1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2686/47843/LKimberleyTHF1286586v1.1.pdf b4ed57aa93f606d69bb71e4a4ff58433 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 Kimberley, Thomas Henry Frank Kimberley, THF Description An account of the resource 17 items. The collection concerns Thomas Henry Frank Kimberley Collection (b. 1916, 105979 (Army), 1286586, 177918 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book documents and photographs. He flew operations as a cameraman and air gunner with 88, 101, 320, 467, 617, 463, and 9 Squadrons as well as the Bomber Command Operational Film Unit. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Paul Richard Kimberley and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-07-06 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 Kimberley, THF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Thomas Kimberley's observer's and air gunner's flying log book Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lynn Corrigan Terry Hancock Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LKImberleyTHF1286586v1 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07-12 1943-07-29 1943-07-30 1943-07-31 1943-08-12 1943-08-13 1943-08-14 1943-08-15 1943-08-30 1943-08-31 1943-09-03 1943-09-04 1943-09-09 1943-10-25 1943-11-23 1943-11-25 1944-01-21 1944-01-22 1944-03-25 1944-03-26 1944-03-27 1944-05-06 1944-05-07 1944-05-09 1944-05-10 1944-05-12 1944-05-13 1944-05-14 1944-05-15 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-21 1944-06-22 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-07-04 1944-07-05 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-25 1944-07-31 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-14 1944-08-15 1944-08-19 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-15 1944-09-19 1944-09-20 1945-05-06 1945-05-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Italy Netherlands Norway Russia (Federation) Belgium--Brussels England--Buckinghamshire England--Hampshire England--Lincolnshire England--London England--Norfolk England--Nottinghamshire England--Sussex France--Audinghen France--Aunay-sur-Odon France--Brest France--Caen France--Châtellerault France--Creil France--Joigny France--La Pallice France--Limoges France--Lyon France--Paris France--Poitiers France--Quesnoy-sur-Deule France--Rouen France--Sablé-sur-Sarthe France--Vitry-le-François Germany--Berlin Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Rheine Germany--Rheydt Germany--Wuppertal Italy--Milan Netherlands--Tilburg Wales--Carmarthenshire France--Secqueville-en-Bessin France--Quesnay France--Thiverny France--Châtellerault France--Laroche - Migennes Germany--Remscheid Russia (Federation)--Yagodnik France--Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer France--Pas-de-Calais France--Pas-de-Calais 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 Royal Australian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet 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 Great Britain. Royal Air Force Description An account of the resource Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Thomas Kimberley covering the period 5 March 1943 to 25 September 1945. Details his training and operational duties. He flew 35 operations, 20 night time and 15 daylight, as cameraman / air gunner with 9, 88, 101, 320, 463, 467 and 617 Squadrons. He was stationed at RAF Pembrey (1 AGS), RAF Swanton Morley (88 and 180 Squadrons), RAF Ludford Magna (101 Squadron), RAF Hartford Bridge (88 Squadron), RAF Lasham (320 [Dutch] Squadron), RAF Waddington (463/467 RAAF Squadrons), RAF Bardney (9 Squadron), RAF Woodhall Spa (617 Squadron), RAF Fulbeck and Syerston (Bomber Command Film Flight Unit) and Soviet Air Force Yagodnik (617 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Blenheim, Mitchell, Boston, Lancaster, Oxford, Anson and Mosquito. Targets, in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Norway were the power station at Le Grand-Quevilly, Hamburg, Remscheid, Milan, Mönchengladbach, Rheydt, Berlin, Pas de Calais as part of Operation Starkey, Brest, Audinghen, Magdeburg, Limoges, aircraft factory Lyon, Essen, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Paris, Poitiers, troop concentrations at Aunay-Sur-Odon, ammunition dump at Châtellerault, Gelsenkirchen, marshalling yard Vitry-le-François, bomb storage depot Creil, Caen, bomb storage depot Thiverny, St. Cyr, marshalling yard Loigny, Laroche, German troop concentration at Secqueville-en-Bessin, Quesnay, night fighter airfield at Gilze-Rijen and an oil storage plant at La Pallice. Tommie also took part in Operation Exodus to Brussels and Rheine, U-boat convoy escort, Operation Starkey, and Tirpitz via Yagodnik airfield. Pilots on operations were Flight Officer Riseley, Flight Lieutenant Hull, Flight Lieutenant Mackay, Flight Sergeant Fawcett. Flight Lieutenant Pushman, Sergeant Laamens, Lieutenant Commander Breedveld, Second Lieutenant Manschot, Flight Officer Durston, Wing Commander Cheshire DSO, DFC, Flight Lieutenant Marshall, Wing Commander Tait DSO, DFC, Wing Commander Petty, Wing Commander Kingsford-Smith DSO, DFC, Flight Lieutenant Schultz, Flight Lieutenant Merrill DFC, Flight Lieutenant Buckham, Flying Officer Anthony Bowen Loftus Tottenham (418209), Flight Lieutenant Skelton DFC. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 101 Squadron 180 Squadron 320 Squadron 463 Squadron 467 Squadron 617 Squadron 88 Squadron 9 Squadron air gunner Air Gunnery School aircrew Anson B-25 Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) Blenheim bombing bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943) bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944) Boston Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992) Hudson Lancaster Mosquito Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operation Exodus (1945) Oxford propaganda RAF Ballykelly RAF Bardney RAF Farnborough RAF Ford RAF Foulsham RAF Fulbeck RAF Hartford Bridge RAF Lasham RAF Ludford Magna RAF Northolt RAF Pembrey RAF Swanton Morley RAF Syerston RAF Waddington RAF Woodhall Spa tactical support for Normandy troops Tirpitz training