3 25 71 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2359/45339/EDobsonPWoodCE441105.1.jpg 793276a20872e06f8cd56c32952032cc 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 The crew of Halifax LV771 The crew of Rosi Gallapagous Description An account of the resource 57 items. The collection concerns the crew of Halifax LV771 "Rosi Gallapagous" and contains correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Diane Rogers and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Additional information on the crew of LV771 is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/204441/">IBCC Losses Database.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-03-15 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 Gallapagous, R 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 Letter to Ron Wood's father Description An account of the resource Confirming, with sympathy, that Sergeant Ronald ‘Ron’ Charles Wood has been reported missing and advising that his personal belongings were being collected for onward transmission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wing Commander Peter Dobson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-11-05 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-11-04 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bochum 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 Civilian Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typed sheet Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EDobsonPWoodCE441105 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 158 Squadron air gunner aircrew missing in action RAF Lissett https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1457/44427/MTowersG2205169-151002-050001.2.jpg d99c412675938248edb95a30f6358211 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1457/44427/MTowersG2205169-151002-050002.2.jpg 42056e0950f6d048a0ae8b402a9a4f2c 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 Towers, Geoff G Towers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-02 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 Towers, G Description An account of the resource Four items. The collection concerns Geoff Towers (2205169 Royal Air Force) and contains documents. He flew operations as an air gunner with 158 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Geoff Towers and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. 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 List of operations Description An account of the resource Page is titled 'Operational details of raids carried out over Germany, Holland and France, details of our flight log book of bombing raids.' It is in the form of a table recording Date, Target, Country, Duration and Comments. The summary at the end is First operational tour completed, analysis, 13 Daylight operations, 27 night operations (nr), 40 operations total, 236 hrs 6 mins operational flying time. there are hand written annotations, on first page Warrant Officer G Towers 158 Squadron and on the second, extracts from Bomber Command war diaries. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-09-17 1945-03-18 1944-10-06 1944-10-09 1944-10-14 1944-10-21 1944-10-23 1944-10-28 1944-10-29 1944-10-30 1944-11-04 1944-11-06 1944-11-16 1944-11-18 1944-11-29 1944-11-30 1944-12-12 1944-12-05 1944-12-06 1944-12-30 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-14 1945-01-16 1945-01-28 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-07 1945-02-09 1945-02-14 1945-02-18 1945-03-03 1945-03-08 1945-03-11 1945-03-12 1945-03-13 1945-03-15 1945-03-18 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire France France--Boulogne-sur-Mer Germany Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Bochum Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Duisburg Germany--Hannover Germany--Essen Netherlands Germany--Freising Germany--Cologne Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Jülich Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg) Germany--Soest Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Dortmund Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Hanau Germany--Saarbrücken Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Stuttgart Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Germany--Wanne-Eickel Germany--Goch Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Kamen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Wuppertal Germany--Witten Germany--Leipzig 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. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two typewritten pages Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MTowersG2205169-151002-050001, MTowersG2205169-151002-050002 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. 158 Squadron air gunner aircrew RAF Lissett https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1822/32382/MWellsRG1686349-170403-020001.1.jpg 66e3f5957afbe158b20371bfba82ddc5 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1822/32382/MWellsRG1686349-170403-020002.1.jpg 1885e8254db5adcdbac59c4cd39df8ae 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 Wells, Ray R G Wells Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-03 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 Wells, RG Description An account of the resource 51 items. The collection concerns (1686349 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs in a separate album. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 158 Squadron. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2029">Wells, Ray. Album</a> The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Carole Dukes and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 List of Ray Wells' RAF Stations Description An account of the resource A list kept by Ray of stations that he served or visited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ray Wells Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two handwritten sheets Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MWellsRG1686349-170403-020001, MWellsRG1686349-170403-020002 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Sheffield England--London England--Scarborough England--Torquay England--Liverpool England--Diss England--Hull England--Ely England--Gatwick Germany England--Devon England--Kent England--Norfolk England--Surrey England--Lancashire England--Yorkshire England--Kent 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. RAF Catterick RAF Coltishall RAF Eastchurch RAF Hornchurch RAF Leconfield RAF Lissett RAF Riccall RAF St Athan https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2763/48785/SBondS-BromfieldJv10019.1.pdf b692d583f6900235a6f766d44763f7f5 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 Bromfield, Jack J