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Reeks, Albert
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39 items.
The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Albert Reeks (b. 1921, 649770 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator/air gunner with 216 Squadron in North Africa.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Philip Reeks and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2021-12-01
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Reeks, A
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"The Story of King George and His Minister"
Once upon a time, there was a great king named George. From his small island, he controlled strange peoples and possessed warships and massive armies.
False Propaganda
And this King had a minister called Churchill, who was famous for lying and hypocrisy and for consuming alcohol (whiskey).
And when (the King and his minister) thought that time was smiling upon them, they grew bold and declared war on another peaceful people who had nothing before them but work and diligence.
Norway Dunkirk Greece Crete Island Malaya Singapore
However, this people demonstrated supreme strength, and they slaughtered King George's soldiers, casting them into the deep abysses of the sea.
Then the submarines and aircraft of this mighty people sank most of the ships of this arrogant king, whether they were warships or commercial vessels.
Food supplies on the island began to run dry and decrease until the King and his minister were forced to tighten (the belts of) their wide bellies. This was because food ration cards alone were not enough to quiet the hunger...
To London
In addition to this hardship, a significant number of kings and ministers from other kingdoms arrived, having lost their countries and peoples due to the war, and became guests of King George.
However, they grew tired of this life due to a lack of work and began to bicker among themselves, so King George decided to entertain them by performing a play in which they all participated.
“From Steadfastness to Steadfastness!!”
And thus all the King's guests participated in acting out this play; they crowned their heads with imaginary crowns, sat on alleged thrones, and believed that under their command were massive armies answering their every call.
And while they were thus occupied with their play, two other peoples of great power and might joined the enemies of King George.
Harsh blows began to rain down on the King's soldiers, and they started losing one country after another.
And suddenly, the King and his minister asked their guests to stop their theatrical performance and join them in this fierce war. However, the guests refused to comply with this insulting request.
So King George was forced, while in this critical predicament, to send his minister to his mischievous friend Roosevelt, who lived in the far lands of America.
However, this (man) Roosevelt had declared war, and his opponent's final blows began to descend upon him until he was no longer able to send even a single warship or a single one of his soldiers.
The King and his minister were left with only one means, which was to clothe themselves in the garb of the innocent. They fell to their knees and began chanting spiritual songs day and night.
However, the Almighty Lord knew their hypocrisy and lies, and the woes they brought upon the world."
And so what was bound to happen did happen; Roosevelt plundered all the wealth and lands of King George, leaving him with nothing but his island, and completely ignored his pleas for help.
The King's soldiers returned to their island in a state of extreme exhaustion and hunger from the effects of the blows that fell upon their heads. The King was forced to cease fighting, so he dismissed his minister, intending to lead a life of asceticism and renunciation in this world.
And with that, all the enslaved peoples became free. And here you see them, having breathed a sigh of relief, going to their jobs to earn their daily bread.
Churchill could not bear to see the world at peace, so he fell dead on the ground, and his impure soul departed, heading to hell.
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Albert Reeks’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
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LReeksA649770v1
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IBCC Digital Archive
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An account of the resource
Albert Reeks’ Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 20th May 1940 until 19th January 1949. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.
Trained at No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, 12 Operational Training Unit. Operational posting to 103 Squadron in August 1940. In May 1941 posted to Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight followed by operational posting to 216 (Bomber Transport) Squadron in Egypt carrying out transport duties conveying freight, ammunition, petrol, passengers and collecting casualties. In April 1944 posted to India with a detachment from 216 Squadron carrying out supply dropping operations to India and Burma, in addition to normal freight and passenger duties. In June, returned to Egypt.
In December 1944 posted to Central Mediterranean Forces as Signals Briefing Officer with various units including 130 Staging Post (Pomigliano), 107 Staging Post (Hassani), No. 282 Wing, 216 Group, 205 Group, before returning to England in 1947. Released from the RAF on 1st September 1950.
Served at RAF Yatesbury, RAF West Freugh, RAF Benson, RAF Penrhos, RAF Newton, RAF Kemble, RAF Heliopolis, RAF El Khanka, RAF El Adem, Landing Ground 224 (Cairo West), RAF Khartoum, RAF Agartala, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Middleton St. George, RAF Watchfield, RAF Pitreavie.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Battle, Wellington, Bristol Bombay, Vickers Valentia, Hudson, C-47 Dakota.
With 103 Squadron he flew 18 night bombing operations. His target were Boulogne, Calais, Ostend, Rotterdam, Bremen, Gelsenkirchen, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Hamburg, Lorient, Kiel, Brest (to attack the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau), Berlin, Cologne and Mannheim. His pilots were Pilot Officer Thorougood, Squadron Leaders Tait and Blome-Jones and Sergeant Muggeridge.
