1 25 12 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2679/47893/ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430711.jpg 74f5e654b6dd24347621f7dc4379ddd8 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, William Alan North, W A Description An account of the resource 147 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Alan North (1922 -1987, 1583475 Royal Air Force) and contains his diaries, documents, correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as a navigator with 571 and 98 Squadrons. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Nigel Alan North and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-07-28 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 North, WA Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alan North to his parents Description An account of the resource Alan writes that he has moved to Regina, Saskatchewan. The weather is hot and he should be there for eight weeks. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan North Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Saskatchewan--Regina Saskatchewan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One printed sheet with handwritten annotations 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 ENorthWANorth[Fa-Mo]430711 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. 1943-07-11 aircrew pilot training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1385/25708/SBakerDA19210428v20122-0001.2.jpg f22857e35f56c037dfe46bb04dbebdf3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1385/25708/SBakerDA19210428v20122-0002.2.jpg 880505b1725c1380d4d1deed34156850 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 Baker, Donald Arthur D A Baker 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 2018-11-13 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. 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 Baker, DA Description An account of the resource 187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 [underlined] Kreigsgefangenenpost [/underlined] [inserted] [underlined] MET LUFTPOST AB KAIRO [/underlined] [/inserted] [four ink stamps] [three date stamps] An MRS. C. BAKER. CHARLTON. Empfangsort: INYAZURA Strasse: Kreis: S. RHODESIA Land: SOUTH AFRICA [censorship stamp] [underlined] Gebührenfrei! [/underlined] Absender: Vor- und Zuname: P/O. DONALD ARTHUR BAKER Gefangenennummer: 665 Lager-Bezeichnung: M.-Stammlager Luft 3 [underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) [/underlined] [censorship stamp] [page break] 11.7.1943. My Dearest Mother, Yesterday I received two letters from you, Apl 29TH & May 3rd. I had already received yours of 10TH May which did not mention the malaria. I was very sorry indeed to hear that you had been so ill with it, & Harry & Betty too. I hope you will all be quite fit again. Had a few letters from Babs Tulloch who has had a very bad spell indeed but was much better the last letter. She is now working at the Royal Infirmary. Am glad Ticky Baggett is sending me some farming pamphlets. Yes I think they do quite a lot of work for us in that office. Have any Rhodesians been repatriated from Italy as we hear of quite a lot of other chaps who have. Unfortunately repatriation from Germany has not got underway at all even for seriously wounded people. There is always talk of it but nothing comes of it. Am glad say that I am pretty fit. Some of the chaps put on a very good show last night entitled “Below the Belt.” It was a very apt name but was very amusing which is really what we want. Anthony is keeping quite fit & gets mail regularly. You all seem to be a lot more interested in my promotion than I am. I guess we’ll just have to wait till the end of the war. Am sorry the tobacco is not so good. I thought from your other letter it was not too bad. Cheerhio [sic] for now dear Mother. Much love to all, Your loving son Donald Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Donald Baker to his mother Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D A Baker Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-11 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-11 Description An account of the resource Lists letters he had received and catches up with family/friends news. Asks if any Rhodesians have been repatriated from Italy and discusses repatriation of wounded people. Writes that he was fit and of show he had seen previous night. Sorry that tobacco was not so good. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten prisoner of war letter form 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 SBakerDA19210428v20122 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. Poland Poland--Żagań Zimbabwe Zimbabwe--Manicaland Province 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall Anita Raine entertainment prisoner of war Stalag Luft 3 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/812/23622/LEllamsG49286v1.pdf 6c580873ebe67868223d361d654d8884 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 Ellams, George G Ellams Description An account of the resource 60 items. An oral history interview with George Ellams the son of Wing Commander George Ellams OBE (b. 1921), and documents and photographs concerning his fathers service. