William James Herbert’s flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s
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William James Herbert’s flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s
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Flight Engineer’s flying log book for William Herbert, flight engineer, covering the period from 10 March 1944 to 23 August 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Swinderby (1654 CU), RAF Syerston (5 LFS), RAF Skellingthorpe (50 Squadron) and RAF Wigsley (1654 HCU) as an instructor. Aircraft flown in were Stirling and Lancaster. He flew a tour of 34 operations (11 day and 23 night) with 50 squadron. Targets were Orleans, Poitiers, Aunay-sur-Odon, Châtellerault, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Limoges, Prouville (Pas de Calais), Limoges, Vitry le Francois, Beauvois, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Nevers, Caen, Stuttgart, Cahagnes, Joigny, Siracourt, Bois de Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, Secqueville, Givors, Rüsselsheim, Brest, Bois de L'Isle-Adam, La Pallice, Darmstadt, Konigsberg, Bergueneuse. His pilot on operations was Pilot Officer Oliver.
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LHerbertWJ1819925v1
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “William James Herbert’s flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 9, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/36124.
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