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136 Wing Operational Record
A list covering the period 25 December 1944 to 02 May 1945. It details the sorties undertaken, the hours flown, the bombs dropped, the cannon rounds fired, the machine gun rounds fired, flares dropped, crew missing, avoidable accidents, hours per…
Water under the bridge - Alan Gamble's Memoirs in 3 parts.
Part 1. Covers the period from Alan Gamble's years as a schoolboy in Worthing in the late 1930's, up to joining the RAF in 1943, where he trained, before moving to RAF Fairford in 1944. He flew 29 bombing and mine laying sorties over Germany and…
Alfonso ‘Liviano’ Zamparo being tortured
A screaming naked man is suspended across a cell by ropes tied around his wrists, looped over a hook on the wall, and his ankles, looped through the bars of a window. The rope threaded through the window is held by a uniformed figure. A bucket is…
Tempio ossario dei Caduti d'Italia being used as partisan hideout
During a winter’s night, in the street outside a church, two Alpini, a priest and another figure in the shadows are present. One of the soldiers is running away whilst the other soldier is clutching four rifles in his arms. Lights are on inside the…
Partisan ‘Napoli’ being tortured
A man is tied to a wall with blood dripping from head wounds. Two soldiers in green and black uniforms are threatening him with weapons. One is shouting and pointing to a bludgeon, whilst the other soldier is kneeling down pointing a rifle at the…
Interview with Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox was born in Wales and worked in aircraft manufacturing. He was later called up and served in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Anzio and became a prisoner of war. When he was released and returned to the UK,…
Report on forced march made by occupants of Stalag Luft 7
Gives a detailed account of "death march" by 30,000 allied prisoners of war from Poland during last months of the second world war, in appalling weather conditions, as the Russian advanced. He tells of thousands of German civilians also making their…
Biography of Kenneth Gill by son Derek
Gives service history of Kenneth Gill including training in Canada as navigator, training in England, operations on 9 Squadron with list of his crew. Details targets attacked. Commissioned and awarded Distinguished Flying Cross. After tour on…
Interview with Doug Beasley
At the start of the war, Doug Beasley left school at 16 to start work. Initially a member of the Air Training Corps, he was sent for aircrew selection when he became 18. There was a 12-month wait to enlist as a pilot, so he opted to become a flight…
Interview with John Eric Hatherly Dean
John Dean’s childhood memory of watching a Spitfire and a German aircraft having a dogfight in the sky above him spurred him to want to become a Spitfire pilot. He didn’t achieve his aim of becoming a Spitfire pilot and instead became a navigator. On…
Report of a forced march made by occupants of Stalag Luft 7, Germany
The treatment of prisoners on a forced march with limited food and medical supplies in the winter of 1945.
Doug Box's prisoner of war diary January to March 1945
Doug's diary describing various aspects of life as a prisoner of war, including food, living conditions, entertainment and arrival of more POWs. The diary includes a poem for his mother and addresses of friends.
Details of prisoners of war forced trek from Luft VII Bankau to Luckenwalde
Describes stages and dates of forced march from POW camp Stalag Luft VII. Route was via Winterveldt, Karlsruhe, Schonfeld, Jenkwitz, Wanzen, Heidersdorf, Pfaffendorf, Stansdorf, Peterwitz, Prausnitz, Goldberg. Eventually travelled by train to Stalag…
Frank Dennis' memoir
Frank left school in 1937, aged 14 and worked in a local engineering company, which later became an armament factory. In 1943 Frank volunteered as a Flight Engineer in the Royal Air Force. He recalls his training and describes the operations in which…
George Thomson's prisoner of war diary
George Thomson’s prisoner of war diary in a wartime log supplied by the YMCA.
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…
Describes being shot down and includes a day-by-day account of his life as a prisoner of war from 11 November 1944 to 25 May 1945. Includes descriptions of sports and…
The evacuation of Stalag Luft 7 - George Thomson
George's supplementary notes, made on route, of his recollections of a nightmare journey. He comments on Germans panicking and prisoners preparing to evacuate the camp. He describes departure and the first day in detail and then goes on to tell of…
Letter to Mrs Hobbs from G Letient
Writes that he has personal papers, that he has hidden from the Germans, which belonged to 'english aviators' who were killed in a crash of a Lancaster ND 583 near his house on 15 March 1944. Some papers had addresses and he writes to enquire…
Letter to Phillip Mathew's Father from Air Ministry
The letter advises that his son is still missing and no news has come from his captured crew member.
General questionnaire for British/American ex-prisoners of war
Debrief questionnaire. Gives personal details of Warrant Officer Thomas McMahon including list of the prisoner of war camps and hospitals he was in as well as his state of health, lectures attended before capture and interrogations after capture.…
Derrick Allen citation for Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
Account of night 2 November 1944. Sergeant Allen's Lancaster was attacked by night fighter after successful attack on Dusseldorf. Allen opened fire twice and damaged fighter but the Lancaster was badly damaged. Whilst Lancaster was in uncontrolled…
RAF School of Administration and Accountancy, Hereford
31 airmen and one airwoman arranged in three rows. Underneath it is captioned 'Syndicate "T." No 23 Elementary Course. 24/1/45 to 21/3/45'. F/O Wybrow[sic] DFC is identified eighth from left, back row.
Bernard Ross' observers and air gunners flying log book
Bernard Ross’ Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 05 of April 1943 to 22 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Gunner. He was stationed at RAF Penrhos (9 OAFU), RAF Seighford (30 OTU), RAF Thruxton…
Credit Advice for Arthur Steainstreet
Money paid into Arthur's account
463 & 467 Squadron Notes on Ops
Extracts from publications giving details of all operations by 467 and 463 Squadrons from 10 September 1944 to 25 April 1945. Details include number of aircraft, target, bombloads and losses. Interspersed are details of operations carried out by…
Bert Adams 467 Squadron
Account of his time as a navigator on the squadron from September 1944 to January 1945. Describes his crew and training in Australia and travelling via the United States to England to join Bomber Command. Writes of training for multi-engine bombers…