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 223 and 199 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stephen Ellams 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 2016-10-06 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 Ellams, 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 George Ellams, 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LEllamsG49286v1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Air Force. Transport Command Description An account of the resource Flying log book for George Ellams covering the period from 10 January 1942 to 30 June 1967. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. Also contains photographs and various RAF documents relating to his service, ranks, proficiency and decorations. He was stationed at RAF Dalcross (2 AGS), RAF Invergordon (4 (C)OTU), RAF Bathurst (95 Squadron), RAF Alness (4 (C)OTU), RAF Nassau (111 OTU), RAF Oulton (223 Squadron), RAF North Creake (199 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Defiant, Lerwick, London, Sunderland, Dakota, Liberator, Stirling, Lancastrian, York, Mitchell, Lancaster, Lincoln, Varsity, Valetta, Chipmunk, Vampire, Britannia, Sycamore, Comet, Hastings, Twin Pioneer, Whirlwind, Nord 250, Atlas, Boussier, Devon, Bassett. He flew a total of 10 night-time and 1 daylight operation (total 11) with 199 Squadron, targets were Stuttgart, Metz, Verviers, Leeuwarden, Eindhoven, Liege, Trier, Krefeld. His pilots on operations were Flying officer Thompson, Flight Lieutenant Lind and Flight Lieutenant Corcut. 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. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Bahamas--Nassau Belgium--Verviers England--Norfolk France--Metz Gambia--Banjul Germany--Krefeld Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Trier Netherlands--Eindhoven Netherlands--Leeuwarden Belgium--Liège Scotland--Highlands Bahamas France Belgium Netherlands Germany--Ruhr (Region) West Indies Gambia Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-05-06 1942-05-07 1942-05-09 1942-05-11 1942-05-12 1942-05-16 1942-05-20 1942-05-22 1942-05-27 1942-05-29 1942-05-30 1942-06-01 1942-06-25 1942-06-26 1942-06-29 1942-06-30 1942-07-01 1942-07-02 1942-07-10 1942-07-11 1942-07-13 1942-11-01 1942-11-09 1942-11-13 1942-11-16 1942-11-17 1942-12-20 1942-12-21 1942-12-23 1943-02-17 1943-02-18 1943-02-19 1943-02-20 1943-02-23 1943-02-27 1943-03-03 1943-03-04 1943-03-06 1943-03-07 1943-03-22 1943-03-24 1943-03-25 1943-03-26 1943-03-28 1943-03-29 1943-03-30 1943-03-31 1943-04-04 1943-04-05 1943-04-06 1943-04-13 1943-05-19 1943-05-20 1943-05-26 1943-06-05 1943-06-24 1943-07-10 1943-07-11 1943-07-12 1944-02-20 1944-10-07 1944-10-14 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-01 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-18 1945-02-21 1945-02-22 1945-02-23 1945-03-05 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-09 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 100 Group 11 OTU 199 Squadron 223 Squadron 95 Squadron Air Gunnery School aircrew B-24 B-25 C-47 Defiant Lancaster Lancastrian Lincoln Operational Training Unit promotion RAF Alness RAF Dalcross RAF Manston RAF North Creake RAF Oulton Stirling Sunderland training wireless operator York https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1826/33144/LScottEW188329v1.2.pdf 3191938df781a8aed2f6b4ae713d33a1 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 Scott, Eric William E W Scott 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 2017-04-06 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 Scott, EW Description An account of the resource 139 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Eric Scott (1425952, 188329 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, a memoir, correspondence, documents, newspaper cuttings, a flying course handbook and photographs. He flew operations in North Africa as a bomb aimer with 142 Squadron and then after an instructional tour in Palestine started a second tour on 37 Squadron in Italy where he was shot down and finished the war as a prisoner. The collection includes three albums. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2040">Album 1</a> Photographs of Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Tel Aviv, Haifa and friends. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2041">Album 2</a> Photographs taken during training in the United States and England and during his service in North Africa and Italy. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2046">Album 3</a> Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, documents and the last issue of the Prisoner of war Journal. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jacqui Holman 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 Eric Scott's observer's and air gunner's flying log book 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 LScottEW188329v1 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 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 Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Eric Scott, bomb aimer, covering the period from 1 September 1942 to 4 January 1946. