1 25 6 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39122/OEdwardsIJ984411-170820-02.1.pdf ff9aa6d5bb31ffc4df591b6b832b6156 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Ivor Edwards' Record of Service Description An account of the resource RAF Form 1406 with Ivor's medical and service history. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Wales--Carmarthenshire England--Holkham 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four printed sheets with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OEdwardsIJ984411-170820-02 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force aircrew Pathfinders RAF Oakington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39121/OEdwardsIJ984411-170820-01.1.pdf 42f67fe84e9bca04eabb5186e5ccb293 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Ivor Edwards Service Record Description An account of the resource RAF Form 543 recording brief details of Ivor's service record. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Four printed sheets with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OEdwardsIJ984411-170820-01 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force aircrew Distinguished Flying Medal Operational Training Unit RAF Haverfordwest RAF Oakington RAF Padgate RAF Wyton training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39120/LEdwardsIJ984411v1.1.pdf 0117a6756ce5898483f4816bef061c91 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Ivor Edwards observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LEdwardsIJ984411v1 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-07-07 1942-07-08 1942-07-12 1942-07-23 1942-07-25 1942-07-28 1942-07-31 1942-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain Netherlands England--Cambridgeshire Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands--Terschelling Germany--Ruhr (Region) Europe--Frisian Islands Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Description An account of the resource L J Edwards Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 03 July 1942 to 02 February 1943. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air gunner/wireless operator. He was stationed at RAF Oakington (7 Squadron). Aircraft flown in was Stirling. He flew on 24 (?) night operations with 7 Squadron. Targets were as numbered in log book but with some missing, mining, Wilhelmshaven, Terschelling, Duisburg, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Cologne. His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Trench and Wing Commander Mahaddie. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 7 Squadron air gunner aircrew bombing crash Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Order forced landing George Cross mine laying RAF Oakington Stirling https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39119/BEdwardsIJEdwardsIJv1.2.pdf d1edca3db3c3274fdd0f57cb1ffc44ca 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [squadron badge] [underlined] Report of Stirling Aircraft No. W7564T which crash landed 11th September 1942 [/underlined] [underlined] Author [/underlined] Sergeant I J Edwards DFM [underlined] Crew [/underlined] Pilot – Flying Officer J P Trench DSO Navigator – Pilot Officer C L Selman DFC Wireless Operator – Sergeant I J Edwards DFM Front Gunner – Sergeant F A Thorpe Mid Upper Gunner – Flight Sergeant R Jenner Rear Gunner – Pilot Officer W N Glendenning Engineer – Sergeant H Mallot We thought that all our trips would be easy ad [sic] up to the 11th we had only met one enemy fighter and he did not get anywhere, but this trip was different. It was the first time that we had had a crew change. Up to then we were one of the few crews of the squadron that were all single. We came back from a short leave to find that the navigator had got himself married without telling anybody. However he was back for trip 18. Our aircraft having had a big engine change, we went off to bomb a town on the Rhine called Dusseldorf. We had been there before. The Rhine trips were fairly short, usually about two hours in duration. We took off at 8.20 pm in fairly good weather. The trip out was uneventful and as the visibility was good the bomb aimer was not long before he was closing up and we were headed for home. We had a few close bangs but nothing too close or so we thought. The engineer came on the intercom to tell the pilot that the port inner appeared to be losing oil pressure and that if it went much lower then it would be advisable to feather it. This was a fairly normal procedure as the engine would be un-feathered for a landing with all four engines in working order. The pilot then went through the drill for closing down the port inner engine but was soon back on the intercom to say that the drill was not working. It was decided that the engine would have to go out and so we watched it destroy itself. We had lost one of the engine [sic] before but never an inboard one. It was fairly easy to keep an eye on it as the reduction gear for the airscrew was just outside the wireless operators window. What happened in these cases was that the whole radial engine would overheat and finally seize up. This in turn would cause the propeller to shear off. The base of the airscrew was inside a heavy casing that also contained the reduction gear for changing the pitch of the propeller blades. This casing soon started to glow red and then to melt and drip down like [RAF crest] [page break] melting fat, which then disappeared in the slipstream of the aircraft. A sharp crack meant that it had come adrift and had sailed up over the fuselage and off into the 'blue'. The relief of losing it without doing any other damage was soon changed as the whole of the port wing now commenced to shake up and down violently. In the Stirling the inboard arc of the propeller was behind the arc of the outer one and the two were overlapped. We concluded that the inner propeller had clipped the outer one as it detached itself and so unbalanced the whole of the aircraft, as now all the power was on one side of the aircraft. I was called forward to go to the 2nd pilots seat to help the skipper hold control as the Stirling was