Description An account of the resource Seventeen items. Concerns Warrant Officer Jack J Bromfield who flew operations as a Wireless operator / air gunner with 158 Squadron until shot down in January 1945 and made a prisoner of war. Includes his log book, transcription of interview, prisoner of war book, 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-BromfieldJv1 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 Lost over Hanover Description An account of the resource Concerns crew captained by Flying Officer A Robertson RCAF including Flight Sergeant Jack Bromfield as wireless operation. Lists crew. Gives account of their 12th operation to Hanover where their Halifax was attacked and shot down by a Ju 88 flown by Hauptmann Heinz Rökker. The crew all baled out, apart from one (George Dacey) after the pilot lost control. Gives account of Jack Bromfield's parachute descent and evading capture for eight days before capture. Covers the experiences of other crew members, including George Davey who they did not see bail out, and covered incarceration, hospital treatment and journeys to eventual PoW camps Stalag VIIA in the others in Stalag Luft 1. The latter were liberated by the Russians and the former by Americans. All returned to hometowns after demobilisation and The captain was subsequently killed flying a B-25 in the late 40s. Includes several b/w photographs of crew, the captain, Heinz Rökker, Luftwaffe pilots and elderly gentlemen. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-01-05 1945-06 1944-11-16 1945-01-09 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Hannover Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Moosburg an der Isar Germany--Barth Great Britain England--Yorkshire England--West Sussex 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 Royal Canadian Air Force Wehrmacht Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe 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 Seven page printed document with b/w and colour photographs Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-BromfieldJv10019 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 air gunner aircrew B-17 bale out bomb aimer bombing Dulag Luft evading flight engineer Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Ju 88 navigator pilot prisoner of war RAF Ford RAF Lissett Schräge Musik shot down Stalag 7A Stalag Luft 1 wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2694/48255/MSparkesDJ1867786-211211-070001.1.jpg ffde10d35b3f30d5662125a94710356e https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2694/48255/MSparkesDJ1867786-211211-070002.1.jpg e93939cff1dfc121e6253d408aa203ff 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 Sparkes, Donald Jack Description An account of the resource 133 items. The collection concerns Donald Jack Sparkes (b. 1925, 1867786 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, documents, photographs and an <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2704">album</a>. He flew operations as an air gunner with 158 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael Sparkes and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Sparkes, DJ Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-11-12 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 Mess Subscription Card Description An account of the resource Don Sparkes' mess card for RAF Lissett. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sergeants Mess RAF Lissett 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 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One printed booklet with handwritten annotations Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MSparkesDJ1867786-211211-070001, MSparkesDJ1867786-211211-070002 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. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire mess RAF Lissett 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 Hoare, Peter P Hoare Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-10-04 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 Hoare, P Description An account of the resource 36 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Peter Hoare (b. 165592 1923, Royal Air Force) and contains his memoir, correspondence, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a navigator with 83 and 106 Squadrons and took part a Goodwill Mission to the United States with 617 Squadron post war. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Peter Hoare and catalogued by Barry Hunter. In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this collection is available only at the University of Lincoln. 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 My First Operation Description An account of the resource Details of Peter Hoare's first operation. In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this collection is available only at the University of Lincoln. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peter Hoare Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Wales--Aberystwyth Canada New Brunswick--Moncton Saskatchewan--Moose Jaw Saskatchewan--Estevan Manitoba--Winnipeg Norway Norway--Bergen Netherlands Netherlands--Walcheren Belgium Belgium--Antwerp 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 Royal Australian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Five printed sheets Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context BHoarePHoarePv08 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 106 Squadron 5 Group 617 Squadron Advanced Flying Unit aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire bomb aimer briefing coping mechanism Cornell fear Flying Training School Gee H2S Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Home Guard Initial Training Wing Lancaster Lancaster Finishing School master bomber military ethos military service conditions Mosquito navigator Nissen hut Operational Training Unit RAF Cardington RAF Dumfries RAF Heaton Park RAF Lissett RAF Metheringham RAF Silverstone RAF Syerston RAF Wigsley RAF Woodhall Spa RCAF Estevan RCAF Moncton Spitfire Stirling Tiger Moth training Wellington https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2982/55077/MKnoxVD63842-240818-29.pdf f68211e3dbe40143a5a605308de20784 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 Knox, Victor Douglas Knox, V D Description An account of the resource 196 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Victor Douglas Knox (b 27 October 1920, 63842 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. Following his career in which he flew operations as a pilot with 462 Squadron in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa he was Accidents Officer at 4 Group. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stephen Knox and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-08-18 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 Knox, VD 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 No. 4 Group Monthly summary. July 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-07 Description An account of the resource Marked 'secret' a report of 4 Group including training, accidents, signals, navigation, engineering and electrical, equipment, armament, air sea rescue, flying control, intelligence, aerodrome defence, organisation, physical fitness and honours and awards. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Algeria Great Britain Morocco Algeria--Algiers England--Bedfordshire England--Berkshire England--Cumbria England--Gloucestershire England--Hampshire England--Leicestershire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Shropshire England--Warwickshire England--Yorkshire Morocco--Rabat Northern Ireland--Antrim (County) Scotland--Aryshire Wales--Anglesey North Africa England--Cornwall (County) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Royal Air Force. Transport Command Royal Australian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Multiple typed sheets Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MKnoxVD63842-240818-29 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 10 Squadron 102 Squadron 150 Squadron 158 Squadron 4 Group 462 Squadron 464 Squadron 51 Squadron 578 Squadron 640 Squadron 70 Squadron 76 Squadron 77 Squadron 81 OTU air sea rescue aircrew bomb disposal dispersal Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Medal flight engineer ground crew ground personnel Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Finishing School navigator Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Bitteswell RAF Bramcote RAF Breighton RAF Broadwell RAF Carnaby RAF Castle Donington RAF Crosby-on-Eden RAF Down Ampney RAF Driffield RAF Elvington RAF Filton RAF Full Sutton RAF Greenham Common RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor RAF Leconfield RAF Leicester East RAF Lissett RAF Marston Moor RAF Melbourne RAF Nuneaton RAF Nutts Corner RAF Odiham RAF Ossington RAF Pocklington RAF Prestwick RAF Riccall RAF Snaith RAF St Mawgan RAF Tempsford RAF Tilstock RAF Valley RAF Welford RAF Wymeswold sport training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2982/55087/MKnoxVD63842-240818-39.pdf 24e813f0d77844ff3bfaba9a03202f08 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 Knox, Victor Douglas Knox, V D Description An account of the resource 196 items. The collection concerns Squadron Leader Victor Douglas Knox (b 27 October 1920, 63842 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, correspondence, documents, objects and photographs. Following his career in which he flew operations as a pilot with 462 Squadron in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa he was Accidents Officer at 4 Group. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Stephen Knox and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-08-18 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 Knox, VD 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 Notes on accidents Description An account of the resource Douglas' notes on accidents and operational duties. Includes 'to do' lists, suggested alterations to logs, operational failures, lists of missing, injured and killed. Additional information on Gordon Leslie Hyde is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/214142/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive in digital form: no better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Victor Douglas Knox Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-08-02 1943-08-12 1943-08-25 1943-09-04 1943-09-05 1943-09-07 1943-09-08 1943-09-09 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-10-04 1943-10-09 1944-01-20 1944-05-22 1944-05-23 1944-06-08 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Great Britain England--Durham (County) England--Gloucester England--Kent England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Warwickshire England--Worcestershire England--Yorkshire Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hannover Germany--Nuremberg Scotland--Moray Wales--Vale of Glamorgan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One annotated notebook Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MKnoxVD63842-240818-40; 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 10 Squadron 102 Squadron 158 Squadron 1658 HCU 1663 HCU 347 Squadron 466 Squadron 51 Squadron 640 Squadron 76 Squadron 77 Squadron 78 Squadron air gunner aircrew bale out bomb aimer bomb disposal bombing crash ditching flight engineer Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit killed in action missing in action Mosquito navigator Pathfinders pilot RAF Abingdon RAF Breighton RAF Carnaby RAF Catfoss RAF Croft RAF Driffield RAF Elvington RAF Foulsham RAF Harwell RAF Kinloss RAF Linton on Ouse RAF Lissett RAF Lossiemouth RAF Manston RAF Marston Moor RAF Moreton in the Marsh RAF Pershore RAF Riccall RAF Rufforth RAF Snaith RAF St Athan RAF Swinderby RAF Wellesbourne Mountford RAF West Malling RAF Westcott RAF Wickenby training Wellington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2833/50283/SBondS-RokkerHv10014.2.pdf 7b1ca461e555532f223a207916f07e18 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 Rökker, Heinz Description An account of the resource Seven Items. Collection concerns Hauptmann Heinz Rökker, Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. Seventh highest scoring Luftwaffe night-fighter pilot. The collection contains transcript of an oral history, document with photographs and other 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-RokkerHv1 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 Old enemies new friends Description An account of the resource A short document with four photographs and text. First photograph - an airman wearing flying suit standing behind the rear turret of a Halifax captioned ': Sgt Jack Bromfield with a 158 Squadron Halifax at Lissett (Jack Bromfield)'. Second photograph - six airmen wearing battledress sitting in line one behind the other. captioned 'The crew of Halifax MZ432/NP-Q taken during their training at 21 Operational Training Unit at Moreton-in-Marsh. From top to bottom; Flg Off Arthur Robertson RCAF pilot, Flg Off Gar Cross RCAF bomb aimer, Flt Sgt Tom Laurie RAF navigator, WO2 Gerry Marion RCAF mid-upper gunner, Sgt Jack Bromfield RAF wireless operator, Flt Sgt Ed Rae RCAF rear gunner. The man missing from the line-up is Sgt George Dacey RAF, the flight engineer, who failed to bale out and lost his life. (Jack Bromfield)'. Third photograph - full face portrait of a Lufrwaffe pilot with knights cross. Captioned 'Hauptman Heinz Rökker Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, Ju.88 pilot with NJG2 based at Twente in Holland, who shot down Jack’s Halifax and ended the war with a total of 65 victories. (Heinz Rökker)". Last photograph - contemporary iamge of two elderly gentlemen in civilian dress taken in a war cemetery. Captioned 'July 2004, over 59 years after the shoot-down, and Heinz Rökker and Jack Bromfield enjoy each other’s new-found friendship during a visit to the Sage War Cemetery near Oldenburg. (Steve Bond)'. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S Bond H Bromfield H Rökker Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-07 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 2004-07 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire England--Gloucestershire Netherlands Netherlands--Twente Germany Germany--Oldenburg 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 Royal Canadian Air Force Wehrmacht Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page document with three b/w and one colour photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-RokkerHv10014 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. 158 Squadron 21 OTU air gunner aircrew bomb aimer flight engineer Halifax Ju 88 navigator Operational Training Unit perception of bombing war pilot RAF Lissett RAF Moreton in the Marsh shot down training wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2029/32556/PWellsRG17010005.1.jpg c805b53c6acddba69336e17df1e5c6ac 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 Wells, Ray. Album Description An account of the resource 26 items. Photographs of Ray's service including pictures of post war Germany. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-03 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 Wells, RG 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 Ray Wells, Crew and Girlfriend Description An account of the resource Photo 1 is Ray Wells, trainee airman. Photo 2 is Seven airmen and five ground crew under the nose of their Halifax, captioned 'Halifax G -George and Crew. RAF Lisset. 158 Squadron. 1944. 37 Operations - Europe.' Photo 3 is a side head and shoulders portrait of a man with a religious quote printed underneath. Photo 4 is Ray's girlfriend annotated 'Ferriby' Photo 5 is Ray and his girlfriend annotated 'Sheffield'. Photo 6 is Ray annotated 'Hull'. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Six b/w photographs on an album page Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWellsRG17070005 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire England--Hull England--Sheffield 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 158 Squadron aircrew ground crew ground personnel Halifax love and romance nose art RAF Lissett training https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1822/32379/LWellsRG1686349v1.pdf 845721e657e86c45caa0c997eec33a96 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 Wells, Ray R G Wells Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-03 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 Wells, RG Description An account of the resource 51 items. The collection concerns (1686349 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs in a separate album. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 158 Squadron. <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2029">Wells, Ray. Album</a> The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Carole Dukes and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Ray Wells' Pilot’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LWellsRG1686349v1 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. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France Germany Great Britain Netherlands France--Boulogne-sur-Mer France--Brest France--Caen France--Dijon France--Etaples France--Le Havre France--Oisemont (Canton) Germany--Kiel Germany--Cologne Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Homberg (Kassel) Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Wanne-Eickel Netherlands--Eindhoven Netherlands--Walcheren Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Domléger-Longvillers France--Nieppe Forest France--Noordpeene France--Marquise France--La Pourchinte France--Les Catelliers France--Bois de la Haie France--Chapelle Notre Dame France--Le Grand Rossignol France--Pas-de-Calais 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 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Terry Hancock Description An account of the resource R G Wells Flight Engineer’s Flying Log Book covering the period 16 April 1944 to 30 September 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as flight engineer. He was stationed at RAF Riccall (1658 HCU), RAF Lisset (158 Squadron) and RAF Leconfield (96 Squadron). Aircraft flown in were Halifax II and III. Targets were Oisemont, Le Grand Rossignol, Les Catelliers, Wanne-Eickel, Foret de Nieppe, Chapelle Notre Dame, L’Hey, battle area, Dijon, Kiel, Brest, Sterkrade, Duisburg, Essen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Domleger, Marquise, Caen, Bois de la Haie, Etaples, Eindhoven, Homberg, La Pourchinte, Le Havre, Gelsenkirchen, Nordstern, Boulogne and Walcheren. His pilot on operations was Flight Sergeant Meaden. He flew 20 day operations and 17 night operations with 158 Squadron. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 158 Squadron 1658 HCU aircrew bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944) flight engineer Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) RAF Leconfield RAF Lissett RAF Riccall tactical support for Normandy troops training V-2 V-weapon https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1567/32534/MWindmillSA174076-160422-03.2.jpg 9489db0a346f852d0896e48b8c19ffe9 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 Windmill, Stan Stanley A Windmill S A Windmill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-12-02 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 Windmill, SA Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Stanley 'Stan' Windmill DFC (Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, metal brevet badges and a record of service document. He flew operations as a pilot with 158 squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Peter Windmill and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Stan Windmill – record of service] ACRC (AIRCREW RECEPTION CENTRE) LONDON. SEPT 1941. No 2. ITW (INITIAL TRAINING WING) CAMBRIDGE. OCT – DEC 1941. No 22 EFTS (ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL) TIGER MOTHS CAMBRIDGE. JAN 1942. LAKELAND. U.S.A. RYAN PT17. 