When flying with 216 Squadron he flew 9 night and 22 day supply dropping operations in addition to his normal transport duties in the Middle East, Burma and India. Named targets included Leros Island, Bongyaung, Mokokchung, Thingai, Indaw, Tsemmy, Sakhai, Kohima, Meluri, Lake Indawgyi, Kidzematuma, Cheswezum, Wokha and Nerhema.
His pilots were Squadron Leader Archbell, Flying Officer Rustom, Sergeant Hersey, Pilot Officers Cody and Vickery.
During his time with 216 Squadron in the Middle East he was involved with a search for force landed Wellington which was found and the aircrew successfully recovered. Whilst transporting a repair crew to this aircraft he found and recovered the crew of a second Wellington which had also force landed. 7th and 13th July 1942))
On the 14th October 1942 the undercarriage of his aircraft collapsed on take-off. The aircraft caught fire and became a write off. No injuries.
The log book also contains a newspaper clipping regarding an operation to supply fuel to Fleet Air Arm Albacores, operating behind enemy lines, to attack a convoy heading to Tobruk on 9/10th July 1942.
Reeks has added a hand written list of the aircraft he flew, where, how many flying hours and radio type. This list is also typed. Also added is a list of his postings with duties and remarks.
Also included is a US Office of War Information booklet entitled “How to get along with the Kachins, Shans and Burmans”.
There is also a propaganda leaflet with cartoons written in Arabic entitled “The Story of King George and His Minister”.
Note: times given in the log book are all GMT even when overseas.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1940-09-17
1940-09-18
1940-09-21
1940-09-22
1940-12-21
1940-12-22
1940-12-28
1941-01-03
1941-01-09
1941-01-15
1941-01-16
1941-02-28
1941-03-01
1941-03-13
1941-03-14
1941-03-21
1941-03-22
1941-04-08
1941-04-09
1941-04-12
1941-04-13
1941-04-15
1941-04-16
1941-04-17
1941-04-18
1941-04-24
1941-04-25
1941-04-30
1941-05-01
1941-05-03
1941-05-04
1941-05-05
1941-05-06
1942-07-09
1942-07-10
1942-07-11
1942-07-13
1942-10-14
1942-10-23
1942-10-24
1943-11-14
1943-11-15
1943-11-16
1943-11-17
1944-04-13
1944-04-14
1944-04-25
1944-04-29
1944-04-30
1944-05-03
1944-05-10
1944-05-11
1944-05-14
1944-05-16
1944-05-18
1944-05-19
1944-05-21
1944-05-22
1944-05-23
1944-05-25
1944-05-29
1944-05-31
1944-06-02
1944-06-03
1944-06-05
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Durham (County)
England--Gloucestershire
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Oxfordshire
England--Wiltshire
England--Yorkshire
Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland--Dunfermline
Wales--Gwynedd
Belgium
Belgium--Ostend
Netherlands
Netherlands--Rotterdam
France
France--Boulogne-sur-Mer
France--Brest
France--Calais
France--Lorient
Germany
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Bremen
Germany--Bremerhaven
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Egypt
Egypt--Cairo
Libya
Libya--Tobruk
Sudan
Sudan--Khartoum
Greece
Greece--Leros (Municipality)
India
India--Kidzematuma
India--Kohima
India--Mokokchung
India--Nāgāland
Burma
Burma--Bongyaung
Burma--Indaw
Burma--Mohnyin
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
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Artwork
Format
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One booklet
Contributor
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Nick Cornwell-Smith
103 Squadron
12 OTU
205 Group
216 Group
216 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
Anson
anti-aircraft fire
Battle
bombing
Bombing and Gunnery School
C-47
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Gneisenau
Hudson
Operational Training Unit
propaganda
RAF Agartala
RAF Benson
RAF Cairo West
RAF El Adem
RAF El Khanka
RAF Heliopolis
RAF Kemble
RAF Khartoum
RAF Middleton St George
RAF Newton
RAF Penrhos
RAF Pitreavie
RAF Topcliffe
RAF Watchfield
RAF West Freugh
RAF Yatesbury
Scharnhorst
searchlight
take-off crash
training
Wellington
wireless operator
wireless operator / air gunner
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Crimmin, W J
Bill Crimmin
Description
An account of the resource
Two items. The collection concerns W J 'Bill' Crimmin (Royal Air Force) and contains his log books. He flew operations as a pilot with 115, 161 and 192 Squadrons.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Josephine Crimmin and catalogued by Nick Cornwell-Smith.
Date
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2019-09-17
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Crimmin, WJ
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W J (Bill) Crimmin’s Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book. One
Description
An account of the resource
Bill Crimmin’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 19th June 1941 until 29th December 1944. During this time he trained as a pilot.
Training started at No. 4 British Flying Training School in Phoenix, Arizona. This continued at No. 3 Service Flying training School, 1517 Beam Approach Training Flight and 25 Operational Training Unit before being posted to 115 Squadron for operations in August 1942. In March 1943 posted to 161 Squadron and then 1483 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight.
