1 25 3 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2852/50622/LDavies1515585v1.pdf 3b85abb5829a522f9b227470616ded9e 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 Davies, Idwal Davies, I D W Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Davies, IDW Description An account of the resource 159 items. The collection concerns Idwal Davies (b. 1923, 1515585 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2859">Album,</a> service documents, letters, and decorations. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 620 Squadron. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dafydd Glyn Davies and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-04-18 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. 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 Idwal Davies’ Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LDavies1515585v1 Description An account of the resource Idwal Davies’ Flying Log Book as a Bomb Aimer from 5th March 1943 until 1st August 1946. Air Bomber and Air Gunner training at 31 Bombing and Gunnery School followed by 33 Air Navigation School. Posted to 2 Advanced Flying Unit in July 1943 and then 81 Operational Training Unit and 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit. Operational posting to 620 Squadron in May 1944 with 2nd Tactical Air Force. Posted to 644 Squadron in July 1946. Served at RCAF Picton, RCAF Mount Hope, RAF Millom, RAF Sleap, RAF Tilstock, RAF Fairford, RAF Great Dunmow, RAF Qastina. Aircraft flown were Anson, Bolingbroke, Whitley, Oxford, Stirling, Halifax. With 620 Squadron operations involved glider towing, paratrooper and supply dropping to support the Special Operations Executive and the Special Air Service. Took part in the Normandy airborne assault, Operation Market Garden, Operation Varsity and Operation Doomsday. He flew 32 operations (10 day and 22 night) including 2 Operation Exodus. These operations were to France, Netherlands, Brussels, Germany (The Ruhr, Wesel), Norway (Oslo, Eggemoen, Gardermoen). His pilot on all his operations was Warrant Officer Miller. 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 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-18 1944-07-19 1944-07-24 1944-07-25 1944-07-27 1944-07-28 1944-08-01 1944-08-02 1944-08-05 1944-08-06 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-20 1944-08-21 1944-08-23 1944-08-24 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-28 1944-09-01 1944-09-02 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-17 1944-09-19 1944-09-20 1944-09-24 1944-09-25 1944-09-28 1944-09-29 1944-11-15 1944-11-16 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-07 1945-02-08 1945-02-22 1945-02-23 1945-02-26 1945-03-24 1945-04-11 1945-04-12 1945-05-10 1945-05-12 1945-05-15 1945-05-30 1945-06-03 1946 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Canada Ontario Ontario--Mount Hope Ontario--Picton Great Britain England--Cumbria England--Essex England--Gloucestershire England--Shropshire Palestine Netherlands Belgium Belgium--Brussels France Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Norway Norway--Gardermoen Norway--Oslo Norway--Eggemoen 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 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. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 1665 HCU 620 Squadron 644 Squadron 81 OTU Advanced Flying Unit Air Observers School aircrew Anson Bolingbroke bomb aimer Bombing and Gunnery School Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 7 Heavy Conversion Unit Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operation Exodus (1945) Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Fairford RAF Great Dunmow RAF Millom RAF Qastina RAF Sleap RAF Tilstock RCAF Mount Hope RCAF Picton Second Tactical Air Force Special Operations Executive Stirling training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2852/50739/MDaviesIDW1515585-190418-20.2.jpg 7aff355841d8572eff3a4d76446cc2d7 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 Davies, Idwal Davies, I D W Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Davies, IDW Description An account of the resource 159 items. The collection concerns Idwal Davies (b. 1923, 1515585 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2859">Album,</a> service documents, letters, and decorations. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 620 Squadron. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dafydd Glyn Davies and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-04-18 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. 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 620 Squadron Description An account of the resource A story of a Stirling squadron which switched from bomber to airborne support. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Back Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France France--Le Creusot Germany Germany--Leverkusen France--Caen Netherlands Netherlands--Arnhem Norway Middle East--Palestine Great Britain England--Leicestershire Germany--Ruhr (Region) Norway--Hardangervidda 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 United States Army Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two printed sheets Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MDaviesIDW1515585-190418-20 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. 149 Squadron 214 Squadron 3 Group 620 Squadron anti-aircraft fire bombing C-47 Halifax Horsa mine laying Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) RAF Chedburgh RAF Fairford RAF Great Dunmow RAF Leicester East Special Operations Executive Stirling https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2906/52492/PCornwellSmithJC25030004.jpg 212931af59cd7776fa49c016f63f907a https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2906/52492/PCornwellSmithJC25030005.jpg 47050fc0f4c6f4b6879e5f303244969d 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 Cornwell Smith, John Charles Cornwell-Smith, JC Description An account of the resource 41 items. The collection concerns John Charles Cornwell Smith and contains photographs of Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden, and Operation Varsity. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Nick Cornwell-Smith and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-02-03 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 CornwellSmith, JC 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 Operations board Description An account of the resource An operations board with details for Operation Varsity. Lists stations involved, timings and numbers of aborted and missing aircraft. Reverse, printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and stamped '33 Group photographic section G326 30 March 1945'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Air Ministry Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-03-30 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-03-24 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain England--Essex England--Suffolk 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 United States Army Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Cornwell Smith, John Charles. Operation Varsity Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PCornwellSmithJC25030004; PCornwellSmithJC25030005; 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 RAF Birch RAF Boreham RAF Chipping Ongar RAF Earls Colne RAF Gosfield RAF Great Dunmow RAF Matching RAF Rivenhall RAF Shepherds Grove RAF Wethersfield RAF Woodbridge