1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2851/50817/LMilsonAE754001v1.1.pdf 0a91d1a9ffd249578872ea2e7b8b731d 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 Millson, Albert Edward Millson, A E Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Millson, AE Description An account of the resource 78 items. The collection concerns Wing Commander Albert Edward Millson DSO DFC and Bar (1921 - 2009, 754001 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, news clippings and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 101 and 102 Squadrons, and in the Far East. After the war he served in Transport Command. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Wendy Eaton and catalogued by Barry Hunter. 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Title A name given to the resource Albert Millson’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LMilsonAE754001v1 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. Description An account of the resource Albert Millson’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th April 1940 until 27th November 1952. Initial pilot training at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, then Nos. 10 and 12 Service Flying Training Schools. Posted to 12 Operational Training Unit in April 1941. Operational posting to 101 Squadron in June. Attended Beam Approach Training course in September/October. May 1942 posted to 21 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 1652 Conversion Unit in August 1943 before operational posting to 102 Squadron. In September 1944 posted to 46 Group Headquarters, Transport Command. In April 1945 posted to Air Command, South East Asia. Served at RAF Desford, RAF Tern Hill, RAF Grantham, RAF Benson, RAF West Raynham, RAF Oakington, RAF Honington, RAF Moreton-in-March, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Pocklington, RAF Broadwell, RAF Ratmalana (Sri Lanka), RAF Swinderby. Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Anson, Wellington Ic, Wellington III, Wellington X, Halifax, Oxford, C-47 Dakota, Proctor, Auster, B-17 Flying Fortress, York, Mosquito, C-54 Skymaster, C-45 Expeditor, Sunderland, Varsity. Undertook 40 operations with 101 Squadron (2 day, 38 night) to targets including Rotterdam, Cologne, Bremen, Brest, Bielefeld, Osnabruck, Kiel, Hamburg, Mannheim, Hamm, Essen, Hannover, Duisburg, Berlin, Turin, Frankfurt, Wilhelmshaven, Munster, Lubeck, Dortmund, Rostock. One operation was the search for the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, and a second was a meteorological operation over the North Sea. Other than himself, his pilots were Squadron Leader Colenso, Sergeant Gaunt and Pilot Officer Todd. Whilst at 21 Operational Training Unit he flew 4 night bombing operations to Cologne, Essen, Dusseldorf and Bremen. At 102 Squadron he flew 21 night bombing and mine laying operations. Targets were Modane, Hanover, Mannheim, Bochum, Kassel, Dusseldorf, Ludwigshafen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Meulan, Trappes, Le Mans, Helgoland, Kiel Bay and Courtrai. During the operation on the night of 3rd November 1943, his aircraft was hit and set on fire. Sergeant Doherty managed to put out the fire and was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal as described in a newspaper clipping in the log book. On the night of 19/20th February 1944 their aircraft managed to shot down a Ju-88. Log book includes various photographs and newspaper clippings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Great Britain. Royal Air Force 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 Air Force. Transport Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Log book and record book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Multi-page printed book with handwritten entries, newspaper clippings and photographs. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending review Review Oct 2024 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1940 1941-06-17 1941-06-18 1941-06-21 1941-06-26 1941-06-27 1941-06-28 1941-06-29 1941-06-30 1941-07-01 1941-07-02 1941-07-05 1941-07-06 1941-07-09 1941-07-10 1941-07-20 1941-07-21 1941-07-24 1941-07-25 1941-07-30 1941-07-31 1941-08-01 1941-08-02 1941-08-05 1941-08-06 1941-08-07 1941-08-08 1941-08-12 1941-08-13 1941-08-14 1941-08-15 1941-08-17 1941-08-18 1941-08-31 1941-09-01 1941-09-07 1941-09-08 1941-09-10 1941-09-11 1941-09-12 1941-09-13 1941-09-20 1941-09-21 1941-10-15 1941-10-16 1941-10-22 1941-10-23 1941-10-24 1941-10-25 1942-01-10 1942-01-11 1942-01-22 1942-01-23 1942-02-12 1942-03-08 1942-03-09 1942-03-13 1942-03-14 1942-03-22 1942-03-25 1942-03-26 1942-03-28 1942-03-29 1942-04-07 1942-04-08 1942-04-09 1942-04-11 1942-04-12 1942-04-14 1942-04-15 1942-04-22 1942-04-23 1942-04-24 1942-05-30 1942-05-31 1942-06-01 1942-06-02 1942-07-31 1942-08-01 1942-09-13 1942-09-14 1943-09-16 1943-09-17 1943-09-22 1943-09-23 1943-09-24 1943-09-29 1943-10-22 1943-10-23 1943-11-03 1943-11-18 1943-11-19 1943-11-22 1943-11-25 1943-11-26 1944-01-06 1944-01-07 1944-01-20 1944-01-21 1944-02-03 1944-02-04 1944-02-11 1944-02-12 1944-02-19 1944-02-20 1944-03-02 1944-03-06 1944-03-07 1944-03-18 1944-03-22 1944-03-26 1945 1946 1952 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Great Britain England--Cambridgeshire England--Gloucestershire England--Leicestershire England--Lincolnshire England--Norfolk England--Oxfordshire England--Shropshire England--Suffolk England--Yorkshire Atlantic Ocean--Kiel Bay Germany Germany--Ruhr (Region) Germany--Berlin Germany--Bielefeld Germany--Bochum Germany--Bremen Germany--Cologne Germany--Dortmund Germany--Duisburg Germany--Düsseldorf Germany--Essen Germany--Frankfurt am Main Germany--Hamburg Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia) Germany--Hannover Germany--Helgoland Germany--Kassel Germany--Kiel Germany--Leipzig Germany--Lübeck Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein Germany--Mannheim Germany--Münster in Westfalen Germany--Osnabrück Germany--Rostock Germany--Wilhelmshaven Netherlands Netherlands--Rotterdam Belgium Belgium--Kortrijk France France--Brest France--Le Mans France--Meulan France--Modane France--Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Italy Italy--Turin Sri Lanka Sri Lanka--Ratmalana Atlantic Ocean--North Sea Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nick Cornwell-Smith 101 Squadron 102 Squadron 12 OTU 1652 HCU 21 OTU aircrew animal Anson B-17 Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944) bombing bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942) bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943) C-47 Distinguished Flying Medal Flying Training School Gneisenau Halifax Halifax Mk 3 Heavy Conversion Unit Ju 88 mine laying Mosquito Operational Training Unit Oxford pilot Proctor RAF Benson RAF Broadwell RAF Desford RAF Grantham RAF Honington RAF Marston Moor RAF Moreton in the Marsh RAF Oakington RAF Pocklington RAF Ratmalana RAF Swinderby RAF Ternhill RAF West Raynham Scharnhorst Sunderland Tiger Moth training Wellington York