-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2038/34389/SKingEJ182986v10053.1.jpg
07078226b183e9d2703910cdcb77c234
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2038/34389/SKingEJ182986v10054.1.jpg
80e8e50ada2ac82529842cd3be2a59a3
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2038/34389/SKingEJ182986v10055.1.jpg
141927e3fa9350f20d7f81f8aeacdf83
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2038/34389/SKingEJ182986v10056.1.jpg
1f16fe8a619b61f574363381b92ea7e9
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2038/34389/SKingEJ182986v10058.1.jpg
641ba5f2d542d9f63dd8c78827f9d1fd
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
King, Edward James
E J King
Description
An account of the resource
46 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Edward James King (b. 1920, 1377691, 182986 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs and an album of charts and newspaper cuttings. He flew operations as a navigator with 96 and 15 Squadrons.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Patricia Joan Potter and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
IBCC Digital Archive
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2020-11-22
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
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.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
King, EJ
Transcribed document
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
Transcription
Text transcribed from audio recording or document
[underlined] Le Mans. [/underlined]
[underlined] Marshalling Yards. [/underlined]
[underlined] 19/5/44 [/underlined]
Airborne 2225
[underlined] Landed 0330. [/underlined]
Flak seen from Le Havre on way in, also Le Havre lighthouse.
Target – very concentrated trace. Air Bomber saw sheds and bombed them.
Searchlight tried to get us when crossing the coast coming out but did stall turn through it.
Four small ships seen S.E. of Guernsey in port echelon on course of 120° – probably M.T.B.s or E-boats.
[page break]
[map]
[inserted] LE MANS [/inserted]
[page break]
[map]
LE MANS
Marshalling Yard
[page break]
[photograph]
LE MANS MARSHALLING YARD HEAVILY DAMAGED
Severe damage to all parts of the Yard can be seen after the attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 13/14th March, 1944. Many wagons in the Marshalling Sidings (A) have been destroyed, derailed and damaged by fire. The Transhipment Sheds (B) have received several direct hits and are heavily damaged. The Engine Sheds (C) have a number of bays destroyed and the Repair Shops are heavily damaged by blast.
[photograph]
B
[photograph]
C
43
[page break]
[underlined] R.A.F. Smash Four Key Rail Towns [/underlined]
THOUSANDS OF TONS RAINED ON FRANCE
Paris and Germany To-day
[italics] Officially announced this afternoon that Flying Fortresses attacked airfields at Orby, Villacoublay, and Campaign, near Rheims, to-dark. They had a very strong fighter escort. [/italics]
[italics] "Evening News" [/italics] Air Correspondent
THE night and day air war on Europe is on again with full fury.
Hundreds of R.A.F. heavies in the night struck at four key rail towns in France, bomber fleets swept out again across the Straits to-day – and Achtungs warned Germany of bomber and fighter formations ranging across the Reich.
The R.A.F. night bombers in great strength struck four simultaneous blows at the French invasion railway system – Boulogne, Orleans, Tours and Le Mans – for the loss of seven planes, one of the smallest losses on record.
All the attacks were made by four-engined Lancasters and Halifaxes, and it is reckoned that the bomb-loads totalled thousands of tons, as the bombers would carry maximum weights on their comparatively short journeys.
Paris Hit To-day
After this night attack Paris radio reported that U.S. planes attacked the outskirts of Paris, south-west of the capital, this morning, doing great damage.
Thousands were left homeless by the R.A.F.'s violent night attacks, said the radio.
The R.A.F.s four main targets – marshalling yards, goods depots and railway junctions at Boulogne, Orleans, Tours, and Le Mans – are all vital points on the "spider's web" of railway communications covering Northern France generally
The targets were clearly identified and the bombing was well concentrated, says an R.A.F. communique. Military objectives on the coast of France were also bombed.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Description
An account of the resource
Five items, the first is Edward's description of the operation to the marshalling yards at Le Mans. He describes the anti-aircraft fire, and conditions over the target. Edward's navigation plot, the H2S plot of Le Mans, a press cutting with three photographs of the damage done by Bomber Command in an attack in March, a newspaper cutting describing allied air attacks on rail centres including Le Mans.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Edward King
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1944-05-19
1944-05-20
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
France
Germany
England--Suffolk
France--Le Mans
Great Britain
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Map. Navigation chart and navigation log
Photograph
Text
Map
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
A handwritten note, a navigation log, H2S plot, a press cutting with two photographs, a newspaper cutting
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
SKingEJ182986v10053, SKingEJ182986v10054, SKingEJ182986v10055, SKingEJ182986v10056, SKingEJ182986v10058
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
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
An entity responsible for making the resource available
IBCC Digital Archive
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1944-05-19
1944-05-20
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Peter Bradbury
Title
A name given to the resource
Le Mans, Edward King's 12th operation on his tour
15 Squadron
aerial photograph
aircrew
anti-aircraft fire
bombing
H2S
Lancaster
Lancaster Mk 1
navigator
RAF Mildenhall
reconnaissance photograph