Bird, JH
Title
Bird, JH
Description
50 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer J H Bird (b. 1921, 184015 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, note books, newsletters and a photograph album. After training in south Africa, he flew operations as a pilot with 104 Squadron. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Lissie Wilkins and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2018-02-15
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Bird, JH
Collection Items
Amendment to Wellington Pilot's Notes
An amendment to be incorporated into the Pilot's Notes for the Wellington.
JH Bird DFC Award
A letter from the King awarding him the DFC.
There is a second copy of the document with his DFC.
There is a second copy of the document with his DFC.
Pilot Officer James Harry Bird
An extract from a document briefly detailing JH Bird's career in the RAF. Also included is a second pilot, Pilot Officer Alexander Fraser.
Fledgling Vol 2 No 19
A magazine published for airmen at the Bulawayo base. It includes, news, jokes, cartoons and adverts.
Fledgling Vol 3 No 2
A magazine produced at the camp for airmen. It has news, jokes, cartoons and adverts.
Italian Aircraft Notes
Notes kept by JH Bird during his training. The notes include photographs of various Italian aircraft but no details.
Collection Tree
- Bird, JH