2 SEAT TRAINER MAY – JULY 1942. GUNTER FIELD. U.S.A. VULTEE BT13 2 SEAT TRAINER JULY SEPT 1942. CRAIG FIELD U.S.A. BEECH AT6 2 MOTOR ADVANCED TRAINER SEPT – NOV 1942 (GRADUATED, RECEIVED PILOTS WINGS). No 11 AFU (ADVANCED FLYING UNIT) OXFORDS. SHAWBURY MARCH – JUNE 1943. No 19 OTU (OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT) WHITLEY. KINLOSS JULY – SEPT 1943. No 1658 CU {CONVERSION UNIT) HALIFAX II, III. RICCAL OCT – NOV 1943. 158 SQDN. ‘B’ FLIGHT. HALIFAX III. NOV 1943 – AUG 1944. No 7 FIS (FLYING INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL) OXFORDS. UPAVON NOV 1944 – FEB 1945. No 6 (P) AFU (PILOTS ADVANCED FLYING UNIT) WINDRUSH OXFORDS. LITTLE RISSINGTON MARCH 1945 – MAY 1945. 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 Record of service Description An account of the resource Covers all postings in service including training in England and the United States and operations on 158 Squadron flying Halifax after which he was a pilot instructor. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One page handwritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MWindmillSA174076-160422-03 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--London England--Cambridgeshire England--Gloucestershire Scotland--Moray England--Yorkshire England--Wiltshire England--Gloucestershire United States Florida--Lakeland Alabama--Montgomery Alabama--Selma Florida Alabama Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Bloomfield 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 158 Squadron 1658 HCU 19 OTU Advanced Flying Unit aircrew bombing Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Initial Training Wing Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Kinloss RAF Lissett RAF Riccall RAF Shawbury RAF Upavon Stearman Tiger Moth training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1457/44425/MTowersG2205169-151002-04.2.jpg d40756d212a68f6ac6bd72a99b92756e 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 Towers, Geoff G Towers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10-02 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 Towers, G Description An account of the resource Four items. The collection concerns Geoff Towers (2205169 Royal Air Force) and contains documents. He flew operations as an air gunner with 158 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Geoff Towers and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. 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 Remembering 60 years ago (Geoff Towers) Description An account of the resource Recollections and thoughts by Geoff Towers about his service with 158 Squadron. He was a rear gunner and flew 40 operations in the Halifax. He lists his crew, Bill Sharp Pilot, Mick Miller Bomb Aimer, John Sessions - Navigator, Georg Fairless - Flight engineer, Ken Casey - Wireless operator, Fred McCarten -M Upper gunner, Geoff Towers - Rear Gunner. He also summarises 158 Squadrons war achievements. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Geoff Towers Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire 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. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One typewritten sheet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MTowersG2205169-151002-04 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. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke 158 Squadron air gunner aircrew bomb aimer flight engineer Halifax killed in action navigator pilot RAF Lissett Wellington wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1215/11943/LBaileyRH1588481v1.pdf 54ec521f6ee8e4d7409cbed35bffaeb6 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 Bailey, Ronald Hartley R H Bailey Description An account of the resource 14 Items. The collection concerns Ronald Hartley Bailey (b.1925) and includes his log book, photographs including three of aircrew working inside a Stirling, two service caps and an unofficial Bomber Command Medal. He flew a tour of 35 operations as a flight engineer with 425 Squadron from RAF Tholthorpe. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Amanda Berry and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-10-05 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. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bailey, RH 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 Ronald Bailey's flying log book Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LBaileyRH1588481v1 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain Netherlands Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Belgium--Brussels England--Suffolk England--Yorkshire France--Audinghen France--Brest France--Caen France--Calais France--Calvados France--Cézembre Island France--Dieppe (Arrondissement) France--La Pallice France--Le Havre France--L'Isle-Adam France--Nucourt France--Oise France--Pas-de-Calais Germany--Castrop-Rauxel Germany--Dortmund Germany--Hamburg Germany--Kiel Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Germany--Wanne-Eickel Netherlands--North Brabant Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Cap Gris Nez France--Œuf-en-Ternois France--Chantilly Forest France--Nieppe Forest France--Biennais France--Amayé-sur-Seulles France--Saint-Leu-d'Esserent France--Thiverny France--Forêt d'Eawy France--Mimoyecques Netherlands--Uden France--Pas-de-Calais Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 1945 1946 1944-06-27 1944-06-28 1944-07-01 1944-07-04 1944-07-06 1944-07-07 1944-07-12 1944-07-15 1944-07-16 1944-07-28 1944-07-29 1944-07-30 1944-07-31 1944-08-01 1944-08-03 1944-08-04 1944-08-05 1944-08-07 1944-08-08 1944-08-09 1944-08-10 1944-08-11 1944-08-12 1944-08-15 1944-08-16 1944-08-17 1944-08-25 1944-08-26 1944-08-27 1944-08-28 1944-08-31 1944-09-03 1944-09-09 1944-09-10 1944-09-11 1944-09-12 1944-09-25 1944-09-26 1944-09-27 1944-09-28 1944-09-30 1944-10-06 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Flying log book for Ronald Bailey, flight engineer, covering the period from 5 May 1944 to 26 October 1946. Detailing his flying training operations flown and post war flying. He was stationed at RAF Wombelton, RAF Tholthorpe, RAF Lissett, RAF Stradishall and RAF Tuddenham. Aircraft flown in were, Halifax, Stirling and Lancaster. He flew 34 operations with 425 squadron, 22 daylight and 12 night operations. Targets were Forêt d'Eawy, Biennais, Caen, Thiverny, Nucourt, Hamburg, Amayé-sur-Seulles, Œuf-en-Ternois, Foret de Nieppe, Bois de Cassan, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Foret de Chantilly, La Pallice, Brussels, Kiel, Brest, Mimoyecques, Cézembre, Volkel, Le Havre, Castrop-Rauxel, Wanne-Eickel, Calais, Bottrop, Cap Gris Nez, Sterkrade and Dortmund. His pilot on operations was Pilot Officer Poirier. 