Posted to 1655 Mechanical Transport Unit in January 1944 and then 192 Squadron for Special Duty operations. September 1944 saw a posting to Bomber Command HQ Courier Flight.
Served at Thunderbird Field (Phoenix), Falcon Field (Mesa), RAF South Cerney, RAF Ipswich, RAF Finningley, RAF Bircotes, RAF Marham, RAF Mildenhall, RAF East Wretham, RAF Oakington, RAF Tempsford, RAF Newmarket, RAF Foulsham, RAF Halton.
Aircraft flown were Boeing-Stearman PT 17, Vultee BT13A Valiant, North American AT6A Texan, Oxford, Anson, Wellington, Wellington III, Halifax V, Wellington X, Stirling, Martinet, Lancaster, Mosquito, Tiger Moth, Moth Minor, Auster, Proctor, Hornet Moth.
With 115 Squadron he flew 21 bombing operations (2 day, 18 night), 13 night minelaying operations and 1 night special duties. His targets were Mainz, Flensburg, Ameland, Saarbrucken, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Duisburg, Norderney, Dusseldorf, Samso Island, Lingen, Krefeld, Aachen, Osnabruck, La Rochelle, Kiel, Cologne, Genoa, Turin, Frankfurt, Neuwerk Island, Lorient.
His pilot on his first two operations was Sergeant Norrington, and then he flew as 1st pilot on all further operations.
Flying with 192 Squadron he flew 37 night Special Duties operations. Targets for these operations were Dortmund, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Nuremberg, Wittenburg, Karlsruhe, The Ruhr, Aachen, Berlin, Liege, Brest, Cologne, Duisburg, Brunswick, Bordeaux, Laval, Paris, Gelsenkirchen, Neufchatel, Watten, Vitry-le-François, Orleans, Dunkerque, Revigny, Bourges, Wesseling, Hamburg, Stettin, Stendal.
Whilst carry out a Special Duties operation to Vitry on 28th June 1944 his aircraft was attacked and damaged by a Mosquito night fighter resulting in a forced landing at RAF Friston. No injuries were sustained.
The log book also includes a hand written note from the Officer Commanding RAF Foulsham giving Commendatory Endorsements in regards the Mosquito night fighter attack on 27/28th June 1944.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1941
1942-08-11
1942-08-12
1942-08-18
1942-08-19
1942-08-24
1942-08-25
1942-08-28
1942-08-29
1942-09-01
1942-09-02
1942-09-03
1942-09-04
1942-09-05
1942-09-07
1942-09-08
1942-09-10
1942-09-11
1942-09-13
1942-09-14
1942-09-21
1942-09-22
1942-09-26
1942-09-27
1942-09-28
1942-10-02
1942-10-03
1942-10-05
1942-10-06
1942-10-07
1942-10-10
1942-10-11
1942-10-13
1942-10-14
1942-10-15
1942-10-16
1942-10-22
1942-10-23
1942-10-24
1942-11-02
1942-11-03
1942-11-28
1942-11-29
1942-11-30
1942-12-01
1942-12-02
1942-12-03
1942-12-31
1943-01-01
1943-01-02
1943-01-03
1943-01-04
1943-01-05
1943-01-09
1943-01-10
1943-01-12
1943-01-13
1943-01-14
1943-01-15
1943-01-16
1943-01-18
1943-01-19
1944-03-14
1944-03-22
1944-03-24
1944-03-25
1944-03-26
1944-03-30
1944-03-31
1944-04-20
1944-04-22
1944-04-24
1944-04-25
1944-04-26
1944-04-27
1944-04-28
1944-05-09
1944-05-10
1944-05-12
1944-05-13
1944-05-18
1944-05-19
1944-05-20
1944-05-21
1944-05-22
1944-05-23
1944-05-24
1944-05-25
1944-05-27
1944-05-28
1944-06-09
1944-06-10
1944-06-11
1944-06-12
1944-06-13
1944-06-24
1944-06-25
1944-06-27
1944-06-28
1944-07-04
1944-07-05
1944-07-07
1944-07-08
1944-07-12
1944-07-13
1944-07-14
1944-07-15
1944-07-18
1944-07-19
1944-07-20
1944-07-21
1944-07-28
1944-07-29
1944-08-14
1944-08-15
1944-08-16
1944-08-17
1944-08-18
1944-08-19
1944-08-25
1944-08-26
1944-08-27
1944-08-29
1944-08-30
1945
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
United States
Arizona
Arizona--Mesa
Arizona--Phoenix
Great Britain
England--Bedfordshire
England--Buckinghamshire
England--Gloucestershire
England--Norfolk
England--Suffolk
England--Yorkshire
Germany
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Germany--Aachen
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Braunschweig
Germany--Bremen
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Dortmund
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Düsseldorf
Germany--Flensburg
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Karlsruhe
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Krefeld
Germany--Leipzig
Germany--Lingen (Lower Saxony)
Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Europe--Frisian Islands
Germany--Norderney
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Osnabrück
Germany--Saarbrücken
Germany--Stendal
Germany--Wesseling
Germany--Wittenburg (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Belgium
Belgium--Liège
Denmark
Denmark--Samsø
France
France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
France--Bourges
France--Brest
France--Dunkerque
France--La Rochelle
France--Laval (Mayenne)
France--Lorient
France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray
France--Orléans
France--Paris
France--Revigny-sur-Ornain
France--Vitry-le-François
France--Watten
Italy
Italy--Genoa
Italy--Turin
Netherlands
Netherlands--Ameland Island
Poland
Poland--Szczecin
Germany--Neuwerk Island
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Text. Log book and record book
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
One booklet
Contributor
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Nick Cornwell-Smith
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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LCrimminWJ[Ser#-DoB]v1
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Review Oct 2024
115 Squadron
