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John Searle’s Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book
John Searle’s Pilots Flying Log Book from 18th May 1943 until 31st July 1945. Training as a pilot commenced at Nos. 16 and 28 Elementary Flying Training Schools, followed by Flying Training School Cranwell, 28 Operational Training Unit, an unnumbered…
Sergeant Leonard Percival Oughton's gravestone
Sergeant L P Oughton War Graves Commission headstone, Granges sur Vologne, France.
Gravestones of Leonard Oughton's crew
War Graves Commission headstones of Oughton crew, Granges sur Vologne, France.
Sergeant Leonard Oughton's gravestone
Sergeant L P Oughton's War Graves Commission headstone, Granges sur Vologne, France.
Memorial stone for Leonard Oughton's crew
Memorial stone for L P Oughton crew with French inscription, Granges sur Vologne, France.
L P Oughton crew
Leonard Oughton and his crew.
L P Oughton crew
Leonard Oughton crew with sticker on reverse 'L P Oughton back left'.
Burial place of L P Oughton crew
Burial place of Leonard Oughton and crew, covered with flowers, at cemetery, Granges sur Vologne, France.
Procession of coffins of L P Oughton crew
Procession of coffins of Leonard Oughton's crew through town centre of Granges sur Vologne, France.
Burial place of L P Oughton crew
Burial place of Leonard Oughton's crew covered with flowers at cemetery, Granges sur Vologne, France.
Coffins of L P Oughton crew
Procession of the coffins of Leonard Oughton and crew outside church at Granges sur Vologne, France.
Coffins of Leonard Oughton's crew
Picture of draped coffins of Leonard Oughton's crew inside church at Granges sur Vologne, France.
Operation to Friedrichshafen
A detailed account of an operation at Friedrichshafen, 27/28 April 1944. After the war the author visited the graves of his crew.
Biography of Selwyn Jaques Lupton
Biography of S J Lupton, describing his family, education, RAF service and death on air operations 16 April 1943.
Six airmen and an elderly couple Cross Keys pub, Grasby
Six airmen and a couple in civilian clothes standing outside a building, with dog in foreground. On reverse of picture, 'FRANKISH. Airmen from Kermington [RAF Kirmington] taken outside X Keys Grasby with my Mum and Dad'.
Interview with Norman Rutherford. One
Norman Rutherford was born in Cleethorpes in 1931 and remembers as an eight year old child discussing with his cousin as to whether there would be a war. Norman recalls the sound of the air raid sirens and learning his multiplication tables in the…
Letter from the Ministry of Defence to Richard Moore's daughter
A letter from the Air Historical Branch (RAF) concerning the loss of Flight Sergeant Richard Moore (911578) on a daylight operation to Hildesheim on 22 March 1945. The members of Richard Moore's aircrew are listed as Sergeant W Cummins (Flight…
Interview with John Monaghan
John Monaghan was born in Blackpool but grew up in the Manchester area. He played coronet in the Home Guard Band. He volunteered for the RAF and trained as a wireless operator. He was posted to 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington. Amongst his operations…
Interview with Christopher Francis Allison
Christoper Franciss Allison, born 1925, (3007708, Royal Air Force) answers questions from school children about what it was like to fly in a Lancaster. He served as a flight engineer on 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington and was demobbed after two…
Bob Smith's Memoirs
Bob's memoirs from his early training until he became operational.
Bob Smith's Memoirs - Book 1
Covers his recruitment and training. Includes a list of RAAF recruits.
N N Griffin Crew and Operations
A list of N N Griffin and crew plus their operations. It includes their final operation when their aircraft crashed near Barton on Humber due low cloud.
51 Squadron, 4 Group, RAF Bomber Command
A detailed account of William Homewood's service in 51 Squadron including copies of the squadron's operational record books.
Frederick Davy's pilot's flying log book. Three
Frederick Davy’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 2 April 1945 to 18 October 1945 detailing his post-war career as an instructor at Bomber Command Instructors’ School. Served at RAF Finningley. Aircraft flown were Lancaster, Oxford. Flew two Cook’s Tours…
Frederick Davy's pilot's flying log book. Two
Frederick Davy’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 1 April 1943 to 28 March 1945 detailing his further pilot’s training at 15 AFU, 81 OTU, 28 OTU, 1656 HCU, 1 LFS and operational posting to 625 Squadron. Posted to Bomber Command Instructors’ School in…