158 Squadron 1666 HCU 425 Squadron 90 Squadron aircrew bombing bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944) Cook’s tour flight engineer Halifax Heavy Conversion Unit Lancaster Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) RAF Lissett RAF Stradishall RAF Tholthorpe RAF Tuddenham RAF Wombleton Stirling tactical support for Normandy troops training V-1 V-weapon https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1567/32531/LWindmillSA174076v1.pdf f7e1440a94dc84904a6c133f0cf5a1af 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 Windmill, Stan Stanley A Windmill S A Windmill Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-12-02 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 Windmill, SA Description An account of the resource Eight items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Stanley 'Stan' Windmill DFC (Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, metal brevet badges and a record of service document. He flew operations as a pilot with 158 squadron. The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Peter Windmill and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. 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 S A Windmill’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book. One Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One booklet Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LWindmillSA174076v1 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 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Belgium France Germany Great Britain United States Alabama--Montgomery Alabama--Selma Atlantic Ocean--English Channel Belgium--Ottignies Belgium--Leopoldsburg Belgium--Mechelen England--Cambridgeshire England--Shropshire England--Wiltshire England--Yorkshire Florida--Lakeland France--Amiens Region France--Arras France--Avesnes (Nord) France--Caen Region France--Cherbourg Region France--Dieppe (Arrondissement) France--Laval (Mayenne) France--Le Mans France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray France--Normandy France--Oisemont (Canton) France--Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France--Saint-Germain-en-Laye France--Saint-Omer Region (Pas-de-Calais) France--Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines France--Tergnier (Canton) France--Versailles France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados) Germany--Aachen Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Karlsruhe Germany--Leverkusen Germany--Mannheim Germany--Nuremberg Germany--Stuttgart Scotland--Moray Firth Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Florida Alabama Germany--Ruhr (Region) France--Châteaudun France--Domléger-Longvillers France--Ferme d'Urville France--Ferme du Forestal France--Aulnoye-Aymeries France--Achères France--Siracourt France--Mimoyecques France--Grandcamp-Maisy France--Évrecy France--Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves France--Pas-de-Calais France--Wizernes Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1942 1943 1944 1945 1944-03-30 1944-03-31 1944-06-05 1944-06-06 1944-06-25 1944-06 1944-07 1944-06-14 1944-06-15 1944-06-30 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mike Connock Description An account of the resource Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book for S A Windmill, covering the period from 4 January 1942 to 29 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge, USAF Lakeland, USAF Gunter Field, USAF Craig Field, RAF Shawbury, RAF Condover, RAF Kinloss, RAF Riccall, RAF Lissett and RAF Upavon. Aircraft flown in were Tiger Moth, Stearman, Vultee BT13, Harvard, Oxford, Whitley, and Halifax. He flew a total of 40 operation with 158 Squadron, 6 daylight and 34 night. Targets were Mannheim, Leverkusen, Frankfurt. Stuttgart, Trappes, le Mans, Essen, Nurnberg, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Tergnier, Ottignies, Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Aulnoye, Achères, Malines, Aachen, Bourg Leopold, Ferme d'Urville, Maisy, Châteaudun, Laval, Versailles, Évrecy, Sterkrade, St Martin L’Hortier, Siracourt, Mimoyecques, Wizernes, Villers Bocage, Oisemont, Domleger, Ferme Du Forestal, Le Landes and Le Cateliers. His pilots for his first 'second dickie' operations were Flight Lieutenant Reavill and Pilot Officer Cameron. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 158 Squadron 1658 HCU 19 OTU Advanced Flying Unit aircrew bombing bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944) bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) bombing of the Siracourt V-weapon site (25 June 1944) Flying Training School Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Harvard Heavy Conversion Unit Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot RAF Kinloss RAF Lissett RAF Riccall RAF Shawbury RAF Upavon Stearman tactical support for Normandy troops Tiger Moth training Whitley https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39387/PWhittakerH17010004.2.jpg f5b5e065b80be5ba1faef555ce6114a8 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39387/SWhittakerH186316v10002.1.jpg de96e22c95968591f1bec2ceadffbc61 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39387/SWhittakerH186316v10018.1.jpg 3d4aa092a2813f749b334be57fb4c4d7 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39387/PWhittakerH1705.2.jpg 926f8aa30fc9d6097cc70379bd2ccc31 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39387/PWhittakerH1706.2.jpg 95ec7d561e1625ff1ad2367523aa6203 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 Whittaker, Harry H Whittaker Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-09-24 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 Whittacker, H Description An account of the resource 26 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Harry Whittaker (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 158 and 635 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Simon Whittaker and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [photograph] [page break] 158 SQDN RAF LISSETT 4 GROUP 1944 [photograph] BOB BENTON – MID UPPER GNR JOHN THOMPSON – NAV JACK BLACKSHAW – ENGINEER JOHNNY JOHNSON – PILOT HARRY WHITTAKER – BOMB AIMER GEORGE OCHS – REAR GNR LAURIE HOWES – WIRELESS OP [page break] [photograph] [page break] [photograph] Laurie Howes (Peacehaven, Wireless Operator) George Ochs (Parramatta) Australia [underlined] Rear Gunner [/underlined] Harry Whittaker (Bolton) [underlined] Bomb Aimer [/underlined] Johnny Johnson (Bexley Heath) [underlined] Pilot [/underlined] Jack Blackshaw (Wolverhampton} [underlined] Engineer [/underlined] John Thompson (Stourbridge) [underlined] Navigator [/underlined] Bob Benton (Aberdeen) [underlined] Mid Upper Gunner [/underlined] 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 Seven Airmen Description An account of the resource Seven airmen in flying kit, standing at the rear of their Halifax. 