1 25 8 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1678/44905/MMcNamaraLGL80193-200310-07.1.jpg dcb91ac804e32cfde4241ff13b1b06ab 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 McNamara, Lawrence Gerard Lyons L G L McNamara 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 2020-03-10 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 McNamara, LGL Description An account of the resource 40 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Lawrence Gerard Lyons McNamara (1915 - 1942, 80193 Royal Air Force) and contains photographs, correspondence, medals, maps and documents. He flew operations as a pilot with 44 Squadron and was killed 17 December 1942. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rosemary McNamara and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on awrence Gerard Lyons McNamara is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/115855/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. 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 Scrapbook page Description An account of the resource B/w photograph of Lawrence McNamara with biographic detail and Lancaster with Genoa operation citation and crew list. Letter to Mrs McNamara from George Read with description of Lawrence last operation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G Read Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946-01-27 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-12-17 1942-11-13 1942-11-14 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Italy Italy--Genoa Zimbabwe 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 Civilian Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Text. Correspondence Artwork Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two b/w photographs, handwritten letter with typewritten transcription Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MMcNamaraLGL80193-200310-07 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 44 Squadron bale out killed in action Lancaster RAF Waddington shot down https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1775/41454/SBeckettG622136v10069.2.pdf 01749ca318a99b22206caa532653062a 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 Beckett, Geoffrey G Beckett 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 2020-07-25 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 Beckett, G Description An account of the resource 94 items.&nbsp;The collection concerns Sergeant Geoffrey Beckett (622136 Royal Air Force) and contains his diary, bible, notebook, correspondence, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2271">an album,</a>&nbsp;photographs and details of his crew. He flew operations as an air gunner with 44 Squadron and was killed 17 December 1942. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Christopher Bruce Garden and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on Geoffrey Beckett is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/101479/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document 622136 Sergeant Geoffrey Beckett Aged 21 and qualified as a WOP/Tech. He was the mid-upper gunner on W 4126. His family came from Heanor, Notts where he was the youngest of Edward and May Beckett’s seven children. He lies in Grave 10 on Row 1, in Den Burg Military Cemetery. [colour photograph of the headstone at the grave of Sergeant G. Beckett with a poppy wreath laid on the ground] Fear Thou not For I am with thee I am thy God – I will uphold thee. (Authors photograph) [page break] [black and white head and shoulders photograph of Sergeant Beckett] The face from the past… “a smiling, quiet and good natured young man in R.A.F. blue uniform” … “who was an Air Gunner on Lancaster Bomber’s and had died in the war” … Authors photograph. [page break] [colour photograph of the fuselage in a Lancaster] View in the fuselage in NX 611, looking forward, over the main wing spar. The mid-upper gunner’s parachute is in it’s stowage on the starboard side. Author’s photograph. [page break] [inserted] MID-UPPER GUNNER Sgt Geoff Beckett. Exited burning Lancaster over Texel on parachute shot dead on the [missing words] [/inserted] [crest of 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron of the Royal Air Force] [colour drawing of the rear of an airborne Lancaster] [page break] [black and white photograph of the wreckage of an aircraft] [page break] [two colour photographs of a poppy wreath at the grave of Sergeant Beckett] [page break] [one black and white photograph of a row of graves and two of Sergeant Beckett’s grave] The original wooden crosses which were placed on the graves, photographed in March 1946, by ‘Len’. Geoff’s has his name painted on it as, ‘SERG. G. BECKETT. Later, these were replaced by the more permanent stone crosses and then later again by the standard military headstone. [page break] Sergeant G. Beckett’s medals. [colour photograph of Sergeant Beckett’s medals] L to R. 1939 – 45 Star … For carrying out operations against the enemy. The Aircrew Europe Star … For at least two months operational flying from U.K. bases’ over Europe, between Sept 3rd 1939 and 5th June 1944 (Replica) Defence Medal … For service in non-operational areas subject to air attack, or closely threatened. War Medal … awarded to all personnel wherever they served during the war. Operational and non operational service counted. (Authors photograph) [page break] SERGT. GEOFFREY BECKETT REPORTED MISSING. Official information has been received that Sergt. Geoffrey Beckett, of the R.A.F., youngest son of the late Mr. E.F. Beckett and Mrs. Beckett formerly of Midland Bank House, Market Place, Heanor, is missing from a recent operational flight. Sergt. Beckett has many friends in Heanor district, and hopes are entertained that he may have survived and that better news may soon be heard of him. GERMANY RAIDED: 18 LOST Targets in North-West Germany were attacked by Bomber Command planes – [underlined] 18 of which are missing – on Thursday night. [/underlined] Mines were also laid in enemy waters. Results could not be seen because of low cloud. It was the third night attack on the Reich this month. The first on December 2nd on Frankfurt, and the second four nights later on South-West Germany, were both made in bad weather. There have been two daylight raids on Germany so far this month. [inserted] Sat: Dec: 19. 