Evans, Donald

Title

Evans, Donald

Description

31 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Donald Evans (b. 1925, 1593692 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 106 and 83 Squadrons.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Michael Evans and catalogued by Barry Hunter,

Date

2021-11-15

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.

Identifier

Evans, D-2

Collection Items

Donald Evans RAF navigator’s, air bomber’s, air gunner’s and flight engineer’s flying log book
D Evans’s Flight Engineer’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 19 June 1944 to 26 June 1947, detailing his flying training and operations flown as Flight Engineer. He was stationed at RAF St Athan (4 SoTT), RAF Winthorpe (1661 HCU), RAF…

Shrapnel
A rectangular piece of shrapnel. Information supplied with the collection states 'Shrapnel March 14, 1945 Shrapnel piece from March 14, 1945, raid on Lutzkendorf nr. Leipzig. It hit an oxygen line in the cockpit.'

This item was sent to the IBCC…

Eleven Airmen and 83 Squadron Crest
11 airmen loosely grouped around a large 83 squadron crest. Don is in the middle holding the crest.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Three Airmen
Three men standing under the starboard inner engine of a Lincoln. Two men are in flying kit and the third is in khaki overalls.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Don Evans and Roy Montague
Two airmen in a hangar. On the left is Don Evans on the right is air gunner, Roy Montague.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Squadron Photograph
Five rows of airmen and ground crew arranged in front of a Lancaster. Don Evans is circled.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Lincoln in Flight
Lincoln OL-A in flight over the limestone quarry at Gainsthorpe, to the north of Kirton in Lindsey. Information supplied with the collection states 'Donald Evans Piloting a Lincoln of 83rd taken from IBCC'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital…

Three Airmen
A colourised photograph of three airmen, dressed in khaki. Two are holding coconuts.
Information supplied with the collection states 'Donald Evans on Right, Andy Anderson Middle, other crew member'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive…

Don Evans' decorations and badges
Six medals warded to Don and a collection of badges. Air Crew Europe Star, 1939-1945 Star, Unofficial Bomber Command medal, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-1945.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in…

Don Evans
Don is sitting in the cockpit of a Lincoln.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Sir Archibald Sinclair
The Secretary of State for Air speaking to aircrew. Circled are Don Evans and Andy Anderson.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Don Evans - Trainee
A head and shoulders portrait of Don as a trainee.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Lancasters Pound Kaiserslautern
A newspaper cutting about an operation at the railway yards.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes - Stirling
A book of notes on the Stirling aircraft.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

Don Evans' Medal Notice
A notice of the three medals awarded to Don.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes - Lincoln
A book of notes used by flight engineers and pilots.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

Don Evans' Letter Considering his Acceptance into RAF and a Fitness Card
Two documents regarding Don's entry into the RAF.
#1 is a letter which explains that the Air Ministry is deciding on whether he can join the RAF due to his civilian occupation.
#2 is RAF Form 1835A recording his physical fitness.

This item was…

Don Evans' Leave Passes
Six leave passes issued to Don.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes - Lancaster
A set of notes used for maintaining Lancasters.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

Flight Engineer's Notes for Lancaster Aircraft
A book used by flight engineers.

This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

De Havilland Hydromatic Propellers - Notes for Pilots and Ground Staff
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

The Aero Engineer's Manual Cover
This item is available only at the International Bomber Command Centre / University of Lincoln.

Christmas Card
A card signed by Monty. It has a 83 Squadron crest with 'Strike to Defend'.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Award of Path Finder Badge to Don Evans
A letter awarding the Path Finder badge to Don.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

Don Evans' Medical Results
RAF Form 58 with Don's medical results.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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