158 Squadron, Lissett, Johnny Johnson crew. A second copy is annotated '158 Sqdn RAF Lissett 4 Group 1944' and each man is identified with their crew position. Another copy has each man and home town named. Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire Australia New South Wales--Parramatta England--Bexley England--Wolverhampton England--Stourbridge Scotland--Aberdeen England--Peacehaven (East Sussex) England--Sussex England--Worcestershire England--Bolton (Greater Manchester) New South Wales 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 Royal Australian 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 Four b/w photographs Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWhittakerH17010004, SWhittakerH186316v10002, SWhittakerH186316v10018, PWhittakerH1705, PWhittakerH1706 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sue Smith 158 Squadron 4 Group air gunner aircrew bomb aimer flight engineer Halifax navigator pilot RAF Lissett wireless operator https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39385/PWhittakerH17010001.1.jpg 654f399bd78511ba05f380928d00d22e https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39385/PWhittakerH17010002.1.jpg fba591d57b71d97aec866cd61b767dd8 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39385/SWhittakerH186316v10017.1.jpg 4b9fef9b9ddce0104d5e6920a8fb822f https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1950/39385/PWhittakerH1724.2.jpg f8db1525aa37ba1afea121616168cb8f 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 Whittaker, Harry H Whittaker Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-09-24 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 Whittacker, H Description An account of the resource 26 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Harry Whittaker (Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 158 and 635 Squadrons. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Simon Whittaker and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 Seven Seated Airmen Description An account of the resource Seven airmen seated in a tent. Bob "Cat's Eye" Benton and J Blackshaw have signed the reverse. Information supplied with the collection states 158 Squadron, Lissett, Johnny Johnson crew. 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 Photograph Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three b/w photographs Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWhittakerH17010001, PWhittakerH17010002, SWhittakerH186316v10017 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire 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 158 Squadron aircrew RAF Lissett https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2029/32639/PWellsRG17010027.jpg f4b1b16ff80c30040881de2e70be16c4 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 Wells, Ray. Album Description An account of the resource 26 items. Photographs of Ray's service including pictures of post war Germany. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-03 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 Wells, RG 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 Squadron Reunion at Lisset Description An account of the resource A large group of 158 Squadron veterans at St James Church, Lisset. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One b/w photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context PWellsRG17010027 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Yorkshire 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 158 Squadron RAF Driffield RAF Lissett https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/501/22508/MCurnockRM1815605-171114-005.2.pdf 5ed5184d548c691254d5bd0fa7c7778b 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 Curnock, Richard Richard Murdock Curnock R M Curnock Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Curnock, RM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-18 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. Description An account of the resource 92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war. The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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 The Kriegie August 1988 Description An account of the resource The News Sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. Inside are articles about reunions and attendances, the annual dinner at Henlow, Massed Bands Spectacular, request for information about the POW camp newspaper - Daily Recco, the 1997 Remembrance Day Parade, Branch activities, Far-Eastern Campaigns Memorial, Obituaries, Friends and Sisters, the Barth Memorial, the Shuttleworth Collection, Reunions in Halifax and Ottawa, the Annual dinner, Books about POW life, a visit to RAF Elvington's new Canadian Memorial Hangar and a visit to the Caterpillar Club at Irvin Aeropspace. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The RAF ex-POW Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 16 printed sheets Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCurnockRM1815605-171114-005 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 Royal Canadian Air Force South African Air Force Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Birmingham England--Stafford England--Croydon Canada Ontario--Thunder Bay Germany--Barth Ontario--Ottawa Nova Scotia--Halifax Italy--Sicily Gibraltar Malta England--Letchworth Italy Ontario Germany Nova Scotia England--Herefordshire England--Staffordshire England--Warwickshire 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. 