Mace, Harold Arthur
Title
Mace, Harold Arthur
Description
140 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Harold Arthur Mace (b. 1920, 1295485, 130056 Royal Air Force) and contains an audio recording, his log book, diaries, correspondence, documents, objects, drawings, an interview, and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 78 Squadron and became a prisoner of war.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Phillipa Exley and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Phillipa Exley and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2019-03-14
Format
01:01:52 audio recording
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Mace, HA
Collection Items
Interview with Arthur Mace
Recalls his being shot down, being taken as a prisoner of war, and conditions at a prisoner of war camp.
Map of the principal camps for British and Dominion prisoners of war in Europe
Prisoner of war camps with a list of their geographical location.
Arthur Mace's diary 8th January 1942 to 15th March 1944
A diary kept during Arthur's RAF service.
There is a second diary for 1943 only and its contents are identical to the first diary.
A third diary covers 1944.
There is a second diary for 1943 only and its contents are identical to the first diary.
A third diary covers 1944.
Air Gunners
A poem by Harry Whittaker lamenting that air gunners and WOP/AGs will no longer be needed.
Extract from "The Lost Command" by Alistair Revie
![Extract from "The Lost Command" by Alistair Revie](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/2747/49582/SMaceHA1295485v30031.1.jpg "Extract from "The Lost Command" by Alistair Revie")
A comment about the high loss rate suffered by Bomber Command.
Extract from letter to Lord Londonderry from Group Captain Charles Pickard
He wrote that the wireless operator and air gunner face greater risks than anyone and are the least rewarded.
Air Defence Cadet Corps - Voluntary training for deferred recruits
An offer of training in RAF procedures, unpaid.
Note for air crew
A brief note advising candidates what may happen if they volunteer for other duties.
Instructions for RAF enlistment
Air Ministry Form 935 with instructions to be followed for enlistment.
Arthur Mace's Leave pass
RAF Form 1690, a leave pass valid for 28 days, issued on his return from being a prisoner of war.
The First Crew
The individuals who made up Arthur Mace's crewmates. A description of the operations they undertook.
78 Squadron history
A history of the squadron with a list of the airfields used and a comprehensive list of their Halifaxes and their fates.
A second copy is a typed version of this.
A second copy is a typed version of this.
78 Squadron - a brief history
A brief history of the squadron with the number of sorties flown, bombs dropped and squadron losses. On the reverse 'Beaujolais'.
A Bomber Crew's story
A breakdown of becoming part of a bomber crew and what happened on an operation.
Greater Love
A poem by Arthur Mace. A rewritten version of 'The Choice' describing a bombing operation.
Collection Tree
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