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Bomber. He was stationed at RCAF Picton (31 Bombing & Gunnery School), RCAF Mount Hope (33 Air Navigation School), RAF Moreton-in-Marsh (21 OTU and 311 FTU), RAF Kairouan (142 Squadron), RAF El Ballah (Advanced Bombing & Gunnery School), RAF Qastina (77 OTU), RAF Torterella (37 Squadron) and RAF Pershore (23 OTU). Aircraft flown in were Anson, Battle Wellington, Dominie and DC3. Targets were - first tour – Messina (6), Olbia, Cagliari, Catania (2), Palermo, Syracuse, Marsala, Battipaglia (2), Reggio, Aquino, Pratica di Mare, Capodichino, Naples, Lamezia, Paola-Sapri, Salerno, Bagnoli, Torre Annunziata, Leghorn, Grosseto, Formia, 'Grass Roads' [sic], Viterbo, Pesaro, Leghorn, Grazzanise and Civitavecchia. Second tour – Valence , Ploesti, Szőny, Miskolc, Bologna (2), Ravenna (3), Pesaro, Yugoslavia (Nickel), Danube (mining), Eleusis (2), Rimini, Salonika, Verona, Székesfehérvár, Opicina, Vinkovci, and Maribor. Shot down on this raid. He flew 35 night operations with 142 Squadron and 21 night with 37 Squadron making a total of 56. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Pearce, Flying Officer Kirley and Pilot Officer Jeffares. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Danube River Great Britain England--Gloucestershire France France--Valence (Drôme) Greece Greece--Eleusis Greece--Thessalonikē Hungary Hungary--Miskolc Hungary--Székesfehérvár Hungary--Szőny Italy Italy--Aquino Italy--Battipaglia Italy--Bologna Italy--Cagliari Italy--Catania Italy--Civitavecchia Italy--Formia Italy--Grosseto Italy--Livorno Italy--Marsala Italy--Messina Italy--Naples Italy--Palermo Italy--Paola Italy--Pesaro Italy--Pisa Italy--Pratica di Mare Italy--Ravenna Italy--Reggio di Calabria Italy--Rimini Italy--Salerno Italy--Sapri Italy--Syracuse Italy--Torre Annunziata Italy--Trieste Italy--Verona Italy--Viterbo Romania Romania--Ploiești Slovenia Slovenia--Maribor Ontario Ontario--Mount Hope Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Italy--Sicily Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-06-09 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-28 1943-06-29 1943-06-30 1943-07-01 1943-07-04 1943-07-05 1943-07-06 1943-07-07 1943-07-08 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-11 1943-07-12 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-15 1943-07-16 1943-07-19 1943-07-20 1943-07-21 1943-07-22 1943-07-23 1943-07-26 1943-07-27 1943-08-02 1943-08-03 1943-08-04 1943-08-05 1943-08-07 1943-08-11 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-19 1943-08-20 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-26 1943-08-27 1943-08-29 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-06 1943-09-07 1943-09-09 1943-09-10 1943-09-11 1943-09-12 1943-09-13 1943-09-14 1943-09-15 1943-09-16 1943-09-18 1943-09-19 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-09-25 1943-09-30 1943-10-01 1943-10-02 1943-10-03 1943-10-04 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-21 1944-08-22 1944-08-23 1944-08-24 1944-08-25 1944-08-27 1944-09-01 1944-09-02 1944-09-04 1944-09-06 1944-09-07 1944-09-09 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-13 1944-09-14 1944-09-15 1944-09-18 1944-09-21 1944-10-11 1944-10-13 1944-10-15 1944-10-17 1944-10-21 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 142 Squadron 21 OTU 23 OTU 37 Squadron Air Observers School aircrew Anson Battle bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School C-47 Dominie mine laying Operational Training Unit RAF Kairouan RAF Moreton in the Marsh RAF Pershore RAF Qastina shot down training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/747/40638/LColingEF1481171v1.2.pdf 72f9230cebd8e195ba94bf7151021cb1 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 Coling, Eric E Coling Description An account of the resource 10 items. The collection concerns Eric Frederick Coling (1921 - 2018 1481171 Royal Air Force) and contains his memoir, photographs, log book, service documents, letters and an oral history interview. Eric flew operations as a bomb aimer with 50 Squadron before ditching, drifting for several days and time and becoming a prisoner of war. The collection was catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. 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 2018-01-10 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 Coling, 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 Eric Frederick Coling'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 Bomb Aimer Eric Frederick Coling from June 1942 to February 1953. Detailing his training schedule, operations flown and post war duties. Served at 44 Air School, South Africa; 16 Operational Training Unit, Upper Heyford; 1660 Conversion Unit, RAF Swinderby and RAF Skellingthorpe. Aircraft flown were Anson, Oxford, Wellington, Manchester and Lancaster Mk 1, Mk3. Eric completed a total of 13 night time operations but on the fourteenth was reported as missing. The operations were carried out as bomb aimer over targets in Italy and Germany: Turin, Milan, Hamburg, Mannheim, Nuremberg, Peenemünde, Berlin and Hannover. His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Dennis and Flight Sergeant Code. In his proficiency tests Eric was described as 'average' and as being 'keen and reliable'. His post war flying is recorded. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-11 1943-07-12 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-27 1943-07-28 1943-07-27 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-08-09 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-17 1943-08-18 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Germany Italy--Turin Italy--Milan Germany--Hamburg Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Peenemünde Germany--Berlin Germany--Hannover South Africa 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 Canadian 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 LColingEF1481171v1 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 Lynn Corrigan Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 16 OTU 1660 HCU 50 Squadron aircrew Anson bomb aimer bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943) ditching Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 Manchester mine laying missing in action Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Skellingthorpe RAF Swinderby RAF Upper Heyford training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2909/52465/LWearsKB631597v1.pdf 1f20077435e630ea2f695eab3f930bd1 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 Wears, Kenneth Wear, K B Description An account of the resource Two items. The collection concerns Kenneth Wears (631597 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and a photograph. He flew operations as a wireless operator/air gunner with 78, 38 and 8 Squadrons. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Gordon Clarke and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-05-02 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. 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 Wears, KB 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 K B Wears’ RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LWearsKB631597v1 Description An account of the resource K B Wears’ RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 2 July 1940 to 12 January 1945, detailing training, operations and instructional duties as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Jurby (No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School), RAF Upwood (No. 17 Operational Training Unit), RAF Dishforth (No. 78 Squadron), RAF Berka (No. 38 Squadron), RAF Ballah (No. 13 Air Gunners School), RAF Ein Shemer (No. 78 Operational Training Unit), and RAF Khormaksar (No. 8 Squadron). Aircraft in which flown: Battle, Blenheim, Anson, Whitley, Wellington. Records 16 night operations with 78 Squadron on the following targets in Germany, France and Poland: Politz, Ruhland, Bordeaux, Kiel, Lorient, Dunkirk, Calais, Cologne, Duisburg, Schwerte, Bremen. Pilots on operations with 78 squadron: Sergeant Holden, Sergeant Cooke, Sergeant Thorpe, Flight Lieutenant Lawrence, Wing Commander Robinson, Sergeant Jepson, Pilot Officer Cant, Sergeant Hutchin. Also records 40 operations (36 night, 4 day) with 38 Squadron, including anti-shipping and anti-submarine operations and the following named targets in Greece, Tunisia, Italy, Libya and Yugoslavia: Salamis, Sirte, Tunis, Heraklion, Palermo, Messina, Taranto, Pantelleria, Sousse, Enfidaville, Catania. Pilots on operations with 38 Squadron: Flight Lieutenant Cant, Sergeant Dunmore. Also records 12 operations with 8 Squadron, no named targets, including convoy escort, anti-submarine patrols and sea rescue search. Pilots on operations with 8 Squadron: Flying Officer Moore, Flight Lieutenant Spencer, and Flying Officer Tweddle. 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Egypt France Germany Great Britain Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man Greece Israel Italy Libya Mediterranean Sea Poland Tunisia Yemen (Republic) Yugoslavia Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--English Channel England--Cambridgeshire England--Yorkshire Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France--Calais France--Dunkerque France--Lorient Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Schwerte Greece--Ērakleion Greece--Salamis Island Israel--Ḥaderah Italy--Catania Italy--Messina Italy--Palermo Italy--Pantelleria Island Italy--Taranto Libya--Banghāzī Libya--Surt Mediterranean Sea--Aegean Sea Mediterranean Sea--Gulf of Sidra Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Tunisia--Sahel Tunisia--Sūsah Tunisia--Tunis Yemen (Republic)--Aden Tunisia--Enfidha Germany--Ruhland France--Pas-de-Calais North Africa Yemen (Republic) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-11-13 1940-11-14 1940-11-19 1940-11-20 1940-11-22 1940-11-23 1940-11-29 1940-11-30 1940-12-08 1940-12-09 1940-12-13 1940-12-28 1941-01-09 1941-01-13 1941-03-18 1941-03-19 1941-05-16 1941-05-17 1941-05-27 1941-05-28 1941-06-11 1941-06-12 1941-06-13 1941-06-16 1941-06-17 1941-06-18 1941-06-19 1941-06-20 1941-06-21 1943-06-07 1943-06-09 1943-06-22 1943-06-23 1943-06-29 1943-06-30 1943-07-02 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1943-07-05 1943-07-09 1943-07-11 1943-07-17 1943-07-21 1943-07-25 1943-07-29 1943-08-07 1943-08-12 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-24 1943-08-26 1943-08-28 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-06 1943-09-08 1943-09-09 1943-09-11 1943-09-15 1943-09-17 1943-09-18 1943-09-22 1943-09-26 1943-09-28 1943-09-29 1943-09-30 1944-08-05 1944-08-18 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-31 1944-09-06 1944-09-12 1944-09-14 1944-09-17 1945-01-03 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 17 OTU 205 Group 38 Squadron 78 Squadron 8 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson Battle Blenheim bombing Bombing and Gunnery School Operational Training Unit RAF Dishforth RAF Jurby RAF Khormaksar RAF Upwood training Wellington Whitley wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1157/51592/EThomson[Fam]ThomsonGB430711.pdf 8ff75317ab1687e69e32f72b3456404a 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 Thomson, George George Buchanan Thomson G B Thomson Description An account of the resource 629 items. Collection concerns Warrant Officer George Thomson (b. 1924, 1572977 Royal Air Force), he flew operations as a navigator with 15 Squadron and was shot down in September 1944. Contains two oral history interviews, his wartime log, several memoirs giving accounts of being shot down and his time as prisoner of war, family and official correspondence, documents and photographs. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by George Thomson 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 2017-10-05 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 Thomson, GB 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 George Thomson from his mother Description An account of the resource Mentions that his father is now on holiday and provides descriptions of daily activities. Continues with local news and gossip of friends and family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mrs Thomson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-11 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Scotland--Glasgow 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 Civilian Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Eleven page handwritten letter 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 EThomson[Fam]ThomsonGB430711 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1827/33605/EWeedenRCCartwrightI430711.1.jpg c1f26008aef38ad8b530fafcef72a67a 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 Weeden, Reginald Charles R C Weeden 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 2017-04-09 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 Weeden, RC Description An account of the resource 89 items. The collection concerns Reginald Charles Weeden (b. 1922, 1602823, 153661 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, letters, documents, badges, medal ribbons and photographs. He flew operations as a navigator with 75 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Scott Weeden and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document MRS. I. CARTWRIGHT 416 COWLEY ROAD OXFORD ENGLAND 572669 1602823 LAC. WEEDEN R. NO: 1 A.O.S. MALTON ONTARIO CANADA. 11-7-43 [underlined] Sunday [/underlined] Dear Mum, Just a few lines before I go up again, was flying all morning and am detailed for my first night flight, this is where my navigation will tell. We have certainly been putting the hours in, seven flights in four days, just beginning to feel fatigued so I hope it will slacken off within the next few days. We start our mid-term exams on Wednesday, these will last over a period of two weeks, so my evenings will be spent in the classroom from now on. I received Bills letter last Friday, so will write very shortly, I haven’t heard from you lately so I am hoping it is on its way. We were expecting four days leave after the exams, but this has now been cancelled, instead we are to be given a 48 hr. pass every other week, I shall of course spend this at my friends, for I am very welcomed there Well, Mum, I am practically half way through the course, and the rest of the time will pass very quickly, then I shall be home in no time, so Cheerio for now, will write as spoon as I can shortly. Regards to Dennis & Bill All my love Yours Reg xxxxx To Evelyn xxxxxxx Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Reginald Weeden to his mother Description An account of the resource Writes about his recent flying on his navigation course. Mentions starting mid term exams shortly. Reports on mail from home. Writes that expected four days leave had been cancelled and replaced by 48 hour pass every other week. He would be spending these with his girlfriend. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R C Weeden Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten airgram 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 EWeedenRCCartwrightI430711 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. Canada Ontario--Malton Great Britain England--Oxfordshire England--Oxford Ontario Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-11 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall aircrew military living conditions military service conditions navigator training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/20049/EValentineUMValentineJRM430711-0001.1.jpg 7a4063a919e0e31bbc2cd138de7bc55a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1281/20049/EValentineUMValentineJRM430711-0002.1.jpg 92a0eddccb3cd0f787dad64a5e3de618 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 Start of transcription To Sgt. J.R.M. Valentine, British P/W No. 468 Stalag Luft III, Germany [stamp GEPRUFT 32] From Mrs. J.R.M. Valentine, Lido, Tenterden Grove, Hendon, London N.W. 4 Sunday 11th July 1943. [inserted] R & A 20/8 [/inserted] My darling Johnnie, There have been terrific comings and goings again this week on the housing question. On Tuesday Mother said I could have the day off and she would look after Frances, so I jumped on my pushbike, cycled over to Barnet and caught a train out to Hatfield. There I made enquiries at the local estate agent but drew an absolute blank. So I cycled across to Hertford where the agents again gave me no hope at all. I went into the local newspaper office, read through their advertisements – nearly all wanting houses not offering them – and decided I might as well put in an advert myself. This