1 25 11 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1450/43606/MKeelingGW2217141-151002-01.1.pdf 115d4634cc8af3733d01291792ddaae8 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 Keeling, George G W Keeling Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-02 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 Keeling, GW Description An account of the resource One item. The collection concerns George W Keeling and contains 'The Short History of 640 Squadron’, including photographs records and newspaper clippings. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by George Keeling and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A short history of 640 Squadron (George Keeling) Description An account of the resource A number of stories, recollections and events remembered by George, who was part of the ground crew on the squadron. It includes press coverage and a programme from an amateur dramatics production that George appeared in post-war. There is also a copy of the Operational Order for Operation Chastise by 617 Squadron, as well as crew lists, and a copy of the squadron 540 for the operation. There are also pages from Flight Sergeant Stalley's Log book for the period July to October 1944. He was the rear gunner on Flight Lieutenant Melrose's crew on No 9 Squadron at Bardney. During this period the squadron attacked the Tirpitz twice, once from Archangel. Included are the Memories and Reflections of the German civil engineer who was in charge of the rebuilding of the dams which had been damaged in the Dams Operation. There are two newspaper cuttings from 2005 regarding the military burial of a 640 Squadron crew who had been shot down on the 24 March 1944, one was from The Daily Telegraph from 2 September 2005. There is also a letter George wrote to the Times giving some background to the story. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Keeling Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-01-07 1945-04-07 1944-03-24 2005-09-02 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire 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. Memoir Text. Personal research Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 57 printed sheets Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MKeelingGW2217141-151002-01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke 4 Group 617 Squadron 640 Squadron 9 Squadron air gunner aircrew bomb aimer bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944) bouncing bomb debriefing Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943) entertainment final resting place flight engineer Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944) ground crew ground personnel Halifax Halifax Mk 3 love and romance memorial navigator Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) nose art operations room pilot RAF Leconfield RAF Lissett superstition tactical support for Normandy troops Tirpitz wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2851/50817/LMilsonAE754001v1.1.pdf 0a91d1a9ffd249578872ea2e7b8b731d 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 Millson, Albert Edward Millson, A E Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Millson, AE Description An account of the resource 78 items. The collection concerns Wing Commander Albert Edward Millson DSO DFC and Bar (1921 - 2009, 754001 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, news clippings and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 101 and 102 Squadrons, and in the Far East. After the war he served in Transport Command. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Wendy Eaton and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-10-05 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Albert Millson’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LMilsonAE754001v1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Description An account of the resource Albert Millson’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th April 1940 until 27th November 1952. Initial pilot training at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, then Nos. 10 and 12 Service Flying Training Schools. Posted to 12 Operational Training Unit in April 1941. Operational posting to 101 Squadron in June. Attended Beam Approach Training course in September/October. May 1942 posted to 21 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 1652 Conversion Unit in August 1943 before operational posting to 102 Squadron. In September 1944 posted to 46 Group Headquarters, Transport Command. In April 1945 posted to Air Command, South East Asia. Served at RAF Desford, RAF Tern Hill, RAF Grantham, RAF Benson, RAF West Raynham, RAF Oakington, RAF Honington, RAF Moreton-in-March, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Pocklington, RAF Broadwell, RAF Ratmalana (Sri Lanka), RAF Swinderby. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Anson, Wellington Ic, Wellington III, Wellington X, Halifax, Oxford, C-47 Dakota, Proctor, Auster, B-17 Flying Fortress, York, Mosquito, C-54 Skymaster, C-45 Expeditor, Sunderland, Varsity. Undertook 40 operations with 101 Squadron (2 day, 38 night) to targets including Rotterdam, Cologne, Bremen, Brest, Bielefeld, Osnabruck, Kiel, Hamburg, Mannheim, Hamm, Essen, Hannover, Duisburg, Berlin, Turin, Frankfurt, Wilhelmshaven, Munster, Lubeck, Dortmund, Rostock. One operation was the search for the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, and a second was a meteorological operation over the North Sea. Other than himself, his pilots were Squadron Leader Colenso, Sergeant Gaunt and Pilot Officer Todd. Whilst at 21 Operational Training Unit he flew 4 night bombing operations to Cologne, Essen, Dusseldorf and Bremen. At 102 Squadron he flew 21 night bombing and mine laying operations. Targets were Modane, Hanover, Mannheim, Bochum, Kassel, Dusseldorf, Ludwigshafen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Meulan, Trappes, Le Mans, Helgoland, Kiel Bay and Courtrai. During the operation on the night of 3rd November 1943, his aircraft was hit and set on fire. Sergeant Doherty managed to put out the fire and was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal as described in a newspaper clipping in the log book. On the night of 19/20th February 1944 their aircraft managed to shot down a Ju-88. Log book includes various photographs and newspaper clippings. 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 Royal Air Force. Transport 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 Multi-page printed book with handwritten entries, newspaper clippings and photographs. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940 1941-06-17 1941-06-18 1941-06-21 1941-06-26 1941-06-27 1941-06-28 1941-06-29 1941-06-30 1941-07-01 1941-07-02 1941-07-05 1941-07-06 1941-07-09 1941-07-10 1941-07-20 1941-07-21 1941-07-24 1941-07-25 1941-07-30 1941-07-31 1941-08-01 1941-08-02 1941-08-05 1941-08-06 1941-08-07 1941-08-08 1941-08-12 1941-08-13 1941-08-14 1941-08-15 1941-08-17 1941-08-18 1941-08-31 1941-09-01 1941-09-07 1941-09-08 1941-09-10 1941-09-11 1941-09-12 1941-09-13 1941-09-20 1941-09-21 1941-10-15 1941-10-16 1941-10-22 1941-10-23 1941-10-24 1941-10-25 1942-01-10 1942-01-11 1942-01-22 1942-01-23 1942-02-12 1942-03-08 1942-03-09 1942-03-13 1942-03-14 1942-03-22 1942-03-25 1942-03-26 1942-03-28 1942-03-29 1942-04-07 1942-04-08 1942-04-09 1942-04-11 1942-04-12 1942-04-14 1942-04-15 1942-04-22 1942-04-23 1942-04-24 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-07-31 1942-08-01 1942-09-13 1942-09-14 1943-09-16 1943-09-17 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-09-29 1943-10-22 1943-10-23 1943-11-03 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-22 1943-11-25 1943-11-26 1944-01-06 1944-01-07 1944-01-20 1944-01-21 1944-02-03 1944-02-04 1944-02-11 1944-02-12 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-03-02 1944-03-06 1944-03-07 1944-03-18 1944-03-22 1944-03-26 1945 1946 1952 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Cambridgeshire England--Gloucestershire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Shropshire England--Suffolk England--Yorkshire Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Berlin Germany--Bielefeld Germany--Bochum Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Hannover Germany--Helgoland Germany--Kassel Germany--Kiel Germany--Leipzig Germany--Lübeck Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Mannheim Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Rostock Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands Netherlands--Rotterdam Belgium Belgium--Kortrijk France France--Brest France--Le Mans France--Meulan France--Modane France--Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Italy Italy--Turin Sri Lanka Sri Lanka--Ratmalana Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 101 Squadron 102 Squadron 12 OTU 1652 HCU 21 OTU aircrew animal Anson B-17 Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) C-47 Distinguished Flying Medal Flying Training School Gneisenau Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Ju 88 mine laying Mosquito Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot Proctor RAF Benson RAF Broadwell RAF Desford RAF Grantham RAF Honington RAF Marston Moor RAF Moreton in the Marsh RAF Oakington RAF Pocklington RAF Ratmalana RAF Swinderby RAF Ternhill RAF West Raynham Scharnhorst Sunderland Tiger Moth training Wellington York https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/408/7286/SChattertonJ159568v10222.2.jpg fe9deec34dabdf4270af9e9e38a991f5 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/408/7286/SChattertonJ159568v10223.2.jpg b2dc90fe3c4b0c011b4b7413a4b2c10d 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 Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book Description An account of the resource Collection consists of 521 items which are mostly Operations orders, aircraft load and weight tables and bomb aimers briefings for 44 Squadron operations between January 1944 and April 1945. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by M J Chatterton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection also contains items concerning Dewhurst Graaf and his crew, and Donald Neil McKechnie and his crew. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/109020/">Dewhurst Graaf</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database. 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 Chatterton, J Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document DATE 7-1-44 “A” CDFKTVX ABHJLOPQR “B” [Table of bomb loads and Window] PETROL. 2154 2154 DISTRIBUTOR .15 .15 T.V. 1000 1000 BOMB WEIGHT 9968 8516 ALL UP. WEIGHT. 66,999 65,325 TIME OFF 1600 ZERO. H-H+6 2030 H-H+1. Anti-Fighter – From 0730°E – Δ - 4700°N at Rate D Anti-Flak – From 0730°E - Δ - 4700°N at Rate C increasing Rate G within 30 mls of Δ. WINDOWS. [Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted] EFFORT. V Group. TIME TO TARGET 4.36. BOMBING HEIGHTS. [Deleted] 16-20,000’ [/deleted] 16-18,000 minimum 13,000’ Main 1400 Capt 1315 Δ W/V 310/18 @ 15,000’ Temp -24 G/S 205 mph. [Page break] H-9 Red TI’s casc. 5000 & 3000’ H-7 14 Clusters hooded flares aimed at Red MPI. H-5 Flares H-3 Low bursting Green TI’s & 1 [deleted] Re [/deleted] TI flashing “V” aimed at MPI of Reds. [Underlined] Emergency [boxed] W [/boxed] marking [/underlined] From H-1 – H+6 & every minute High bursting Green TI’s at 12000 & 10,000’ [Underlined] Routemarker [/underlined] – White TI flashing “F” half way between G & H on the homeward route [Underlined] W S & D [/underlined] – Corrected at H-5. Supporters – 56 Base H-11 to H-5 Overshoot both sky & ground marking as briefed. [Underlined] Orbitting [/underlined] – Right. [Underlined] Max. T.O.T. [/underlined] – 12 mins. Experiment in blind marking. All H2S marking. Loran must be used for practice. No jettisoning on route back. Main force to aim centre bomb of stick at the most accurate TI as ordered by the master bomber delaying release by 25 secs. Attack on a [underlined] track [/underlined] of 030°T. A Barlow. B Spencer. C Parkin. D Boyle F Peterwald H Gardiner J Fugger K Gallivan L Daggett O Coventry P Kennedy Q Dives R Thompson T Smith V Irving X Newmack [Underlined] Reserve [/underlined] Plenderleith. [Calculations] 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 Bomb aimers briefing 7 January 1944 Description An account of the resource Shows two bomb loads for operation, one for seven aircraft the other for nine. Includes area for 'anti fighters' and 'anti flak', time to target, bombing heights and wind data. On the reverse marking tactics and timing including blind H2S marking, list crews and aircraft and annotated weight calculations. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-01-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two sided form document on front partially filled in and handwritten on reverse. Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SChattertonJ159568v10222, SChattertonJ159568v10223 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. 1944-01-07 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 Anne-Marie Watson aircrew bomb aimer bombing briefing H2S master bomber target indicator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2920/53122/LClydeJ1125510v1.pdf e9a6e52ec1be4e3649ff01494da19076 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 Clyde, Jack Clyde, John Clyde, Andy Description An account of the resource 25 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant John (Jack) Clyde (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 10 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jane Gulliford Lowes and catalogued by Jan Johnstone. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-29 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. 