1 25 21 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1835/33172/LProbynEA1896412v1.1.pdf 7b0fed06931a54c984eaa1495490eba7 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 Probyn, Ernest Arthur E A Probyn Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-23 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 Probyn, EA Description An account of the resource 61 items. The collection concerns Ernest Arthur Probyn (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, photographs, diary and a scrapbook. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 61 Squadron. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2044">Probyn, Ernest. Scrapbook</a> The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by P Probyn and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 E A Probyn’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LProbynEA1896412v1 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-09-05 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-03 1944-11-04 1944-11-05 1944-11-11 1944-11-12 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-09 1944-12-10 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-19 1944-12-21 1944-12-22 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 1944-12-31 1945-01-04 1945-01-05 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-12 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-03-24 1945-04-04 1967 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Norway Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden Belgium--Houffalize England--Buckinghamshire England--Lincolnshire England--Northamptonshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Shropshire Germany--Braunschweig France--Brest France--Royan Germany--Bremen Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Euskirchen Region Germany--Harburg (Landkreis) Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Merseburg Region Germany--Munich Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) Germany--Siegen Germany--Thuringia Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands--Vlissingen Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Norway--Bergen Norway--Trondheim Poland--Gdynia Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Wales--Carmarthenshire Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Altenburg (Thuringia) Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Böhlen 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers for E A Probyn, air gunner, covering the period from 3 January 1944 to 27 July 1945 and 7 to 11 August 1967. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Pembrey, RAF Silverstone, RAF Turweston, RAF Swinderby, RAF Syerston, RAF Skellingthorpe and RAF Cosford. Aircraft flown in were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, and Lancaster. He flew a total of 36 operations with 61 Squadron, 7 daylight and 29 night. Targets were Brest, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Flushing, Brunswick, Bergen, Düsseldorf, Homberg, Harburg, Trondheim, Munich, Urft Dam, Gdynia, Politz, Oslo Fjord, Houffalize, Royan, Siegen, Rositz, Ladbergen, Bohlen, Lützkendorf, Wesel and Nordhausen. He also took part in Operation Exodus. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Boon. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1660 HCU 17 OTU 61 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson Heavy Conversion Unit Horsa Ju 88 Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Me 410 Operation Exodus (1945) Operational Training Unit RAF Cosford RAF Pembrey RAF Silverstone RAF Skellingthorpe RAF Swinderby RAF Syerston RAF Turweston Stirling training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/667/38112/LAlgarHKM1801102v1.pdf ad14f5561f1765e91fe8b0a378d72523 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 Algar, Harry Harold Keith Mael Algar H K M Algar Description An account of the resource Thirteen items. An oral history interview with Flight Lieutenant Harry Algar (1924 - 2022, 1801102 Royal Air Force) and his log books and documents. He flew a tour of operations as a bomb aimer with 463 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Greg Algar and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-05-20 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 Algar, H 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 H K M Algar’s flying log book for aircrew other than pilots. One Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-08 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-18 1944-12-19 1944-12-21 1944-12-22 1945-01-13 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-02-01 1945-02-03 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-12 1945-03-14 1945-03-15 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-03-22 1945-03-27 1945-04-04 1945-04-07 1945-04-08 1945-04-09 1945-04-23 1945-04-26 1945-05-06 1945-05-12 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Canada Egypt France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Belgium--Brussels Egypt--Suez Canal Region England--Cambridgeshire England--Durham (County) England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Nottinghamshire England--Suffolk England--Yorkshire France--Reims Germany--Bremen Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Dresden Germany--Flensburg Germany--Giessen (Hesse) Germany--Halle an der Saale Germany--Harburg (Landkreis) Germany--Heilbronn Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Merseburg Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) Germany--Siegen Germany--Urft Dam Netherlands--IJmuiden Ontario--Hamilton Ontario--Picton Poland--Gdynia Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Scotland--Moray Firth Wales--Gwynedd Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Juvincourt-et-Damary Ontario Ontario--Mount Hope North Africa Germany--Böhlen 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LAlgarHKM1801102v1 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 Cara Walmsley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Description An account of the resource Flying log book for aircrew other than pilots for H K M Algar, air bomber and navigator, covering the period from 14 September 1943 to 16 March 1954. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties with 201 Advanced Flying School, 230 Operational Conversion Unit, 149 Squadron, 44 Squadron, 236 Operational Conversion Unit and 36 Squadron. He was stationed at RCAF Picton, RCAF Mount Hope, RAF Penrhos, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Swinderby, RAF Syerston, RAF Waddington, RAF Middleton St George, RAF Lindholme, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Shallufa, RAF Leconfield, RAF Wyton, RAF Marham, RAF Coningsby, RAF Topcliffe and RAF Kinloss. Aircraft flown in were Tiger Moth, Anson, Bolingbroke, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Horsa Glider, Dakota, Washington, Lincoln and Neptune. He flew a total of 24 operations with 463 Squadron, 9 daylight and 15 night operations. He also flew 3 Operation Exodus. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Hyland and Flying Officer Young. Targets were Heilbronn, Giessen, Urft Dam, Gdynia, Politz, Merseburg Leuna, Siegen, Karlsruhe, Dresden, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bohlen, Harburg, Dortmund, Lützkendorf, Bremen, Farge, Nordhausen, Ijmuiden, Flensburg, Juvincourt and Brussels. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 149 Squadron 1660 HCU 29 OTU 44 Squadron 463 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson B-29 Bolingbroke bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) C-47 Cook’s tour Heavy Conversion Unit Horsa Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lincoln navigator Operation Exodus (1945) Operational Training Unit RAF Bruntingthorpe RAF Coningsby RAF Kinloss RAF Leconfield RAF Lindholme RAF Marham RAF Middleton St George RAF Mildenhall RAF Penrhos RAF Shallufa RAF Swinderby RAF Syerston RAF Topcliffe RAF Waddington RAF Wyton Stirling Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/407/6865/LAnsellHT1893553v1.pdf edfc366bd5e7a30081d45f021fab8420 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 Ansell, Henry Henry Ansell H T Ansell Description An account of the resource 28 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Henry Thomas Ansell, DFM (b. 1925, 1893553 Royal Air Force) and contains his logbook, his release book, a school report, two German language documents and several photographs, his medals and other items. Henry Ansell served as a flight engineer with 61 Squadron and 83 Squadron Pathfinders. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Vicki Ansell and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-07-30 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ansell, HT 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 Harry Thomas Ansell's flying log book for flight engineers Description An account of the resource The log book covers the training and operational duties of Flight Engineer Sergeant Harry Thomas Ansell, from 14 April 1944 to 24 May 1945. He trained at RAF Torquay, RAF St Athan, RAF Stockport and was stationed at RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Skellingthorpe and RAF Coningsby. Aircraft flown in were Stirling and Lancaster. He flew 34 operations with 61 Squadron, 15 daylight and 19 night, and 18 night operations with 83 Squadron. Targets in Belgium, France, Germany and Norway were Limoges, Prouville, Vitry, Doullens, Chalindrey, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Caen, Revigny, Courtrai, Kiel, Donges, Saint-Cyr, Lyons, Stuttgart, Cahienes, Joigny-Laroche, Pas de Calais, Bois de Cassan, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Secqueville, Châtellerault, Bordeaux, Rüsselsheim, Königsberg, Rollencourt, Brest, Le Havre, Darmstadt, Boulogne, Bremerhaven, Rheydt, Munich, Heilbronn, Giessen, Politz, Merseberg, Brux, Karlsruhe, Ladbergen, Dresden, Rositz, Gravenhorst, Bohlen, Horten Fjord, Molbis and Lützkendorf. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Inness. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Norway Great Britain England--Buckinghamshire England--Cambridgeshire England--Devon England--Greater Manchester England--Lancashire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Yorkshire Wales--Vale of Glamorgan Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Belgium--Kortrijk France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Caen France--Calais France--Culmont-Chalindrey France--Châtellerault France--Doullens France--Joigny France--Le Havre France--Limoges France--L'Isle-Adam France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France--Saint-Nazaire Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Dresden Germany--Heilbronn Germany--Hörstel Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Kiel Germany--Merseburg Germany--Munich Germany--Rheydt Germany--Rüsselsheim Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wettin Norway--Horten Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Germany--Böhlen France--Lyon Russia (Federation) France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France--Secqueville-en-Bessin France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Châtellerault Germany--Altenburg (Thuringia) Czech Republic--Most (Okres) France--Revigny-sur-Ornain Germany--Borna (Leipzig) Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Leipzig France--Pas-de-Calais France--Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole France--Prouville France--Pas-de-Calais 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. 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 LAnsellHT1893553v1 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 1945 1944-06-19 1944-06-20 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-06-29 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-26 1944-07-27 1944-07-28 1944-07-29 1944-07-30 1944-07-31 1944-08-01 1944-08-02 1944-08-05 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-14 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-31 1944-09-05 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-13 1944-09-14 1944-09-18 1944-09-19 1944-09-20 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-10 1944-12-21 1944-12-22 1945-01-13 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-06 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-02-23 1945-02-24 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 1945-04-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944 1945 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1654 HCU 61 Squadron 83 Squadron aircrew Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986) bombing bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) Distinguished Flying Medal flight engineer George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952) Heavy Conversion Unit Initial Training Wing Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Pathfinders RAF Coningsby RAF Skellingthorpe RAF St Athan RAF Stockport RAF Syerston RAF Torquay RAF Wigsley Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/258/26884/LVaseyJ179596v1.pdf 3ae4de7621904346299103153a2c4eb7 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 Ganney, Keith Keith Ganney K Ganney Description An account of the resource 23 items. An oral history interview with Flying Officer Keith Ganney (b. 1922, 1324929 Royal Air Force), his log books, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 57 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Keith Ganney 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 2017-03-01 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 Ganney, K 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 J Vasey’s pilot’s log book 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 LVaseyJ179596v1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Nine photocopied sheets Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-29 1944-08-30 1944-08-31 1944-09-12 1944-09-13 1944-09-17 1944-09-18 1944-09-19 1944-09-20 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-11 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-03 1944-11-06 1944-11-07 1944-11-11 1944-11-12 1944-11-16 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-08 1944-12-10 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 1945-01-01 1945-01-04 1945-01-05 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Norway France--Royan Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Homburg (Saarland) Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Cologne Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hörstel Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Leuna Germany--Munich Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Rheydt Germany--Siegen Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wilhelmshaven Norway--Oslo Norway--Trondheim Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Urft Dam France--Bergueneuse Netherlands--Veere Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) France--Pas-de-Calais Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Description An account of the resource Pilot’s flying log book for J Vasey covering the period from 20 July 1942 to 28 April 1946. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge (22 EFTS) RCAF Neepawa (35 EFTS), RCAF Weyburn (41 SFTS), RAF Shellingford (3 EFTS), RAF Church Lawford (18 PAFU), RAF Fiskerton (1514 BAT Flight), RAF Silverstone (17 OTU), RAF Swinderby (1654 HCU), RAF East Kirkby (57 Squadron), RAF Syerston (5 LFS), RAF Finningley (BCIS), RAF Wigsley (1654 HCU), RAF Welford (1336 TSCU), RAF Palam (353 Squadron), RAF Meiktelia (10 Squadron). He had two Red Endorsements. Aircraft flown in were Tiger Moth, Anson, Oxford, Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster and Dakota. He flew a total of 30 operations with 57 Squadron (24 by night and six by day), targets were Darmstadt, Königsberg, Bergueneuse, Stuttgart, Bremerhaven, Rheydt, Munster, Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern, Bremen, Brunswick, Nuremburg, Düsseldorf, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Hamburg, Gravenhorst, Trondheim, Munich, Heimbach dam, Oslo, Royan, Leuna, Siegen, Cologne, Wilhelmshaven, Veere, Homburg, Duren and Ladbergen. His pilot for his first 'second dickie' operation was Squadron Leader Fairburn. After December 1944 he instructed and then flew transport operations in the Far East. 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 1654 HCU 17 OTU 57 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson bombing C-47 Distinguished Flying Cross Flying Training School Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Church Lawford RAF East Kirkby RAF Finningley RAF Fiskerton RAF Palam RAF Silverstone RAF Swinderby RAF Syerston RAF Wigsley Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1918/45594/YCrawfordJ[Ser -DoB]v1.pdf 7a96a93f820e668840dc899996c68726 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 Crawford, Jack 416818 John Crawford J Crawford 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 2017-08-08 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 Crawford, J Description An account of the resource 18 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer John "Jack" Crawford (416818 Royal New Zealand Air Force) and contains his diaries, documents, correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator/ air gunner with 189 Squadron and was killed 4 March 1945. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by john Herbert and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on John "Jack" Crawford is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/105207/">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 Jack Crawford's trip book My trip book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John 'Jack' Crawford 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 Royal New Zealand Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Diary Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context YCrawfordJ[Ser#-DoB]v10001 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-06-11 1942-06-20 1942-06-22 1942-07-14 1942-07-21 1943-03-06 1943-04-02 1943-05-03 1943-12-16 1944-08-30 1944-08-31 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-13 1944-09-17 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-11 1944-10-17 1944-10-18 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-10-23 1944-11-11 1944-11-12 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-04 1944-12-05 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-31 1945-01-03 1945-01-04 1945-01-05 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-02-17 1945-03-01 1945-03-02 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Belgium Belgium--Houffalize Canada Alberta Alberta--Calgary Alberta--Edmonton British Columbia British Columbia--Vancouver Manitoba Manitoba--Winnipeg Nova Scotia Nova Scotia--Halifax Ontario Ontario--Ottawa Québec Québec--Montréal Saskatchewan Czech Republic Czech Republic--Most France France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Le Havre Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bremen Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Hamburg Germany--Heilbronn Germany--Hörstel Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Siegen Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Wilhelmshaven Great Britain England--Gloucestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Oxfordshire England--Staffordshire Netherlands Netherlands--Vlissingen Norway Norway--Trondheim Panama Panama--Panama Canal Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) United States Illinois Illinois--Chicago New York (State) New York (State)--New York Czech Republic--Most (Okres) Description An account of the resource 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 a wireless operator and travel to Britain on the RMS Mauretania, the continuation of training, posting to 50 Squadron and marriage to Edna. Provides details of 28 operations to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Russia including Houffalize, Brux, Boulogne, Le Havre, Bremen, Brunswick, Dortmund-Ems canal, Darmstadt, Gravenholst, Harburg oil refinery, Heilbronn, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Wilhelmshaven, Flushing, Trondheim and Königsberg. It includes a leave pass, berthing card, travel map, sketches, photograph and other memorabilia. 