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William Tweddle Royal Air Force pilot's flying log book

Pilots flying log book for William Douglas Tweddle, covering the period from 26 January 1942 to 15 September 1977. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties. He was stationed at 21 Elementary Flying Training School…

Tags: 16 OTU; 1654 HCU; 5 Group; 50 Squadron; 8 Squadron; 9 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Cook’s tour; Flying Training School; Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Meteor; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Catechism (12 November 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Barford St John; RAF Booker; RAF Church Lawford; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Scampton; RAF Sturgate; RAF Upper Heyford; Shackleton; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tallboy; Tiger Moth; Tirpitz; training; Wellington

Leaving Cape Town

Photograph showing coastline from the sea, ships lifeboat in foreground, captioned 'Leaving Cape Town 6am 6-10-45.