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 John (Jack) Clyde's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Air Force. Coastal 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 Description An account of the resource J Clyde’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 26 August 1942 to 23 August 1945, detailing training, operations, instructional and other duties as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury (No. 2 Signals School), RAF Castle Kennedy (No. 3 Air Gunnery School), RAF Honeybourne and RAF Long Marston (No. 24 Operational Training Unit), RAF St Eval (No. 10 OTU detachment - Coastal Command), RAF Rufforth (1663 Conversion Unit), RAF Melbourne (10 Squadron), RAF Kinloss (No.19 OTU) and RAF Dunkeswell (No. 11 Ferry Unit). Aircraft in which flown: Dominie, Proctor, Botha, Anson, Whitley, Halifax, Wellington, Lancaster. Records 7 anti-submarine sweeps with No.10 OTU (Coastal Command), and 22 night operations (and 4 when returned early or duties not carried out) with 10 Squadron. Targets in Denmark, France and Germany were: Wuppertal, Dusseldorf, Le Creusot, Gelsenkirchen, Aachen, Montbeliard, Hamburg, Essen, Nuremberg, Montlucon, Minelaying (Danish Coast, Frisian Islands, Baltic, Bay of Biscay), Frankfurt, Leipzig, Berlin, Le Mans. Pilot on operations was Flying Officer Pennicott. Also contains a newspaper cutting about the operation to Wuppertal 29 May 1943. Pilots flown with included: Flight Lieutenant Wheldon, Warrant Officer Dennis, Warrant Officer Palmer, Sergeant Elliot, Flight Sergeant Lawson, Warrant Officer Forbes, Warrant Officer McMillan, Flight Lieutenant Baan, Warrant Officer James, Sergeant Willmott, Warrant Officer Stenhouse, Sergeant Franczak, Sergeant Bakakowski, Sergeant Cichaszewski, Sergeant Piasecki, Sergeant Poludwiak, Sergeant Kulczewski, Sergeant Polakowski, Sergeant Franczak, Flight Sergeant Norvell, Flight Lieutenant Thomas, Warrant Officer Lord, Flight Lieutenant Alcock, Pilot Officer Holiday, Flight Sergeant D’Eath, Pilot Officer Pennicott, Warrant Officer Lomas, Flight Lieutenant Rawstorne, Squadron Leader Pestridge, Flight Sergeant Nash, Pilot Officer Vanexan, Wing Commander McIntyre, Sergeant Inglis, Squadron Leader Whyte, Flying Officer Raymond, Sergeant Prothero, Pilot Officer McCormack, Flight Sergeant Baxter, Sergeant Beveridge, Flight Lieutenant Jenkins, Squadron Leader Dean, Wing Commander Ayling, Flying Officer Large, Flight Sergeant Simmons, Flight Sergeant Collins, Pilot Officer Hamilton, Flight Sergeant Welford, Flying Officer Wetherston (also recorded as Weatherstone), Flying Officer Fothergill, Flight Lieutenant Turner, Flight Lieutenant Craig, Flight Lieutenant Hughes, Flight Sergeant Welford, Flying Officer Sullivan, Flight Sergeant Higgins, Flying Officer Jones, Squadron Leader Knight, Sergeant Murrell, Flying Officer Hamilton, Flying Officer Watson, Flight Lieutenant Hughes, Flight Lieutenant Craig, Flying Officer Snedden, Pilot Officer Graham, Flight Lieutenant Hodgeson, Flying Officer Gallantry, Flying Officer Saunders, Flying Officer Highton, Squadron Leader Knight, Flying Officer Richards, Flying Officer Smith, Flying Officer O’Loughlin, Flying Officer Carter, Flight Lieutenant Pickler, Squadron Leader McGrath, Flying Officer Watson, Flying Officer Littlewood, Flying Officer Kenynon, Flying Officer Rowell, Flying Officer Newey, Flying Officer Cooper, Flying Officer Brawn and Flight Lieutenant Harries. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-03-17 1943-03-19 1943-03-23 1943-03-26 1943-03-29 1943-04-03 1943-04-05 1943-05-29 1943-05-30 1943-06-11 1943-06-12 1943-06-13 1943-06-19 1943-06-20 1943-07-03 1943-07-04 1943-07-09 1943-07-10 1943-07-13 1943-07-14 1943-07-15 1943-07-16 1943-07-24 1943-07-25 1943-07-26 1943-08-10 1943-08-11 1943-09-15 1943-09-16 1943-10-07 1943-10-08 1943-11-25 1943-11-26 1943-12-03 1943-12-04 1943-12-20 1944-01-07 1944-02-03 1944-02-04 1944-02-05 1944-02-15 1944-02-16 1944-02-22 1944-02-25 1944-02-26 1944-03-03 1944-03-04 1944-03-07 1944-03-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Denmark France Germany Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay England--Devon England--Warwickshire England--Wiltshire England--Worcestershire England--Yorkshire Europe--Frisian Islands France--Le Creusot France--Le Mans France--Montbeliard France--Montluçon Germany--Aachen Germany--Berlin Germany--Bochum Germany--Cologne Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kassel Germany--Leipzig Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Wuppertal Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway Scotland--Moray England--Cornwall (County) Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Leitch Jan Johnstone Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LClydeJ1125510v1 10 OTU 10 Squadron 1663 HCU 19 OTU 24 OTU aerial photograph air gunner Air Gunnery School air sea rescue Anson anti-aircraft fire Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) Botha C-47 Dominie Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster mine laying Operational Training Unit Proctor RAF Dunkeswell RAF Honeybourne RAF Kinloss RAF Long Marston RAF Melbourne RAF Rufforth RAF St Eval RAF Yatesbury Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) searchlight target photograph training Wellington Whitley wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/316/32345/LPennLE413929v1.pdf 1d09ad89b89760d74cec9959ce772d80 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 Penn, Lawrence L Penn Description An account of the resource Six items. An oral history interview with Lawrence Penn (b. 1922, 413929 Royal Australian Air Force) his log book and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 226 Squadron part of the Second Tactical Air Force. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Lawrence Penn and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-07-05 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. 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 Penn, L 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 Laurie Penn's pilots flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPennLE413929v1 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 Mike Connock Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia Belgium Canada France Great Britain Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Belgium--Charleroi England--Buckinghamshire England--Hampshire England--London England--Norfolk France--Abbeville Region France--Ardres France--Audinghen France--Béthune France--Cherbourg Region France--Crécy-en-Ponthieu France--Dieppe (Arrondissement) France--Douai France--Hirson France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray France--Paris France--Pleurtuit France--Pommeréval France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) Manitoba--Dauphin New South Wales--Deniliquin Nova Scotia--Yarmouth Victoria--Sale New South Wales Victoria New Brunswick Nova Scotia Manitoba France--Londinières France--Flixecourt France--Gueschart France--Bois de Waripel France--Serqueux France--Martinvast France--Campneuseville France--Pommeréval France--Béhen France--Maisoncelle France--Vacqueriette-Erquières France--La Glacerie France--Bois Rempre France--Hambures France--Belleville-en-Caux France--Le Plouy Ferme France--Le Mesnil-au-Val France--Le Gris Mont France--Lostebarne France--Pommeréval France--Dinard France--Pas-de-Calais Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943-09-19 1943-09-24 1943-11-25 1943-11-26 1943-12-23 1943-12-24 1943-12-30 1943-12-31 1944-01-04 1944-01-05 1944-01-06 1944-01-07 1944-01-21 1944-01-25 1944-02-08 1944-03-02 1944-03-04 1944-04-08 1944-04-12 1944-04-18 1944-04-19 1944-04-20 1944-04-21 1944-04-22 1944-04-24 1944-04-25 1944-04-26 1944-04-27 1944-04-28 1944-04-29 1944-04-30 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1945 Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for L E Penn, covering the period from 31 December 1942 to 26 September 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RCAF Dauphin, RCAF Pennfield Ridge, RCAF Yarmouth, RAF Turweston, RAF Swanton Morley, RAF Hartford Bridge, RAF Northolt, RAAF Deniliquin, and RAAF East Sale. Aircraft flown in were Ventura, Mitchell, Anson, Auster, Master, Cub, Boston, Vigilant, Proctor, Beaufort and Magister. He flew a total of 40 operations with 226 squadron. Targets were Bethune, St Omer, Audinghen, Martinvast, Londinières, La Glacerie, Le Plouy Ferme, Bois de Waripel, Gueschart, Campneuseville, Pommeréval, Le Mesnil-au-Val, Le Gris Mont, Lostebarne, Hambures, Maisoncelle, Bois Rempre, Charleroi, Hirson, Belleville, Vacqueriette, Flixecourt, Béhen, Serqueux, Douai and Dinard-Bretagne. He flew as a second pilot on operations with Squadron Leader Cooper. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 13 OTU 17 OTU 2 Group 226 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit air sea rescue aircrew Anson B-25 bombing Boston Flying Training School Magister Operational Training Unit pilot Proctor RAF Hartford Bridge RAF Northolt RAF Swanton Morley RAF Turweston RCAF Dauphin RCAF Pennfield Ridge Second Tactical Air Force training V-1 V-weapon Ventura https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1492/43440/EClaydonVGMaysA440117.2.jpg b3363d38d528c8432e5221ed97841a38 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 Claydon, Frank Edward F E Claydon 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 2016-03-17 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 Claydon, FE Description An account of the resource 39 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Frank Edward Claydon (130537 Royal Air Force) and contains correspondence, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 166 Squadron and was killed 14 January 1944. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Frances Madeley and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Additional information on Frank Edward Claydon is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/104367/">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 Letter to Barnet UDC from Frank Claydon's Wife Description An account of the resource A copy of a letter to the Council asking that no mention is made of the fact that her husband is missing., Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mrs F Claydon Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-01-17 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 One typewritten sheet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EClaydonVGMaysA440117 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. 