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. Pending text-based transcription 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. 50 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson bale out bombing Catalina ground personnel Initial Training Wing Ju 88 Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School love and romance Nissen hut Operational Training Unit RAF Barford St John RAF Coningsby RAF Scampton RAF Sutton Bridge RAF Syerston RAF Upper Heyford training Wellington wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1778/31546/LDentJ2206473v1.pdf a5dfa7e71ef84a2ac34835b08a8fc3a2 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 Dent, John J Dent 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 2020-10-23 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 Dent, J Description An account of the resource Forty-two items and two sub-collections containing a total of forty-one items. The collection concerns John Dent (b. 1924, 2206473 Royal Air Force) who flew as a flight engineer on Lancaster of 44 Squadron in late 1944 early 1945. Collection contains documents, his flying log book, course notes, and photographs of people, places and aircraft. Two photograph albums in sub-collections contains images of his wedding as well as aircraft, RAF personnel, and air training corps activities. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Geraldene Dent and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Dent's flying log book Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944 1945 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 LDentJ2206473v1 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. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Italy Belgium--Brussels Belgium--Houffalize Belgium--Saint-Vith England--Cambridgeshire England--Gloucestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Suffolk France--Reims France--Royan Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Giessen (Hesse) Germany--Harburg (Landkreis) Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Munich Italy--Bari Wales--Vale of Glamorgan Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Juvincourt-et-Damary Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Giessen (Hesse) Germany--Hörstel Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-03 1944-11-06 1944-11-07 1944-11-11 1944-11-12 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-08 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-12 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-26 1944-12-30 1945-01-01 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-05-08 1945-05-10 1945-06-16 1945-08-02 1945-08-06 1945-08-11 1945-08-17 1945-08-20 1945-09-05 1945-09-07 1945-09-29 1945-10-01 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Flying log book for J Dent, flight engineer, covering the period from 25 August 1944 to 8 May 1947. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war duties with 44 Squadron, air ministry film unit and 148 Squadron. He was stationed at RAF St Athan, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Spilsby, RAF Mepal, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Aston Down, RAF Wyton and RAF Upwood. Aircraft flown in were Stirling, Lancaster, Lincoln, Auster, Argus, Lancastrian, Anson, and Oxford. He flew a total of 13 operations, 2 Operation Exodus and 4 Operation Dodge with 44 Squadron. Targets were Homberg, Düsseldorf, Gravenhorst, Harburg, Geissen, Heimbach, Munich, St Vith, Houffalize, Ladbergen, Royan, Juvincourt, Brussels and Bari. his pilots on operations were Flying Officer Smith, Flying Officer Plenterlieth, Flight Lieutenant Webster DFM and Flying Officer Spencer. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 148 Squadron 1654 HCU 44 Squadron air sea rescue aircrew Anson Cook’s tour flight engineer Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 Lancastrian Lincoln Operation Dodge (1945) Operation Exodus (1945) Oxford RAF Aston Down RAF Mepal RAF Mildenhall RAF Spilsby RAF St Athan RAF Syerston RAF Upwood RAF Wigsley RAF Wyton Stirling training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/299/31513/LMcCredieJ418236v1.pdf 9d93c26625abaa1bf0df875d6eaf4a54 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 McCredie, John John McCredie J McCredie Description An account of the resource Six items. An oral history interview with John McCredie (1921 - 2016, 418236 Royal Australian Air Force), his log book and documents. He flew two operations as a pilot over France during training and was later posted to India. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by John McCredie 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 2015-10-12 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 McCredie, J 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 McCredie's Air Forces India pilot's flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LMcCredieJ418236v1 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 Australian Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia New South Wales Victoria--Point Cook India--Kolār India--West Bengal Bangladesh--Jessore India--Punjab Thailand Bangladesh--Jessore District Burma--Amarapura Burma--Bhamo (District) Burma--Kyaikto Burma--Mandalay Burma--Meiktila Burma--Myinmu (District) Burma--Rakhine State Burma--Rangoon Burma-Siam Railroad Burma--Taunggyi Burma--Thaton Great Britain England--Berkshire England--Gloucestershire Thailand--Chiang Mai Thailand--Chumphon Thailand--Ratchaburi (Province) Victoria Bangladesh Burma India Burma--Mottama Burma-Siam Railroad Thailand--Bangkok Thailand--Nong Pladuk Thailand--Kanchanaburi Burma--Mon State Burma--Kachin State Thailand--Chumphon Burma--Myinmu (District) Burma--Mottama Burma--Taungup Burma--Taungup 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. 1942 1943 1944 1945 1944-11-03 1944-11-04 1944-11-30 1944-12-03 1944-12-10 1944-12-13 1944-12-21 1945-01-01 1945-01-09 1945-01-11 1945-01-13 1945-01-18 1945-01-21 1945-01-25 1945-02-03 1945-02-08 1945-02-11 1945-02-12 1945-02-17 1945-02-18 1945-02-25 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-05 1945-03-07 1945-03-11 1945-03-19 1945-03-22 1945-03-23 1945-03-29 1945-04-05 1945-04-06 1945-04-23 1945-04-24 Description An account of the resource Air Forces in India pilots flying log book for J D McCredie, covering the period from 12 August 1942 to 24 December 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying. He was stationed at RAAF Temora, RAAF Point Cook, RAF South Cerney, RAF Harwell, RAF Kolar, RAF Salbani, RAF Jessore, RAF Dhubalia and RAF Palam. Aircraft flown were, DH82, Oxford, Wellington and Liberator. He flew a total of total of 29 operations with 99 Squadron. Targets were Nong Pladuk, Prang Kazi (Kanchanaburi), Kyaikkatha bridge, Taungup, Kalgauk, Burma-Siam Railway, Bangkok-Chiang Mai Railway, Mandalay, Meiktila, Kyauktalon, Amarapura, Jumbhorn, Rangoon, Myinmu, Kunlon, Taunggyi, Martaban and Na-Nien. They included air sea rescue operations, 'bridge busting' and 'train busting'. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 15 OTU 99 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit air sea rescue aircrew B-24 bombing Heavy Conversion Unit Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Dhubalia RAF Harwell RAF Kolar RAF Palam RAF Salbani RAF South Cerney Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/258/37122/LGanneyK1324929v2.2.1.pdf b82f73f95c61003c9ab4331ad95f3155 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 Ganney, Keith Keith Ganney K Ganney Description An account of the resource 23 items. An oral history interview with Flying Officer Keith Ganney (b. 1922, 1324929 Royal Air Force), his log books, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 57 Squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Keith Ganney 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 2017-03-01 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 Ganney, K 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 Keith Ganney's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot. Two Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LGanneyK1324929v2 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944 1945 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-29 1944-08-30 1944-08-31 1944-09-12 1944-09-13 1944-09-17 1944-09-18 1944-09-19 1944-09-20 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-11 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-03 1944-11-06 1944-11-07 1944-11-11 1944-11-12 1944-11-16 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-08 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-29 1944-12-30 1945-01-01 1945-01-04 1945-01-05 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-07-24 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Norway Russia (Federation) Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Canada--Saskatchewan, District of England--Lincolnshire England--Northamptonshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Yorkshire France--Royan Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Hamburg Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Merseburg Germany--Mittelland Canal Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Siegen Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Stuttgart Manitoba Netherlands--Walcheren Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden Norway--Trondheim Ontario Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Wales--Gwynedd Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Ladbergen Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden Germany--Rheydt Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Bremen Germany--Hörstel Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Wilhelmshaven Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for K Ganney, Air Bomber, covering the period from 29 May 1943 to 24 August 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Brough, RCAF Paulson, RCAF Port Albert, RAF Penrhos, RAF Lllandwrog, RAF Silverstone, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston and RAF East Kirkby. Aircraft flown were Anson, Bolingbroke, Wellington, Stirling and Lancaster. He flew a total of 30 operations with 57 Squadron, 7 daylight and 23 night operations. Targets were Konigsberg, Stuttgart, Bremerhaven, Rheydt, Munster, Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Walcheren, Brunswick, Nuremburg, Homberg, Düsseldorf, Dortmund-Ems canal, Hamburg, Duren, Gravenhorst, Trondheim, Munich, Heimbach, Oslofjord, Ladbergen, Royan, Merseburg and Siegen. His pilot on operations was Flying Officer Vasey. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1654 HCU 17 OTU 57 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson Bolingbroke bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School Cook’s tour Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School mine laying Operational Training Unit RAF Brough RAF East Kirkby RAF Llandwrog RAF Penrhos RAF Silverstone RAF Syerston RAF Wigsley Stirling training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/959/9608/PPopeKMJ18010002.pdf f8aae5d3c6237c614ac1634b002c65a3 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 Pope, Kenneth. Album Description An account of the resource 79 items. The album concerns Sergeant Kenneth Malcom John Pope, (b. 1924, 1876733 Royal Air Force). He completed 32 operations as a flight engineer with 467 Squadron from RAF Waddington. The album contains his log book, photographs, letters, and newspaper cuttings about the operations he took part in. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Elizabeth Kelly and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context K M J Pope Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-02-15 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. 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 Kenneth Pope's flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet 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 PPopeKMJ18010002 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Netherlands Norway Poland Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Dresden Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Giessen (Hesse) Germany--Hamburg Germany--Heilbronn Germany--Merseburg Germany--Mittelland Canal Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Rheydt Germany--Sassnitz Germany--Schleiden (Kreis) Germany--Siegen Germany--Würzburg Netherlands--Vlissingen Norway--Bergen Norway--Trondheim Poland--Gdynia Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Altenburg (Thuringia) Germany--Nuremberg Netherlands--Walcheren Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-10-23 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 1944-11-16 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-19 1944-12-21 1944-12-22 1944-12-27 1945-01-13 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-02-01 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-20 1945-02-21 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-12 1945-03-14 1945-03-15 1945-03-16 1945-03-17 1945-03-23 1945-03-24 1945-03-27 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 Description An account of the resource Royal Air Force flying log book for Sergeant Kenneth Pope, flight engineer, covering the period 25 September 1944 to 17 May 1945, detailing training, and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Waddington. Aircraft flown were the Stirling and Lancaster. He flew 32 operations with 467 Squadron, five night time and 27 daylight. Targets in Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Poland were Bremen, Knolle Dyke, Brunswick, Nuremberg, Flushing, Bergen, Duren, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Trondheim, Munich, Heilbronn, Giessen, Urft Dam, Gdynia, Politz, Rheydt, Merseburg Leuna, Most, Siegen, Dresden, Rositz, Ems-Weser Canal, Sassnitz, Harburg, Dortmund, Lützendorf, Würzburg, Wesel and Farge. His pilots on operations were Squadron Leader Deignan, Flight Lieutenant Cross and Flight Lieutenant Colley. The log book is well annotated with information about diversions, feathered engines, anti-aircraft fire and fighters. 1661 HCU 467 Squadron aircrew anti-aircraft fire bombing bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) flight engineer Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 RAF Syerston RAF Waddington RAF Winthorpe Stirling training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2669/47229/EBoxI-CSBoxDC441210-0001.2.jpg 5fdf93e83db7c501f3704e179fac9443 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2669/47229/EBoxI-CSBoxDC441210-0002.2.jpg 4cb4147c69f45c8f90f931ff61c54bc8 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2669/47229/EBoxI-CSBoxDC441210-0003.2.jpg ff19b677d2c95fdcdc11e3d760de615c 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 Box, Douglas Charles Box, D C Description An account of the resource 219 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Douglas Charles Box (b. 1922, 1578987 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, correspondence and photographs. It includes <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2677">an album of prisoner of war photographs.</a> He flew operations as an air gunner with 75 Squadron and became a prisoner of war. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Box and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-11-06 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 Box, DC 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 Doug Box from his parents Description An account of the resource They write about family and friends. They hope he has received the parcels that have been sent. There is also news about the poultry. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Doug Box's parents Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-10 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 doubled sided printed sheet with handwritten annotations Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EBoxI-CSBoxDC441210-0001, EBoxI-CSBoxDC441210-0002, EBoxI-CSBoxDC441210-0003 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-10 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Germany--Mühlberg (Bad Liebenwerda) aircrew prisoner of war Stalag 4B https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1778/31555/MDentJ2206473-201023-15.1.jpg a94b205f9da2142abd50f11a782abf75 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 Dent, John J Dent 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 2020-10-23 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 Dent, J Description An account of the resource Forty-two items and two sub-collections containing a total of forty-one items. The collection concerns John Dent (b. 1924, 2206473 Royal Air Force) who flew as a flight engineer on Lancaster of 44 Squadron in late 1944 early 1945. Collection contains documents, his flying log book, course notes, and photographs of people, places and aircraft. Two photograph albums in sub-collections contains images of his wedding as well as aircraft, RAF personnel, and air training corps activities. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Geraldene Dent and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource List of operations Description An account of the resource Details of fourteen operations between 1 November 1944 and 7 January 1945. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten document Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany France Belgium Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Homburg (Saarland) Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Hesse Germany--Euskirchen Region Germany--Munich Belgium--Saint-Vith Belgium--Houffalize France--Royan Germany--Ruhr (Region) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-06 1944-11-11 1944-12-06 1944-12-08 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-17 1944-12-26 1944-12-30 1945-01-01 1945-01-95 1945-01-07 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MDentJ2206473-201023-15 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 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. bombing https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/408/7305/SChattertonJ159568v10251.2.jpg 1d2f2c1dc0fa610c77e5cea224ea6581 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 [inserted] URFT DA [indecipherable letter]. [underlined] No. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined] [underlined] 9th DECEMBER 1944 [/underlined] [underlined] OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 9/10th DECEMBER, 1944 [/underlined] [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] N.G.195.C.(I) [/underlined] F/O Boyle Sgt. Thornton Sgt. Pickup [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] Sgt. Turner [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Doggart F/S Smith Sgt. Hance [underlined] N.D.578.Y.(III) [/underlined] F/O Smith Sgt. Dent F/O Winter [underlined] F/O Long [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] F/S Pugh Sgt. Hall Sgt. Jones. [underlined] N.D.496.A.(III) [/underlined] F/O Walker Sgt. Crooks Sgt. Turner [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] Sgt. Hardy [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Roberts Sgt. Spence Sgt. Ward. [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] P.B.190.J.(III) F/O Fugger Sgt. Lee F/S Albrecht [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Roberts [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Kirby Sgt. Ball Sgt. Dyball [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] M.E.299.E.(III) [/underlined] F/L Mangos Sgt. Fitzpatrick Sgt. Finlayson [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Sheehan [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Harvey Sgt. James Sgt. George. [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] N.F.991.D.(I) [/underlined] F/O Freeland Sgt. Nelson F/S Roper [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Gardiner [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] F/S Ockerby Sgt. Watson Sgt. Watts [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] P.B.380.S.(III) [/underlined] F/O Peterswald Sgt. McShane [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] F/O Temple [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] Sgt. Askill [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] F/S Tullock Sgt. Horne Sgt. Howells. [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] N.G.974.P.(III) [/underlined] F/O Hart Sgt. Smith F/S Green [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Bell [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Codrai Sgt. Spiers Sgt. Merry. [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] P.B.417.R.(III) [/underlined] F/O Thomson Sgt. Thorn Sgt. Humber [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Smith [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Wicks Sgt. Lee Sgt. Padgett [underlined] P.B.360.V.(III) [/underlined] F/O Worral Sgt. Wilson Sgt. Fuller [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] Sgt. Clements [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Watt Sgt. Judd Sgt. Maidment [underlined] P.B.733.T.(III) [/underline] F/S Spencer Sgt. Bishop Sgt. Sinclair [underlined] Sgt. Mitchell [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Seabridge Sgt. Johncook Sgt. Cobley [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] N.D.631.B.(III) [/underlined] F/O Irvine Sgt. West Sgt. Bilsland [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/O Cooper [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] F/S Brandli Sgt. Simpson Sgt. Greenewald [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] P.D.372.Z.(I) [/underlined] F/O Gardiner Sgt. Ludlow F/S MacDonald [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Beaton [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Burroughs Sgt. Walsh Sgt. Van Niekerk [circled crew and plane] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underline] P.B.381.F.(III) [/underline] F/O Jetson Sgt. Collington Sgt Smith [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] Sgt. Stevens [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Silson Sgt Cazaly Sgt. Bosley [underline] STANDBY [/underline] [underline] P.B.534.Q.(III) [/underline] F/O Kennedy Sgt. Olsen F/S Kelly [underlined] F/O Jones [/underlined] Sgt. Short Sgt. McBurney Sgt. Bull. [inserted] [crew crossed through] [/inserted] [circled crew and plane] [underlined] RESERVE [/underlined] F/L Richardson Sgt. Mately F/O Davison [inserted] [tick] [/inserted] [underlined] F/S Stevens [/underlined] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] Sgt. Marshall Sgt. Lewis Sgt. Bowsher. [inserted] [circled Barlow [indecipherable word] Fox [3 ticks] ?] [/inserted] [underlined] DUTY CREW [/underlined] F/O Jory Sgt. Fox Sgt. Crang [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] [underlined] F/O Pooley [/underlined] Sgt. Butcher W/O Oates Sgt Hunt [underlined] COMMUNICATIONS CREW. [/underlined] F/S Walters Sgt. Bell Sgt. Boulter. [underlined] BRIEFING TIMES [/underlined] NAVIGATORS – Captains – Main – [inserted] [circled Daggett Sharpe [ 2 ticks]] [/inserted] [inserted] [deleted] [60 [/deleted] [/inserted] Officer i/c Flying : S/Ldr. Bird. Duty Flight N.C.Os. : Sgt. Kerr. Sgt. Wawn Duty Photos : Sgt. White Duty F/Eng. Officer : F/Lt. Hayward Duty Signals Officer : F/Lt Hughes. Duty Flight Engineer : To be detailed Duty Signals : To be detailed. Duty Clerk : Duty Gunnery : To be detailed. Duty Air Bomber : To be detailed. [Inserted] [circled Sargent. Walters [tick]] [/inserted] [inserted] [circled Sutherland. White] [/inserted] [signature] Flight Lieutenant, for Squadron Leader, [underlined] Commanding No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Operations order 9 December 1944 Operational programme 9/10 December 1944 Description An account of the resource Lists crews and aircraft for operations 9/10 December 1944. Includes standby, reserve crews and duty personnel. A number of crews are circled in blue and standby crew is crossed out. Some names have been added. Annotated 'Urft Dam'. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-09 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 SChattertonJ159568v10251 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Germany Germany--Urft Dam Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-09 1944-12-10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource E O Collcutt Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Andy Hamilton Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One-page typewritten document 44 Squadron air gunner aircrew flight engineer pilot RAF Spilsby wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1826/32905/EScottEWScottE441210-0002.2.jpg 1991336691af246291da8dafcf1376b4 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1826/32905/EScottEWScottE441210-0001.2.jpg 888675f39d97ac7a80edb303f6108bf1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Scott, Eric William E W Scott Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-06 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Scott, EW Description An account of the resource 139 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Eric Scott (1425952, 188329 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, a memoir, correspondence, documents, newspaper cuttings, a flying course handbook and photographs. He flew operations in North Africa as a bomb aimer with 142 Squadron and then after an instructional tour in Palestine started a second tour on 37 Squadron in Italy where he was shot down and finished the war as a prisoner. The collection includes three albums. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2040">Album 1</a> Photographs of Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Tel Aviv, Haifa and friends. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2041">Album 2</a> Photographs taken during training in the United States and England and during his service in North Africa and Italy. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2046">Album 3</a> Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, documents and the last issue of the Prisoner of war Journal. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jacqui Holman and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 10TH DECEMBER 1944. My Darling Jessie, Unfortunately both letters and these cards don’t allow me to write many lines, but I can say, that I’m still very well, and still love you very dearly beloved. Give my love to all at home for me sweetheart. By the way I have met here a few boys from home. Must close again now. All my Love + Kisses. Your Eric xxxxxxxx [page break] Kriegsgefangenenpost [underlined] MIT LUFT POST. [/underlined] Postkarte [two ink stamps] MRS. E.W. SCOTT. Empfangsort: 4 WILLIAM STREET Strasse: GRT: NORTHERN TERRACE Land: LINCOLN ENGLAND. Absender: Vor- und Zuname: F/SGT. SCOTT. E.W. Gefangenennummer: 1164 L/7 Lager-Beizeichnung: LUFT NR. 3. [underlined] S. [/underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard from Eric Scott to his wife Jessie Description An account of the resource Writes that he is still well, gives love to all at home. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource E W Scott Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten prisoner of war postcard Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EScottEWScottE441210 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Lincoln Poland Poland--Żagań Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-10 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall prisoner of war Stalag Luft 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1794/35921/EWilsonRCWilsonWJ-M441210.2.jpg cf5370613f98cb225909b0174519b87e 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 Wilson, Reginald Charles R C Wilson Description An account of the resource 166 items. The collection concerns Reginald Charles Wilson (b. 1923, 1389401 Royal Air Force) and contains his wartime log, photographs, documents and correspondence. He few operations as a navigator with 102 Squadron. He was shot down on 20 January 1944 and became a prisoner of war. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Janet Hughes 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 2017-01-13 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wilson, RC Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 10th Dec ’44. Dear Mum, Dad & Fmly, [sic] Received 4 letters this week, 1 from Margaret Heron, 2 from you & one from twins, dated October. Your letters seem to be coming through occasionally & up to date, but Pat’s are slow these days, do you know if she’s writing seamail? Sorry to hear about Paddy Keenan’s death, this makes me doubly thankful, I have been extremely lucky. I’ve seen the show “Springtime for Jennifer” it was wizard – I shall be very critical of West End shows after this. I’m still keeping amused & occupied OK, I’m fit & well, but evenso [sic] could eat more, wintertime must be the reason. Cheerio now – everything to hope for in the New Year, love [underlined] Reg [/underlined] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Reg Wilson's Family Description An account of the resource Reg has received four letters from home. The last show he watched was 'wizard'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reg Wilson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-10 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 handwritten card Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EWilsonRCWilsonWJ-M441210 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-10 aircrew entertainment prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2178/38205/PPalmerRAM17010018.2.jpg 946db56ec9225386ce97d6aaf5d628bb https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2178/38205/PPalmerRAM17010017.2.jpg b98780ea75beeaf4ab69f2d6ecb20619 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. Photograph album Description An account of the resource Fifty-one items. Contains photographs, documents, telegrams and newspaper cuttings. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-10-30 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 Palmer, RAM Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [crest] [underlined] RECORD OF SERVICE OF SQUADRON LEADER ROBERT ANTHONY MAURICE PALMER VC DFC[symbol] AE (115772) RAFVR [/underlined] [underlined] Date of Birth: [/underlined] 7 July 1920 [underlined] Service as an Airman [/underlined] Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as No 758016 Aircraftman Class II/under training Pilot – 22.8.39 Promoted Sergeant – 23.8.39 Remustered Pilot – 7.9.40 Promoted Temporary Flight Sergeant – 1.6.41 Discharged on appointment to a Temporary Commission – 28.1.42 [underlined] Commissioned Service [/underlined] Granted a Commission for the Emergency as Pilot Officer on probation in the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve – 29.1.42 Confirmed in appointment and promoted Flying Officer (War Substantive) – 1.10.42 Promoted Flight Lieutenant – 29.1.44 Granted rank of Acting Squadron Leader – 10.12.44 Previously Missing on – 23.12.44 Now Killed in Action Body Recovered Overseas [underlined] Postings [/underlined] Rochester – 1.9.39 No 5 Initial Training Wing Hastings – 25.9.39 Headquarters Reserve Command Pool – 11.4.40 No 12 Flying Training School – [inserted] Desford [/inserted] – 8.6.40 No 15 Officer Training Unit – [inserted] Harwell [/inserted] – 7.9.40 No 75 Squadron – [inserted] Feltwell [/inserted] – 16.11.40 No 149 Squadron – [inserted] Mildenhall [/inserted] – 26.11.40 200 Training Unit – [inserted] 20 Op. Tr. Unit [/inserted] – 13.2.41 No 20 Operation [inserted] al [/inserted] Training Unit - [inserted] [indecipherable word] Operational Training Unit [/inserted] – 29.1.42 No 1501 Beam Approach Training Flight – 12.10.42 – 18.10.42 No 20 Operation [inserted] al [/inserted] Training Unit – 28.12.42 1685 Mosquito Training Unit 80 Path Finder Force – 9.11.43 No 109 Squadron – 16.1.44 Missing (Flying Battle) – 23.12.44 1 [rubber stamp] M.O.D. R.A.F. P.M.C. 19 JAN 1984 PM (AR) kb (RAF) GLOUCESTER [/rubber stamp] [page break] [crest] [underlined] Honours and Awards [/underlined] Mentioned in Despatches – London Gazette – 14.1.44 Distinguished Flying Cross – London Gazette – 30.6.44 Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross – London Gazette – 8.12.44 Victoria Cross – London Gazette – 23.3.45 Air Efficiency Award [underlined] Medals [/underlined] 1939/45 Star Aircrew Europe Star with Clasp France and Germany Defence Medal War Medal 1939/45 G W Hayson G W HAYSON for Air Secretary [rubber stamp] M.O.D. R.A.F. P.M.C. 19 JAN 1984 PM (AR) kb (RAF) GLOUCESTER 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 Record of service for Squadron Leader Robert Antony Maurice Palmer VC DFC* AE (115772) RAFVR Description An account of the resource Gives personal details, service as an airman, commissioned service with promotions, postings including 75, 149 and 109 Squadrons, honours and awards including Victoria Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross and bar, mentioned in despatches, and air efficiency award. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984-01-19 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1984-01-19 1939-08-22 1939-08-23 1940-09-07 1941-06-01 1942-01-28 1942-01-29 1942-10-01 1944-01-29 1944-12-10 1944-12-23 1939-09-01 1939-09-29 1940-04-11 1940-06-08 1940-09-07 1940-11-16 1940-11-26 1941-02-13 1942-01-29 1942-10-12 1942-10-18 1942-12-28 1943-11-09 1944-01-16 1944-12-23 1944-01-14 1944-06-30 1944-12-08 1945-03-23 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Hastings England--Gloucestershire England--Gloucester England--Sussex England--Sussex 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two printed pages on two album pages Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PPalmerRAM17010018, PPalmerRAM17010017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MOD RAF PMC 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 Sue Smith 109 Squadron 149 Squadron 75 Squadron aircrew Distinguished Flying Cross killed in action Mosquito Pathfinders pilot training Victoria Cross https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2624/46862/LPextonRD72150v1.pdf 70c0a93f22241e86b9587f8098b49f74 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 Pexton, Richard Dunning R D Pexton Description An account of the resource 32 items. The collection concerns Wing Commander Richard Dunning Pexton DFC AFC (Royal Air Force) and contains an interview, his log book, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 61 Squadron which he commanded. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anthony Pexton and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-24 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 Pexton, RD 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 Richard Pexton’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPextonRD72150v1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Alberta Alberta--Medicine Hat Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Shropshire Scotland--Montrose Belgium Belgium--Kortrijk France France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Caen France--Châtellerault France--Donges France--Givors France--Hesdin France--La Pallice France--Le Havre France--Paris France--Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Kiel Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Rüsselsheim Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands Netherlands--Tilburg Netherlands--Vlissingen Norway Norway--Moss France--Thiverny France--Châtellerault Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden France--Rollancourt France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) France--Pas-de-Calais 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. 1943 1944-07-14 1944-07-15 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-20 1944-07-21 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-30 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-15 1944-08-19 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-31 1944-09-05 1944-09-11 1944-09-17 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-10-05 1944-10-07 1944-10-11 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-11-11 1944-11-16 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-05-29 1948 1949 1950 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith Description An account of the resource Richard Pexton’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 3rd October 1943 until 31st March 1950. Posted to No. 34 Service Flying Training School to train as a flying instructor. Posted Beam Approach Training Flight December 1943. February 1944 saw posting to 16 Operational Training Unit and then 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Operational posting to 61 Squadron occurred in July 1944. Posted to No. 2 Flying Instructors’ School in March 1945 and No. 