should have been published on Friday so if anyone were to answer it might come tomorrow, but I am not expecting anything. In the newspaper a certain estate agent at Roydon seemed to have things to offer, so I decided to go over and see him. He was more hopeful than any of the others, and gave me four or five addresses in Essex, which made me feel a lot better. However it was then 3 p.m. and a terrific rain storm had started, so I decided I couldn’t make Essex that afternoon; instead I hiked into Broxbourne, took the train to Edmonton and cycled home from there. I was soaked to the skin and it is a wonder I didn’t catch a cold, however I am none the worse for it. I had intended to go and look at the addresses in Essex the next day, but in the Times next morning there was an advertisement for a bungalow with 3/4 acres of garden in Ashdown Forest, which sounded rather nice for £1350, so I decided to go for that first. It was Barbara’s day off and she said she would come with me. We met at Charing Cross at 10 a.m. and believe it or not but we didn’t get to that bungalow till well after 1 p.m. When we did find it it turned out to be a horrid poky little place, we couldn’t have got our bedroom furniture into it at all, the garden was not at all attractive and the people on either side had built tin shacks and sheds of all kinds around it. Anyway it was far too far and devious a way for you to have got up to town. We got home about 5 p.m. after a totally wasted day except that it was glorious weather and the views in that part of the country are simply grand. On Thursday I was allowed out again – I hardly seem to have seen Frances this week! This time I went for the Essex houses. I cycled into Liverpool Street; in the rush-hour too, and caught a train by the skin of my teeth out to Chelmsford. The first place I went to turned out to be about 6 – 7 miles from the town; it was described as an attractive well arranged small holding of 8 1/2 acres and turned out to be the most depressing dump I have ever seen. There was no sanitation or bath, an ancient range to cook on only two bedrooms (instead of 3 as stated), dark poky rooms – and all this without being old or attractive, just a Victorian villa dumped down among pig-styes. [sic] These styes [sic] were extremely up-to-date and roomy – in fact we should have done better to live in them ourselves and let the pigs have the house! Moreover the owner announced that he was asking £1450, not £1300 has [sic] stated on my particulars, so what with one thing and another I went off in disgust. On my way back into Chelmsford I noticed an attractive old black and white house standing empty and I had a bit of a look at it. I then enquired from a local shop and the pub who the owner was, but nobody knew. So I tried an estate agent in the town and eventually ran to earth the agent in charge of it. Of course he was out to lunch, but a dopey-looking girl took down my name and said they would send me full particulars, which they have so far failed to do. [page break] After this I set out to look for the next two on the list, near Southminster. This turned out to be a long slow train journey down a branch line and long before I got there I saw it was no earthly use for your daily travel. However I went to look at the better one, a fruit and poultry farm of 5 acres with 3-bedroomed house for £1250 and when at last I found it, they told me it was sold long ago and the new owners well installed! I didn’t bother to look at the other address because you couldn’t possibly have got into town daily from there. Another address had been a pair of cottages, devoid of any modern conveniences of course, for £650, but there wasn’t time to get there after the long-drawn out crawl to Southminster. A porter there was chatting to me about the difficulties of getting a house and said he would like to take my name and address and let me know if anything turned up, only his wife was rather a jealous woman and he thought he had better not! I thought this was rather funny. However he did write out the names of some estate agents he knew and handed them to me when I changed trains, which was kind of him. So I haven’t really got any further yet. I saw an advert. in the Times a couple of days ago for a cottage at Princes Risborough. It is to be auctioned in about a fortnight and I have written for particulars and hope to go and see it, maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow also my parents are going down to Devon again to see a house at Salcombe that Daddy saw before and I rather think they will take it if it appeals to Mother. Then it will be all up with me. Of course it would be lovely to go down to Salcombe with them for a bit, specially for Frances to be by the sea, but oh how I wish I could get all our belongings into our own home first. I’d give almost anything to have you with me for a week or two now! It seems to be totally impossible to rent unfurnished, and if I buy, the house is sure not to come up to expectation in every way and one of us may be disappointed. However it does seem to me that the first essential is to have a home of some sort, and I am going to do my damndest [sic] to find a home fit for [underlined] my [/underlined] hero to live in! One point I have to clear up is how much and on what terms I can borrow the deposit money. Mother says she can’t lend it to me, so I suppose I shall have to borrow from the