1 25 2 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2770/48888/SBondS-CookGv10001.pdf 7bc3055dc5ccc9ab3eb24ed8cf247878 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 Cook, G A Description An account of the resource Nineteen Items. Collection concerns Flying Officer George Arthur Cook who flew operations as a wireless operator on Hampden with 49 Squadron. Subsequently, retrained as wireless operator mechanic, he completed a further tour on Catalina with 205 Squadron in Ceylon. Collection consists of his flying log book, an oral history interview transcript, photographs and a certificate. 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-CookGv1 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 George Cook’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 Multi-page printed book with handwritten entries Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. SBondS-CookGv10001 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 Description An account of the resource George Cook’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 8th August 1940 until 4th September 1945. During this time trained as a wireless operator and air gunner. Initial training at No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School and No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School. After further training posted to 49 Squadron form operations in January 1941. January 1942 saw a posting to the Staff Flying Pool, Training Wing and then No. 10 Radio School in March 1943. May 1943 was posted to Coastal Operational Training Unit and then 302 Ferry Training Unit in November. Joined 205 Squadron for operations in the Far East. Returned to the UK in August/September 1945. Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF West Freugh, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Scampton, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Carew Cheriton, RAF Alness, RAF Oban, RAF Koggala. He flew 30 bombing and mine laying operations (3 day, 27 night) with 49 Squadron. His target included Hannover, Homberg, Berlin, Bremen, Brest, Kiel, Mannheim, Cologne, Lorient, Helgoland, Hamburg, Aachen, Frankfurt, Kiel Bay, Karlsruhe, Essen, Brunswick, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven. His pilots on these operations were Flying Officer Fisher, Pilot Officers Mervin-Jones, Kerridge, Scorer, Pratt, Sergeants Eshelby, Merralls, Flint, Latty, Watt, and Wing Commander Stubbs. He flew 2 night bombing operations when posted to Training Wing to Cologne and Essen piloted by Pilot Officer Glenn. With 205 Squadron he flew 68 operations (19 day, 49 night). These included bombing, anti-ship and anti-submarine sweeps, convoy escort and meteorological flights. These were all in the Indian Ocean. His pilots were Squadron Leaders Melville-Jackson, Beckingsale, Wing Commander McClelland, Flight Lieutenants Hoare, Risk, and Lowden. On the 28th August 1941 we was wounded in the hand by anti-aircraft fire. His plane was attacked by a night-fighter on the night of 1st/2nd June 1942. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940 1941-02-10 1941-02-11 1941-02-15 1941-03-12 1941-03-13 1941-03-18 1941-04-06 1941-04-07 1941-04-08 1941-04-09 1941-04-10 1941-04-13 1941-05-04 1941-05-05 1941-05-12 1941-05-13 1941-05-16 1941-05-17 1941-05-25 1941-05-26 1941-06-10 1941-06-11 1941-06-16 1941-06-17 1941-06-18 1941-06-19 1941-06-28 1941-06-29 1941-07-05 1941-07-06 1941-07-16 1941-07-17 1941-07-20 1941-07-21 1941-07-23 1941-07-24 1941-07-25 1941-07-26 1941-07-28 1941-07-29 1941-08-02 1941-08-03 1941-08-05 1941-08-06 1941-08-07 1941-08-08 1941-08-14 1941-08-15 1941-08-17 1941-08-18 1941-08-26 1941-08-27 1941-08-28 1941-08-29 1941-12-16 1941-12-17 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1943 1944-04-02 1944-04-03 1944-04-04 1944-04-05 1944-04-11 1944-04-17 1944-05-09 1944-05-13 1944-05-17 1944-05-18 1944-05-19 1944-05-25 1944-05-26 1944-05-27 1944-05-28 1944-06-01 1944-06-06 1944-06-09 1944-06-10 1944-06-12 1944-06-14 1944-06-16 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-07-14 1944-07-27 1944-08-02 1944-08-06 1944-08-12 1944-08-18 1944-08-21 1944-08-25 1944-08-28 1944-08-29 1944-09-05 1944-09-07 1944-09-09 1944-09-12 1944-09-15 1944-10-05 1944-10-06 1944-10-26 1944-11-04 1944-11-07 1944-11-10 1944-11-16 1944-11-19 1944-11-22 1944-11-29 1944-12-24 1944-12-25 1945-01-03 1945-01-30 1945-02-05 1945-02-11 1945-03-30 1945-03-31 1945-04-07 1945-04-08 1945-04-09 1945-04-10 1945-04-19 1945-04-20 1945-04-21 1945-05-10 1945-05-16 1945-05-23 1945-05-24 1945-05-25 1945-05-26 1945-06-08 1945-06-20 1945-06-21 1945-06-22 1945-06-23 1945-07-04 1945-07-05 1945-07-06 1945-07-07 1945-07-14 1945-07-15 1945-07-16 1945-07-17 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Lincolnshire England--Oxfordshire England--Rutland Scotland--Argyll and Bute Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway Scotland--Ross and Cromarty Wales--Pembrokeshire Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay France France--Brest France--Lorient Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Aachen Germany--Berlin