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit in April. Served at RCAF Medicine Hat, RAF Spittlegate (Grantham), RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Montrose, RAF Tern Hill. Aircraft flown were Harvard, Oxford, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Anson, Walrus, Spitfire, Auster. Wing Commander Pexton flew 29 operations (14 day and 15 night) with 61 Squadron and a Cook’s Tour with No. 5 Advanced Flying Unit. Targets were Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Caen, Thiverny, Courtrai, Kiel, Donges, Paris, Châtellerault, Givors, Rüsselsheim, Gilze-Rijen, La Pallice, Darmstadt, Konigsberg, Rollancourt, Brest, Le Havre, Boulogne, Kaiserslautern, Wilhelmshaven, Flushing, Nuremberg, Harburg, Duren, Urft Dam, Oslo Fjord, Munich. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 16 OTU 1661 HCU 61 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) Cook’s tour Flying Training School Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Grantham RAF Montrose RAF Syerston RAF Ternhill RAF Upper Heyford RAF Winthorpe RCAF Medicine Hat Spitfire Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training Walrus Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1157/52600/SThomsonGB1572977v20008-0001.1.jpg 0aa5e7e6dfa108a3e92e722d260abb96 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1157/52600/SThomsonGB1572977v20008-0002.1.jpg eb88ff1ded097045c284440be02fb813 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1157/52600/SThomsonGB1572977v20008-0003.1.jpg 9166f812d8aca42ecc3d2e5623959cbd https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1157/52600/SThomsonGB1572977v20008-0004.1.jpg 1043ddeaf7136df7e662641d385fee1d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thomson, George George Buchanan Thomson G B Thomson Description An account of the resource 629 items. Collection concerns Warrant Officer George Thomson (b. 1924, 1572977 Royal Air Force), he flew operations as a navigator with 15 Squadron and was shot down in September 1944. Contains two oral history interviews, his wartime log, several memoirs giving accounts of being shot down and his time as prisoner of war, family and official correspondence, documents and photographs. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by George Thomson and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-10-05 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Thomson, GB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The camp - newspaper Description An account of the resource Four page newspaper with British home news, world and war news, political news, international news, sports and cartoons. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-12-10 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-10 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Germany--Berlin Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four page printed newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SThomsonGB1572977v20008 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription prisoner of war https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2997/54987/LIzzardVR419046v1 copy.pdf 677e98e5f6fca213ebee2978134f63d8 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 Izzard, Victor R Izzard, V R Vic Izzard Description An account of the resource One item. The collection concerns Vic Izzard (b. 1918, 419046 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book. He flew operations as an air gunner with 467 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Peter R Izzard and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-07-24 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Izzard, V R 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 Vic Izzard’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book Description An account of the resource Vic Izzard’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 26th June 1942 until 2nd July 1945. During this time trained as a rear gunner. In Australia attended No 1. Recruit Depot, No. 1 Wireless Air Gunnery School, No. 1 Initial Training School, No. 2 Wireless Air Gunnery School, No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School. During September/October 1943 travelled to the United Kingdom to be posted to 27 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit, No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School, and then 467 (RAAF) Squadron for operations. On 2 July 1945 embarked for return to Australia. Served at RAAF Ballarat, RAAF Somers, RAAF Parkes, RAAF Port Pirie, RAAF Ascot Vale, RAAF Bradfield Park, RAF Lichfield, RAF Church Broughton, RAF Scampton, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston, RAF Waddington. Aircraft flown were Battle, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster. He flew 31 operations (12 day and 19 night) with 467 Squadron. His targets were Falaise, Gilze-Rijen, Stettin, Bordeaux, Darmstadt, Königsberg, Rollancourt, Brest, Le Havre, Stuttgart, Boulogne, Bremerhaven, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bremen, Flushing, Nuremberg, Bergen, Ems-Weser Canal, Munich, Urft Dam, Gdynia, Rheydt, Moss, Oslo Fjord, Houffalize, Politz, Nordhausen, Lützkendorf, Pilzen. On the 8/9th April 1945 his aircraft was chased by a Ju 88. His pilots were Squadron Leader Broad, Flying Officer Stewart and Wing Commander Douglas. Includes 12 photographs of unnamed personnel in uniform. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. 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 LIzzardVR419046v1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944-08-14 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-29 1944-08-30 1944-08-31 1944-09-05 1944-09-10 1944-09-12 1944-09-13 1944-09-17 1944-09-18 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-10-06 1944-10-11 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 1944-11-06 1944-11-26 1944-11-27 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1944-12-19 1944-12-27 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1945-01-05 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-03-22 1945-04-04 1945-04-08 1945-04-09 1945-04-16 1945-04-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Australia New South Wales New South Wales--Parkes South Australia South Australia--Port Pirie Victoria--Melbourne Victoria Victoria--Ballarat Victoria--Somers Great Britain England--Derbyshire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Staffordshire Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden Belgium Belgium--Houffalize Czech Republic Czech Republic--Plzeň France France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Falaise France--Hesdin France--Le Havre Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bremen Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Mittelland Canal Germany--Munich Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia) Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Rheydt Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Wettin Netherlands Netherlands--Tilburg Netherlands--Vlissingen Norway Norway--Bergen Norway--Moss Poland Poland--Gdynia Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Poland--Szczecin Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation)--Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) France--Rollancourt France--Pas-de-Calais Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Australian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet 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 1654 HCU 27 OTU 467 Squadron air gunner aircrew anti-aircraft fire Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) Heavy Conversion Unit Hurricane incendiary device Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit P-51 RAAF Ascot Vale RAAF Ballarat RAAF Bradfield Park RAAF Parkes RAAF Port Pirie RAAF Somers RAF Church Broughton RAF Lichfield RAF Scampton RAF Syerston RAF Waddington RAF Wigsley searchlight Spitfire Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1680/31692/LPerkinsW2223326v1.2.pdf 39eaa27d85af08117d6ebac81a5ef261 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 Perkins, Walter W Perkins 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 2020-08-13 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Perkins, W Description An account of the resource 43 items. The collection concerns Walter Perkins (1925 - 1945, 2223326 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, correspondence, and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 214 Squadron and was shot down and killed 21 March 1945. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by James Perkins and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Additional information on Walter Perkins is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/222141/">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 Walter Perkins flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers 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 LPerkinsW2223326v1 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike French Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Czech Republic Germany Great Britain Norway Switzerland Atlantic Ocean--North Sea England--Norfolk England--Northumberland Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Goch Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Krefeld Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Mannheim Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Sylt Germany--Wiesbaden Norway--Horten Germany--Düsseldorf Poland--Szczecin Poland Germany--Ruhr (Region) Czech Republic--Most Czech Republic--Most (Okres) Europe--Frisian Islands Germany--Böhlen Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-12-07 1944-12-09 1944-12-10 1944-12-12 1944-12-23 1944-12-24 1944-12-28 1944-12-29 1944-12-31 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-07 1945-01-08 1945-01-16 1945-01-17 1945-01-22 1945-01-23 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-09 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-22 1945-02-23 1945-02-24 1945-02-27 1945-03-03 1945-03-04 1945-03-16 1945-03-17 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 Description An account of the resource Air Gunners flying log book for Walter Perkins covering the period from 3 August 1944 to 21 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. Includes gunnery course results, attacked by intruders on return and “Death Presumed” final comment. He was stationed at RAF Morpeth (4 AGS), RAF Oulton (1699 HCU and 214 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Anson, Flying Fortress, Liberator. He flew 23 night-time operations with 214 Squadron. Targets were Stuttgart, Osnabruck, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Horten, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Brux, Mönchengladbach, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Hassum, Politz, Bohlen, Duisberg, Krefeld, Düsseldorf, Sylt, Dortmund, Nuremburg. His pilot on operations was Flying Officer Kingdon. 1699 HCU 214 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson B-17 B-24 bombing Heavy Conversion Unit killed in action RAF Morpeth RAF Oulton shot down training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2109/34865/SWeirG19660703v130001.1.pdf c6ed68dd8a908559b5f8403385f594af 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 Weir, Greg. Edwards, William Description An account of the resource One item. Collection contains the log book of William Edwards (RAAF) who flew thirty operations as Lancaster pilot on 467 Squadron between September 1944 and April 1945. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-26 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 Weir, G Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Edwards - pilot's 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 Royal Australian 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-07 1944-10-11 1944-10-14 1944-10-15 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-10-23 1944-11-06 1944-11-07 1944-11-11 1944-11-12 1944-11-16 1944-11-22 1944-11-23 1944-12-04 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-07 1944-12-08 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-13 1945-01-14 1945-01-15 1945-01-17 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-02-21 1944-02-22 1944-02-24 1944-03-07 1944-03-08 1944-03-12 1944-03-14 1944-03-15 1944-04-06 1944-04-09 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SWeirG19660703v130001 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium Belgium--Houffalize Germany Germany--Altenburg (Thuringia) Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Dortmund Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Giessen (Hesse) Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hamburg Germany--Heilbronn Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Leuna Germany--Lutzendorf Germany--Mittelland Canal Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Urft Dam Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands--Ijmuiden Netherlands--Vlissingen Norway--Trondheim Poland Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) Germany--Böhlen Description An account of the resource Flying log book for William Edwards, pilot. Covering the period 25 June 1942 to 31 January 1952. Details his training, operations and post-war civilian flying with Qantas. He was based at RAF Calveley, RAF Windrush, RAF Docking, RAF Church Broughton, RAF Swinderby, RAF Syerston and RAF Waddington. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Yale, Harvard, Anson, Master, Oxford, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Lancastrian, C-47, Constellation and B-24 . With 467 Squadron he flew 30 operations plus a recall and an early return (Dresden). Of these 21 were night and 9 daylight operations. Targets were Karlsruhe, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Flushing, Brunswick, Nuremberg, Flushing, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Harburg, Düren, Trondheim, Heilbronn, Giessen, Urft Dam, Munich, Mittelland Canal, Houffalize, Politz, Leuna, Rositz, Bohlen, Dortmund, Lützendorf, Ijmuiden and Hamburg. His pilot on his first ‘second dickie’ operation was Squadron Leader Dieghan. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. 1660 HCU 27 OTU 467 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson B-24 bombing bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) C-47 Flying Training School Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 Lancastrian Me 109 Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Calveley RAF Church Broughton RAF Swinderby RAF Syerston RAF Waddington RAF Windrush Stirling Tiger Moth training Wellington Yale https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/496/19743/LCookeWH2220169v1.1.pdf a7bbedefc460e05481466090e4aaa801 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 Cooke, William William H Cooke W H Cooke Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Cooke, WH Description An account of the resource 15 items. An oral history interview with William Cooke (2220169 Royal Air Force), log book and other service material, medals, photographs and memorabilia. He flew operations with 49 Squadron as an air gunner. The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William H Cooke’s navigators, air bombers and air gunners flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-08-06 1945-06-15 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 LCookeWH2220169v1 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. England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire Germany France Norway Burma Great Britain India Netherlands Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Burma--Mon State France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Caen France--Châtellerault France--Givors France--Le Havre France--Normandy France--Oise Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremerhaven Germany--Darmstadt Germany--Düren (Cologne) Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Giessen (Hesse) Germany--Heilbronn Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Hörstel Germany--Kaiserslautern Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Stuttgart India--Bengal India--Kolar (District) Netherlands--Gelderland Northern Ireland--Down (County) Norway--Bergen Germany--Münster in Westfalen Great Britain Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent Germany--Ladbergen Germany--Urft Dam France--Cosqueville Burma--Bilin France--Ouilly-du-Houley Netherlands--Arnhem Netherlands--Deelen Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944 1945 1944-07-26 1944-07-27 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-13 1944-08-14 1944-08-15 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-13 1944-09-17 1944-09-18 1944-09-19 1944-09-20 1944-09-23 1944-09-24 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-10-19 1944-10-20 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 1944-11-01 1944-11-02 1944-11-03 1944-11-04 1944-11-05 1944-11-06 1944-11-07 1944-11-21 1944-11-22 1944-12-04 1944-12-06 1944-12-10 1944-12-11 1944-12-17 1944-12-18 1945-06-12 1945-06-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock 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 Navigators, air bombers and air gunners flying log book for W H Cooke, air gunner, covering the period from 3 November 1943 to 15 June 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Bishops Court, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Fiskerton, RAF Fulbeck, RAF Kolar and RAF Dhubalia. Aircraft flown in were, Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster and Liberator. He flew a total of 29 operations with 49 squadron, 8 daylight and 21 night. He also flew 2 operations with 99 squadron. Targets were Givors, Trossy St Maximin, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Cosqueville, Châtellerault, Brunswick, Ouilly-du-Houley, Deelen, Le Havre, Darmstadt, Stuttgart, Boulogne, Bremerhaven, Mönchengladbach, Munster, Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern, Nuremberg, Bergen, Homberg, Düsseldorf, Ladbergen, Gravenhorst, Heilbronn, Geissen, Heimbach, Munich and Bilin. His pilot on operations was Flying Officer Parkin. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 16 OTU 1661 HCU 49 Squadron 99 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson B-24 bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944) crash Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit radar RAF Bishops Court RAF Dhubalia RAF Fiskerton RAF Fulbeck RAF Kolar RAF Syerston RAF Upper Heyford RAF Winthorpe Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training Wellington