The Archive of the bombing war 1939-1945


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Alfred Jack Coman

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A head and shoulders portrait of Alfred Coman in uniform. On the reverse 'to Dad from Alfred'.
A separate note mentions that Alfred took part in the…

Alfred Jack Coman's Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

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Alfred Jack Coman’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 20 August 1943 to 01 August 1946 detailing his operations flown as Wireless Operator.…

Treuchtlingen [entry point]

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Rilly-La-Montagne [entry point]

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Menton [entry point]

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Interview with Peter Greenwood

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Peter Greenwood Greenwood grew up on a dairy farm near Halifax, and joined the ATC before volunteering for the RAF. After training, he worked in a…

Interview with Alastair Price

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Interview about Kenneth George Price. He was the station navigation officer on 35 Squadron at RAF Wyton. He flew 58 operations before he was shot down…

Interview with Peter Sewerin

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Peter Sewerin remembers his father Stanislaw Sewerin. He escaped from Poland and fought in North Africa before transferring to the RAF and training as…

Interview with Richard Leslie Skepper

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Richard Skepper was born in Sevenoaks and volunteered of the RAF. He served as a flight mechanic on 7 Squadron at RAF Oakington.