161 Squadron
192 Squadron
25 OTU
3 SFTS
4 BFTS
Advanced Flying Unit
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
Anson
bombing
bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944)
British Flying Training School Program
Flying Training School
forced landing
Halifax
Halifax Mk 5
Hornet Moth
Lancaster
Lancaster Mk 2
Martinet
mine laying
Mosquito
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
Operational Training Unit
Oxford
pilot
Proctor
RAF Bircotes
RAF East Wretham
RAF Finningley
RAF Foulsham
RAF Halton
RAF Ipswich
RAF Marham
RAF Mildenhall
RAF Newmarket
RAF Oakington
RAF South Cerney
RAF Tempsford
searchlight
Stearman
Stirling
Tiger Moth
training
Wellington
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Cooke, Horace
Cooke, H
Description
An account of the resource
34 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Horace Cooke DFC (b. 3 April 1919, 115312 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, training notes, documents, medal ribbons, and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator and air gunner with 7,49, 99 and 156 Squadrons before training as a pilot. Later he was an instructor with various units.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by David Drew and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2019-06-07
2024-02-24
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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Cooke, H
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Title
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Officer's medical card
Form 1427
Description
An account of the resource
Top: Includes medical classification, lists protective inoculations and vaccination record for Horace Cooke.
Bottom: Horace's life membership card for the Royal Air Forces Association.
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1939-12-19
1943-04
1944-05-18
1945-03-06
1945-09-11
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--West Bridgford
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
Civilian
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Text. Service material
Format
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Printed booklet with handwritten entries and printed card with handwritten entries
Identifier
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SCookeH115312v10010-0001; SCookeH115312v10010-0002;
Rights
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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
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Cook, G A
Description
An account of the resource
Nineteen Items. Collection concerns Flying Officer George Arthur Cook who flew operations as a wireless operator on Hampden with 49 Squadron. Subsequently, retrained as wireless operator mechanic, he completed a further tour on Catalina with 205 Squadron in Ceylon. Collection consists of his flying log book, an oral history interview transcript, photographs and a certificate.
The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive.
Date
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2022-01-18
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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SBondS-CookGv1
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Title
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George Cook’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Format
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Multi-page printed book with handwritten entries
Conforms To
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Pending review
Review Oct 2024
Is Part Of
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SBondS-CookGv10001
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IBCC Digital Archive
Description
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George Cook’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 8th August 1940 until 4th September 1945. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner. Initial training at No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School and No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School. After further training posted to 49 Squadron form operations in January 1941. January 1942 saw a posting to the Staff Flying Pool, Training Wing and then No. 10 Radio School in March 1943. May 1943 was posted to Coastal Operational Training Unit and then 302 Ferry Training Unit in November.
Joined 205 Squadron for operations in the Far East. Returned to the UK in August/September 1945.
Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF West Freugh, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Scampton, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Carew Cheriton, RAF Alness, RAF Oban, RAF Koggala.
He flew 30 bombing and mine laying operations (3 day, 27 night) with 49 Squadron. His target included Hannover, Homberg, Berlin, Bremen, Brest, Kiel, Mannheim, Cologne, Lorient, Helgoland, Hamburg, Aachen, Frankfurt, Kiel Bay, Karlsruhe, Essen, Brunswick, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven. His pilots on these operations were Flying Officer Fisher, Pilot Officers Mervin-Jones, Kerridge, Scorer, Pratt, Sergeants Eshelby, Merralls, Flint, Latty, Watt, and Wing Commander Stubbs.
He flew 2 night bombing operations when posted to Training Wing to Cologne and Essen piloted by Pilot Officer Glenn.
