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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1945-03-22"

LCarruthersWDY1880223v1.pdf
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for W D Y Caruthers, air gunner, covering the period from 1 May 1944 to 28 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at 10 Air Gunnery School RAF Walney…

LLucasWE122826v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book for W E Lucas, covering the period from 7 November 1940 to 18 February 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Derby, RAF Montrose, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Honington,…

LJonesWC1852503v1.pdf
Navigator’s, air gunner’s and air bomber’s flying log book for W C Jones, wireless operator, covering the period from 13 December 1943 to 23 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Madley, RAF Llandwrog,…

SPowellNI1896919v10002-0001.jpg
Low quality copies of two target photographs of Villach. No ground details are discernible, and both contain a large patch of glare.
The left image is captioned:
2769 104/83 25/26-MAR-45. F8. NT.//9820'.→234º. 20.19. VILLACH
D. 12x [unreadable]…

PPowellNI19030001.jpg
Target photograph showing explosions and smoke. Captioned '2747 104/80 22/23 Mar 45. F8 NT//10,000ft > 283 degrees, 20.17 Villach, F 10x500, MkIII 25 F/O Ward (F/O Scott B/A, R, 2x 1000'. Two versions of the same image.

SGreerRF131053v30033.jpg
Informs him that his son was reported missing as a result of air operations night of 22/23 March.

MAkenheadE[Ser#-DoB]-200825-02.pdf
Summary written by grandchild of William and Mollie Wray of 67 Lincoln Road Branston. Servicemen and women billeted with the family were: Patrick Richard Owen (61285, RAFVR); Desmond (Des) Ossiter Sands; Eva Akenhead; Mollie Ford and Sidney Kaufman.…

LSewerinS704459v2.pdf
Pilots Flying Log Book for Warrant Officer Stanislaw Sewerin covering 19 July 1944 to 16 July 1948 detailing day and night training flights and operations with: 18 Officer Training Unit, 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit and 300 Squadron. The period 29 June…

SPowellNI1896919v10008.jpg
Some details of operation to Villach North marshalling yards. Lists crew and provides details of bombing. Two versions of the same document.

SDaviesLA1581024v10004.pdf
Flying log book for R M Smith, flight engineer, covering the period from August 1944 to 16 November 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF St Athan, RAF Wigsley, RAF Syerston and RAF Skellingthorpe. Aircraft…

MGreerRF131053-241030-01.pdf
List with photographs of all ex-pupils who gave their lives in the second world war. Robert Greer on page 9. Notes he joined RAF in October 1940 and was shot down over Austria 22/23 March 1945 while piloting a Liberator. A number of other RAF airmen…

SWebbLP1876986v1.jpg
Top left - an account of Peter Webb's service career. A flight engineer's brevet with photograph of seven crew underneath.
Top right - seven aircrew wearing uniform tunics with brevet standing in line.
Left middle - a drawing of a winter scene…

LGosneyG568331v1.pdf
This log book covers the training, operational and post war flying career of Geoffrey Gosney from 2 July 1942 to 12 July 1951. It includes a cartoon of the 426 Squadron crest. Geoffrey flew 31 operations in two tours of duty, 23 of which were night…

SGreerRF131053v10003-0001.jpg
Noted he died 22 March 1945 on war service and his father was beneficiary for his estate. On the reverses stamps for Air Ministry accounts, Lloyds bank, chief inspector of taxes. inspector of taxes, Preston savings bank, borough treasurer Preston and…

MPowellNI1896919-191029-03.pdf
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…

E[Author]LPowellNI920207.pdf
A 6 page collection of target photographs and sortie reports.

Page 1: Sortie report for an operation to Bruck Marshalling yards

Page 2:Vertical aerial target photograph of an unknown location showing some ground detail as tracer trails. Not all…

LLongNJ1581956v1.pdf
Norman Long's log book as bomb aimer from 26 September 1943 until 21 June 1945. Trained at 48 and 42 Air Schools, 3 AFU, 30 OTU, 1662 HCU, 1 LFS before operational posting to 460 Squadron (RAAF). Served at RAF Hixon, RAF Blyton, RAF Hemswell, RAF…

PFOMetheringhamAF19050008.jpg
Reconnaissance photograph showing a river running top to bottom and a bridge crossing in the middle with several spans down. There are many craters on both sides of the river. Explanatory note 'NIENBURG BRIDGE over the river Weser after the attack by…