1944-01-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain aircrew missing in action https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1977/38290/SPalmerRAM115772v10033.jpg 47525476ac356ba68e742a11c66d0d8f 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 Palmer, Robert Anthony Maurice R A M Palmer 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 2017-10-30 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 Palmer, RAM Description An account of the resource 38 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Robert AM Palmer VC, DFC and Bar (115772, Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, fact sheets, newspaper cuttings, documents, correspondence and a substancial history of his last operation. He flew one hundred and eleven operations as a pilot with 75, 149  and 109 Squadrons and was killed 23 December 1944 when leading a daylight operation as an Oboe marker. The collection also contains 51 items in a <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2178">Photograph album</a>. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Penny Palmer and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on Robert AM Palmer is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/221528/">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 Newspaper page Description An account of the resource Front page of daily Express 7 January 1944. Headline - Britain has plane with no propeller. Several articles about Frank Whittle and first jet powered aircraft. One other article concerning German pilotless bombers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Basil Cardew Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-01-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-01-07 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed newspaper page Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPalmerRAM115772v10033 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. Meteor V-1 V-weapon https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/722/31016/LBradfordS2216040v1.2.pdf b952fe2b7e94e24738796efa69694e38 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 Bradford, Stanley S Bradford Description An account of the resource Nine items. An oral history interview with Stan Bradford DFM (1923 - 2017, 2216040 Royal Air Force) also includes his flying log book, service and release document, investiture ticket, newspaper cuttings and squadron photograph. He flew operations as a mid-upper gunner from RAF Scampton. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stanley Bradford and Matt Ashamall and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-10-31 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bradford, 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 Stanley Bradford’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s flying log book Description An account of the resource Air Gunner’s flying log book for Stanley Bradford covering the period from 8 May 1943 to 8 August 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Stormy Down (7 AGS), RAF Cottesmore (14 OTU), RAF Swinderby (1660 HCU), RAF East Kirkby (57 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Whitley, Defiant, Wellington and Lancaster. He flew a total of 31 night-time operations with 57 Squadron, targets were Nuremburg, Berlin, Mannheim, Hanover, Leipzig, Kassel, Stettin, Magdeburg, Clermont Ferrand, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. His pilots on operations were Flight Sergeant Watts, Pilot Officer Marshall and Flight Lieutenant Munday. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form: no better quality copies are available. 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 LBradfordS2216040v1 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. France Great Britain Poland England--Lincolnshire England--Rutland France--Clermont-Ferrand Germany--Berlin Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hannover Germany--Kassel Germany--Leipzig Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Stuttgart Poland--Szczecin Wales--Bridgend Germany Germany--Mannheim Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-03 1943-09-04 1943-09-05 1943-09-06 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-09-27 1943-09-28 1943-10-03 1943-10-18 1943-10-20 1943-10-21 1943-10-22 1943-10-23 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-22 1943-11-23 1943-11-24 