1 25 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/774/30953/MWoolfAS157533-170629-05.2.jpg 44675a0c06cb6169015f0e2f4d179c14 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 Woolf, Arthur Sidney A S Woolf Description An account of the resource 23 items. An oral history interview with Flying Officer Arthur Woolf (1922 - 2021, 1579552, 157533 Royal Air Force) his log book, a memoir, correspondence, documents, a newspaper cutting and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 630 Squadron and became a member of the Guinea Pig Club. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Arthur Woolf 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 2017-06-29 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 Woolf, AS Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [royal crest] [underlined] RECORD OF SERVICE OF FLYING OFFICER ARTHUR SIDNEY WOOLF (157533) [/underlined] [underlined] DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: [/underlined] 7 March 1922, Birmingham. [underlined] NON-COMMISSIONED SERVICE [/underlined] Enlisted as No 1579552 Aircraftman 2nd Class/Aircrafthand Wireless Operator Air 13 Oct 41 Remustered Wireless Operator (Group 2) Air 3 Aug 42 Wireless Operator under training [deleted] Air Gunner [/deleted] 22 Mar 43 Temporary Sergeant 30 Aug 43 Remustered Wireless Operator [deleted] Air Gunner [/deleted] 31 Aug 43 Discharged on appointment to temporary commission 8 Nov 43 [underlined] APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS [/underlined] Granted a commission for the duration of the emergency as Pilot Officer on probation in General Du-ties Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 9 Nov 43 Confirmed in appointment and promoted Flying Officer (war substantive) 9 May 44 Relinquished commission on account of medical unfitness for Air Force service, retains rank of Flying Officer 16 Jan 46 [underlined] POSTINGS [/underlined] Birmingham 13 Oct 41 Reserve 14 Oct 41 No 3 Recruit Centre PADGATE, LANCS 22 Dec 41 No 10 Signals Recruit Centre BLACKPOOL 30 Dec 41 No 2 Signals School YATESBURY, WILTS 23 Apr 42 [deleted] No 1 Signals Depot [/deleted] (HOME ON LEAVE) 13 Aug 42 Martlesham Heath, NEAR IPSWICH. 26 Aug 42 No 1 Signals School, 16 Mar 43 Aircrew Reception Centre, ST. JOHNS WOOD, LONDON. 22 Mar 43 No 18 Initial Training Wing, BRIDGENORTH 10 Apr 43 No 2 Reserve Squadron, YATESBURY 9 Jun 43 No 10 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit DUMFRIES. 30 Aug 43 No 16 Operational Training Unit BARFORD ST JOHN/UPPER HEYFORD 2 Nov 43 No 51 Base, 23 Feb 44 No 3 Group Armament School, [underlined] Scampton [/underlined] 23 Feb 44 CONVERSION UNIT No. 1654, WIGSLEY. APRIL 44 No. 5 LANCASTER FLYING SCHOOL, SYERSTON. MAY 44 No 630 Squadron, EAST KIRKBY, LINCS. 22 May 44 Missing (flying battle) 25 Jul 44 Previously missing, now safe Date not recorded 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 Arthur Woolf record of service Description An account of the resource Details non-commissioned service. appointments and promotions and postings with dates for all. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page printed document 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 MWoolfAS157533-170629-05 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--West Midlands England--Birmingham England--Lancashire England--Blackpool England--Wiltshire England--Suffolk England--London England--Shropshire Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway England--Oxfordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Warwickshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941-10-13 1942-08-02 1943-03-22 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-11-08 1943-11-09 1944-05-09 1946-01-16 1941-10-13 1941-10-14 1941-12-22 1941-12-30 1942-04-23 1942-08-13 1942-08-26 1943-03-16 1943-03-22 1943-04-10 1943-06-09 1943-08-30 1943-11-02 1944-02-23 1944-05-22 1944-07-25 1944-04 1944-05 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alan Pinchbeck 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 16 OTU 1654 HCU 630 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Heavy Conversion Unit Initial Training Wing Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School missing in action Operational Training Unit RAF Barford St John RAF Bridgnorth RAF Dumfries RAF East Kirkby RAF Martlesham Heath RAF Padgate RAF Scampton RAF Syerston RAF Upper Heyford RAF Wigsley RAF Yatesbury training wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2852/50572/EDaviesIDWDaviesME460116-0001.1.jpg 065f4faf0a3588b63147f21350fc9a14 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2852/50572/EDaviesIDWDaviesME460116-0002.1.jpg 4835c8edbd4a494b21f2236b18b2a66d 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 Davies, Idwal Davies, I D W Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Davies, IDW Description An account of the resource 159 items. The collection concerns Idwal Davies (b. 1923, 1515585 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2859">Album,</a> service documents, letters, and decorations. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 620 Squadron. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dafydd Glyn Davies and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-04-18 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. 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 from Idwal Davies to his mother Description An account of the resource Idwal writes that he is on leave in Alexandria, Egypt. Later they are planning some time in Cairo. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Idwal Davies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946-01-16 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Egypt Egypt--Alexandria Egypt--Cairo North Africa 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 double sided handwritten sheet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EDaviesIDWDaviesME460116-0001, EDaviesIDWDaviesME460116-0002 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1946-01-16 aircrew https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1157/52760/EIrvinLLThomosnGB460116.2.jpg ed67f8cdaf2ebaec47d6f90710fd4421 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 Letter to George Thomson from the Caterpillar Club Description An account of the resource Enclosing his gold caterpillar badge. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource L L Invin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946-01-16 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1946-01-16 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Scotland--Glasgow Region England--Hertfordshire England--Letchworth 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 page typewritten letter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EIrvinLLThomosnGB460116 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. Caterpillar Club