Windmill, Stan

Title

Windmill, Stan

Stanley A Windmill

S A Windmill

Description

Eight items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Stanley 'Stan' Windmill DFC (Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, metal brevet badges and a record of service document. He flew operations as a pilot with 158 squadron.

The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Peter Windmill and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.

Date

2016-12-02

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Windmill, SA

Collection Items

Stanley Windmill and crew

Six airmen wearing battledress with brevet and side or peaked caps standing in line. In the background the rear turret of a Halifax. Submitted with caption 'Stanley A Windmill (3rd from right) and crew'.

Six aircrew

Six aircrew wearing Mae West, parachute harnesses and flying boots standing in line in front of a bomber aircraft. Two Halifax in the distance behind them.

Record of service

Covers all postings in service including training in England and the United States and operations on 158 Squadron flying Halifax after which he was a pilot instructor.

S A Windmill’s pilots flying log book. Three

Pilot flying log book for S A Windmill, covering the period from 4 January 1942 to 30 September 1942. Detailing his flying training. He was stationed at RAF Cambridge, USAF Lakeland, USAF Gunter Field and USAF Craig Field. Aircraft flow in were Tiger…