1942 [/inserted] Sheffield Airman Missing. – Sergt. Geoffrey Beckett, aged 21, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. E.F. Beckett, of 48, Ashbury Drive, Norton, Sheffield, is missing as a result of air operations. He had been in the Air Force for four years. [page break] The article reference to the 18 missing planes was underlined by Geoff’s mother and dated, which she then kept. Other heart-rending articles were also kept. SERGT. GEOFFREY BECKETT REPORTED MISSING. Official information has been received that Sergt. Geoffrey Beckett, of the R.A.F., youngest son of the late Mr. E.F. Beckett and Mrs. Beckett, formerly of Midland Bank House, Market Place, Heanor, is missing from a recent operational flight. Sergt. Beckett has many friends in Heanor district, and hopes are entertained that he may have survived and that better news may soon be heard of him. SHEFFIELD AIRMAN MIISSING [sic] – Sergt. Geoffrey Beckett, aged 21, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. E.F. Beckett, of 48, Ashbury Drive, Norton, Sheffield, is missing as a result of air operations. He had been in the Air Force for four years. Lottie May Beckett also cut out a poem, written as part of a newspaper National Savings campaign, which is poignantly entitled, ‘I wonder where he is now? The accompanying picture, shows a young mother looking up out of her child’s bedroom window at the out bound bombers, which reminds me that Geoff thought that he should be the one to go to war, being the only unmarried son and also that Flying Officer McNamara and Sgt. Read were both married members of the missing crew. On December the 6th “Ma Shippo” wrote a letter to Geoffs mother, as did many other people. 6 Mundy Street Heanor Dec. 6th 1942. My Dear Mrs Beckett. Thanks for P.C. So sorry to hear that Geoff is missing, I feel grieved for you. But don’t give up hope, he may have bailed out same as Dick Daft – he has been missing since May last and nothing heard for months. Now he is at home in Heanor and I know if Geoff got in a tight corner he would do the same. We all hope and pray for his return ……. Yours sincerely E.A. Shipley. [page break] The empty ‘A’ flight pans in the wet, cold grey dawn, reflected the lonely melancholy felt by the ground crews and then by all the R.A.F. Waddington personnel, was to be shared again by the author in the twenty-first century. I have researched Geoff’s life over several years and discovered so much about him and his world. It was a military world that I followed him into, in the peacetime that he had helped preserve, I felt a growing sense of unhappiness as I wrote up the last missions; I was losing the uncle I had found. Fate had decreed that December 17th 1942 was his date with eternity. Fortunately, young cheerful Geoff Beckett did not know that when he climbed aboard ‘B – Beer’ that night. He might have had misgivings about the weather, or the nature of such a low level mission, but he would have kept them to himself as he completed his pre-flight checks. The crew of KM-B W4126 were now listed, ‘Missing’, or FTR, that dreadful term “failed to return”. Within a short time the crew’s lockers and beds would have had all their personal effects removed before anyone had time to dwell on their occupants untimely fate. Those nearest would shrug and quietly pass on to others that, “McNamara’s ‘B – Beer’s got the chop.” Their epitaph spoken, they were gone. The telegrams were sent and received with dread. Letters followed from the Squadron Commander and the uncertainty for the families began. Some relatives were informed quite quickly as to whether their loved one was a prisoner of war, or dead, but for others the worry of not knowing went on for months or years. The ‘Sheffield Daly Telegraph’ on Saturday 19th of December 1942, carried a small article entitled, ‘GERMANY RAIDED: 18 LOST’. Targets in North West Germany were attacked by Bomber Command planes – 18 of which are missing – on Thursday night. Mines were also laid in enemy waters. Results could not be seen because of low cloud. It was the third night attack on the Reich this month. The first on December 2nd on Frankfurt and the second four nights later on South-West Germany, were both made in bad weather. There have been two daylight raids on Germany so far this month. 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 Sergeant Geoffrey Beckett - mid-upper gunner in W4126 Description An account of the resource Includes some personal details of Sergeant Geoffrey Beckett (622136 RAF) qualified as WOP/Tech was mid-upper gunner. Includes photographs of his grave headstone in Den Burg (Texel) cemetery, himself, view of inside fuselage of Lancaster, wreckage of aircraft, poppy wreath on grave, original grave (crosses) and 4 decorations. Also includes artwork of centre fuselage of airborne Lancaster showing mid-upper turret and 44 Squadron badge. Followed by newspaper cuttings concerning him reported missing and losses on operations. There are transcripts of content of cuttings and transcript of a letter to Geoff's mother from E A Shipley. Comments by author (nephew) about the uncle he lost and the fate of crew of W4126. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-12-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Nottinghamshire England--Heanor Netherlands Netherlands--Texel England--Yorkshire England--Sheffield Europe--Frisian Islands 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 Photograph Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Eleven page document with text, colour artwork, colour and b/w photographs Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBeckettG622136v10069 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall 44 Squadron air gunner aircrew final resting place killed in action Lancaster wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1775/41371/SBeckettG622136v10061.2.pdf bdad665d3cbc84a82a0ceb96302abc87 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 Beckett, Geoffrey G Beckett 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 2020-07-25 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 Beckett, G Description An account of the resource 94 items.