fully dual control and could be flown from either seat. We managed to hold the direction, but the height was very poor and climbing the aircraft was impossible. Our position was to worsen as suddenly the vibration stopped and it was realised that the whole outer power plant had gone. The new danger was that we were now using fuel at an alarming rate as the two remaining engines now had to be used at full power. The makers' recommendations were that they were not to be used in this condition for more than 30 minutes. To get home safely it would have to be a lot longer than that. The engineer and the rest of the crew commenced to get rid of any of the excess weight. This meant off-loading all the guns and ammunition. This may sound a crazy thing to do but as the turrets were hydraulically operated and the guns were also fed and fired hydraulically and with the hydraulic pump being driven off the port inboard engine they were now useless. So it was all scattered along the route from the Rhur to the mouth of the Schledt. We crossed the coast at zero feet and were now on the last haul back to GB without hydraulics. We would also have no brakes and the undercarriage was dead. Martlesham Heath near Ipswich had a long runway and the gear for crash landing so we set course for there. The engineer was having trouble with the fuel as it was being burnt on the starboard side of the aircraft and most of the fuel was now in the port tanks and had now to be transferred across the wing to the starboard side. It was going to be a close run thing as to whether we would run out of fuel before even reaching land! The navigator suggested a change of course, which would take us nearer to the coast. It worked and the low coastline came into view. We soon realised that we had more trouble as the balloon barrage at Ipswich was up and also we were too low to cross the coast without climbing. We would have to put the plane down where we could. [page break] All the crew went to crash stations and the escape hatches were opened. The first attempt had to be changed a bit sharp as we were going straight into a village. We managed to lift over that but then lost one of the remaining two engines. We made it to a stubble field and ran our nose into a little copse. The navigator was out and trying to get the pilot out of the escape hatch but he was unconscious and still connected by his oxygen pipe and intercom to the aircraft. We got those loose and then sat there like three stupid owls on the canopy. One shout of fire was enough to bring back to reality. We all slid off the canopy forgetting that we were some twelve feet off the ground and in this case sitting in a hawthorn that we soon found. Having got out of that we ran into the arms of the Home Guard who we had to convince of our nationality. The rear gunner had been blown out when the fire started and was being looked after at the local railway station. The local police had now taken over and an ambulance soon took the badly burned rear gunner to hospital. The remaining four of us were taken to the local pub where we were fed and watered before being bedded down for the rest of the night. In the morning we were given breakfast before being collected and returned to base. 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 Report of Stirling Aircraft No W7546T which crash landed 11th September 1942 Description An account of the resource Ivor describes the events on the night they crashed. They successfully force-landed back in the UK after losing an engine on their return from Dusseldorf. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sergeant IJ Edwards Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-09-11 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain England--Ipswich England--Suffolk Germany--Düsseldorf 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three printed sheets Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context BEdwardsIJEdwardsIJv1 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-09-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith Maureen Clarke air gunner aircrew bomb aimer bombing crash Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Medal Distinguished Service Order flight engineer forced landing navigator pilot RAF Martlesham Heath Stirling wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39118/PEdwardsIJ1701.1.jpg 585d29261fbd894d5888241c42a4a59a 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Ivor Edwards Description An account of the resource A head and shoulders portrait of Ivor with his signaller brevet, DFM and Pathfinder badges. 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 Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PEdwardsIJ1701 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 aircrew Distinguished Flying Medal Pathfinders wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1924/39117/PEdwardsIJ1702.1.jpg 034b92874e30419a624974e1b9d0f480 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 Edwards, Ivor John I J Edwards 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 2017-08-20 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 Edwards, IJ Description An account of the resource Six items. The collection concerns Ivor John Edwards DFM (b. 1916, 986411 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as wireless operator with 7 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Ian Gwyn Edwards and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Ivor Edwards Cartoon Description An account of the resource A cartoon of Ivor holding a fish which is making musical sounds. It is annotated 'F/Lt Ivor "Joe" Edwards (DFM) One of Pathfinder Aces "All my own WORK!!" ' and signed 'Buster 1945 Ivor H Heroson'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Buster Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Artwork Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One hand drawn cartoon Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PEdwardsIJ1702 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 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945 aircrew Distinguished Flying Medal Pathfinders wireless operator