bank, and I suppose I shall have to give them your life insurance policies as security. I wish I knew whether or not I ought to go to your father about [inserted] it [/inserted]. I intend to tell him, if ever I find a house, and if he will, get him to see it before I clinch the matter. If only I could talk to you on the phone for ten minutes! However I feel fairly sure that you wouldn’t want me to borrow money from him – worse still, ask and be refused. I have been so worried about it all that I ought to have lost weight but I don’t think I have! Yesterday we, i.e. my parents Frances and me, went out to Epping Forest to spend the day with Sir Hubert and Lady Llewellyn Smith, whom I told you I visited on my bike a couple of weeks ago. Frances was very thrilled with the train journey and thoroughly enjoyed herself. She could not get her tongue round “Lady Llewellyn Smith”, so simply called her Lady Mif, and that went down very well. It rained all the time so we didn’t see much of the country, but had a pleasant day. I have had a note from the Red Cross saying your skates are being sent to you separately from the clothing parcel, which maddens me a lot because I could have put heaps of chocolate and stuff in to make up the weight if only I had known they would take them out. [underlined] Monday [/underlined] Nothing further turned up on the housing question. Bish is coming here to tea this afternoon. All my love to you, my dearest, & a big kiss from Frances. Yours always Ursula. [inserted] P.S. The enclosed photo is known as The Duchess of Kent, for its haughty expression! [/inserted] 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 prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula Description An account of the resource She writes long account of about her efforts with house hunting in Hatfield Herford, Ashdown Forrest, Essex and possible financial solutions to buy. Mentions going to Epping Forest to visit Sir Hubert and Lady Llewellyn Smith. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two-page typewritten letter with added handwritten notes 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 EValentineUMValentineJRM430711 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 England--Sussex England--Hertfordshire England--Essex England--Ashdown Forest England--Hertford England--Chelmsford England--Devon England--Salcombe Poland Poland--Żagań England--London England--Hatfield (Hertfordshire) England--Herefordshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-11 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ursula Valentine prisoner of war Red Cross Stalag Luft 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2924/55652/MMilsonGW937875-240119-50.jpg 0cc5e19eb1fc5cbe45acf2bdd55a3603 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 Milson, George William Description An account of the resource 203 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant George William Milson DFC (b. 1916, 937875 Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents, and photographs]. He flew operations as a pilot with 18 and 84 Squadrons and became a prisoner of war of the Japanese. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Jane McElwee and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-19 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Milson, GW 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 Instructions for writing home Description An account of the resource A list of instructions for prisoners of war. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Indonesia Indonesia--Java Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten sheet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MMilsonGW937875-240119-50 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. 1943-07-11 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1404/57666/SPaulW423870v10015.jpg 4a43ea18eb6a5c4314e3068aa77cbfa9 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 Paul, Billy William Paul W Paul 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 2016-01-22 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 Paul, W Description An account of the resource 34 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant William Paul (423870 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator / air gunner with 467 Squadron and was killed 16 July 1944. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Collette P Dalton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on William Paul is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/118214/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> 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 Paul - RAAF general conduct sheet Description An account of the resource Carries six stamps certifying no entries. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-07-18 1942-09-16 1943-03 1943-07-11 1944-02-10 1944-02-16 1944-05-20 1944-07-16 1945-08-14 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia New South Wales--Sydney Great Britain Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway England--Staffordshire England--Lincolnshire New South Wales 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page printed document with handwritten entries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPaulW423870v10015 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. RAF Lichfield RAF Swinderby RAF Waddington RAF West Freugh training