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LWardPW402626v1.pdf
Phillip Ward’s Flying Log Book as an Air Gunner/Wireless Operator and Bomb Aimer from 14th April 1941 until 24th August 1945. Initial training at No. 2 Wireless School, RCAF Calgary, then No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School and 20 Operational Training…

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SHarriganD[Ser#-DoB]v170003.mp3
Ken joined the RAF in January 1942 and qualified as a flight engineer in July 1943 at RAF St Athans. He passed through a number of RAF stations before they were posted to RAF Elsham Wolds and flew operations as a flight engineer with 460, 12 and 103…

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LHatherlyRB[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Observer’s, air gunner’s and W/T operators flying log book for R B Hatherly, wireless operator, covering the period from 6 December 1944 to 3 September 1945. He was stationed at 460 Squadron RAF Binbrook, RAF East Kirkby and 1 Advanced Flying Unit…

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PLaneEO1920.jpg
Target photograph of Turin with no ground features vitiable through light flashes. Captioned '10' and '1739 BIN 7/7/8/43 // 8" 18000 - TURIN RD B. 1x4000lb. 540x 4lb. 40x 30lb. inc. P.10 F/L Lane. O.460.'.

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PLaneEO1919.jpg
Target photograph of Turin with no ground visible through light flashes. Captioned '8' and '1738 Bin 7/8/8/43 NT 8' 18000 TURIN RD B 1x 4000lb. 540x4lb. 40x 30lb. P10 F/L LANE 0.460'.

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PLaneEO1918.jpg
Target photograph of Turin with some ground visible in the lower part of the photograph through light flashes. Captioned '8' and '1320 Bin 12/13/7/43 NT 8' 19000 - 132 021 Turin RD B 1x 4000lb. 40x 30lb. 450x4lb. P10 F/O Lane 0.460'.

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PLaneEO1917.jpg
Target photograph of Turin with no ground visible through light flashes. Captioned '6' and '1319 Bin 12/13/07/43 NT 8" 19000' TURIN RD B 1x 4000lb. 40x 30lb. 450x 4lb. P10 F/L LANE 0.460'.

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PLaneEO1916.jpg
Target photograph of TURIN with no ground visible through light flashes. Captioned '3' and '1735 Bin 7/8/8/43 NT 8' 18000' Turin RD B 1x 4000lb. 540x 4lb. 40x 30lb. inc. P10 F/L LANE 0.460'.

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PLaneEO1915.jpg
Target photograph of Hamburg with no ground visible through light flashes. Captioned '4' and '1587 Bin 27/28/7/43 NT 8' 19,000' - 245 01.32 HAMBURG RD B 1x 4000lb 3x 1000lb 48x 30lb 600x 4lb PII F/L LANE 0.460'.

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PLaneEO1914.jpg
Target photograph of Bochum with no ground features visible through light flashes. Captioned '4' and '890 HLM. 13/14 5 43 //NT "5" 19000 - 024 0219 BOCHUM RD.T. 1x 14000. 540x 4LB. 48x 30LB P10 F/O LANE T.460.'.

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PLaneEO1913.jpg
Target photograph of Düsseldorf with some ground features visible. Captioned '3' and '826 BIN 11/12/6/43 // NT. 8" 18,000 - 050 01.2l DUSSELDORF RD D 1x4000lb. 600x 4lb. 30x 4lb. inc.P.II. P/O LANE Y.460'.

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PLaneEO1912.jpg
Target photograph of Hamburg with some ground features visible through light flashes. Captioned '4' and '1449. BIN. 24,25/7/1943 // NT. 8" 19,500' - 190 0106. HAMBURG RD. 8 1x 4000lb 3x 30lb 48x 30lb 600x 4lb PII F/O LANE O.460'.

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PLaneEO1911.jpg
Target photograph of Duisburg with no ground features visible through light flashes. Captioned '4' and '862 HLM 12/13.5.43.//NT.8" 18000 - 200 0237 DUISBURG RD. M.IX4000. 540x4lbs.PII. F/O LANE O.460'.

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LLaneEO402057v3.pdf
Pilots flying log book for Ernest 'Cappy' Olaf Lane covering the period 1 May 1943 to 28 January 1945 detailing his time with 460 Squadron and operations flown. Cappy flew 22 night time operations as pilot, all in a Lancaster. The targets were Essen,…

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LLaneEO402057v1.pdf
Royal Australian Air Force flying log book for Ernest 'Cappy' Olaf Lane covering the period 30 April 1940 to 15 October 1944 detailing his training and operations flown. Cappy flew 51 operations, 18 as second pilot to Sergeant Lewis, Sergeant…

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LGrayDA1006912v1.pdf
Donald Gray’s Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from 1st February 1944 to 3rd October 1945. Completed training at 1662 Conversion Unit and No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School. Posted to 460 Squadron for operations in March 1944. After completing his…

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PLongNJ1905.jpg
A group of seven airmen seated or leaning on the front of a car.
On the reverse each man is identified.

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LLongNJ1581956v1.pdf
Norman Long's log book as bomb aimer from 26 September 1943 until 21 June 1945. Trained at 48 and 42 Air Schools, 3 AFU, 30 OTU, 1662 HCU, 1 LFS before operational posting to 460 Squadron (RAAF). Served at RAF Hixon, RAF Blyton, RAF Hemswell, RAF…

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SBeckettG622136v10078-0001.jpg
Short biograph of Edward Beckett, Geoff's oldest brother. Front page - half photograph of squadron in front of ns on the wings of a Lancaster. Annotated 'LAC Ted Beckett with 460 (Australian) Squadron 1943. Ted marked with dot below wing of Lancaster…

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NGrayDA210610-02.jpg
A newspaper article with eight awards of DFMs.

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MGrayDA1006912-210610-08.pdf
A list of operations conducted by 460 Squadron 22 November 1942 to 11 May 1945

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EGreyWHGrayDA440515.pdf
Don Gray is Junior and Bill Grey, Senior. He has news of 460 Squadron. Their latest aircraft was wrecked after an engineer selected the undercarriage up. They wrecked their new aircraft after an aborted raid on Hasselt. Fortunately the bombs did not…

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EGreyWHGrayDA[Date]-01.pdf
A letter to Don referring to their operation over Friedrichshafen. It includes a copy of the navigator's log and a newspaper article.

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BGrayDAGrayDAv2.pdf
An autobiography of Don's RAF service. It includes reminiscences of specific trips, an extract on his DFM and a footnote by his son about his sense of humour.

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PGrayDA21010033.jpg
A group of men, some standing and some sitting on bombs, in front of a Lancaster 'AR-Q'.
On the reverse 'Son A Gray DFM' and a stamp 'Central Press Photos Ltd'.

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