&nbsp;The collection concerns Sergeant Geoffrey Beckett (622136 Royal Air Force) and contains his diary, bible, notebook, correspondence, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2271">an album,</a>&nbsp;photographs and details of his crew. He flew operations as an air gunner with 44 Squadron and was killed 17 December 1942. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Christopher Bruce Garden and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on Geoffrey Beckett is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/101479/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Geoffs Lancaster. [black and white photograph of a Lancaster] Lancaster. B1. A photo of KM-B. W4126, newly delivered to R.A.F. Waddington. 44 Squadron, (the first Lancaster sqdn). From the July – November 1942 production batch. Originally coded KM-G in July ’42 then became KM-B (number 3) when R5508 left the squadron, having been the Lancaster that S/Ldr Nettleton won his V.C. on the 28/4/42 Augsburg raid. L7538 was the original KM-B. [inserted] LOST: W4126 KM-B [/inserted] 17/18 December 1942 MINOR OPERATIONS 27 Lancasters of 5 Group were sent on raids to 8 small German towns and 16 Stirlings and 6 Wellingtons of 3 Group attempted to attack the Opel works at Fallersleben. This type of limited operation proved to be a costly failure. 9 of the 27 Lancasters were lost and, at Fallersleben, only 3 aircraft bombed the target, in cloud conditions, and 6 Stirlings and 2 Wellingtons were lost from this part of the night’s operations. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron, based at Newmarket, lost 4 out of the 5 Stirlings sent on the Fallersleben raid, including the aircraft of its commanding officer, Wing Commander V. Mitchell, whose name is on the Runnymede Memorial to the Missing. 50 aircraft were dispatched to lay mines from Denmark to southern Biscay – 1 Lancaster was lost – and there were 5 O.T.U. sorties to France. Total losses for the night: 18 aircraft out of 104 dispatched, 17.3 per cent. 44 Squadron Lost KM-B W4126 (59 hours on A/C.) Target Nienburg. (Oil). 44 Squadron Lost KM-F R5666 (289 Hours on A/C) Target Nienburg. (Oil) 9 Squadron Lost WS-A W4155 (135 HOURS) Target Diepholz. 9 Squadron Lost WS-S. ED349 (27 HOURS) Target Cloppenburg. 50 Squadron Lost VN-N. W4266 Target Soltau. 50 Squadron Lost W4382 (24 HOURS) Target Soltau. 97 Squadron Lost OF-W R5497(38 HOURS) Target Neustadt 97 Squadron Lost OF-B ED333. Target Neustadt. 103 Squadron Lost PM- W4786 (92 HOURS) Minelaying European Coast 101 Squadron – SR-A W4319 (17 hours) Mine laying. Shot down by Redcar AA unit. Also: Sgt S. Holmes. RNZAF. Washed ashore on Texel 21.12.42) 218 Squadron Lost Stirling BF403 HA-R crashed between Texel & Den Helder.) [page break] [black and white photograph of De Westen field on Texel] [black and white photograph of a crashed Lancaster] Top: The ‘De Westen’ Field, on Texel. According to local information, Lancaster W4126’ crashed seventy yards from the farm building on a line from this photograph. The photo’ was taken in 1961 by Peter Beckett, Geoff’s elder brother, on his visit to the graves. Lower: Photograph of the remains of W 4126, taken by a German soldier shortly afterwards. (Photograph, courtesy of Bram van Dijk) [page break] [black and white photograph of a wreckage] [page break] [black and white photograph of wreckage of an aircraft with farm buildings in the background] [page break] TEXEL. HOLLAND 17.12.42 [symbol]: THE CRASH SITES OF W4126 AND BF403. [symbol]: KRIEGSMARINE FLAK BATTERIES. [map drawing of the crash sites of W4126 and BF403] [page break] [inserted] [underlined] 273 [/underlined] [/inserted] [underlined] APPENDIX [/underlined] [underlined] The last moments of W4126, at 6.47 pm 17.12.42 [/underlined] [hand drawn diagram of aircraft showing positions of the individuals on board at the time of the crash] [underlined] Sgt. Jones. [/underlined] It is most likely that he was dead or injured in rear turret, hit by flak. Photograph of crashed a/c does appear to show some flak damage) The crew had “resolved to have a pact, that the two married crew members, F/O McNamara and Sgt Read, should get out first”….. (Sgt. Read’s testimony) [underlined] F/O Loree [/underlined] was not at his bomb aimer’s position, although this was where his parachute was stowed. He was not seen by Sgt. Read, so was behind the flaming inferno in the fuselage. He died in the plane. Perhaps he tried to fight the fire. (Note written in War Graves handbook, Mothers writing, Based on Texel civil authorities testimony. 1945) Sgt Read did not see [underlined] Sgt McLeod, [/underlined] the W/OP He was not at his front turret station, so was in the vicinity of his radio. His parachute was stowed by the main spar leading edge He was behind the flames in the fuselage, either dead, overcome by the blazing inferno, or unable to reach his parachute. Perhaps he tried to fight the fire. [underlined] F/O McCleery [/underlined] was seen to be dead, lying slumped across his nav’ table, hit by flak. (Sgt Read’s testimony and confirmed by a written note in the War Graves handbook, written by mother and based on the Texel civil authorities testimony) On receipt of the “bail out” order, [underlined] Sgt Beckett [/underlined] left his turret, put on his parachute and bailed out from the rear exit on the starboard side, only to be hit and killed by enemy fire during his descent. (Mothers note, written in 1945, as told by Texel civil authority.) [underlined] F/O McNamara, [/underlined] gave ‘bail out’ order over Texel then roused Sgt. Read who was hit. At the last moment, he left his pilot’s seat and kicked Sgt. Read out of the front hatch. He had been sat on his parachute, but was too low to escape from the doomed aircraft as it went into a vertical dive. (Sgt. Read’s testimony) Once [underlined] Sgt. Read [/underlined] opened the front escape hatch, this would inevitably have intensified the flames burning from the cockpit, back down the fuselage. [underlined] Sgt. Read [/underlined] did not know if any other crew were still aboard, other than F/O McCleery who was dead and F/O McNamara, whose shoes he saw on his shoulders, kicking him out of the front hatch. (Verbal testimony) Sgt Read survived. POW. C.B.G. 