1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/555/32351/LPennyJA1345892v1.1.pdf e2c7c76df86f1a75c3fa94e8dfa90ce5 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 Penny, Jim James Alfred Penny J A Penny Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Penny, J Description An account of the resource Three items. Two oral history interviews with Flight Lieutenant Jim Penny (b. 1922, 1345892 Royal Air Force) and his log book. He joined the RAF in 1940 and flew operations as a pilot with 97 Squadron from RAF Bourn. Targets included Nuremberg, München Gladbach, Berlin, Montlucon Dunlop rubber factory in France, and the Modane Tower Tunnel. His aircraft was shot down over Berlin 24 November 1943 and he became a prisoner of war. He was liberated on 3 May 1945 and retired from the RAF on 19 July 1971. The collection was catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-08-16 Requires A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence. Jim joined the RAF in July 1940 on his 18th birthday. His ‘Flight’ was sent to the US to train under the ‘Arnold scheme’. He went to a variety of bases to learn to fly (detained in 1st interview), flying the PT17 Stearman biplane, BT-13A, AT-6A Harvard, Vultee-13, and then the Armstrong Siddeley, before returning on the Queen Elizabeth as a newly commissioned pilot with the rank of Sergeant. On returning to the UK, he was posted to RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) Advance Flying Unit. Jim’s next posting was to RAF Tilstock Heath where he ‘crewed up’. Complete with crew he arrived at RAF Sleap (an auxiliary station for RAF Tilstock Heath). On being asking if they would be willing to join the Pathfinder Force all agreed to accept the offer – PFF was elite after all. After HCU training at RAF Blyton je stated, ‘The Lancaster was the finest plane I’ve ever flown’. On 26th July 1943 Jim was promoted to Flight Sergeant. He remembered the RAF casualties and how their work affected their mental state, particularly the Squadron Casualties. However, the awareness that they were regularly striking at the heart to Nazi Germany left the with an enduring pride in being a ‘Armada’. Jim and his crew transferred to RAF Upwood – Pathfinder Navigation Training Unit then to RAF Bourne 97. Jim flew to bomb Nuremberg, München Gladbach, Berlin itself many times, Montlucon Dunlop rubber factory in France, and the Modane Tower Tunnel in France. He was involved in 2 flights that were ‘Boomerang flights’. One of the October operations was to be part of the decoy flight that was to draw fighters away from Kessel onto themselves, and bomb Frankfurt. In November 1943 they were judged to be a competent part of the PFF and were tasked to be a back-up marker crew – the ones with the GREEN flares. They flew to Dusseldorf, Manheim and Berlin. On 24 November 1943 they were hit by flak, managed to survive, became a POW until he was liberated on 3rd May 1945. On 6th October 1945 he reported to No 34 Maintenance Unit at RAF Montford Bridge. A year later he had refresher course at Moreton-in-the-Marsh, as a Warrant Officer. In 1948 Jim joined the City of Lincoln, Lincoln Squadron Bomber Command at RAF Waddington. He left Waddington to join the RAF Central Flying School as a flying instructor which he found very rewarding when he sent a pupil solo. Jim tried for a permanent commission while posted to RAF Ternhill but failed because he was tone deaf. Jim was offered a branch commission at the age of 37. He left RAF as Flight Lieutenant on 19th July 71. He had no regrets about serving in the RAF and was a part of the Shrewsbury RAFA and the Shropshire Aircrew. Claire CampbellClaire Campbell 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 James A Penny’s pilots flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jim Penny Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LPennyJA1345892v1 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Maureen Clarke Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Text. Poetry 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. Canada Germany Great Britain Italy United States England--Cambridgeshire England--Lincolnshire England--Shropshire France--Modane France--Montluçon Georgia--Americus Germany--Berlin Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hannover Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Munich Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Stuttgart Italy--Milan Saskatchewan--North Battleford France Georgia Saskatchewan Germany--Ruhr (Region) Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-22 1943-08-23 1943-08-24 1943-08-27 1943-08-28 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-01 1943-09-03 1943-09-04 1943-09-15 1943-09-16 1943-09-17 1943-10-02 1943-10-03 1943-10-04 1943-10-05 1943-10-07 1943-10-08 1943-10-09 1943-10-18 1943-10-19 1943-10-22 1943-10-23 1943-11-03 1943-11-04 1943-11-17 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-22 1943-11-23 1943-11-24 Description An account of the resource Pilots flying log book for James A Penny, covering the period from 10 November 1941 to 23 November 1943 when he was shot down over Berlin. He undertook 20 operations from numerous RAF stations. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1662 HCU 81 OTU 97 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew bale out Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 5 Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Blyton RAF Bourn RAF Shawbury RAF Sleap RAF Upwood shot down Stearman training Whitley