Germany--Braunschweig Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Kiel Germany--Mannheim Germany--Wilhelmshaven Indian Ocean Sri Lanka Sri Lanka--Văligama Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 205 Squadron 49 Squadron air gunner aircrew Anson Battle bombing Bombing and Gunnery School bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) C-47 Catalina Hampden Hornet Moth Lancaster mine laying Oxford RAF Alness RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Cottesmore RAF Cranwell RAF Koggala RAF Oban RAF Scampton RAF Upper Heyford RAF West Freugh Sunderland training Wellington wireless operator / air gunner https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2779/49190/SBondS-ElliottJv10001 2.pdf eb5f9bfe75e3e1417aafe655104f6bbe 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 Elliot, J Description An account of the resource 36 items. Collection concerns Flying Officer John (Jock) Elliot who flew as a wireless operator in Lancaster on 550 Squadron. Collection contains his flying log book, a memoir, an oral history interview, transcript of a discussion with John Elliot and his pilot Flight Lieutenant Jim Lord DFC, documents and photographs. 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-ElliottJv1 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 John Elliott’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book and commissioning scrolls 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-ElliottJv10001 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 Description An account of the resource John Elliott’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book from 20th June 1943 until 25th April 1945. Trained as a wireless operator with No. 4 Radio School, No. 6 Advanced Flying Unit, 83 Operational Training Unit, 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit and No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School. Posted to 550 Squadron for operations. In April 1945 posted to No. 10 Radio School as an instructor. Served at RAF Madley, RAF Peplow, RAF Sandtoft, RAF Hemswell, RAF North Killingholme, RAF Carew Cheriton. He flew 33 bombing operations (19 day and 14 night). Targets were Le Havre, Sterkrade, Saintes, Flers, Chateau Bernapre, Domléger, Oisemont-Neuville, Orleans, Neufchatel, Caen, Revigny, Sannerville, Kiel, St. Leu, Pauillac, Fontenay, Dugny (Paris), Douai, Le Culot (Brussels), Stettin, Ghent-Terneuzen Canal, Russelheim, Wemars Cappel [Wemaers-Cappel], Agenville, Steenwijk, Sangatte, Neuss, Cap Gris Nez. His pilot for all operations was Flying Officer Lord. On 24/25th June 1944 his aircraft was attacked by a Focke Wolf 190. On 7th July his aircraft was damaged by anti-aircraft fire. On 13th July he had to bale out of his Lancaster near to Wattisham due to lack of fuel. Includes his commissioning scroll as Pilot Officer, RAF Volunteer Reserve from 9th November 1943 and Flying Officer, RAF Volunteer Reserve from 24th October 1967. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 1944-06-17 1944-06-22 1944-06-23 1944-06-24 1944-06-25 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-06-29 1944-06-30 1944-07-02 1944-07-04 1944-07-05 1944-07-06 1944-07-07 1944-07-12 1944-07-13 1944-07-18 1944-07-23 1944-07-24 1944-08-02 1944-08-03 1944-08-05 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-18 1944-08-19 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-28 1944-08-31 1944-09-16 1944-09-17 1944-09-20 1944-09-23 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1945 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Herefordshire England--Lincolnshire England--Shropshire England--Yorkshire Wales--Pembrokeshire France France--Amiens France--Caen France--Cap Gris Nez France--Domléger-Longvillers France--Douai France--Flers (Pas-de-Calais) France--Fontenay France--Le Havre France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Orléans France--Paris France--Pauillac (Gironde) France--Revigny-sur-Ornain France--Saintes France--Saint-Leu-la-Forêt France--Sangatte Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Kiel Germany--Neuss Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Rüsselsheim Belgium Belgium--Beauvechain Netherlands Netherlands--Steenwijk Netherlands--Terneuzen Poland Poland--Szczecin France--Sannerville France--Wemaers-Cappel Europe--Ghent-Terneuzen Canal France--Agenville France--Dugny Germany--Rüsselsheim France--Pas-de-Calais France--Château de Bernapré Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1667 HCU 550 Squadron 83 OTU Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire bale out bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944) bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944) Dominie Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926 - 2022) Fw 190 George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952) Halifax Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Proctor promotion RAF Carew Cheriton RAF Hemswell RAF Madley RAF North Killingholme RAF Peplow RAF Sandtoft tactical support for Normandy troops training V-1 V-weapon Wellington wireless operator