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 Geoff's Lancaster Lancaster W4126 Description An account of the resource Six page document with details of and the loss of the loss of Geoffrey Beckett's Lancaster. Page 1 - rear quarter b/w photograph of a Lancaster parked on grass. Caption details arrival of aircraft and squadron letters KM-B. Follows details of minor operations on 17/18 December 1942. List losses including two from 44 Squadron including W4126 (Geoffrey Beckett's aircraft). Page 2 - top b/w photograph over open countryside. Bottom part of a crashed Lancaster. Captioned 'Top: the De Westen Field on Texel. According to local information, Lancaster W4162 crashed seventy yards from the farm building on a line from this photograph. The photo was taken in 1961 by Peter Beckett, Geoff's elder brother, on his visit to the graves. Lower: photograph of the remains of W4162 taken by a German soldier shortly afterwards. [Photograph, courtesy of Bram van Dijk]'. Page 3 - b/w photograph of part of the wreckage. Page 4 - b/w photograph of aircraft wreckage with farm buildings in the background. Page 5 - hand drawn map of Texel showing position of crash site of W4162, villages and flak batteries. also marked is ditching site of Stirling BF203 of 218 Squadron, Page 6 - titled 'the last moments of W4162 at 6.47 pm 17.12.42'. Hand drawn diagram of a Lancaster in a dive with fuselage on fire. Describes the actions and possible fates of Sgt Jones (rear gunner), F/O Loree (bomb aimer), Sgt McLeod (W/Op), F/O McCleery (Navigator), Sgt Beckett (mid-upper gunner), F/O McNamara (pilot) and Sgt Read. Only Read and Beckett bailed out, Read survived as a prisoner of war, Beckett was killed during the descent. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-12-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Netherlands Netherlands--Texel Europe--Frisian Islands 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 Map Photograph Text Text. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Six page document with drawing, map, b/w photographs, handwritten and printed text. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBeckettG622136v10061 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall 218 Squadron 44 Squadron air gunner aircrew anti-aircraft fire bale out bomb aimer bombing crash ditching flight engineer killed in action Lancaster navigator pilot prisoner of war shot down Stirling wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1775/41369/SBeckettG622136v10056.1.pdf fbddb35643498898d8001711cf198cf3 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 Beckett, Geoffrey G Beckett 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 2020-07-25 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 Beckett, G Description An account of the resource 94 items.&nbsp;The collection concerns Sergeant Geoffrey Beckett (622136 Royal Air Force) and contains his diary, bible, notebook, correspondence, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2271">an album,</a>&nbsp;photographs and details of his crew. He flew operations as an air gunner with 44 Squadron and was killed 17 December 1942. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Christopher Bruce Garden and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on Geoffrey Beckett is available via the&nbsp;<a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/101479/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [inserted] Sgt Beckett. G. MID UPPER GUNNER. 6/7 October 1942 [underlined] OSNABRUCK [/underlined] 237 aircraft – 101 Wellingtons, [underlined] 68 Lancasters, [/underlined] 38 Stirlings, 30 Halifaxes. 6 aircraft – 2 Halifaxes, 2 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings – were lost, 2.5 per cent of the force. The Pathfinders succeeded in illuminating the Dummer See, a large lake north-east of the target which was used as a run-in point. The town of Osnabruck was then found and marked. The bombing was well concentrated, with most of the attack falling in the centre and the southern parts of the target. Osnabruck’s report shows that 149 houses were destroyed, 530 were seriously damaged and 2,784 lightly damaged. 6 industrial premises were destroyed and 14 damaged. Other places hit were 6 public buildings, 5 churches, 4 schools, 1 hospital and the local gasworks. 65 people were killed – 45 civilians, 16 policemen or servicemen and 4 foreign workers – and 151 were injured. [underlined] October 6th/7th 1942. [/underlined] I made my first trip tonight to Osnabruck. I first heard that I was on a night flying test (NFT) at 1515. At 1555 I was told it was an op. We took off at 1929 – I had given Sgt Bell (924) a few instructions just in case.’ We reached the target early at 9.20 p.m. We stooged around over it and bombed at 9.33. 4000 lb made a mess! We saw other aircraft bombing and nipped back keeping a careful lookout for night fighters. Nothing seen – landed at 2.20 am Jolly good first trip. Bed at 2.45 am. [page break] [inserted] Second Mission [/inserted] 7/8 November 1942 GENOA 175 Aircraft – [underlined] 85 Lancasters, [/underlined] 45 Halifaxes, 39 Stirlings, 6 Wellingtons. 6 aircraft – 4 Halifaxes, 1 Lancaster, 1 Wellington – lost, 3.4 per cent of the force. Returning crews claimed a very successful and concentrated raid and this was confirmed by photographs. No report is available from Genoa. 36 Wellingtons of 1 Group minelaying in many areas from St-Nazaire to Denmark. 1 aircraft lost. Nov. [inserted] 7/8 SAT [/inserted] [underlined] Genoa [/underlined] again. Much the same as before though this time landed Tangmere due to weather. Bombs burst right on target. Re-landed next day at Yankee ‘drome back by transport [page break] [inserted] Third mission. [/inserted] 9/10 November 1942 HAMBURG 2134 aircraft – 74 Wellingtons, [underlined] 72 Lancasters, [/underlined] 48 Halifaxes, 19 Stirlings. 