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Flying Officer Ling's crew
Picture of seven-man bomber crew. On reverse, names of crew.
Back row left to right:
Flight Sergeant Tom Fletcher, Bomb Aimer; Flying Officer Gordon Ling, Pilot; Sergeant Harry Laws, Navigator
Front row left to right:
Sergeant Len Moss, Flight…
Back row left to right:
Flight Sergeant Tom Fletcher, Bomb Aimer; Flying Officer Gordon Ling, Pilot; Sergeant Harry Laws, Navigator
Front row left to right:
Sergeant Len Moss, Flight…
Eric Keen with wife and baby daughter
An airman wearing tunic with flight engineer brevet standing alongside a woman holding baby. Submitted with caption 'Eric Keen with wife and baby daughter'.
Eric Keen's service record
Personnel management form with basic personal information. Enlisted 5-7-41 released 8-8-46, engine fitter then flight engineer, served on training units and 196 Squadron,
Royal Air Force training school notebook - flight engineer
Notes on: propeller feathering, rated and weak climb data, computer check and limitations, range losses, starting and closing down procedures. Followed by printed notes for pilots and engineers on the correct methods of controlling and handling…
Notebook
Notes on engine layout, fuel consumption for Hercules engines. Goes on with advantages of sleeve valve, inlet and exhaust openings, other parts operations with diagrams, crankshafts, master rod assemblies, reduction gear, oil pump unit with notes.…
Royal Air Force notebook - engineering
Covers indicated and real airspeed calculations. Engines horsepower, electrical systems (with circuit diagrams), fuel charts for Hercules engines, aircraft electronics, supercharging and carburettors, Goes on with aircraft performance, with tables,…
Edwin Jury's wartime log for British prisoners
Gives personal details and at Stalag Luft 6. Note about Dennis Watkins air gunner killed and buried in Berlin war cemetery. Gives addresses of fellow prisoners not all readable names but includes D B W Brewell (air gunner), P Hewdick, D A , H J…
The log book entry
Description from a South African log book covering the period September 1943 to October 1944. The entry refers to an operation in which Lancaster PA984 was lost and provides details of the flight, target and crew. The author explains that, following…
15 Squadron Stirling Crew
Five photographs of airmen in uniform mounted on an album page. The page has the title '15 Sqd Stirling crew 1943. Bourn/Mildenhall/Waterbeach'. Each photograph has a caption identifying the men and their roles.
The photograph top left shows…
The photograph top left shows…
Harry George Samual Garnham
The document gives details of his birth in 1917 and his parents in Suffolk and tells us he was called up for service in 1940.
There then follows a summary of a typical training route to becoming an air gunner and it is presumed Harry followed this…
There then follows a summary of a typical training route to becoming an air gunner and it is presumed Harry followed this…
List of RAF airmen, 44 and 83 Squadrons
A handwritten list of eight airmen who lost their lives when Joseph Bradburn's aircraft crashed.
Ken Hemmings
A half lenth portrait of Ken.
Ken Hemmings
A half length prortrait of Ken.
Ken Hemmings Autobiography
A detailed autobiography of Ken's RAF service.
Ryedale Family History Group biographies
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Biographies of the men of Ryedale who died serving with the RAF. Research carried out by the Ryedale Family History Group.
It contains biographies of the following:
It contains biographies of the following:
Bill Cotton
Head and shoulder portrait of an older Bill Cotton, who served as flight engineer with Stan.
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
The item was sent to IBCC Digital Archive in digital form; no better…
Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.
The item was sent to IBCC Digital Archive in digital form; no better…
Crew of LancasterJA710
Seven airmen under the nose of a Lancaster. Each man is named in a caption underneath.
Extract from 102 Squadron operational log
A summary of Harold Batchelder's operation to Mannheim on 19/20 May 1942. His crew were:
Sergeant J B Robinson - second pilot
Sergeant G Hobsbawn - navigator
Sergeant F L Ringham - wireless operator/air gunner
Flight Sergeant F G Kuebler -…
Sergeant J B Robinson - second pilot
Sergeant G Hobsbawn - navigator
Sergeant F L Ringham - wireless operator/air gunner
Flight Sergeant F G Kuebler -…
429 Squadron battle order for 27 April 1945
Lists fifteen crews for operations plus one spare. Víctor Garland's crew is fifth down and notes aircraft "F - PA274", captain D Williams with 18 trips, navigator W Milne, air bomber M Charlobois, FE V Garland, WOp S Schurman, mu/g G R Morey, r/g M…
Two airmen
Two airmen wearing battledress with brevet sitting outside a wooden hut. On the reverse 'Leeming, Yorks, RCAF crew'.
Five airmen in front of lorry
Five airmen, sergeants and flight sergeants wearing battledress with brevet, in front of a lorry alongside a building. Other vehicle and huts in the background. On the reverse 'clear up in Belgium, 1946. F/E Victor Garland 429 Sqn, 2nd from the…
Seven aircrew
Seven aircrew wearing flying clothes, three kneeling in front and four standing behind underneath their Halifax. On the reverse 'all set to go to Essen, Feb 1945. Crew of P/O Doug Williams centre front, F/E Victors Garland back right, 429 RCAF…
Course photograph
Twenty one airmen sitting and standing in three rows with wooden huts in the background. Captioned 'EA 121 B'. On the reverse 'EA Course 121/B RAF Kirkham 5/12/45, V Garland'. includes 21 signatures'.
Victor Garland
Half length portrait of a sergeant wearing uniform with flight engineer brevet. Captioned 'FE Victor Garland - 3030098, joined RAF moved to RCAF 429 Squadron based at Leeming, served May 1944 till 1946'.