With 205 Squadron he flew 68 operations (19 day, 49 night). These included bombing, anti-ship and anti-submarine sweeps, convoy escort and meteorological flights. These were all in the Indian Ocean. His pilots were Squadron Leaders Melville-Jackson, Beckingsale, Wing Commander McClelland, Flight Lieutenants Hoare, Risk, and Lowden.
On the 28th August 1941 we was wounded in the hand by anti-aircraft fire. His plane was attacked by a night-fighter on the night of 1st/2nd June 1942.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1940
1941-02-10
1941-02-11
1941-02-15
1941-03-12
1941-03-13
1941-03-18
1941-04-06
1941-04-07
1941-04-08
1941-04-09
1941-04-10
1941-04-13
1941-05-04
1941-05-05
1941-05-12
1941-05-13
1941-05-16
1941-05-17
1941-05-25
1941-05-26
1941-06-10
1941-06-11
1941-06-16
1941-06-17
1941-06-18
1941-06-19
1941-06-28
1941-06-29
1941-07-05
1941-07-06
1941-07-16
1941-07-17
1941-07-20
1941-07-21
1941-07-23
1941-07-24
1941-07-25
1941-07-26
1941-07-28
1941-07-29
1941-08-02
1941-08-03
1941-08-05
1941-08-06
1941-08-07
1941-08-08
1941-08-14
1941-08-15
1941-08-17
1941-08-18
1941-08-26
1941-08-27
1941-08-28
1941-08-29
1941-12-16
1941-12-17
1942-05-30
1942-05-31
1942-06-01
1942-06-02
1943
1944-04-02
1944-04-03
1944-04-04
1944-04-05
1944-04-11
1944-04-17
1944-05-09
1944-05-13
1944-05-17
1944-05-18
1944-05-19
1944-05-25
1944-05-26
1944-05-27
1944-05-28
1944-06-01
1944-06-06
1944-06-09
1944-06-10
1944-06-12
1944-06-14
1944-06-16
1944-06-23
1944-06-24
1944-07-14
1944-07-27
1944-08-02
1944-08-06
1944-08-12
1944-08-18
1944-08-21
1944-08-25
1944-08-28
1944-08-29
1944-09-05
1944-09-07
1944-09-09
1944-09-12
1944-09-15
1944-10-05
1944-10-06
1944-10-26
1944-11-04
1944-11-07
1944-11-10
1944-11-16
1944-11-19
1944-11-22
1944-11-29
1944-12-24
1944-12-25
1945-01-03
1945-01-30
1945-02-05
1945-02-11
1945-03-30
1945-03-31
1945-04-07
1945-04-08
1945-04-09
1945-04-10
1945-04-19
1945-04-20
1945-04-21
1945-05-10
1945-05-16
1945-05-23
1945-05-24
1945-05-25
1945-05-26
1945-06-08
1945-06-20
1945-06-21
1945-06-22
1945-06-23
1945-07-04
1945-07-05
1945-07-06
1945-07-07
1945-07-14
1945-07-15
1945-07-16
1945-07-17
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Oxfordshire
England--Rutland
Scotland--Argyll and Bute
Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland--Ross and Cromarty
Wales--Pembrokeshire
Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea
Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight
Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay
France
France--Brest
France--Lorient
Germany
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Germany--Aachen
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Braunschweig
Germany--Bremen
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Essen
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Hannover
Germany--Homberg (Kassel)
Germany--Karlsruhe
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka--Văligama
Contributor
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Nick Cornwell-Smith
205 Squadron
49 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
Anson
Battle
bombing
Bombing and Gunnery School
bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942)
C-47
Catalina
Hampden
Hornet Moth
Lancaster
mine laying
Oxford
RAF Alness
RAF Carew Cheriton
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Cranwell
RAF Koggala
RAF Oban
RAF Scampton
RAF Upper Heyford
RAF West Freugh
Sunderland
training
Wellington
wireless operator / air gunner
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1747/47518/LSproatesHB1107339v1.pdf
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Title
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Sproates, Harrison Burnham
H B Sproates
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2020-09-11
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Sproates, HB
Description
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Nine items. The collection concerns Harrison Burnham Sproates (b. 1921, 1107339 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator / air gunner in the Middle East and Italy with 178 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Neil Sproates and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Title
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Harrison Sproates’ Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Identifier
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LSproatesHB1107339v1
Description
An account of the resource
Harrison Sproates’ Flying Log Book as wireless operator from 3rd January 1941 until 29th May 1944. Training was at No. 2 Signals School, No. 1 Air Gunnery School, and 13 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 244 Squadron for operations in the Middle East in July 1942. From March 1943 he was posted to Gilgil Camp, Kenya. His next posting was to 70 Operational Training Unit in May 1943 as a Staff Wireless Operator. Final operational posting to 178 Squadron in November 1943.
Returned to England in July 1944.
