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  • Tags: 467 Squadron
  • Type is exactly "Text. Memoir"

EBaldwinER-GummersallTBaldwinER-GummersallTv1.pdf
Memoirs of Eric Baldwin and Tom Gummersall of 467 Squadron RAAF RAF Waddington. Eric Baldwin recounts several of his experiences as a mid upper gunner including flying in the wrong direction due to compass problems, parts falling off his aircraft on…

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BBaldwinERBaldwinERv10001.jpg
Covers early life in Australia and then training in Canada and England as an air gunner. Flew operations on Lancaster with 467 Squadron at RAF Waddington. Recounts details of operations to Walcheren Island. Continues with several other anecdotes…

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MSmithRW425992-230825-02.pdf
Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.

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SSmithRW425992v10002-0002 copy.pdf
Covers his training.

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PTeasdaleA2203.pdf
A brief story about the crew of 'M for Mother'. It includes details of the crew and a photograph of the crew in flying kit at the nose of their aircraft.

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MPorterB[Ser#-DoB]-150527-02.pdf
A brief description of the crash of Lancaster, LM100, 'PO-D'.

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MAdamsHG424504-170215-19.pdf
Describes an attack, by 236 Lancaster, of 5 Group on port facilities and two aircraft to attack two pocket battleships anchored off the port. Gives a detailed description of the attack on ship, which was hit with three of their 10 bombs.

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MAdamsHG424504-170215-12.pdf
List of 29 operations as navigator on Lancaster of 467 Squadron between 10 September 1044 and 16 January 1945, including comments on each sortie; bomb load; flight times; fighters seen; weather; anti-aircraft fire; aircraft shot down.

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MAdamsHG424504-170215-10.pdf
Two versions of document. Provides some comments on 5 Group operations with its own markers and master bombers. Mentions Guy Gibson being killed on their 5th operation. States that between 23 September 1944 and 3 March 1945, 5 Group made 10 attacks…

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BPattisonLEPattisonLEv2.pdf
Shows maps of North Wales and the Midlands as well as an explanation of the Douglas protractor, along with diagrams of the Dalton computer and photographs of Wellington. Describes training at RAF Lichfield from end of March to 21 June 1944. Includes…

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BAdamsHGAdamsHGv2.1.pdf
Account of his time as a navigator on the squadron from September 1944 to January 1945. Describes his crew and training in Australia and travelling via the United States to England to join Bomber Command. Writes of training for multi-engine bombers…

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BAdamsHGAdamsHGv1.pdf
Writes of training and briefly about operations on 467 Squadron. Continues to describe events after finishing his tour when he was training crews destined for Tiger Force as well as other training tasks. Writes of a training crash of a Lancaster…

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MAdamsHG424504-170215-01.pdf
Extracts from publications giving details of all operations by 467 and 463 Squadrons from 10 September 1944 to 25 April 1945. Details include number of aircraft, target, bombloads and losses. Interspersed are details of operations carried out by…

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BPatisonLEPatisonLEv1.pdf
A detailed account of a 467 Squadron Lancaster crew's operation to the Dortmund-Ems canal on 1 January 1945, including a list of crew. Book covers crew's early training and operations before the subject date. There is a detailed description of the…

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MBrookerWH[Ser#-DoB]-180402-04.Pdf
William Brooker's service. He recalls RAF stations, names the crew and lists operations he was involved in.

This item was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that…

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BBrookerWHBrookerWHv1.Pdf
WH Brooker volunteered in 1940, was called up on 27 February 1941 and trained in Pearce, Western Australia. On transfer to UK there were delays in further training. He provides details of operations in which he was involved. After 30 operations he…

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BKirbyHKirbyHv10001.jpg
The document describes Harold's experience, starting with conscription in 1942 and detailing his RAF career, as well as the stations he served at. After demobilisation in 1946 he joined the GEC as a Patient Agent at the Research Laboratories in North…

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SAllenDJ1880966v10003.jpg
Derrick's account of being shot down 2/3 November 1944, after a successful attack on Dusseldorf, during which the Lancaster was severely damaged by a night fighter. He goes on to describe battle with FW 190 and and the order to abandon aircraft.…

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