1943-11-26 1943-11-27 1943-12-12 1943-12-16 1943-12-17 1944-01-01 1944-01-02 1944-01-06 1944-01-07 1944-01-21 1944-01-22 1944-01-27 1944-01-28 1944-01-29 1944-01-30 1944-01-31 1944-02-15 1944-02-16 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-03-01 1944-03-02 1944-03-10 1944-03-11 1944-03-15 1944-03-16 1944-03-18 1944-03-19 1944-03-24 1944-03-25 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 14 OTU 1660 HCU 57 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew anti-aircraft fire Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bomb struck bombing bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) Defiant Do 217 Fw 190 Heavy Conversion Unit Ju 88 Lancaster Me 109 Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Cottesmore RAF East Kirkby RAF Market Harborough RAF Stormy Down RAF Swinderby training Wellington Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1211/15777/EStottAEBlandfordJVarious-0002.2.jpg 0e1c9c030013ff3f9cc44f75244a52f1 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 Stott, Robert Stott, R Description An account of the resource 13 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Robert Stott (162588) DFM and contains photographs, letters and correspondence relating to his award of the Distinguished Flying Medal and his subsequent death in action on 26/27 November 1943. He flew operatoins as an air gunner with 101 Squadron from RAF Ludford Magna. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jim Yule and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. Additional information on Robert Stott is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/122514/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IBCC Losses Database</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Yule, J Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 19/12/43. 1) Arrived safe 24.4.1944 174 High Street Musselburgh Mid. Lothian. [missing letters]ar Mr. Blandford, Just a few lines to thank [missing word] very much for your nice letter I [missing letters]ived here on Friday. When I read it at [missing word] I was at a loss as to who you [missing word] as in my husbands crew there is [missing word] name like Blandford. So I am send- [missing letters] on the post card snap of his crew [missing letter]lso of the Navigator. The only thing I [missing word] think is that Sgt. Whittle may [missing word] been on sick leave & your son [missing word] in his place but please let me know. [missing word] any word does come in which I [missing word] will I will certainly let you [missing word]. It is only people like us who [missing word] had the [indecipherable word] really [indecipherable word] & worse [missing word] not express just how we feel. [missing word] will close now & I am praying & [missing letters]g we will get word soon. Yours. Sincerely. (Mrs) Agnes E. Stott. [page break] 1) 174 High Street Musselburgh Mid. Lothian. 7:1:44 Dear Mr. Blandford. Please forgive me writing you again so soon. But today I only learned that Sgt. Whittle is in sick bay with a perforated ear drum & I did not know. I hope you will forgive me writing you saying the Navigator’s name was not the same. I hope to before very long now we will get word soon. Yours Very Sincerely. (Mrs) Agnes E. Stott. [page break] Replied [underlined] 1-2-1944 [/underlined] 174 High Street Musselburgh Mid. Lothian. 28:1:44 Dear Mr. Blandford. It is with deep regret I write you at this time. on the 26 January I received word from the Air Ministry (I here quot [sic] their telegram). According to information received through the International Red Cross Committee your husband Sgt. R. Stott (D.F.M.) is [indecipherable word] to have lost his life as the result of Air Operations on 26/11/43. It came as a sudden shock but I still can’t believe it. I still do think he is still at liberty. It is my only hope now. If you have received similar news I pray to God to give you strength to carry on at this time. Yours Very Sincerely Agnes E. Stott. 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 Three letters from Robert Stott's wife Description An account of the resource Letters from Agnes Stott to a fellow crew member's father, comments on confusion about regular crew member who did not fly with them on their last operation and telling him that she had received formal notice that Robert had died. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Agnes Stott Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-04-19 1944-01-07 1944-01-28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three handwritten letters Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text. Correspondence Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EStottAEBlandfordJVarious-0002 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. Bomber Command Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-04-19 1944-01-07 1944-01-28 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Steve Baldwin killed in action missing in action https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2672/48129/PGouldS19110022.jpg 9b46a2c688614b002855077f3bf7c542 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 Gould, Simon RAF Waddington negatives Description An account of the resource 361 items. The collection concerns Simon Gould and contains his collection of photo negatives of aircraft, people and activities from RAF Waddington. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Simon Gould and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Gould, 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 Walcheren Description An account of the resource Target photograph of Walcheren showing coast with sea to right and land with lagoon in centre. Captioned 'Walcheren, Wad, 7.10.44 //8" 6000 070 13554, 14 x 1000 C21 F/O Ward Smith S. 463'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-01-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-01-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Netherlands Netherlands--Walcheren Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Netherlands--Vlissingen 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 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 PGouldS19110022 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Geolocated 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 463 Squadron aerial photograph bombing RAF Waddington target photograph https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2860/50677/LKlatkiewiczZF782158v2.pdf 7af4bf0be84f17c69d560d89aad355d5 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 Klatkiewicz, ZF Description An account of the resource Three items. The collection concerns Z F Klatkiewicz, (b. 1922, 782158 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books. He flew operations as a pilot with 300 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Paul Edward Klatkiewicz and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-08-18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Klatkiewicz, ZF 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 Z F Klatkiewicz’s pilots flying log book. Two Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for Z F Klatkeiwicz, covering the period from 1 March 1943 to 30 September 1944. Detailing his flying duties with 13 Maintenance Unit, flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 13 Maintenance Unit RAF Henlow, 18 Operational Training Unit RAF Finningley, 300 Polish Squadron RAF Ingham and RAF Faldingworth, 8 Air Gunnery School RAF Evanton and 2 Air Gunnery School RAF Dalcross. Aircraft flown in were Whitley, Prefect, Hind, Hurricane, Hudson, Seafire, Lancaster, Magister, Wellington, Anson and Oxford. He flew a total of 27 night operations with 300 Polish Squadron, mostly minelaying plus 5 dinghy search. Targets were St Nazaire, Borkum, Frisian Islands, Lorient, Alkmaar, Boulogne, Terschelling, Brest, Hannover and Texel. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LKlatkiewiczZF782158v2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-15 1943-08-16 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-25 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-09-04 1943-09-05 1943-09-06 1943-09-08 1943-09-09 1943-09-18 1943-09-19 1943-09-21 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-10-02 1943-10-03 1943-10-08 1943-10-09 1943-10-13 1943-10-18 1943-11-06 1943-11-07 1943-11-08 1943-11-11 1943-11-12 1943-11-15 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-20 1943-11-22 1943-11-23 1943-11-25 1943-11-26 1943-11-27 1943-12-16 1943-12-17 1943-12-19 1943-12-22 1943-12-23 1944-01-02 1944-01-03 1944-01-04 1944-01-05 1944-01-06 1944-01-07 1944-01-20 1944-01-21 1944-01-22 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--North Sea England--Bedfordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Yorkshire Europe--Frisian Islands France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Lorient France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Borkum Germany--Hannover Netherlands--Alkmaar Netherlands--Terschelling Netherlands--Texel Scotland--Highlands Scotland--Ross and Cromarty Europe--Frisian Islands Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Polskie Siły Powietrzne 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 Mike Connock Terry Hancock Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 18 OTU 300 Squadron Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson bombing Hudson Hurricane Lancaster Magister mine laying Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Dalcross RAF Evanton RAF Faldingworth RAF Finningley RAF Henlow RAF Ingham training Wellington Whitley