Ted Thornhill's Lancaster
Title
Ted Thornhill's Lancaster
Description
Three items relating to the loss of Ted's Lancaster.
#1 is a note about the crew - 4 were killed and 3 baled out.
#2 is the reverse of the note explaining that the WAAFs at Edith Weston were very kind to the Forces. Ted sold his logbook and medals to raise money for a hospice in Leicester but wouldn't part with his 'Caterpillar'.
#3 is Ted's Lancaster and six of the crew. It is annotated with the crew's names and the date of its loss on 2/3 December 1943.
#1 is a note about the crew - 4 were killed and 3 baled out.
#2 is the reverse of the note explaining that the WAAFs at Edith Weston were very kind to the Forces. Ted sold his logbook and medals to raise money for a hospice in Leicester but wouldn't part with his 'Caterpillar'.
#3 is Ted's Lancaster and six of the crew. It is annotated with the crew's names and the date of its loss on 2/3 December 1943.
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Language
Format
One b/w photograph and one double sided handwritten sheet
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Contributor
Identifier
PThornhillEB17020001, PThornhillEB17020002, PThornhillEB17020003
Transcription
0000627
[ROYAL MAIL STAMP]
The Photo is The Crew,
4 were killed, & 3 Baled out, 2 of the Lads ANDY & Mickey were only [underlined] 19. [/underlined]
[page break]
The Waaf Site, was at Edith Weston and the Ladies of that village was very kind to the Forces.
My husband sold his Log-Book and Medals, and gave the money to Lecc. “L-OROS” said it would do more good than them hidden away in a drawer, But he will not part with his “Caterpillar”
[page break]
[photograph]
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STAKER, MIKEY 19yrs JACK BOWER CANADIAN [symbol] . . . . [symbol] TED THORNHILL [symbol] 2nd Pilot REAR GUNNER 1ST PILOT NAVIGATOR BOMB NAVIGATOR WIRELESS OPERATOR AIR GUNNER
2nd – 3rd December 1943 LANCASTER BOMBER ON ITS 3RD BERLIN MISSION
THIS PLANE NEVER RETURNED 4 KILLED 3 SAVED (TIIKKED [sic])
[ROYAL MAIL STAMP]
The Photo is The Crew,
4 were killed, & 3 Baled out, 2 of the Lads ANDY & Mickey were only [underlined] 19. [/underlined]
[page break]
The Waaf Site, was at Edith Weston and the Ladies of that village was very kind to the Forces.
My husband sold his Log-Book and Medals, and gave the money to Lecc. “L-OROS” said it would do more good than them hidden away in a drawer, But he will not part with his “Caterpillar”
[page break]
[photograph]
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STAKER, MIKEY 19yrs JACK BOWER CANADIAN [symbol] . . . . [symbol] TED THORNHILL [symbol] 2nd Pilot REAR GUNNER 1ST PILOT NAVIGATOR BOMB NAVIGATOR WIRELESS OPERATOR AIR GUNNER
2nd – 3rd December 1943 LANCASTER BOMBER ON ITS 3RD BERLIN MISSION
THIS PLANE NEVER RETURNED 4 KILLED 3 SAVED (TIIKKED [sic])
Collection
Citation
“Ted Thornhill's Lancaster,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 8, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39158.
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