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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1945-03-12"
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Momentos
Items associated with Tommy having been declared missing and evading. Includes an identity card, two letters and a telegram.
Identity card
Identification card in the name of Peter Hansen with a head and shoulder portrait of Tommy attached.
Best greetings
Woman in a checked dress sitting on a table. On reverse, 'my best greetings Anna Körvel 15/2/1947 now Mörk'.
Allied air crew
Programme of events to remember the crew of Lancaster ME449. Includes images of the crew: pilot, Squadron Leader Stan Slater; flight engineer, Sergeant Ken Foster; navigator, Flying Officer Stoney Mitchell; bomb aimer, Pilot Officer Merv Bertie;…
Tommy's service
Tommy's great grand daughter describes his period of service. Includes the incidence when pilot Stan Slater's Lancaster was set on fire and he tried to dive to put the fire out but was unsuccessful. Tommy bailed out by parachute and was taken in by…
List of operations
Page is titled 'Operational details of raids carried out over Germany, Holland and France, details of our flight log book of bombing raids.' It is in the form of a table recording Date, Target, Country, Duration and Comments. The summary at the end…
Archie Henry Halliday's navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers flying log book
Navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers flying log book for Archie Henry Halliday from 30 August 1944 to 10 April 1945 detailing his training and operational duties. Training was with No.4 S of TT at RAF St. Athan and Heavy…
Norman Powell's Operations
A thirteen page collection of target photographs and sortie reports.
Page 1: Vertical aerial target photograph of Argenta. Some roads, houses and open fields are visible in the upper half of the image. There are also canals, rail tracks or roads…
Page 1: Vertical aerial target photograph of Argenta. Some roads, houses and open fields are visible in the upper half of the image. There are also canals, rail tracks or roads…
Trento and Verona
Two poor quality copies of target photographs. The left image has no discernible detail and is captioned:
2789 104/86 2/3 APR 45. F8 N.T.//9.500' →[redacted] TRENTO.
E. 2x1000. 10x500 MkIII 23. F/O WARD. (F/O SCOTT B/A) S.
The right image shows…
2789 104/86 2/3 APR 45. F8 N.T.//9.500' →[redacted] TRENTO.
E. 2x1000. 10x500 MkIII 23. F/O WARD. (F/O SCOTT B/A) S.
The right image shows…
Argenta and Padua
Two low quality target photographs of Argenta and Padua. The upper image (upside down) has no discernible detail and glare covers more than half. It is captioned:
104/71. 12/13 MARCH 45. F8"//8200 - 28 14.50 PADUA
W 4x1000. 8x500 MkIII 22. F/O WARD…
104/71. 12/13 MARCH 45. F8"//8200 - 28 14.50 PADUA
W 4x1000. 8x500 MkIII 22. F/O WARD…
Verona
Target photograph showing town streets and explosions centre and bottom centre. Captioned '2698 104/71 11/12 Mar 45 F8 NT//8000 ft 240 degrees Verona, D 4x1000, 8x500 Mk III 22 F/O Ward (F/O Scott B/A) P.'.
List of operations carried out by Flying Officer E. Edward Amerasekera 640 Squadron
List of thirty-three operations with record of aircraft, take off and landing times and pilot.
Page from Log book - account of Dortmund Operation
Witten on page of log book a description of daylight operation to Dortmund marshalling yard on 12 March 1945. Was the largest daylight raid ever carried out by the RAF with over 1000 bombers escorted by squadrons of P-51 and Spitfires. Give some…
Twenty eighth operation Dortmund
A handwritten note giving brief details of the operation and a relevant newspaper cutting titled 'Dortmund shattered in 29 minutes'.
Bomb aimers briefing 12 March 1945 - Dortmund
Indicates two bomb loads for squadron. Includes preselection settings and on the reverse brief target marking note, bombing height and heading and camera settings.
Dortmund-Ems canal at Ladbergen
Target photograph showing the Canal running from middle left to bottom right. A road runs from two thirds way up left side and crosses the canal in the bottom right quarter before running to bottom edge. There are minor roads and open country and…
Sortie report Padua
Provides some details of operation to Padua marshalling yards. Lists crew and gives details of bombing and other events.
Safe and well telegram
Tommy writes to his wife that he is safe and well In Sweden.
Telegram from Tom
Tom writing to his mother that he was safe and in Grimsby for the week.
Home from Sweden
Reporting on the events of Tommy's 43rd and final operation. Describing his escape and commenting on the people of Sweden's view of the ongoing hostilities.
Danish Underground Planned His Escape
Reporting on the help provided to Tommy and pilot, Stan Slater, by the Danish underground movement during their evasion. Mentions Tommy witnessing the liberation of Danish people from a prison house.
Home from Sweden
Reporting on Tommy's safe return from his 43rd and final operation in which his aircraft was shot down and his evasion with Squadron Leader Slater. Mentions the Swedish people's view of ongoing hostilities. The report also says that Tommy's brother,…
Evasion
Writing to Tommy's son Nigel, Stan references writings made by Borge Rassmussen about the evasion of five of crew members.
Letter from Stan and Anne
Writing to Phyllis about the incident in which his crew was shot down from which he escaped with Tommy and enclosing a photograph. Mentions his time at Waltham and losing contact with Tommy and meeting again after the war ended.
With sympathy
Tommy's wife is advised that her husband failed to return from an operation. It mentions Tommy's previous 18 operational flights with the squadron and describes him as being 'a skilful and efficient wireless operator' and that he was popular on the…