Daymont, William Henry
Title
Daymont, William Henry
W H Daymont
Description
Seventeen items.
The collection concerns William Henry Daymont (b. 1920, 1111945 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, correspondence, his caterpillar club pin and photographs.
He flew operations as a flight engineer with 100 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Pauline Daymont and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
The collection concerns William Henry Daymont (b. 1920, 1111945 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, correspondence, his caterpillar club pin and photographs.
He flew operations as a flight engineer with 100 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Pauline Daymont and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
2018-10-16
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Daymont, WH
Collection Items
Airman standing by rear turret
An airman wearing parachute harness and flying boots standing by the rear turret of an aircraft. Part of another aircraft visible in the background.
William Daymont
Full length image of an airman wearing battledress with sergeant rank, Mae West and fling boots standing outside a building. On the reverse 'Sgt William Daymont'.
Airman outside Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West, Flying boots and peaked cap standing with hand in pocket outside a Nissen hut. On the reverse 'A R Butler, 17 Park Place, St Catharines, Ontario'.
Airman outside Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West, flying boots and side cap standing outside a Nissen hut. On the reverse 'Len Cox, 209 Howland Road, Toronto, Canada'.
Airman outside Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West and flying boots standing outside a Nissen hut, On the reverse 'E Locke, Ste 6 Worchester Apts, Lilac Street, Winnipeg'.
Airman outside a Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing Mae West standing outside a Nissen hut, On the reverse 'F/S R[..], 458 Queens Ave, London, Ontario'.
Unknown portrait
Head and shoulders portrait of a man wearing army uniform and peaked cap. Image is enlargement cropped out from a group photograph.
Airman outside Nissen hut
Full length image of an airman wearing battledress, Mae West, flying boots and peaked cap standing holding a cigarette in front of a Nissen hut. On the reverse 'Ray Pryde, Box 150, Exeter, Ont, 115 Boulter Close, Toronto, Canada'.
W Daymont service and release book
Includes some personal details, release authorization, certificate of service and release, leaving certificate and other information.
William Daymont notebook on York, Lancaster, Halifax and Liberator
Covers loading of aircraft, best position for centre of gravity for Avro York aircraft, servicing for transport command aircraft (York), and list of air publications for York. Followed by notes for Lancaster, weights, speeds, endurance, radio ranges.…
William Daymont's flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber, air gunner’s, flight engineers for W. Daymont, flight engineer, covering the period from 11 August 1944 to 24 August 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF St…
Letter from F/O P R Butler to the Irvin parachute company
Requests caterpillar badges for himself and his crew after they baled out on night of 24 December 1944.
Squadron photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Halifax with a hangar in the background. Attached note 'William Daymont, 2nd back row, no 18 from right'.
Collection Tree
- Daymont, William Henry