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Wynn, Ian Archer
I A Wynn
Description
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146 Items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer Ian Archer Wynn (1908 - 1943, 146838 Royal Air Force). After training as ground crew he remustered as a flight engineer and flew operations with 100 Squadron. He was killed 25 May 1943 on an operation from RAF Grimsby to Düsseldorf. Collection consists of a diary, a memorial book, an official report on what was his final operation, photographs of his crew, his family and the squadron as well as official correspondence from Air Ministry and British Red Cross, letters of condolence and a large number of letters from Ian Wynn to his wife Kathleen. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Patrick Anthony Wynn and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on Ian Archer Wynn is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/126116/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-07-13
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Wynn, IA
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[inserted] [underlined] P.S. [/underlined] Many thanks from yours [one word undecipherable] Received IW [/inserted]
Wickenby
Lincoln
3rd March.
My Darling,
Many thanks for your note of a long while ago. What has happened I was looking forward to one on Monday or yesterday. [sic]
Well in the first six nights back here I was on 4 Raids. Nuremburgh [sic]! Cologne! St Nazaire, and BERLIN. All were highly Successful The [sic] Berlin one espesially [sic]. That Rate of operating is far too quick. It is extremely tiring. I have had a return of my catarrh too.
I have really been too busy to get too browned off at being back here but now I have had a moments [sic] respite. The realities has set in & I do feel really miserable & I missed you terribly last night dear.
Up to the present I have not heard any more about my Commission I do wish they would hurry up about it
Niether [sic] of the Boys or Pauline have developed measles have they? I hope not anyway.
Well my love I love you so much & do wish you were nearer but I must close now darling
All my love
Yours always
Ian
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Letter from Ian Wynn to his wife
Description
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He writes about how he is miserable and missing her. He has been on four operations to Nuremberg, Cologne, St Nazaire and Berlin since he returned from leave. Mentions he has not heard about his commission.
Date
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1943-03-03
Format
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One page handwritten letter
Language
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eng
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Text
Text. Correspondence
Identifier
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EWynnIAWynnKXX0303
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Germany
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Berlin
Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay
France
France--Saint-Nazaire
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
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1943-03-03
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Ian Archer Wynn
bombing
military service conditions
RAF Grimsby