107 Squadron 158 Squadron 38 Squadron 50 Squadron 619 Squadron 70 Squadron air gunner aircrew B-17 bale out Battle Blenheim Boston C-47 Catalina Caterpillar Club Conspicuous Gallantry Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Medal Dulag Luft entertainment Goldfish Club ground personnel Halifax Hampden Harvard Horsa Hurricane Ju 88 Me 109 Me 110 memorial mess Mosquito Operational Training Unit Pathfinders prisoner of war RAF Dunholme Lodge RAF Elvington RAF Hendon RAF Leeming RAF Lissett RAF Lossiemouth RAF Shipdham RAF Ternhill Red Cross shot down Spitfire Stalag 8B Stalag Luft 1 Stalag Luft 3 Stirling the long march training Typhoon Wellington Whitley wireless operator Women’s Auxiliary Air Force https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2763/48860/SBondS-BromfieldJv10020.2.pdf 31957f789d33d43813d4ff88724160e2 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 Bromfield, Jack J Description An account of the resource Seventeen items. Concerns Warrant Officer Jack J Bromfield who flew operations as a Wireless operator / air gunner with 158 Squadron until shot down in January 1945 and made a prisoner of war. Includes his log book, transcription of interview, prisoner of war book, 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-BromfieldJv1 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 Transcript of conversations with Jack Bromfield Description An account of the resource Jack talks in detail about joining the RAF, initial induction and training as a wireless operator and air gunner. He crewed up with an otherwise Canadian crew (pilot, navigator, bomb aimer and air gunners) at OTU and describes some of them, as well as relating training and other activities and experiences. He notes arrival of the flight engineer. Jack was eventually posted to 158 Squadron and recounts his first operations with the squadron. He goes on to describe in detail being shot down by a Ju88 flown by Hauptman Heinz Rökker, describes crew, him being wounded and baling out. He talks about the fate of others in the crew including the engineer who he though had not baled out. He goes on to describe evading, being captured and subsequent treatment, including journeys to Dulag Luft and prisoner of war camps. He describes life as prisoner of war and being liberated by the Russians, and talks about his return to Great Britain and subsequent activities and experiences. Jack describes his post war activities. His second discussion continues with thoughts on life as operational crewman with stories and anecdotes. Finally list crews and noted that Jack died on 13 September 2012. Ends with b/w photographs of his pilot Robby Robertson, air cadets marching, all 7 of his crew and one of 4 members of the crew. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S Bond Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009-06-02 2005-05-15 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-11-16 1945-01-05 1945-03 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--London England--Shropshire Scotland--Ross and Cromarty Scotland Scotland--Highlands Scotland--Inverness England--Herefordshire Northern Ireland England--Gloucestershire England--Yorkshire Germany Germany--Jülich Germany--Mannheim Germany--Cologne Germany--Koblenz Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf) Netherlands Netherlands--Twente England--Shropshire England--Wiltshire Germany--Ruhr (Region) England--Sussex 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 Royal Canadian Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Twenty-five page printed document Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-BromfieldJv10020 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke 158 Squadron 1659 HCU 21 OTU 6 Group Advanced Flying Unit air gunner aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire bale out Blenheim bomb aimer bombing Bombing and Gunnery School crewing up Dominie Dulag Luft evading flight engineer ground crew ground personnel Halifax Halifax Mk 2 Halifax Mk 3 Halifax Mk 5 Heavy Conversion Unit Initial Training Wing Ju 88 military living conditions military service conditions Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy navigator Operational Training Unit pilot Proctor RAF Bishops Court RAF Bridgnorth RAF Cosford RAF Dalton RAF Evanton RAF Ford RAF Lissett RAF Madley RAF Melksham RAF Moreton in the Marsh RAF Topcliffe RAF Yatesbury recruitment Red Cross shot down Stalag Luft 1 training Wellington wireless operator wireless operator / air gunner Women’s Auxiliary Air Force https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2916/53401/LBaillieWH1344650v2.pdf 2bf9b7fbe3f41a49d98801e85b35a119 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 Baillie, William Hendrie Description An account of the resource 20 items. The collection concerns William Hendrie Baillie (b. 1922, 1344650 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 149 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert Mark Baillie and catalogued by Lynn Corrigan. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-08-06 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 Baillie, WH 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 William Baillie's observer's and air gunner's flying log book. Two Description An account of the resource W. H. Baille’s RAF Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 23 December 1944 to 13 June 1946, recording operations, instructional and transport duties as a Wireless Operator. He was stationed at RAF Methwold (No. 149 Squadron), RAF Lissett and RAF Stradishall (No.158 Squadron), RAF Stradishall (No. 51 Squadron). Aircraft flown: Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling, Oxford, York. Records one competed tour of 27 operations (10 night, 17 day, plus one not completed). Targets in Netherlands and Germany were: Vohwinkel, Ludwigshafen, Neuss, Duisburg, Köln, Krefeld, Munchengladbach, Wiesbaden, Dortmund, Hohenbudberg, Dresden, Chemnitz, Wesel, Osterfeld, Gelsenkirchen, Salzbergen, Datteln, Buer, Hattingen, Gneisenau Dortmund, Hallendorf, Merseburgh, Rotterdam Special Duties and Hague (Operation Manna). Pilot on operations was Pilot Officer White Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-01-01 1945-01-02 1945-01-05 1945-01-06 1945-01-07 1945-01-22 1945-01-23 1945-01-28 1945-01-29 1945-02-01 1945-02-02 1945-02-03 1945-02-03 1945-02-04 1945-02-09 1945-02-10 1945-02-13 1945-02-14 1945-02-15 1945-02-18 1945-02-19 1945-02-22 1945-02-23 1945-03-05 1945-03-06 1945-03-07 1945-03-08 1945-03-09 1945-03-10 1945-03-10 1945-03-14 1945-03-17 1945-03-19 1945-03-29 1945-04-04 1945-04-30 1945-05-01 1945-05-02 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Great Britain Netherlands England--Norfolk England--Yorkshire Germany--Chemnitz Germany--Cologne Germany--Datteln Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Krefeld Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Merseburg Germany--Mönchengladbach Germany--Neuss Germany--Osterfeld Germany--Salzbergen Germany--Salzgitter Germany--Scholven Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Wiesbaden Germany--Wuppertal Netherlands--Hague Netherlands--Rotterdam Germany--Hattingen Germany--Dresden 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lynn Corrigan David Leitch Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LBaillieWH1344650v2 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 149 Squadron 158 Squadron aircrew Anson bombing bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945) Dominie Halifax Lancaster Lancaster Mk 1 Lancaster Mk 3 Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945) Oxford pilot Proctor RAF Lissett RAF Methwold Stirling Wellington wireless operator York