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Honey, Fred
F W G Honey
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-04-27
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Honey, FWG
Description
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15 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Fred Honey (915946 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, decorations and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 104 and 101 Squadrons.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Christopher Honey and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Note-Book
[Drawing]
Amenophis IV
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[Map]
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F. Honey. F. Honey.
F. Honey. Esq.
Ops Heraklion.
F. Honey.
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[underlined] NOVEMBER. 1941 [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 2. 11. 41. (b) 1815 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt. Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Castel Benito A'drome (south of Trip): direct hits on buildings: machine-gunned a/c in dispersal (S.M. 85's & JU 52's): 2 CR. 42's seen by T.G.: circled dinghy 3 hours on return - launch summoned by W/T: crew not picked up (h) 7.00
(a) 7. 11. 41. (b) 2350 (c) 'E' (d) Sgt. Benitz (e) Front Gunner (f) Ops. Brindisi Rly. Station & A/C Works: One S light & some heavy flak: fires started (h) 5.10
(a) 9. 11. 41. (b) 2100 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt. Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Messina. (s/e Brindisi, but diverted - weather u/s): 6 hang-ups brought back - faulty wiring. (h) 4.50
(a) 11. 11. 41. (b) 2335 (c) 'Z' (d) Sgt. Benitz (e) Front Gunner (f) Ops. Naples: 1 x 4000lb.: little flak: direct hit on factory. (h) 5.20
(a) 17. 11. 41 (b) 2000 (c) H (d) Sgt. Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Naples: some heavy flak. (h) 6.10
(a) 19. 11. 41 (b) 1900 (c) Z (d) P/O Benitz (e) Front Gunner (f) Ops. Naples Rly Station: 1 x 4000 lb. (h) 5.10
(a) 22. 11. 41. (b) 0220 (c) H (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Convoy (D.N.C.O): to be carried out with ASV A/C : flares dropped and one ship seen : convoy scattered as result of earlier attack. (h) 5.00
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[underlined] NOV. 1941 CONT'D [/underlined]
(a) DATE A/I (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 25. 11. 41. (b) 0005 (c) 'X' (d) P/O Benitz (e) Front Gunner (f) Ops. Benghasi [sic] dock area : heavy flak : caught 8 min. in s'lights : electrical storm both ways. (h) 5.25
[boxed] SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER, 1941. DAY NIL. UNIT 104 SQDN. NIGHT 44.05 DATE 30. 11. 41. TOTAL 44.05 SIGNED F.W.G. Honey (Sgt) [/boxed]
[underlined] WDWKnight F/L FOR S/L [/underlined]
O.C.'B' FLT.
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[underlined] DECEMBER, 1941 [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 7. 12. 41 (b) 1840 (c) 'H' (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Castel Benito A'drome : much light and some heavy flak : fired on from Tripoli. (h) 4.10
(a) 11. 12. 41. (b) 0130 (c) 'H' (d) P/O Benitz (e) Front Gunner (f) Ops. Benghasi [sic] harbour : some flak and s'lights (h) 5.30
(a) 14. 12. 41 (b) 1710 (c) 'H' (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Benghasi [sic] harbour : 14 s'lights: little flak: 7/10 cloud : cockpit hit. (h) 6.00
(a) 18. 12. 41. (b) 2125 (c) 'E' (d) P/O Benitz (e) Front Gunner (f) Ops. Mine Laying in Tripoli harbour : 100' : much light flak : opened fire on ground defences : s'light put out by T.G., destroyer seen in bay := T.G. returned fire of intruder over base: 3 bullets in main spar (ours) : hydraulics u/s : orbited Gozo 3 hrs on account of raid : landed 1/2 width runway (bomb damage & burning a/c) (h) 6.10
(a) 23. 12. 41. (b) 1750 (c) T (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Misurata : Aircrew billets : no opposition or s'lights : some a/c seen : direct hits on buildings. (h) 4.15
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[underlined] DEC. 1941 CONT'D [/underlined]
(a) 28. 12. 41. (b) 2305 (c) 'O' (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Tripoli : 1 x 4000 lb. : hit on edge of mole : skeleton crew. (h) 3.45
[boxed] SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER. 1941 DAY NIL UNIT 104 SQDN. NIGHT 29.50 DATE 31. 12. 41. TOTAL 29.50 SIGNED F.W.G. Honey (Sgt) [/boxed]
[underlined] WDWKnight F/L FOR S/L [/underlined]
O.C.'B' FLT.
[boxed] FLYING TIMES DAY 1.05. MALTA ATTACHMENT NIGHT 104.25 [/boxed]
[underlined] Philip[indecipherable]Beare [/underlined] W/CMDR.
O.C. 104 SQDN.
