Bell, John Robert

Title

Bell, John Robert
J R Bell
John Robert Bell
Jack Bell
John R Bell

Description

One oral history with John Robert "Jack" Bell. He was a Royal Australian Air Force wireless operator/air gunner and flew with 216 Squadron, RAF Transport Command from Heliopolis, near Cairo. Jack Bell was shot down and became a prisoner of war in Italy and Germany.

The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.

Date

2016-01-30

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

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Identifier

Bell, JR-AUS

Collection Items

Jack Bell joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a wireless operator/air gunner and joined 216 Squadron, at Heliopolis, near Cairo. He flew in Valentia and Bombay aircraft in a transport role. On an operation over Libya, his aircraft was shot down…
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