1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2685/47770/LSinclairND42897v1.pdf 2b92d2c0b38a9add2c13fe66cfb5e828 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 Sinclair, Norman Denys Sinclair, ND Description An account of the resource Three items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Norman Denys Sinclair DFC (42897 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 540 Squadron. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Peter Derek Sinclair and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-04-12 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 Sinclair, ND 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 Norman Denys Sinclair’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LSinclairND42897v1 Description An account of the resource Norman Sinclair’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th August 1939 until 5th October 1945. Pilot training started at No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 1 Flying Practice Unit, No. 12 Flying Training School. Became a flying instructor at the Central Flying School and No. 1 School of Army Co-operation. Posted to 309 (Polish) Squadron in November 1940. Operational posting to No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) in May 1941, which in September 1942 became 540 Squadron. Shot down on 28 March 1943 over Norway by two Me 109’s. After capture flown to Germany in a Ju-52. He was held in Stalag Luft III from 5 April 1943 until May 1945. On returning to England undertook refresher training at No. 17 Service Flying Training School, before postings to 525 and 187 Squadrons. Served at RAF Walsgrave, RAF Anstey, RAF Grantham, RAF Meir, RAF Upavon, RAF Old Sarum, RAF Renfrew, RAF Benson, RAF Gibraltar, RAF Bathurst (Gambia), Freetown, RAF Leuchars, RAF Coleby Grange, RAF Wymswold, RAF Syerston, RAF Membury, RAF Netheravon. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth DH82, Anson, Hind, Hector, Tutor, Master, Lysander, Magister, Proctor, Battle, Spitfire, Blenheim, Hornet Moth, Maryland, Swordfish, Hudson, Boeing Clipper, Sunderland, Mosquito, C-47 Dakota, B-24 Liberator, JU-52, Lancaster, Oxford. With 1 PRU and 540 Squadron he flew as the pilot 102 photoreconnaissance operations all in daylight. His targets included Tarifa, Casablanca, Oran, the Spanish Coast, Lisbon, Straits of Gibraltar, Tangier, Cartagena, Majorca, Cadiz, Cape St Vincent, Rabat, Minorca, Dakar, Tambacounda, Kaolack, Bambey, Saint Louis, Bergen, Narvik, Stavanger, Danzig, Gdynia, Stettin, Skagerrak, Trondheim, Egersund, Oslo, Kristiansund, Copenhagen, Stadlandet, Tromso, Gibraltar, Algiers, Toulon, the Balearic Islands, Tarragona, Kiel, Namsos. He was involved in photographing Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Prince Eugen. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1939 1940 1941-08-12 1941-08-13 1941-08-14 1941-08-15 1941-09-04 1941-09-06 1941-09-07 1941-09-10 1941-09-16 1941-09-29 1941-09-30 1941-10-02 1941-10-03 1941-10-05 1941-10-06 1941-11-14 1941-11-15 1941-11-16 1941-11-19 1941-11-24 1941-11-25 1941-11-27 1941-11-30 1941-12-06 1941-12-11 1941-12-12 1941-12-13 1941-12-15 1942-01-09 1942-01-10 1942-01-13 1942-01-14 1942-01-15 1942-01-18 1942-01-19 1942-01-20 1942-02-26 1942-03-03 1942-05-17 1942-05-19 1942-05-22 1942-05-29 1942-06-02 1942-06-06 1942-06-19 1942-06-25 1942-07-03 1942-07-08 1942-07-11 1942-07-15 1942-07-29 1942-08-04 1942-08-08 1942-08-10 1942-08-17 1942-08-26 1942-09-06 1942-09-14 1942-09-26 1942-09-28 1942-10-11 1942-10-13 1942-11-01 1942-11-05 1942-11-06 1942-11-07 1942-11-10 1942-11-14 1942-11-19 1942-11-25 1942-12-01 1942-12-03 1943-01-06 1943-01-08 1943-01-10 1943-01-14 1943-01-24 1943-01-26 1943-02-03 1943-02-04 1943-02-06 1943-02-09 1943-02-23 1943-03-07 1943-03-09 1943-03-12 1943-03-14 1943-03-20 1943-03-22 1943-03-28 1945 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Berkshire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Nottinghamshire England--Oxfordshire England--Staffordshire England--Warwickshire England--Wiltshire Scotland--Fife Atlantic Ocean--Skagerrak Gibraltar Gibraltar France France--Toulon Germany Germany--Kiel Portugal Portugal--Cape Saint Vincent Portugal--Lisbon Spain Spain--Balearic Islands Spain--Cádiz Spain--Cartagena Spain--Tarifa (Cádiz) Spain--Tarragona Poland Poland--Gdańsk Poland--Gdynia Poland--Szczecin Denmark Denmark--Copenhagen Norway Norway--Bergen Norway--Egersund Norway--Kristiansund Norway--Namsos Norway--Narvik Norway--Oslo Norway--Stadlandet Norway--Stavanger Norway--Tromsø Norway--Trondheim North Africa Algeria Algeria--Algiers Algeria--Oran Morocco Morocco--Casablanca Morocco--Rabat Morocco--Tangier Gambia Gambia--Banjul Senegal Senegal--Bambey Senegal--Dakar Senegal--Kaolack Senegal--Saint-Louis Senegal--Tambacounda Sierra Leone Sierra Leone--Freetown 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. Coastal 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 Nick Cornwell-Smith Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Review Oct 2024 187 Squadron 309 Squadron 525 Squadron 540 Squadron aircrew Anson B-24 Battle Blenheim C-47 Flying Training School Hornet Moth Hudson Ju 52 Lancaster Lysander Magister Me 109 Mosquito Oxford Photographic Reconnaissance Unit pilot Prinz Eugen prisoner of war Proctor RAF Ansty RAF Bathurst RAF Benson RAF Coleby Grange RAF Gibraltar RAF Grantham RAF Leuchars RAF Meir RAF Membury RAF Netheravon RAF Old Sarum RAF Renfrew RAF Syerston RAF Upavon RAF Wymeswold Scharnhorst shot down Spitfire Stalag Luft 3 Sunderland Swordfish Tiger Moth Tirpitz training