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[underlined] JANUARY. 1942 [/underlined] [underlined] 104 SQDN. KABRIT, EGYPT. [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 29. 1. 42 (b) 1000 (c) Q (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) Local Flying (g) 2.00
(a) 31. 1. 42 (b) 1930 (c) J (d) F/Lt.Brown (e) W/Op. (f) Local Flying - C & B. (h) 1.00
(a) 31. 1. 42 (b) 2030 (c) J (d) P/O Cockroft (e) W/Op. (f) Local C & B. (h) 1.00
[boxed] SUMMARY FOR JANUARY, 1942 DAY 2.00 UNIT 104 SQDN. NIGHT 2.00 DATE 31. 1. 42. TOTAL 4.00 SIGNED F.W.G. Honey (Sgt.) [/boxed]
[underlined] WDWKnight F/L FOR S/L [/underlined]
O.C.'B' FLT.
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[underlined] FEBRUARY, 1942 [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 11. 2. 42. (b) 1100 (c) 'J' (d) Sgt Bennett (e) Passenger (f) Base - El Fayum (16 in a/c) (g) .45
(a) 11. 2. 42. (b) 1500 (c) 'B' (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) El Fayum - Base (g) .45
(a) 22. 2. 42. (b) 1445 (c) 'R' (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Base - LG 09. (g) 1.50
(a) 22. 2. 42. (b) 2145 (c) 'R' (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Convoy (D.N.C.O.) , more than 100 ships : cooperation by D/F with ASV A/C broke down (time mix up) : Torpedo Wellingtons taking part : Search abandoned - vis. bad and fuel short - 1 overload tank - Benghasi [sic] bombed - very little flak or lights - first squadron trip from M.E. (h) 7.25
(a) 23. 2. 42 (b) 0645 (c) R (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) LG 09 - Base (g) 1.40
[boxed] SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY, 1942. DAY 5.00 UNIT 104 SQDN. NIGHT 7.25 DATE 28. 2. 42. TOTAL 12.25 SIGNED F.W.G Honey (Sgt.) [/boxed]
[underlined] WDWKnight F/L FOR. S/LDR [/underlined]
O.C.'B' FLT.
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[underlined] MARCH, 1942 [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 1. 3. 42 (b) 1350 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op. (f) Base - LG 09 (Ops. Cancelled) (g) 1.40
(a) 2. 3. 42 (b) 0801 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op (f) LG 09 - LG 106 Recco - ALG's (g) .15
(a) 2. 3. 42 (b) 0852 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op. (f) LG 106 - LG 09 Recco - ALG's (g) .17
(a) 2. 3. 42. (b) 0918 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op. (f) LG 09 - Base (g) 1.45
(a) 5. 3. 42. (b) 1352 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op. (f) Base - LG 09 (g) 2.10
(a) 6. 3. 42 (b) 0021 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op (f) Ops. Bengasi [sic] : 7 x 500 lb : defences quite active - becoming more accurate. no ships seen - camera fitted but no photo taken - no fusing reel for flash bomb. (h) 7.19
(a) 6. 3. 42. (b) 0916 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op. (f) LG 09 - LG106. (g) .19
(a) 6. 3. 42 (b) 1043 (c) 'R' (d) F/Lt Brown (e) W/Op. (f) LG 106 - Base (g) 1.21
(a) 9. 3. 42 (b) 1630 (c) T (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) Base - LG 106 (g) 1.45
(a) 9. 3. 42 (b) 2056 (c) T (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) Ops. Convoy (D.N.C.O.) - north west of Bengasi [sic] - cooperation with ASV A/C. callsigns confusion - not picked up : bombs brought back. (One over-load) (h) 9.15
(a) 10. 3. 42 (b) 0721 (c) T (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) LG 106 - Base (g) 1.35
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[underlined] MAR. 1942 CONT'D [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 29. 3. 42. (b) 1504 (c) Y (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) Base - LG 106 (g) 1.35
(a) 30. 3. 42 (b) 2209 (c) Y (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op. (f) Ops. Bengasi [sic] : flak & s'lights accurate - unpleasantly so -: no fresh ships seen (Operation postponed one day) (h) 7.35
(a) 31. 3. 42. (b) 0703 (c) Y (d) P/O Benitz (e) W/Op (f) LG 106 - Base (g) 1.35
[boxed] SUMMARY FOR MARCH, 1942 DAY 14.17 UNIT 104 SQDN. NIGHT 24.09 DATE 31. 3. 42. TOTAL 38.26 SIGNED F.W.G Honey (Sgt.) [/boxed]
[underlined] WDWKnight F/L FOR S/Ldr [/underlined]
O.C.'B' FLT.
[underlined] [indecipherable] Young S/L for W/CMDR. [/underlined]
O.C. 104 SQDN.
