Alexander Taylor Royal Australian Air Force observer's, air gunner's and w/t operator's flying log book

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Title

Alexander Taylor Royal Australian Air Force observer's, air gunner's and w/t operator's flying log book

Description

Observer’s, air gunner’s and W/T operators flying log book for A Taylor, wireless operator, covering the period from 25 January 1943 to 3 November 1951. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAAF Parkes, RAAF Port Prairie, RAF West Freugh, RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Driffield and RAF Foulsham. Aircraft flown in were Wackett, Battle, Anson, Wellington, Halifax, and C-47 Dakota. He flew a total of 25 operations with 462 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force. Targets were Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Essen, Duisburg, Cologne, Hanau, Heligoland, Mannheim, Kochem, Bonn, Weisbaden, Heilbronn, Krefeld, Lake Constance, Emden, Meppin, Hagen, Bremen, Wesel, Hamburg, Berlin, Magdeburg, Lubeck and Flensburg. His pilots on operations were  Flying Officer Howrigan, Flight Sergeant Sharp, Flying Officer Ely, Flying Officer Boyd, Flight Lieutenant Robertson, Pilot Officer Anderson, Warrant Officer Whattling and Flight Lieutenant McGindle.

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Language

eng

Format

One booklet

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Contributor

Mike Connock

Identifier

SWeirG19660703v010002

Citation

Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Alexander Taylor Royal Australian Air Force observer's, air gunner's and w/t operator's flying log book,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/34434.

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