Served at RAF Yatesbury, RAF Pembrey, Gilgil Kenya, RAF Sharjah, RAF Shandur and Celone in Italy.
Aircraft flown were Dominie, Proctor, Blenheim, Anson, Blenheim IV, Blenheim V, Baltimore, Halifax, B-24 Liberator , Wellington, Sunderland, Hudson, C-47 Dakota, Vincent.
With 244 Squadron he flew 40 day operations. These were anti-submarine patrols, shipping patrols and convoy escort duties covering the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. His pilots for these were Flight Sergeant Cousins and Flying Officer Curtiss.
He flew 27 night bombing and minelaying operations with 178 Squadron. Target included Piraeus, Candia, Suda Bay, Salamis Straits, Chalcis, Athens, Plovdiv, Padua, Sofia, Genoa, River Danube, Bucharest, Budapest, Sezze and road communications. His pilots were Flying Officers McGinnis, Elinor and Brimacombe, Flight Lieutenant Knight and Warrant Officer Stronagh.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1941
1942-08-17
1942-08-29
1942-09-13
1942-10-06
1942-10-27
1942-10-30
1942-11-05
1942-11-08
1942-11-09
1942-11-17
1942-11-19
1942-11-20
1942-11-21
1942-11-27
1942-12-28
1942-12-30
1942-12-31
1943-01-01
1943-01-02
1943-01-03
1943-01-11
1943-01-12
1943-01-18
1943-01-19
1943-01-27
1943-01-28
1943-01-29
1943-01-30
1943-01-31
1943-02-01
1943-02-02
1943-02-12
1943-02-14
1943-02-17
1943-02-19
1943-02-23
1943-02-26
1943-03-04
1943-12-06
1943-12-07
1943-12-08
1943-12-09
1943-12-11
1943-12-12
1943-12-20
1943-12-21
1944-01-03
1944-01-09
1944-01-10
1944-01-11
1944-01-12
1944-01-15
1944-01-16
1944-01-23
1944-01-24
1944-01-26
1944-01-27
1944-02-04
1944-02-05
1944-03-18
1944-03-19
1944-03-22
1944-03-23
1944-03-24
1944-03-25
1944-04-17
1944-04-18
1944-04-21
1944-04-22
1944-04-25
1944-04-26
1944-04-29
1944-04-30
1944-05-01
1944-05-02
1944-05-05
1944-05-06
1944-05-07
1944-05-09
1944-05-10
1944-05-12
1944-05-13
1944-05-17
1944-05-18
1944-05-23
1944-05-24
1944-05-26
1944-05-27
1944-05-29
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Wiltshire
Wales--Carmarthenshire
Kenya
Kenya--Gilgil
North Africa
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Libya
Libya--Al Adm
Arabian Sea--Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
Greece
Greece--Athens
Greece--Ērakleion
Greece--Chalkida
Greece--Piraeus
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea--Salamis Straits
Mediterranean Sea--Suda Bay
Bulgaria
Bulgaria--Plovdiv
Bulgaria--Sofia
Italy
Italy--Foggia
Italy--Genoa
Italy--Padua
Italy--Sezze
Danube River
Romania
Romania--Bucharest
Hungary
Hungary--Budapest
Arabian Sea
United Arab Emirates--Shāriqah
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
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One booklet
Contributor
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Nick Cornwell-Smith
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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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
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Review Oct 2024
13 OTU
178 Squadron
244 Squadron
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
Anson
B-24
Blenheim
bombing
C-47
Dominie
Halifax
Hudson
mine laying
Operational Training Unit
Proctor
RAF El Adem
RAF Pembrey
RAF Shandur
RAF Sharjah
RAF Yatesbury
Sunderland
training
Wellington
wireless operator
wireless operator / air gunner
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2618/46541/LHolmanAW1451828v1.2.pdf
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Title
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Holman, A W
Description
An account of the resource
91 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant A W Holman (1451828, 159952 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, objects, photographs and <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2659">an album.</a> He flew operations as a special operator with 192 Squadron.<br /><br /> The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Christopher Holman and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
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2019-09-19
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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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.
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Holman, AW
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Title
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Alan Holman’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Description
An account of the resource
Alan Holman’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 14th October 1941 until 29th April 1947. Posted to No. 6 Air Observer and Navigation School trained as navigator, wireless operator and air gunner. Further postings to 54 Operational Training Unit and No. 2 Radio School, No 8 Air Gunnery School. Operational posting to 192 Squadron as a Special Operator. After completing first tour of operations, posted to 21 Operational Training Unit in September 1944. In December posted to Telecommunications Flying Unit.
Served at RAF Staverton, RAF Church Fenton, RAF Yatesbury, RAF Evanton, RAF Foulsham, RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, RAF Defford.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Blenheim, Oxford, Beaufighter, Boston, Dominie, Proctor, Halifax, Wellington, Lancaster, Mosquito, Lincoln, York.
