Redding, W

Title

Redding, W

Description

42 items. The collection concerns William Redding (b. 1907, 1852346 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, correspondence, propaganda leaflets, documents, objects, gun sight cine film and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 626 Squadron.

The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert Redding and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.

Date

2019-09-25

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Redding, W

Collection Items

Gun sight cine film from W Redding Ex 5. Shows attacks by Miles Martinet.

W Redding and crew behind a Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing various uniform and flying gear standing and squatting behind the rear turret of a Lancaster.

On the reverse a note 'bottom right'.

W Redding
Half-length image of a man wearing civilian suit seated holding a card with number B6.

Cine film
Gunsight cine film roll.

Squadron photograph
Squadron aircrew sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Lancaster.

Squadron photograph
All squadron personnel sitting and standing in front as well as on top of a Lancaster.

W Redding service information
Gives date and place of aircrew selection board, personal details, seniority in rank, operational aircraft flown (Lancaster), date of last sortie on 626 Squadron and total operational hours (283)

Medical form
Result of medical board for W Redding

RAF repair label
Blank label

Congratulatory letter to W Redding
Letter from H J & A Wright Ltd congratulating him on award of DFM.

Letter from RAF records office
To W Redding covering return of his flying log book and informs him that appropriate campaign stars would be forwarded in due course.

Congratulatory letter to W Redding
Letter from H W Carsberg of H G Carsberg & Son, wholesale surgery and veterinary instrument makers congratulating him on award of DFM.

Telegram for Flight Sergeant Redding
Instructs him to remain on leave and await further instructions.

Purse and buttons
Fake skin purse with two black buttons and a crown brass pin.

Brass button cleaner
A wooden brass button cleaning stick.

Identity disks
Two identity disks for W Redding on a cloth string.

W Redding
Full face portrait of an airman.

W Redding
Full face portrait of an airman.

W Redding
Full face portrait of an airman

W Redding
Side profile portrait of an airman.

W Redding
Full face portrait of an airman.

Envelope
Brown envelope with 'Redding' handwritten

Royal Air Force service and release book
Details of Warrant Officer W Redding. Release authorization, noted service period from 1943-03-04 to 1945-10-26. List service particulars as well as statement of aptitude and qualities.

W Redding gunnery course notebook
Gives detailed technical notes on Frazer Nash, Bristol, and Boulton Paul electrical hydraulic turrets with diagrams. Followed by description and recognition details of Thunderbolt, Mosquito, Me 210, Beaufort, Blenheim, Ventura, Dauntless, He 177,…

Application form for joining the R.A.F association
Blank form with spaces for personal details, officers of association, qualification ands objects of organisation.
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