15 aircraft – 5 Lancasters, 4 Stirlings, 4 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes – lost, 7.0 per cent of the force. The bombers encountered cloud and icing and winds which had not been forecast. No clear identification or marking of Hamburg was made. 150 crews reported bombing, 133 believing themselves to be in the Hamburg area, 17 claiming attacks in other places. Hamburg reports thick cloud and heavy rain and says that many bombs fell in the Elbe or in open country. There were, however, 26 fires in Hamburg of which 3 were large ones. Casualties were 3 people killed and 16 injured. 1 bomber crashed in the city’s main cemetery, in the Ohlsdorf district; this is where many R.A.F. men who died while raiding this part of Germany are buried in a Commonwealth War Graves Commission section. 15 Stirlings carried more leaflets to France without loss. November 9th/10th 1942. [underlined] Hamburg. [/underlined] Did we quake. Quite eventful though not too successful due to 10/10 cloud. Short 5 hour trip. [page break] [inserted] [underlined] Geoff told Jean they felt very lonely and [/underlined] vulnerable over the city, not seeing any other aircraft over the target area [inserted] 9/10 November 1942 HAMBURG 213 aircraft – 74 Wellingtons, [underlined] 72 Lancasters, [/underlined] 48 Halifaxes, 19 Stirlings. 15 aircraft – 5 Lancasters, 4 Stirlings, 4 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes – lost, 7.0 per cent of the force. The bombers encountered cloud and icing and winds which had not been forecast. No clear identification or marking of Hamburg was made. 150 crews reported bombing. 133 believing themselves to be in the Hamburg area, 17 claiming attacks in other places. Hamburg reports thick cloud and heavy rain and says that many bombs fell in the Elbe or in open country. There were, however, 26 fires in Hamburg of which 3 were large ones. Casualties were 3 people killed and 16 injured. 1 bomber crashed in the city’s main cemetery, in the Ohlsdorf district; this is where many R.A.F. men who died while raiding this part of Germany are buried in a Commonwealth War Graves Commission section. [page break] [inserted] Christopher – Not Geoffs time. – But still at it. [/inserted] THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1943 A RAID ON HAMBURG [black and white photograph of a Lancaster in the air in the midst of flak and fire] A photograph taken during the raid on Hamburg last Saturday night. A Lancaster is silhouetted against a background of fire and flak. A Newspaper cutting from ‘THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN’ of February 3rd 1943, entitled ‘A Raid on Hamburg’, carried out the previous Saturday night. Geoff Beckett’s sister Jean, passed the cutting on to the author, having annotated it, ‘Not Geoff’s time – but still at it’… [page break] The Diary. SGT. BECKETT. G. MID-UPPER GUNNER. [underlined] OCTOBER. 6TH/7TH. [/underlined] Made my first trip tonight to [underlined] Osnabruck. [/underlined] I first heard that I was on a night flying test (N.F.T.) at 1515 & at 1555 was told it was an op. We took off at 19.29 – I had given Sgt. Bell (924) a few instructions just in case - & we reached the target early on [inserted] 9.20 pm. [/inserted] We stooged around over it and bombed at 9.33. 4000 lb made a mess! We saw other a/c bombing and nipped back. Keeping careful lookout for night fighters. Nothing seen & landed 12.20 a.m. Jolly good first trip. Bed at 2.45 a.m. [underlined] November. Genoa [/underlined] [inserted] 6/7 [/underlined] First trip as a crew. Easy trip. We certainly helped flatten it out. Nearly lost on return. wireless U/S. Circled for 1 1/2 hrs. round Swindon & finally managed [page break] to land at Harwell at [deleted] 6 [/deleted] 7.50 am. 10 hrs. 20 mins. in the air! Left there 11.45 & landed base 2 pm. Dead tired. Nov. [inserted] 7/8 SAT [/inserted] [underlined] Genoa [/underlined] again. Much the same as before though this time landed Tangmere due to weather. Bombs burst right on target. Re-landed next day at Yankee ‘drome back by transport. [underlined] Nov. [/underlined] [inserted] 9/10 [/inserted] [underlined] HAMBURG! [/underlined] Did we quake. Quite eventful though not too successful. 10/10 Cloud. Short 5 hrs trip. [underlined] NOV. [/underlined] [inserted] 20/21 [/inserted] [underlined] TURIN. [/underlined] Quite hot reception. Low attack & seen by machine gunner up on mountain sides, firing [underlined] DOWN [/underlined] on us! Damned hot while it lasted. Very successful attack. [underlined] NOV. [/underlined] [inserted] 22/23 [/inserted] [underlined] STUTTGART. [/underlined] Quite a long trip & successful attack made. Saw bags of other kites. No night fighters seen. [page break] [black and white photograph of inside of turret of Lancaster with the back of the gunner’s head at the rear] [page break] [colour photograph of a Lancaster on the ground] “The Skipper would say to all the crew, “Standby for take off” He would then apply the brakes, open up to ‘O’ on the boost, release the brakes and 65,000 lbs of Lancaster would roll forward” … Authors Photograph. NX 611. East Kirby. [page break] [colour photograph of the front of a Lancaster inside hangar with covers removed from two engines] “they borrowed a trestle and ladder. Over the next few days they corrected a few small snags” Author’s photograph. PA 474 – BBMF – R.A.F Coningsby. [page break] [map of Europe detailing targets attacked and dates] [page break] [black and white photograph of a Lancaster in the air] GENOA 13/14TH. NOV. 1942 P/O McNAMARA SGT. READ P/O McLEARY P/O. LOREE SGT. McLEOD SGT. BECKETT SGT. JONES. 44 SQUADRON [page break] [inserted] Fourth Mission [/inserted] 13/14 November 1942 GENOA [underlined] 67 Lancasters [/underlined] and 9 Stirlings of the Pathfinder Force and 5 Group. More successful bombing was carried out but no details are available. No aircraft lost. 12 Wellingtons minelaying off Lorient and St-Nazaire without loss. November 13th/14th. 1942. Genoa again. Much the same as before, though this time landed at Tangmere due to weather. Bombs burst right on target. We re landed next day at a Yankee ‘drome. Back to base by transport. [page break] [inserted] Fifth mission. [/inserted] 20/21 November 1942 TURIN 232 aircraft – [underlined] 86 Lancasters, [/underlined] 54 Wellingtons, 47 Halifaxes, 45 Stirlings – on the largest raid to Italy during this period. 