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David Sanders personal record of operations
Provides details of 22 operations where David Sanders flew as flight engineer. It includes all up weights, bomb loads, fuel loads, snags, numbers of aircraft, defences, remarks and number of aircraft missing on operations.
Fuel consumption tables
Fuel consumption tables for aircraft up to 15,000 pounds, "M" or "S" gear, Merlin 20, 22, 24. Covered with various calculations in pencil
Interview with Herbert Adams
Herbert Adams grew up in New South Wales, Australia and joined the Air Training Corps as soon as it was established. He later joined the Royal Australian Air Force and, after training, he completed a tour of operations as a navigator with 467…
Interview with George Eric Cromarty
George was born in London and lost family members in the Blitz. He went to work in the building trade in the Midlands. At his selection board, he wanted to be a pilot. He was called up and went to Cardington, then RAF Tangmere, where 486 Squadron was…
Refuelling Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar
Shows the front of Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar and inboard engines with bomb doors open. Letter 'S' on the nose, eight full rows of operations symbols, and the quote attributed to Hermann Goering 'No enemy plane will fly over the Reich territory'. One…
Fuel system diagram
Twin-engine aircraft fuel system diagram indicating tanks, non return valves and pilot's on-off cocks.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 30 March 1944
Table with weights for bombs, fuel and all up weight.Includes bomb load types for all aircraft. Sheet is laid on top of crew operation order.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 6 June 1944
Tare, fuel, bomb, and all up weights as well as bomb loads for all squadron aircraft. Three columns reflecting three different bomb and fuel loads.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 5 June 1944
Single column table with Tare, fuel, bomb and all up weights as well as bomb load.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 4 June 1944
Two columns indicating two different bomb loads with tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 2 June 1944
One column for single bomb load for all aircraft. Showing tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 1 June 1944
Single column table with a single bomb load. Shows Tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 30 May 1944
Single column indicating single bomb load for squadron with weights. Annotated '500lb GP - 4[5 crossed out]60lb with carrier'.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 26 May 1944
Two columns indicating two bomb loads. One load was 6 x 1850 VEG (Parachute Mines) the other was 6 x 1500lb VEG'. Includes weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 21 May 1944
Four columns showing Tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights. Five aircaft for gardening and eleven for bombing.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft Amiens
Single column for one bomb load. Shows tare, petrol, bomb and all up weight. Annotated 'Amiens'.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 11 May 1944
Five columns with second and third crossed out indicating three eventual bomb loads. Shows tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 9 May 1944
Three columns indicating one bomb load for eleven aircraft and two bomb loads for a single aircraft each. Shows tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 3 May 1944
Three columns showing three bomb loads with tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 28 April 1944
Three columns indicating three bomb loads. Includes tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 26 April 1944
Two columns showing two bomb loads. Includes tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights. Annotated '31 Secs, 27 Secs'.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 24 April 1944
4 Columns indicating four bomb loads. First two for one aircraft each. Next two B load for eight aircraft and A load for six aircraft. Includes Window weight.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 22 April 1944.
Shows two bomb loads in two columns but with the right hand column crossed out. Shows tare, petrol, bomb and all up weight.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 20 April 1944
Single column showing a single bomb load for squadron.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 18 April 1944
Shows two bomb loads in two columns with first column crossed out. Shows tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.