With 192 Squadron he flew a total of 49 special duties operations (3 day, 46 night) plus one Cook’s Tour. His special duties operations took place along the French, Dutch, Belgium, Danish, German coasts, the Western Approaches, the Bay of Biscay and Brunswick.
His pilots were Pilot Officer Ellis, Flying Officer Leask, Pilot Officer Kennedy, Warrant Officer Salt, Flight Lieutenant Roach, Flying Office Sanders and Wing Commander Trousdale.
Log book includes a holiday flight in 1946 and a business flight in 1947.
Identifier
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LHolmanAW1451828v1
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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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
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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
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1944-01-25
1944-01-27
1944-01-28
1944-01-29
1944-01-30
1944-02-02
1944-02-11
1944-02-12
1944-02-15
1944-02-29
1944-03-08
1944-03-09
1944-03-13
1944-03-14
1944-03-17
1944-03-19
1944-03-20
1944-03-22
1944-03-26
1944-03-27
1944-03-31
1944-04-18
1944-04-19
1944-04-21
1944-04-22
1944-04-24
1944-04-25
1944-04-27
1944-04-28
1944-04-29
1944-04-30
1944-05-11
1944-05-12
1944-05-13
1944-05-18
1944-05-19
1944-05-21
1944-05-22
1944-05-31
1944-06-02
1944-06-03
1944-06-09
1944-06-10
1944-06-11
1944-06-12
1944-06-13
1944-06-14
1944-06-15
1944-06-17
1944-06-23
1944-06-24
1944-06-25
1944-06-27
1944-06-28
1944-06-30
1944-07-01
1944-07-05
1944-07-06
1944-07-07
1944-07-08
1944-07-12
1944-07-13
1944-07-23
1944-07-24
1944-07-25
1944-07-26
1944-07-27
1944-07-28
1944-07-29
1944-08-09
1944-08-10
1944-08-11
1944-08-12
1944-08-13
1944-08-25
1944-08-26
1945-05-25
1946
1947
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Gloucestershire
England--Norfolk
England--Wiltshire
England--Worcestershire
England--Yorkshire
Scotland--Ross and Cromarty
Atlantic Ocean--Western Approaches
Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay
Atlantic Ocean--English Channel
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea
Germany
Germany--Braunschweig
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Nick Cornwell-Smith
Conforms To
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Review Oct 2024
192 Squadron
21 OTU
54 OTU
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
Anson
Beaufighter
Blenheim
Boston
Cook’s tour
Dominie
Halifax
Lancaster
Lincoln
Mosquito
Operational Training Unit
Oxford
Proctor
RAF Church Fenton
RAF Defford
RAF Evanton
RAF Foulsham
RAF Moreton in the Marsh
RAF Staverton
RAF Yatesbury
training
Wellington
wireless operator / air gunner
York
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1254/36056/LBakerWB1392752v1.pdf
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Title
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Baker, William Benjamin
Biff Baker
W B Baker
Description
An account of the resource
45 items. The collection concerns William Benjamin "Biff" Baker DFC (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents art work and and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 115 and 626 Squadrons.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Pamela Baker and catalogued by Nigel Huckins and Peter Adams.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-11-28
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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Baker, WB
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Title
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W B Baker’s observers and air gunners flying log 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
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
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943-12-16
1943-12-17
1943-12-23
1943-12-24
1944-01-14
1944-01-15
1944-01-21
1944-01-22
1944-01-27
1944-01-28
1944-01-30
1944-01-31
1944-04-18
1944-04-19
1944-04-20
1944-04-21
1944-04-22
1944-04-23
1944-04-26
1944-04-27
1944-04-28
1944-05-03
1944-05-04
1944-05-07
1944-05-08
1944-05-09
1944-05-10
1944-05-18
1944-05-19
1944-05-21
1944-05-22
1944-05-23
1944-05-27
1944-05-28
1944-06-06
1944-06-07
1944-06-09
1944-06-10
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
France--Bruz
France--Flers-de-l'Orne
France--Mailly-le-Camp
France--Merville (Nord)
France--Orléans
France--Rouen
France--Yvelines
Germany--Aachen
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Braunschweig
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Dortmund
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Düsseldorf
Germany--Essen
Germany--Friedrichshafen
Germany--Magdeburg
Wales--Bridgend
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
France--Achères
France--Flers (Pas-de-Calais)
France--Pas-de-Calais
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
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IBCC Digital Archive
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
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Mike Connock
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LBakerWB1392752v1
Description
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Observers and air gunners flying log book for W B Baker, air gunner, covering the period from 11 November 1942 to 9 June 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Stormy Down and RAF Wickenby. Aircraft flown in were Whitley, Defiant and Lancaster. He flew a total of 20 night operations with 626 Squadron. Targets were Berlin, Brunswick, Magdeburg, Rouen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen, Fredrichshafen, Mailly-Le-Camp, Bruz, Merville, Orleans, Duisburg, Dortmund, Aachen, Achères and Flers. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Breckenridge. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form: no better quality copies are available.
