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Ken Rogers' training
Page 1 and 2. Ken's early days training in the RAF.
Ken Rogers
Page 3. Five photographs.
#1 Five airmen.
#2 heather picked from Ben Nevis.
#3 Ken in flying gear.
#4 Ken's air gunner brevet.
#5 Three airmen, including Ken, 1943.
#1 Five airmen.
#2 heather picked from Ben Nevis.
#3 Ken in flying gear.
#4 Ken's air gunner brevet.
#5 Three airmen, including Ken, 1943.
Ken Rogers' operations early 1944
Page 5. Ken's movements and operations. Included is a photograph taken during his training.
Ken Rogers' operations Summer 1944
Page 6. Ken's moves from base to base plus two raids on U-boat pens.
Ken Roger's operations at Holland and Brest
Page 7. Some details of Ken's operations over Holland and Brest. There are also two small newspaper cuttings and a map of France.
Ken Rogers' operations summer and autumn 1944
Page 8. Some details of Ken's activities social and operational. It includes two newspaper cuttings.
Bomber Command targets Germany
Page 9. A map of Germany with Bomber Command targets highlighted. Inset is the Ruhr. The map is completed to 26/7/41.
Ken Rogers' operations October 1944
Page 10. Handwritten notes about Ken's operations nad two newspaper cuttings.
Two newspaper cutting, one a map and two bombing operations over Germany.
Two newspaper cutting, one a map and two bombing operations over Germany.
Ken Rogers' operations winter 1944
Page 11. Details of Ken's operations. Two newspaper cuttings are included.
Emergency landing airfield and operations on Dortmund-Ems canal
Page 12. Four newspaper cuttings and handwritten text about Ken's operations. #1 an article about the emergency airfield where damaged aircraft can land safely. #2, 3 and 4 refer to operations at the Dortmund-Ems canal. Handwritten text refers to…
Kaiserlautern
Page 13. A vertical aerial photograph taken during an operation at Kaiserlautern on 29/9/44. It is annotated '106 G 3137.29Sept.44.F/36"//542 Sqdn ->' Underneath is handwritten text referring to Ken's 12th operation at Bergen, 12/1/45. There are…
Kaiserlautern
Page 14. A vertical aerial photograph taken during an operation at Karlsruhe (sic) (actually reconnaissance photograph of Kaiserslautern). It is annotated '1065 3255 6 Oct 44 F/36"//541 Sqdn ->'
Underneath is text referring to Ken's operation at…
Underneath is text referring to Ken's operation at…
Bergen and Dortmund-Ems canal
Four photographs from a published document.
#1 An oblique aerial photograph of Bergen harbour. An E-boat takes avoiding action and a warehouse is burning.
#2, 3 and 4 are vertical aerial photographs of the Dortmund-Ems canal. Items of interest are…
#1 An oblique aerial photograph of Bergen harbour. An E-boat takes avoiding action and a warehouse is burning.
#2, 3 and 4 are vertical aerial photographs of the Dortmund-Ems canal. Items of interest are…
RAF Onslaught - 25 bombers missing
Page 16 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. Ken's 14th operation was to Brux in Czechoslovakia. A newspaper cutting and a sketch map give some detail.
Four more operations are detailed.
Four more operations are detailed.
The first scene of battle
A sketch map of the main targets of Bomber Command during the first eight months of the War.
4000 tons on Essen in heaviest day raid
Page 18 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. Ken's 19th operation was to Essen, which is covered by a newspaper cutting. His 20th operation was to Dortmund which is covered in a second cutting. His 21st, 22nd and 23rd operations were to Arnsberg, these are…
The Campaign in Flanders
Page 19 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. A sketch map of northern Europe marked with the extents of Bomber Command operations resisting the German attack on Holland, Belgium and Northern France.
Ten-Ton Bombs hit Reich
Page 20 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. The articles discuss the power of the new bomb and include two photographs of the explosions created by the bomb.
RAF Drop 10-Ton bombs
Page 21 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. One newspaper cutting about the dropping of the new bomb on Germany.
All Ruhr going down in dust
Page 22 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. Three newspaper cuttings covering the intensive bombing of the Ruhr.
Ten-ton Tessies blast Ruhr
Page 23 of Marjorie Rogers' diary.
Four newspaper cuttings covering operations using the ten-ton bomb and its production. One cutting has Ken's Lancaster taken on a raid to Bergen. One of the cuttings has been folded over.
Four newspaper cuttings covering operations using the ten-ton bomb and its production. One cutting has Ken's Lancaster taken on a raid to Bergen. One of the cuttings has been folded over.
Production of Ten-ton Tess
Page 23 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. A newspaper article about the construction of the bomb.
Bombing of U-boat shelters
Page 24 of Marjorie Rogers' diary.
Marjorie covers Ken's operation on U-boat shelters under construction at Farge.
Marjorie covers Ken's operation on U-boat shelters under construction at Farge.
O for Oboe crew
Page 25 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. Seven photographs of the crew and groundstaff of "O" for Oboe. Photographs 1, 2,4,5,6 and 7 are various airmen and ground staff. 9 Squadron code WS is visible.#3 is a front view of their Lancaster.
Heligoland again hit
Page 26 of Marjorie Rogers' diary. Marjorie refers to the raids on Heligoland on 19-4-45 and Berchtesgaden on 25-4-45, carried out by Ken. This last was Ken's 30th operation and he was allowed 14 days leave then reported to Catterick.