Idwal Davies’ Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot
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Idwal Davies’ Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot
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Idwal Davies’ Flying Log Book as a Bomb Aimer from 5th March 1943 until 1st August 1946. Air Bomber and Air Gunner training at 31 Bombing and Gunnery School followed by 33 Air Navigation School. Posted to 2 Advanced Flying Unit in July 1943 and then 81 Operational Training Unit and 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit. Operational posting to 620 Squadron in May 1944 with 2nd Tactical Air Force. Posted to 644 Squadron in July 1946.
Served at RCAF Picton, RCAF Mount Hope, RAF Millom, RAF Sleap, RAF Tilstock, RAF Fairford, RAF Great Dunmow, RAF Qastina.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Bolingbroke, Whitley, Oxford, Stirling, Halifax.
With 620 Squadron operations involved glider towing, paratrooper and supply dropping to support the Special Operations Executive and the Special Air Service. Took part in the Normandy airborne assault, Operation Market Garden, Operation Varsity and Operation Doomsday.
He flew 32 operations (10 day and 22 night) including 2 Operation Exodus. These operations were to France, Netherlands, Brussels, Germany (The Ruhr, Wesel), Norway (Oslo, Eggemoen, Gardermoen).
His pilot on all his operations was Warrant Officer Miller.
Served at RCAF Picton, RCAF Mount Hope, RAF Millom, RAF Sleap, RAF Tilstock, RAF Fairford, RAF Great Dunmow, RAF Qastina.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Bolingbroke, Whitley, Oxford, Stirling, Halifax.
With 620 Squadron operations involved glider towing, paratrooper and supply dropping to support the Special Operations Executive and the Special Air Service. Took part in the Normandy airborne assault, Operation Market Garden, Operation Varsity and Operation Doomsday.
He flew 32 operations (10 day and 22 night) including 2 Operation Exodus. These operations were to France, Netherlands, Brussels, Germany (The Ruhr, Wesel), Norway (Oslo, Eggemoen, Gardermoen).
His pilot on all his operations was Warrant Officer Miller.
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Multi-page printed book with handwritten entries
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Idwal Davies’ Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/50622.
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