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  • Collection: Wakefield, Harold Ernest

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Bronze six pointed star with a Royal Cypher "GRI VI", surmounted by a crown.

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Six pointed bronze star with a Royal Cypher "GRI VI", surmounted by a crown.

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Three cloth decoration ribbons. 1939–1945 Star, War Medal 1939–1945 and Air crew Europe star ribbons

MWakefieldHE174040-171016-25.pdf
Contains: preliminary engines, oil system, the four stroke cycle, timing, substantial notes on magnetos and carburettors. Followed by air-cooled engines (valves, cylinders, tappets, magneto timing, crankshaft). Liquid cooled engines (data),…

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-09.pdf
Text and diagrams covering Avro York 1 C: fuel system, system selectors, hydraulics, Merlin engine data and systems, Graviner system, cabin heating, lubrication system, aircraft construction, aircraft data, carburettor, power plant, engine handling,…

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-20.pdf
Contains: notes on physics of force and moments with formulae and calculations. Notes on chemistry of fuels, requirements for carburettor,. Continues with mechanics of stress and properties and chemistry of metals. Continues with geometry and drawing…

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-10.pdf
Contains notes on syllabus (airframes) Halifax including: description, alighting gear, flying controls, duties of flight engineer, cabin heating, ant-icing system, fuel system, pneumatic system, oxygen system, fire extinguisher system, dinghy and…

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-19.pdf
Covers Halifax Mk III, starting and running up, handling and climbing, cruising, and data tables. Continues with Lancaster fuel (capacity), oil, coolant, rad flaps, external checks, auxiliaries checks on turrets and engines, temperatures for run up,…

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-11.pdf
Covers RAF top level organisation, list of all home commands and scope of aircrew training. Continues with description of structure of air council, and detailed description of bomber command structure. Followed by two training analyses with diagrams,…

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-07.pdf
Maths and engineering notes including structure, aircraft controls, aircraft loading and centre of gravity calculations and pages of other maths calculations.

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-08.pdf
Notes on theory of flight, thermodynamics, power calculations, engines and components, superchargers, propellers, range flying, velocity/speed calculations, rules for range flying, flight planning, electronic circuits and electrical theory.

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MWakefieldHE174040-171016-18.pdf
Covers: fuel system, oil system, Dowty hydraulic system (undercarriage, radiator shutters, flap circuit), electrical system (u.c system, detonator circuit, starter and feathering circuit, bomb jettison and main electrical panel switches and lights).…

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LWakefieldHE174040v1.pdf
Harold Wakefield's RAF Navigator's, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book, from 16th August 1943 to 16th August 1946, recording training, operations, instructional duties and Transport Command duties to India and the Far East as a flight…

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Pamphlet with b/w photograph of students at desk in classroom with instructor by blackboards. RAF badge and roundel on the back cover.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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Pamphlet with b/w photograph of airman looking at aircraft models on stands on a table. Rear cover has RAF badge and roundel.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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For Flying Officer Wakefield's inoculation certificate for yellow fever.

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Lancaster Avro type '683' Mk 1 & II, instructional course handbook, inside first pages. Name of holder Sgt E A Blake, 617 Squadron.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

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A large group of airmen wearing variety of uniform sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Lancaster.

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Form with list and numbers of items in (Brighton Laundries (B'Ham) laundry made out for Kriescher D M.

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Says he is back and would be flying that night. Mentions visit to Bournemouth and seeing film. Writes about colleague waiting for demob. mentions his new second pilot from New Zealand.

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Writes about the issue of the 1939-45 star which he and his crew had received. Relates that he had to bale out after his aircraft had been in collision with a Halifax. mentions damage received and describes crew abandoning the aircraft. Goes on to…

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Writes that he is fit and well after having done six operations and describes some of them. Mentions their usual bomb load. Relates that a fighter had attacked a Halifax just behind them. Mentions eating eggs and bacon before and after operations.…

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EWakefieldHEWakefiledWE-[Mo]430924.pdf
Writes about operations to Hanover and Mannheim. Describes fires after attacks, poor German defences and German fighter attacks. Offers some sympathy to Germans on the ground and describes a fighter attacking them. Describes their first trip to…

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Sends congratulations and catches up on gossip.

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Congratulates him receiving a well deserved award. Writes of passing on the news and talking to his parents.

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