailed account of his tour. Don Falgate trained in Canada and flew operations as a bomb aimer with 463 Squadron from RAF Waddington. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Paul Falgate and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-07 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. 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 Falgate, 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 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AND MORNING POST, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1943 [photograph] [inserted] 617 ‘Lanks’ [/inserted] This Morning’s War News Tirpitz Sunk 29 Lancasters’ attack; three direct hits with 12,000lb bombs; battleship capsizes; one plane missing. (Pp 1 & 6) Battle of Germany Germans quitting Metz: three forts abandoned (P1) Germans attack all day to check Patton (P6) Coal Situation worse than ever. (P1) Germany Excuses but no Hitler for Germans. (P1) Anglo-French Talks Premier’s 100-mile drive in blizzard. (P1) France to help in occupation of Germany; success of talks. (P6) Arnhem Withdrawal Men of Wessex made last stand (P3) Russia Red Army are closing on Budapest (P5) [photograph] [inserted] 617 Groundcrew “Josh” [/inserted] [photograph] [inserted] “Duffy” [/inserted] BROKEN DAMS To break dams and flood the country against an invader is a manoeuvre well known in the wars of freedom. WILLIAM THE SILENT baffled the Spanish as his descendant, our WILLIAM III., baffled the French by opening the dykes of Holland. So in this war the Russians blew up the great dam of the Dnieper to check the Germans. It is new tactics to flood the enemy’s country far behind his front. The onslaught of Bomber Command on the three biggest dams in Germany has shocked the Wehrmacht. The tone of aggrieved surprise in the German announcement that the dams were destroyed, “which caused floods resulting in heavy civilian casualties,” confesses that an unforeseen and disastrous blow was dealt to the power of Germany’s war machine. The chief power house of the Reich, the Ruhr, requires enormous quantities of water to keep its coke ovens and its factories in production. Now that the 134,000,000 tons of water behind the Mohne dam have surged down the Ruhr valley the Wehrmacht will go short of urgently needed armaments. The industrial organisation of the Ruhr depends to a large extent on water transport, and from the 200,000,000 tons of water in the Waldeck reservoir the Ems-Weser canal, a main artery, was fed. With railways strained far beyond capacity, the mutilation of the canal system is a grievous disaster. There are secondary effects – damage to hydro-electric plants, factories, roads and bridges – not much less grave. Bomber Command have struck deep, and their achievement may well alarm the Reich. Successful air attack on a large dam was considered not long ago impossible. Germany will learn that other things outside the calculations of the Luftwaffe are now possible to the Allied Air Forces. 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 No 617 Squadron and the operation to breach the dams Description An account of the resource Album page with three clippings, one from from The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post dated Tuesday May 18 1943 showing a number of Lancasters over a city, captioned '617 Lancs'. One summarising the news from around November 1944, including the sinking of the Tirpitz, and one summarising the effect of the dams operation. Two photographs, one with six airmen, grouped in front of a wooden building, captioned '617 Groundcrew', ' Josh'. The second a sergeant, in the countryside, captioned 'Duffy'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-05-18 1944-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One photocopied sheet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MFalgateD136896-160407-05 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. 1943-05-16 1943-05-17 1943-05-18 1944-11 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. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Steve Baldwin 617 Squadron bombing Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943) ground crew ground personnel Operation Catechism (12 November 1944) Tirpitz