3 aircraft – 1 Halifax, 1 Stirling, 1 Wellington – lost. This was another successful attack, with large fires being started. Dense smoke prevented further observations of the effects of the bombing but the casualty roll in Turin, 117 dead and 120 injured, confirms that many bombs fell in the city. Minor Operations: 4 Stirlings minelaying in the River Gironde, 4 O.T.U. sorties. No losses. November 20th/21st 1942 [underlined] Turin [/underlined] Quite a hot reception. A low attack and seen by machine gunners up on mountain sides, firing [underlined] down [/underlined] on us! Damned hot while it lasted. A very successful attack. [page break] [black and white photograph of a Lancaster in the air] TURIN 20/21 NOV 1942 F/O McNAMARA SGT READ P/O McCLEARY P/O LOREE SGT McLEOD SGT BECKETT SGT JONES 44 SQUADRON [page break] [inserted] Sixth mission. [/inserted] 22/23 November 1942 STUTTGART 222 aircraft – [underlined] 97 Lancasters, [/underlined] 59 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 27 Stirlings. 10 aircraft – 5 Lancasters, 3 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes – lost, 4.5 per cent of the force. A thin layer of cloud and some ground haze concealed Stuttgart and the Pathfinders were not able to identify the centre of the city. Heavy bombing developed to the south-west and south and the outlying residential districts of Vaihingen, Rohr, Mohringen and Plieningen, all about 5 miles from the centre, were hit. 88 houses were destroyed and 334 seriously damaged; 28 people were killed and 71 injured. The Stuttgart report says that 2 bombers attacked the centre of the city at low level and dropped bombs on to the main railway station which caused severe damage to the wooden platforms and some trains in the station. There was 1 O.T.U. leaflet sortie to France which returned safely. November 22ND/23RD 1942. [underlined] Stuttgart [/underlined] Quite a long trip and a successful attack made. Saw bags of other kites. No night fighters seen. [page break] [black and white photograph of a Lancaster] Fig. 6 Pictured here brand new, Lanc B1 W4126 went to 44 Squadron and, as KM-B, was lost during a raid on [deleted] Nuremburg [/deleted] [inserted] NEINBURG [/inserted] in December 1942. [page break] [underlined] A.D. 30/11/42 – 7/12/42 [/underlined] & Leave in Derby [underlined] Wales – Glorious [/underlined] [deleted] NOV. [/deleted] DEC 8th [underlined] TURIN. [/underlined] PLASTERED IT VERY WELL. SHOOK ‘EM ROTTEN. OUR OWN KITE [underlined] ‘B’. [/underlined] DEC 9th [underlined] TURIN [/underlined] again. Haze on arrival not too successful. Lit it up tho’. [page break] [inserted] Seventh mission. [/inserted] 8/9 December 1942 TURIN 133 aircraft of 5 Group and the Pathfinder Force – [underlined] 108 Lancasters, [/underlined] 9 Halifaxes, 9 Wellingtons, 7 Stirlings; 1 Lancaster lost. The Pathfinders illuminated the target well and bombing was very accurate. Residential and industrial areas were both extensively damaged. Turin reports 213 dead and 111 injures; this was the largest number of dead in all of the 1942 raids on this city, even though much larger forces of bombers were dispatched on 3 other raids. Fires from this raid were still burning the following night. MINELAYING [underlined] 80 aircraft [/underlined] of 1, 3 and 4 Groups to the German and Danish coasts; 5 aircraft – 3 Stirlings, 1 Halifax, [underlined] 1 Lancaster [/underlined] – lost. Total effort for the night: 213 sorties, 6 aircraft (2.8 per cent) lost. December 8th/9th 1942. [underlined] Turin [/underlined] PLASTERED IT VERY WELL. SHOOK ‘EM ROTTEN. OUR OWN KITE [underlined] ‘B’ [/underlined] [page break] [inserted] 8th MISSION [/inserted] 9/10 December 1942 TURIN 227 aircraft – [underlined] 115 Lancasters, [/underlined] 47 Halifaxes, 40 Wellingtons, 25 Stirlings. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Lancaster lost. This was a disappointing raid with the Pathfinders not able to perform as efficiently as on the previous night. Smoke from old fires partially obscured the target area. Turin, however, records 73 more people killed and 99 injured. Minor Operations: 2 Stirlings minelaying in the Frisians, 12 O.T.U. sorties. 1 O.T.U. Whitley December 9th/10th. 1942. [underlined] Turin [/underlined] again. Haze on arrival so not too successful. Lit it up tho’. [inserted] TURIN RAID 8-12-1942 TURIN RAID 9-12-1942. Pages 137, 138 [/inserted] “On December 8, (5 Group (ours)) was detailed to attack Turin (with 138 aircraft). Bad weather over England, flak and cloud over France, the Alps the same as usual. (Diary: “Low cloud over France and great concentration of searchlights on French coast, but slipped through. Someone flashed ‘V for Victory’ in Morse at us as we crossed the Alps. All towns in mountains well lit by street and house lights.”) And there was Turin – brilliantly lit by flares on the plain far below. Red and blue streams of tracers coming up to 10,000 feet, heavy flak bursts above it, a few searchlights, and our aircraft everywhere in the sky. “It was the shortest, most concentrated, and accurate blitz I have seen. The loads were incendiaries and 4,000-pounders. We bombed among the first, then flew around for twenty minutes watching the fireworks. The incendiaries were laid down in mile-long strips that looked as though someone had flung down a bucketful of glittering jewelry. [sic] Their brilliant glow outlined the buildings sharply, and the patterns, from our height, made Xs, Ns, Ts, and so forth, on the town. The 4,000-pounders made terrific geysers and gaping black holes among the bands of incendiaries. A very pretty sight, scientifically, of course. Even when I see buildings blowing up and in flames, I can’t imagine people in them. It’s like looking at a picture on a screen. And so back to base. Photos showed first blazing merrily. [page break] [inserted] THE DIARY [/inserted] SGT. BECKETT. G. MID-UPPER GUNNER. [underlined] OCTOBER. 