1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2832/50246/SBondS-RichardsonAv10002.1.pdf 16e1ee8026a2a5cd82e888a3157ef3f3 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 Richardson, Alan Description An account of the resource Thirteen items. Collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Alan "Jock" Richardson who flew operations as a Wellington air gunner on 38 Squadron before deploying to Malta with 148 Squadron. He subsequently flew as a wireless operator on Blenheim in the Middle East. He then retrained as a pilot. 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-RichardsonAv1 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 Alan Richardson’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book. One 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 Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SBondS-RichardsonAv10002 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Description An account of the resource Alan Richardson’s Flying Log Book as an air gunner from 11th April 1940 until 31st August 1943. Trained as an air gunner and wireless operator at No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School and No. 9 Air Observers School. Posted to 11 Operational Training Unit and then 38 Squadron for operations as a wireless operator. Posted to Malta in November 1940 with 148 Squadron. June 1941 saw a posting to 70 Operational Training Unit in Egypt and then East Africa. In January 1942 posted to 211 Squadron in Sumatra, Java and then India as air gunner/wireless operator. Posted to 308 Maintenance Unit in May 1942. Served at RAF Penrhos, RAF Jurby, RAF Marham, RAF Luqa, RAF Ismailia, RAF Nakuru, RAF Palembang, RAF Bandoeng, RAF Kalidjati, RAF Allahabad, RAF Bamrauli. Aircraft flown were Wallace, Harrow, Demon, Battle, Wellington, Anson, Blenheim, Oxford, Empire Flying Boat, Bisley, Hudson, Beaufort, Beaufighter, Vengeance. With 38 Squadron he flew 16 night bombing operations. His targets included Hamm, Hamburg, the Ruhr Valley, Borkum, Bernberg, Osnabruck, Schwerte, Barnsfeldt/Barnstoiff, Ostend, Calais, Le Havre, Magdeburg, Gelsenkirchen. His pilots were Sergeant Studd, Sergeant Lewin, Pilot Officer Robinson and Flying Officer Chivers. On the 24th September 1940 his aircraft flew in to a balloon barrage and had to abort the operation, landing at RAF Andover. With 148 Squadron he flew 12 night bombing operations to Naples, Castel Benito, Tripoli, Palermo, Messina, Catania and Syracuse. His pilots were Sergeant Lewin, Sergeant Berry and Pilot Officer Day. For 211 Squadron he flew 4 day operations. These include a reconnaissance to Sumatra, evacuation from Palembang II, and bombing Palembang I. His pilot was Pilot Officer Coughlan. During his bombing operation to Palembang I on 19th February 1942 he shot down an Me 109 fighter. He also flew two reconnaissance operations with 308 Maintenance Unit supporting Army Cooperation with Pilot Officer Rowe as his pilot. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940-07-20 1940-07-21 1940-07-27 1940-07-28 1940-08-08 1940-08-10 1940-08-11 1940-08-12 1940-08-13 1940-08-16 1940-08-17 1940-08-31 1940-09-01 1940-09-03 1940-09-04 1940-09-09 1940-09-10 1940-09-11 1940-09-17 1940-09-18 1940-09-22 1940-09-24 1940-09-30 1940-10-01 1940-10-11 1940-10-12 1940-10-13 1940-10-14 1940-11-01 1940-11-02 1940-12-14 1940-12-20 1940-12-21 1940-12-29 1941-01-01 1941-01-05 1941-01-06 1941-01-08 1941-01-09 1941-01-10 1941-01-15 1941-01-16 1941-01-22 1941-01-27 1942-02-02 1942-02-16 1942-02-19 1942-02-22 1942-08-18 1942-08-21 1943 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man England--Norfolk Wales--Gwynedd Egypt Egypt--Ismailia (Province) Kenya Kenya--Nakuru Indonesia Indonesia--Bandung Indonesia--Palembang India India--Allahabad Malta Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Bernburg Germany--Borkum Germany--Gelsenkirchen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Magdeburg Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Schwerte Belgium Belgium--Ostend France France--Calais France--Le Havre Italy Italy--Catania Italy--Messina Italy--Naples Italy--Palermo Italy--Syracuse Libya Libya--Tripoli Europe--Frisian Islands France--Pas-de-Calais North Africa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 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. 11 OTU 148 Squadron 211 Squadron 38 Squadron 70 OTU air gunner Air Gunnery School Air Observers School aircrew Anson Battle Beaufighter Blenheim bombing Bombing and Gunnery School Harrow Hudson Me 109 Operational Training Unit Oxford RAF Allahabad RAF Bandoeng RAF Ismailia RAF Jurby RAF Luqa RAF Marham RAF Nakuru RAF Palembang RAF Penrhos RAF Yatesbury training Wellington wireless operator