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Tom Payne's Early RAF career
Tom's memoir of his early RAF days. He joined aged 15, after altering his birth certificate, and trained in Canada as a pilot. He talks about his cousin, Vivian Gunning who died in a Blenheim in June 1940.
Gerald McPherson air gunner's flying log book
Air gunner’s flying log book for G M McPherson, covering the period from 29 August 1943 to 9 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed RCAF McDonald, RAF Turweston, RAF Silverstone, RAF Shepherds Grove, RAF…
Obituary: Harold Yeoman
Covers education, playing rugby and RAF career. After training as pilot in England and Canada, posted to 12 Squadron at RAF Binbrook flying Wellington. Mentions some of his 14 night operations before he was medically grounded. Continues with postings…
Loose on the wind
Written in 1994, the document begins with a dedication, a poem and then a series of stories which together form the memoirs of Harold Yeoman, an officer who served in Bomber Command during the war, initially as a pilot on Wellingtons and then as an…
Now it would seem a time
Three verse poem - a time for living, forgetting, and no time to mourn.
I abandon now
Three verses poem about fear, despair and resolution.
Transmutation
Poem about thinking of a loved one at the end of the day.
Thought
Two verse poem about thoughts.
Hauntings
A verse about the feeling of being haunted of an airman by his colleagues, who have passed and the feeling that they may resent him being alive.
If I should ever die
The author expresses his desire to live and his fearlessness of death. Rather than requesting a traditional burial, he asks for his ashes to be scattered on the wild hills he loves, avoiding rituals that would depressed those left behind.
The fens
Poem about loss and remembrance and a quiet stillness.
Chess
Poem about playing chess.
In fever
Three verse poem on love conquering fever.
The fullness of living
Sub titled (a prayer before action). Four verse poem about flying and death close at hand and how beautiful was life.
Silent song
Three verse poem about song lying asleep in him but love would fire it.
Sonnet - to a dead poet
Poem about a friend who died too soon.
Fugue - winter
Poem on winter and the effect it has on the people on the base.
Armourer
Poem about armourer loading bombs but would not be there when they were dropped.
This is our night
Contrasts hopelessness, loneliest and death with the joy of love.
Poem
Reminisces the moment when his frightened heart was awakened by love, comparing that to the first breath of Heaven.
Air raid
Two verse poem about bombing.
For C.R.W
Dedicated to C.R.W, killed March 7 1944 in an aircraft accident. Contrasts the pain of death with the serenity of afterlife.
Dennis Moore Autobiography
Dennis Moore's autobiography, compiled and edited by his son, Terry Moore.
Christopher George McVickers' flying log book
Flying log book for C G McVickers, Wireless operator, covering the period from 6 April 1943 to 16 August 1965. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties with 90, 97, 12, 100, 101, 199, 192, 220, 210, 224 and 205…