1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2847/50439/SBondS-StoneGv10001.pdf 4dd3ff10f566526dad3ad12bce0aab9b 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 Stone, Gerry Description An account of the resource Four items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer Gerry Stone RAF who flew 2 tours as a Wellington wireless operator/air gunner on 115 and 156 Squadrons. His aircraft was shot down with the loss of all crew on his 34th operation. The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-18 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 SBondS-StoneGv1 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 Gerry Stone’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book 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 Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-StoneGv10001 Description An account of the resource Gerry Stone’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from September 1937 until 28th August 1942. During this time trained as a wireless operator, air gunner and bomb aimer. Initial training at Electrical and Wireless School before posted to 64 Squadron in November 1937. Operational posting in November 1939 to 115 Squadron. In July 1940 posted to 20 Operational Training Unit until June 1942 when posted back to operations in 156 Squadron. He did not return from his last operation on 27/28 August 1942. Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF Martlesham Heath, RAF Marham, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Kinloss. Aircraft flown were Valencia, Wallace, Hawker Demon, Harrow, Wellington, Anson, Lysander. Flew 26 operations (10 day and 16 night) with 115 Squadron. These included anti-shipping sweeps in the North Sea including hunting for the Scharnhorst and bombing to Borkum, Bremen, Bergen, Kristiansand, Stavanger, the Ruhr, Gembloux, Namur, Furnes, Roulers, Monheim, Oldenburg, Munster and Frankfurt. His pilots were Flying Officers Gibbes and Wood. With 20 Operational Training Unit he flew 2 night operations to Cologne and Caen, piloted by Warrant Officer Fortier. On posting to 156 Squadron he flew 6 night operations to Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Duisburg , Osnabruck, Mainz and Kassel. His pilots were Sergeant Thompson, Flight Sergeant Mackenzie, Squadron Leader Collier and Flight Sergeant Savage. On a number of occasions his aircraft was involved in forced or crash landings on return to the United Kingdom. These occurred on 18 May 1940, 1 July 1940 and 26 June 1942. He did not return from his last operation on 27/28 August 1942 and was presumed killed in action. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1937 1938 1939-12-01 1939-12-24 1940-01-03 1940-01-23 1940-02-01 1940-03-09 1940-03-15 1940-03-23 1940-03-24 1940-04-07 1940-04-09 1940-04-10 1940-04-14 1940-04-30 1940-05-01 1940-05-17 1940-05-18 1940-05-20 1940-05-21 1940-05-22 1940-05-23 1940-05-27 1940-05-28 1940-05-30 1940-05-31 1940-06-01 1940-06-02 1940-06-03 1940-06-04 1940-06-08 1940-06-09 1940-06-17 1940-06-18 1940-06-21 1940-06-22 1940-06-24 1940-06-25 1940-06-26 1940-06-27 1940-06-30 1940-07-01 1941 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-06-25 1942-06-26 1942-07-08 1942-07-09 1942-08-06 1942-08-09 1942-08-10 1942-08-11 1942-08-12 1942-08-27 1942-08-28 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Suffolk Scotland--Moray Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Borkum Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Kassel Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Monheim (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Oldenburg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Wilhelmshaven Belgium Belgium--Gembloux Belgium--Namur Belgium--Roeselare (West Flanders) Belgium--Veurne France France--Caen Norway Norway--Bergen Norway--Kristiansand Norway--Stavanger Europe--Frisian Islands Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 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. 115 Squadron 156 Squadron 20 OTU 64 Squadron aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire bomb aimer bombing bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) crash forced landing Harrow killed in action Lysander Operational Training Unit RAF Cranwell RAF Kinloss RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham RAF Martlesham Heath Scharnhorst training Wellington wireless operator / air gunner