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Le Mans target photographs
Photographs of the Renault Aero Engine Works in Le Mans by 105 and 139 Squadron Mosquitoes.
Paderborn target photographs
Aerial photographs of the Paderborn railway workshop attacked by 105 and 139 Squadron Mosquitoes.
Trier
Aerial view of the attack on the Trier Railway workshops by 105 Squadron Mosquitoes.
Namur Engine Sheds
Two pictures of the bombing of the Namur Engine Sheds, Belgium, by 105 Squadron Mosquitoes.
Malines
Attack on the Locomotive Repair Shops in Malines (Mechelen) by 105 Squadron Mosquitoes. The pictures show 'Bofors tracer fire and Mosquito with port engine on fire.'
Thionville
The attack on the Thionville Railway Workshops by 105 Squadron Mosquitoes.
J W Moore’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book
J W Moore’s Flying Log Book from 6th May 1942 until 31st May 1945. Trained as a navigator and also qualified as a bomb aimer and air gunner. Trained at No. 2 Air Gunners School, No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, No. 2 Air Observers School, No. 4…
Tom Lofthouse’s Royal Australian Air Force Observer’s, Air Gunner’s, and W/T Operator’s Flying Log Book
Tom Lofthouse’s Observer’s, Air Gunner’s, and W/T Operator’s Flying Log Book from 16th January 1943 until 3rd May 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner. Trained at No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, 21 Operational Training Unit, 1652 Heavy…
Tom Lofthouse biography
Brief outline biography. Covers origin, training as air gunner, operational tour 466 Squadron, commission, training tour, back to operations 77 Squadron and other activities. Life after war back in Australia.
Service record - Flight Lieutenant Alfred Ellis Prior DFM
List promotions, squadrons and units, orders and decorations. Crew of special duties squadron lost in Halifax from 161 and 138 Squadrons on night of March 14 1943. Commonwealth war graves commission infomation on graves. Information held by RAF…
Armament examination
Armament No 2 Group - multi-engine. Questions on bombing, gun sighting, Lewis gun and Vickers gas operated gun.
Pages from flying log book
Records sorties from 23 November 1943 to 3 May 1944. Operations for complete first tour. Twenty-nine operations with comments on each.
Newspaper cutting - 2000 miles for 9 1/2 min blasting
Account of operation to Koenigsberg by Lancasters.
Extracts from Jack Crawford's diary
Starts with activities on 29/30 August 1944. Some details of first operation (on Koenigsberg [sic]) and daily activities. Mentions being attacked by fighters, seeing several going down in flames and flying over Sweden. Follows with accounts of…
Jack Crawford's diary
Notes on last extract from diary plus information from 'The Lancaster Story' by Peter Jacobs, 'RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second world War' by W R Chorley, 'Bomber Command Diaries - An Operational reference book 1939-1945' by by Martin…
Paul Edward Thompson DFC RAF
Service history including service notes. Joining up, initial and basic training followed flying training as pilot in UK then by training as a navigator in the United States and Canada. Lists his first crew. List 15 operations on 50 Squadron with…
The recollections of a Lancaster (PA197) pilot (Tom Dykins)
Transcripts of note taken from author's visit to Mr Dykins in Southport 24 May 2009. Relates to operation to Dortmund Ems canal on which he was Lancaster pilot who was shot down 3 March 1945). Mr Dykins and 3 other crew survived, His uncle (Paul…
Tom Dykins recollections
Transcription of Tom's notes and some of the stories he told author about his family and service in the RAF. Includes current photograph of Tom.
Tells of being shot down by Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (his 118th victim) and relates some…
Tells of being shot down by Major Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (his 118th victim) and relates some…
Letter from Jim Hadland to his sister
Jim writes to Elsie, his sister. He has been bombing Germany, Leipzig and Berlin.
Reconnaissance photograph - Tirpitz
Fjord with smoke from scattered sources to create smokescreen. On the reverse '1140 Smoke screen over Tirpitz. Abortive attack from Russia by 9 and 617 Squadrons. 15.9.44 Taken from 14,900 ft at 10.55 hrs F/Lt Melrose'
Note about J C Aston's record of service
Handwritten note describing J C Aston's record of service. It states that he was posted to 83 Sqn, RAF Wyton on 3 March 1943. His first operation was to Berlin on 29 March 1943 and his second raid was to Essen. His aircraft was shot down and crew…
Robert Haire’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers
Robert Haire’s Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers from 12th February 1944 until 20th July 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner. Trained at No. 1 Air Gunners School, No. 17 Operational Training Unit,…
Houffalize
Target photograph showing anti-aircraft fire and flare. No ground detail visible. Captioned 'WAD 30/31.12.44//NT 7" 11250 050 0502 Houffalize P, 6ANM59DT+5ANM65(IT)+4GP500DT 21 secs, F/O Forge P 467'.
Wilhelmshaven
Target photograph showing smoke or clouds. No ground detail visible. Captioned 'WAD 5.10.44//8" 16000 210 Wilhelmshaven W 10X1000+4"J" 35 secs F/O Forge W 467'.
Newspaper cutting - 'Flying Backwards - Jock Haire could see where he had been'.
A newspaper article describing Robert Haire's training as an air gunner and operations as a rear gunner on 467 Squadron Lancaster. Operations include Dortmund-Ems canal, Wilhelmshaven, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund, Saarbrucken, Walcheren and…