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[underlined] APRIL, 1942 [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
(a) 11. 4. 42. (b) 1118 (c) 'R' (d) P/O Benitz D.F.C. (e) W/Op (f) Air Test (g) 0.30
(a) 11. 4. 42 (b) 1829 (c) 'R' (d) P/O Benitz D.F.C. (e) W/Op (f) Ops. Heraklion A'drome (Crete) : ground haze over target - 5 flare failures out of 6 - unable to identify runways : Secondary attacked (Kassel Pechadi A drome) - some small fires left : stick across intersection of runways: photo taken. accurate HF/DF fix from Kabrit, Qatafiya & Larnica [sic] (Cyprus) : Landed LG 106 (on instructions) (h) 7.25
(a) 12. 2. 42. (b) 0725 (c) 'R' (d) P/O Benitz D.F.C. (e) W/Op (f) LG 106 - Base (g) 1.35
[boxed] SUMMARY FOR APRIL, 1942. DAY 2.05 UNIT 104 SQDN. NIGHT 7.25 DATE 16. 4. 42. TOTAL 9.30 SIGNED F.W.G Honey (Sgt.) [/boxed]
[underlined] WDWKnight F/L FOR S/LDR [/underlined]
O.C.'B' FLT.
[boxed] TOTAL FLYING TIMES..... DAY 24.59 104 SQDN ATTACHMENT..... NIGHT 145.24[/boxed]
[underlined] [indecipherable] Young S/L for W/CMDR. [/underlined]
O.C. 104 SQDN.
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(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY (f) REMARKS (g) TIME DAY (h) TIME NIGHT
CAIRO - LAGOS BY
PAN - AMERICAN AIRWAYS
(a) 19. 5. 42. (b) 0915 (c) N 120103 (D. C. 3) (d) Capt Stoeger (e) Passenger (f) Almaza - Wadi Saidna (nr Khartoum) (land Wadi Haifa) (g) 6.30
(a) 20. 5. 42 (b) 0640 (c) N 120103 (D. C. 3) (d) Capt Stoeger (e) Passenger (f) Wadi Saidna - El Fasher (g) 3.40
(a) 20. 5. 42. (b) 1105 (c) N 120103 (D. C. 3) (d) Capt Stoeger (e) Passenger (f) El Fasher - Maiduguri (g) 3.30
(a) 20. 5. 42. (b) 1500 (c) N 120103 (D. C. 3) (d) Capt Stoeger (e) Passenger (f) Maiduguri - Kano (g) 2.30
(a) 21. 5. 42. (b) 0820 (c) N 120103 (D. C. 3) (d) Capt Stoeger (e) Passenger (f) Kano - Lagos (g) 3.00
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[underlined] OCTOBER, 1941. [/underlined]
(a) DATE (b) A/B (c) A/C (d) CAPTAIN (e) DUTY
[deleted] (a) 14. 10. 41 (b) 1510 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) W/Op.
(a) 15. 10. 41 (b) 2115 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) W/Op
(a) 19. 10. 41 (b) 2340 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) Front Gunner
(a) 21. 10. 41 (b) 2115 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) W/Op
(a) 21. 10. 41 (b) 2115 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) W/Op. [/deleted]
(a) 25. 10. 41 (b) 0135 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) Front Gunner
(a) 29. 10. 41 (b) 2040 (c) 'H' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) W/Op.
(a) 31. 10. 41 (b) 1940 (c) 'L' (d) Sgt Benitz (e) Front Gunner
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OTHER END OF BOOK
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[underlined] OCTOBER, 1941. [/underlined]
1410
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Title
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Fred Honey's log book
Description
An account of the resource
A note book used by Fred as a log book.
His pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Benitz DFC and Flight Lieutenant Brown.
Identifier
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MHoneyFWG915946-150421-01
Rights
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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.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Temporal Coverage
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1941
1942
1941-11-02
1941-11-03
1941-11-07
1941-11-08
1941-11-09
1941-11-10
1941-11-11
1941-11-12
1941-11-17
1941-11-18
1941-11-19
1941-11-20
1941-11-22
1941-11-25
1941-12-07
1941-12-11
1941-12-14
1941-12-18
1941-12-19
1941-12-23
1941-12-28
1941-12-29
1942-02-22
1942-02-23
1942-03-06
1942-03-09
1942-03-10
1942-03-30
1942-03-31
1942-04-11
1942-04-12
Spatial Coverage
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Italy
Libya
North Africa
Italy--Brindisi
Italy--Naples
Libya--Banghāzī
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Text. Diary
Format
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One booklet
Conforms To
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Pending text-based transcription. Under review
Contributor
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Babs Nichols
104 Squadron
aircrew
bombing
wireless operator / air gunner