6TH/7TH. [/underlined] Made my first trip tonight to [underlined] Osnabruck. [/underlined] I first heard that I was on a night flying test (N.F.T.) at 1515 & at 1555 was told it was an op. We took off at 19.29 – I had given Sgt. Bell (924) a few instructions just in case - & we reached the target early on [inserted] (9.20 pm.) [/inserted] We stooged around over it and bombed at 9.33, 4000 lb made a mess! We saw other a/c bombing and nipped back, keeping careful lookout for night fighters. Nothing seen & landed 12.20 a.m. Jolly good first trip. Bed at 2.45 a.m. [underlined] November. Genoa. [/underlined] [inserted] 6/7 [/inserted] First trip as a crew. Easy trip we certainly helped flatten it out. Nearly lost on return, wireless U/S. Circled for 1 1/2 hrs. round Swindon & finally managed [page break] to land at Harwell at [deleted] 6 [/deleted] 7.50 am. 10 hrs. 20 mins. in the air! Left there 11.45 & landed base 2 pm. Dead tired. NOV. [inserted] 7/8 SAT [/inserted] [underlined] Genoa [/underlined] again. Much the same as before though this time landed Tangmere due to weather. Bombs burst right on target. Re-landed next day at Yankee ‘drome back by transport. [underlined] Nov. [/underlined] [inserted] 9/10 [/inserted] [underlined] HAMBURG! [/underlined] Did we quake. Quite eventful though not too successful. 10/10 Cloud. Short 5 hrs trip. [underlined] NOV. [/underlined] [inserted] 20/21 [/inserted] [underlined] TURIN. [/underlined] Quite hot reception. Low attack & seen by machine gunner up on mountain sides, firing [underlined] DOWN [/underlined] on us! Damned hot while it lasted. Very successful attack. [underlined] NOV. [/underlined] [inserted] 22/23 [/inserted] [underlined] STUTTGART. [/underlined] Quite a long trip & successful attack made. Saw bags of other kites. No night fighters seen. [page break] [black and white photograph of mid-upper turret] 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 Details of operations - Sgt Beckett G, mid-upper gunner Description An account of the resource Gives details of each operations including number and types of aircraft taking part, losses, details of attack and results. Page 1 - gives details of operation to Osnabruck and dairy entry for 6/7 October 1942. Diary comments that it was first trip and gives some details of the sortie. Page 2 - Second mission. Details of operation to Genoa and diary entry. Some details about sortie. Page 3/4 - Third mission. Details of operation to Hamburg and dairy note. Page 5 - newspaper cutting from Manchester Guardian 3 Feb 1943 - a raid on Hamburg. With airborne photograph taken during the raid. Note 'not Geoff's time'. Page 6 - the diary. Two pages of diary with details of first 5 operations, Osnabruck, Genoa, Hamburg, Turin and Stuttgart. Includes photograph of inside of mid upper turret of Lancaster. Page 7 - head on colour photograph of a Lancaster on dispersal with engines running. Quote from skipper with description of take-off. Page 8 - colour photograph of a front of a Lancaster in hanger with covers removed from both starboard engines. Note about trestle and ladder - authors photograph PA 474 BBMF - RAF Coningsby. Page 8 - map showing UK and western Europe with targets attacked and dates. Titled 'Operational flights: W4162 and F/O McNamara's crew 1942, 44 (Rhodesia) Sqdn'. Page 10 - drawing of side view of Lancaster and list of crew for operation to Genoa. Page 11 - fourth mission - details of operation and diary notes with details of sortie. Page 12 - fifth mission. Details of operation and diary notes on sortie. Page 13 - drawing of side on Lancaster and list of crew for operation to Turin. Page 14 - sixth mission. Details of operation and diary notes for operation to Stuttgart. Page 15 - b/w photograph, rear quarter view of a Lancaster parked on grass. Captioned 'Fig 6 pictured here brand new, Lanc W4126 went to 44 Squadron and KM-B, was lost during raid on Neiburg [Nienburg] in December 1942'. Page 16 - diary note - leave in Derby and Wales. List two operations to Turin (8 and 9 Dec). Page 17 - seventh mission. Details of operation and diary note of operation to Turin. Page 18 - eighth mission. Turin again 9/10 December. Details of operation and short diary note. Page 19 - extract from unknown book pages 137, 138. Account of operation to Turin. Page 20 - two pages from handwritten diary covering first 5 operations and photograph of inside of mid-upper turret (repeat of page 6). Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942-10-06 1942-10-07 1942-11-06 1942-11-07 1942-11-09 1942-11-10 1942-11-13 1942-11-14 1942-11-20 1942-11-21 1942-11-22 1942-11-23 1942-12 1942-12-08 1942-12-09 1942-12-10 1942-08-24 1942-08-25 1942-08-27 1942-08-28 1942-12-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Osnabrück Italy Italy--Genoa Germany--Hamburg Germany--Stuttgart Italy--Turin Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Kassel Germany--Nienburg (Lower Saxony) Great Britain England--Lincolnshire 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 Map Artwork Photograph Text Text. Diary Text. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Twenty page document with printed and handwritten text, map, colour and b/w photographs Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBeckettG622136v10056 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Under review Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tricia Marshall 44 Squadron air gunner aircrew bombing Lancaster RAF Waddington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2228/40337/PWardHVT1808.jpg 2b579eb18fa35bb33c69c43c1421b86c 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 Ward, Hugh Vivian Toms Ward, HVT Description An account of the resource 38 items. The collection concerns Hugh Vivian Toms Ward (b. 1917, 1150434 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, drawings and documents and an album. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 44 and 463 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Patricia McCabe and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lancaster commemorative drawing Aiming Point Certificate Description An account of the resource A commemorative drawing of a Lancaster on the ground with its engines running. Below is written: 'MILAN 44 SQUADRON 14/15 FEBRUARY 1943' and below that: 'F/LT WALKER, F/SGT WARD, F/SGT CHARNOCK, SGT GOLDSMITH, SGT HUBBARD, SGT DAVIES.' It is signed by W A Coryton, AOC 5 Group. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-02-14 1943-02-15 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Milan 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 B/w artwork Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWardHVT1808 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 A.Pollen. P/O 44 Squadron 5 Group aiming point certificate aircrew bombing Lancaster https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1778/31560/PDentJ2007.1.jpg b7dc9c6fa442f79a1151c81bf43fce85 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 Dent, John J Dent 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 2020-10-23 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 Dent, J Description An account of the resource Forty-two items and two sub-collections containing a total of forty-one items. The collection concerns John Dent (b. 1924, 2206473 Royal Air Force) who flew as a flight engineer on Lancaster of 44 Squadron in late 1944 early 1945. Collection contains documents, his flying log book, course notes, and photographs of people, places and aircraft. Two photograph albums in sub-collections contains images of his wedding as well as aircraft, RAF personnel, and air training corps activities. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Geraldene Dent and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 Tiger Force July 1945 Description An account of the resource On the right side a squadron photograph of a largen number of aircrew sitting and standing in front of a Lancaster. In centre front row a dog sits. Captioned 'Tiger Force, July 1945, RAF Spilsby, Lincolnshire O.S. TF450650'. On the left side a 44 (Rhodesia) squadron badge with description text below. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One squadron crest, one text note and one b/w photograph mounted on a single page Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Artwork Text Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PDentJ2007 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. 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For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. 44 Squadron animal Lancaster RAF Spilsby Tiger force https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/759/17792/MCruickshankG629128-150428-050001.1.jpg f2926bf26b45c2bed834dd8e638d24d7 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 Cruickshank, Gordon G Cruickshank Description An account of the resource 76 items. Concerns the life and wartime career of Flight Lieutenant Gordon Cruickshank DFM who joined the Royal Air Force in 1938. After training as an air gunner he flew 52 operations on Manchester and Lancaster with 50, 560 and 44 Squadrons. Collection consists of a 1956 memoir with original photographs donated separately, a memoir of his life on squadron from December 1941, his logbooks. a further notebook with memoir, playing cards annotated with his operations, official documents, lucky mascots, medals and badges, dog tags, memorabilia, crew procedures, as well as photographs of aircraft, targets and people. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Linda Hinman 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 2015-04-28 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 Cruickshank, G Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Permission granted for commercial projects 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 44 Squadron crest Description An account of the resource Squadron crest with elephant and 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron Royal Air Force, motto 'fulmina regis iusta'. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource B/w artwork of badge Type The nature or genre of the resource Artwork Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCruickshankG629128-150428-050001 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 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 Language A language of the resource eng lat Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force 44 Squadron https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/272/1086/PBubbGJ16010003.jpg a1944873c706f974571bf8da1cbfe95f https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/272/1086/PBubbGJ16010004.jpg 4315678067663827c2758971d875af5a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/272/1086/PBubbGJ16010002.jpg 32d5af592960693548d87490a970ec01 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 Bubb, George. Album Description An account of the resource 32 items. The album contains photographs, propaganda, service material, memorabilia and research concerning George Bubb's service with 44 Squadron at RAF Spilsby. 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. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bubb, GJ 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 George Bubb memorabilia Description An account of the resource Top is opaque glass coaster with 44 Squadron crest in colour. Below is a print of Lancaster coming into land against a yellowish sky and snow covered landscape with scattered trees. On the reverse address of the dealer in Lincoln, title and description of original painting and signature of the artist Edward Ash. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Glass coaster and colour postcard Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PBubbGJ16010002, PBubbGJ16010003, PBubbGJ16010004 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 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. Type The nature or genre of the resource Artwork Physical object Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Ash 44 Squadron Lancaster RAF Dunholme Lodge