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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-09-17"

BSturrockHSturrockHv3.pdf
Will a flight engineer’s brevet on the first page. The recollections of Henry Sturrock of his time flying in the Halifax with No 640 Squadron at RAF Leconfield. He flew his first operation on 12 September 1944 and his last on 2 March 1945, he flew…

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One map and two log sheets.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

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SCockramJC419379v10024.pdf
Operation 25 for the crew, Thee navigation logs a plotting map and its reverse.

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YCrawfordJ[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Covering the period 3 December 1941 to 1945 it details Jack's initial training, sailing from New Zealand to Canada and subsequent train journey, visiting a fox farm, canoeing, taking exams and getting the results and trips in the snow. Qualifying as…

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John writes that he is shocked Sheila is married. He looks forward to coming home.

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EValentineJRMValentineUM440917-0001.jpg
Number 172-31. No mail. Writes they are following daily progress of events but time passes slowly, Mentions library and cut in Red Cross parcels. Reports good health but still problems with violin practise.

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MCleggPV[DoB]-150819-04.pdf
Listing by page of visitors' book of personnel who had signed and were subsequently killed with details.

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AJenningsD050704-0004.mp3
While on operations with 5 Squadron Doug Jenning and his crew were forced to abandon their burning aircraft. The pilot died in the aircraft. Doug and the flight engineer separately evaded capture and returned to the UK. Doug went on to further…

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SThomsonGB1572977v40023.jpg
Explains that two parcels referred to in previous letter had been returned to Mr Thomson.

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ELayneWHLayneAJ440917.jpg
Writes he is fit and well and that weather was good but days drawing in. He would be sorry if he had to spend another winter as a prisoner. Talks of haircuts and mail he had received. Will be glad to get photo of baby and mentions friends at home.…

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PBarfootW1625.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph of glider landing zone LZ-S at Arnhem looking south. Numerous Horsas are scattered over six large fields and some are in a wood. Two in the left foreground have collided. The railway embankment runs left to right just beyond…

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PBarfootW1626.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph of glider landing zone LZ-S at Arnhem with Horsas scattered across four fields with a well defined track crossing from bottom left to top right (A12) and the railway embankment upper left running to top right.

The photo…

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PBarfootW1636.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph taken during the drop showing a field and wood landscape covered with parachutes, the majority discarded and the rest open as paratroopers land. Identified as west of Wolfheze in the area known as Drop Zone ‘X’. The track…

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PTwellsE15070004.jpg
Flight Lieutenant Knights and crew. Ernie Twells is third from right, standing in front of a Lancaster. Flight Lieutenant Knights is third from the left.

The two starboard engines of a Lancaster viewed from inside the aircraft. In the background…

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PTwellsE15070010.jpg
Taken from inside a Lancaster, looking to the starboard side from the rear door. An engine is on a crane with several ground crew working on it. On the reverse 'Archangel (Yagodnik) 17.9.44 Engine Change on PB415'.

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MNorthGJ173836-160523-03.pdf
First page records three flights 8/14/19 August 1945 in Lancaster as duty rear gunner. Page two records operation to Duisburg 21 February 1945 'missing' and repatriation flights in C-47 and Lancaster on 8 May 1945. Page three records flight to Berlin…

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Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Log Book
The Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Log Book covering the period 15 June 1941 to the 16 August 1963. Manning qualified first as an Air Gunner on the 4 July 1941 and second as a flight engineer on the 1 September 1941. He was commissioned on the 4 July…

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Includes running order for service and hymns.

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MBeislyJWT1593305-200929-010001.jpg
Summary of bombing operations with 433 Squadron from 11 August 1944 to 26 March 1945, Flew as flight engineer on Halifax and then converted to Lancaster December / January 44/45.

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MThorpJF1623333-160412-01.jpg
Lists 34 operations between 28 May 1944 and 19 September 1944. 467 Squadron RAAF. On last sortie noted that Wing Commander Gibson VC was master bomber and was killed on return flight. In addition first operation was in Lancaster R5868 which is now in…

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List of thirty-three operations with record of aircraft, take off and landing times and pilot.

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MDayW[Ser#-Dob]-160121-01.pdf
List containing some some basic service history and some details of flights made by crew of Flight Sergeant A Barford with individual pages for pilot Barford, Warrant Officer William Day - air gunner, Flight Sergeant F Bolan RCAF- navigator, Warrant…

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EEdwardsRTaplinWJ-[Mo]440917-0001.jpg
He has received two letters from his aunt and uncle. It is signed Nephew John.

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MTowersG2205169-151002-050001.jpg
Page is titled 'Operational details of raids carried out over Germany, Holland and France, details of our flight log book of bombing raids.' It is in the form of a table recording Date, Target, Country, Duration and Comments. The summary at the end…

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AGriffithsG[Date]-01.mp3
George Griffiths recounts his service in the RAF from 1942, when he volunteered as a wireless operator. In June 1942, he was called up and completed his wireless operator training before being posted to Norfolk in February 1943. During this time, he…

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