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Review Oct 2024
626 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944)
bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944)
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
Defiant
Distinguished Flying Cross
forced landing
killed in action
Lancaster
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
RAF Stormy Down
RAF Wickenby
training
Whitley
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Langworthy, Max. Langworthy 1
Description
An account of the resource
31 items. Photographs of travels in United States and Great Britain as well as colleagues and friends. Includes photographs of and from aircraft as well as of 462 Squadron pilots in March 1945.
Collection catalogued by Nigel Huckins
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2017-04-26
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Weir, G
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People and places
Description
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Top left - view down tree lined road. Captioned 'Avenue of oaks at side of hall, 18.5.44'.
Top right - An airman wearing short sleeved shirt and tie sitting on a bed in a barrack room with long shelve above his head and clothing hanging on racks under the shelf. Submitted with caption '"Long Tom" Scott writing home in a Nissen Hut - Moreton PM 29.5.44'.
Bottom left - view across river of a passenger motor launch just about to go under a bridge. Captioned 'Launch on the Severn at Worcester, 25.6.44'.
Bottom right - three airmen wearing tunics with half brevet and side caps standing in street with a multi-story building in the background. Captioned 'Mick - Skavinski, Joe, Cheltenham, 30.6.44'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Date
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1944-05-18
1944-05-29
1944-06-25
1944-06-30
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1944-05-18
1944-05-29
1944-06-25
1944-06-30
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Great Britain
England--Gloucestershire
England--Worcestershire
England--Cheltenham
England--Worcester
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Civilian
Royal Australian Air Force
Type
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Photograph
Format
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Four b/w photographs mounted on an album page
Identifier
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SWeirG19660703v080001-0018
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aircrew
military living conditions
Nissen hut
RAF Moreton in the Marsh
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Langworthy, Max. Langworthy 1
Description
An account of the resource
31 items. Photographs of travels in United States and Great Britain as well as colleagues and friends. Includes photographs of and from aircraft as well as of 462 Squadron pilots in March 1945.
Collection catalogued by Nigel Huckins
Date
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2017-04-26
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Weir, G
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Blenheim Palace and Boxted Hall
Description
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Top left - view across lake of building in far distance. Captioned 'Lake in grounds of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, 10.6.44'.
Top left - view across field of trees and building in the distance. Captioned 'Boxted Hall from main road, Essex, 18.5.44'.
Bottom left - view of large two story brick house. Captioned 'Front of Boxted hall, 18.5.44'.
Bottom right - view of two story house with trees either side. Captioned 'Rear view of the Hall, 18.5.44'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Date
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1944-06-10
1944-05-18
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1944-06-10
1944-05-18
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Great Britain
England--Oxfordshire
England--Essex
England--Colchester
England--Woodstock
Coverage
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Civilian
Type
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Photograph
Format
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Four b/w photographs mounted on an album page
Identifier
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SWeirG19660703v080001-0017
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Yeoman, Harold
Harold Yeoman
Harold T Yeoman
H T Yeoman
Description
An account of the resource
31 items. Collection concerns Harold Yeoman (b. 1921 1059846 and 104405 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 12 Squadron. Collection contains an oral history interview, a memoir, pilot's flying log book, 26 poems, a photograph and details of trail of Malayan collaborator.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Christopher E. Potts and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-10-28
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Yeoman, HT
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[underlined]THE FULLNESS OF LIVING[/underlined]
(A prayer before action)
“….. But lovers in war-time
Better understand
The fullness of living
With death close at hand.”
Grant me, O Lord, once more to be with her,
To make my final homage at her breast;
And let me keep my night-long vigil there,
Before I am by hate and violence blessed.
Let me be brave. Shape though my lips to smile
And comfort her, well knowing I am weak;
And may she see no vision of despair
Within my eyes, and may my fear not speak.
All but our love, all else save that deny,
Let us forget, but for one shining hour,
We are to part; and through our deathless love
Teach us that death has lost its awful power.
Then, should I fall
Amidst the coming strife,
I shall have known how beautiful,
How beautiful was life.
18 May 44
Tuddenham
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Title
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The fullness of living
Description
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Sub titled (a prayer before action). Four verse poem about flying and death close at hand and how beautiful was life.
Date
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1944-05-18
Format
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One page typewritten document
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Poetry
Identifier
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SYeomanHT104405v10011
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Suffolk
Temporal Coverage
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1944-05-18
Contributor
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David Bloomfield
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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IBCC Digital Archive
fear
love and romance
RAF Tuddenham