Coles, Aubrey Tom
Title
Coles, Aubrey Tom
Coles, A T
Coles, A T (Bond, S collection)
Description
Nine Items. Concerns Flying Officer Aubrey "Tommy" Coles DFC who flew operations as a pilot on Halifax with 158 Squadron. Collection consists of his log book, a memoir, two oral history interviews, documents and photographs.
The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive.
The collection was licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dr Steve Bond and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. This collection was provided, in digital form, by a third-party organisation which used technical specifications and operational protocols that may differ from those used by the IBCC Digital Archive.
Date
2022-01-18
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
SBondS-ColesAv1
Collection Items
Aubrey "Tommy" Coles
Half-length image of a flight sergeant pilot wearing battledress and side cap. Image cropped from a larger one with other airmen.
Aubrey "Tommy" Coles
Contemporary head and shoulder portrait of Aubrey "Tommy" Coles wearing checked shirt.
Air and ground crew
Thirteen airmen with seven aircrew standing behind and six ground crew in front with dog in the centre. In the background a Halifax.
Conversations with Aubrey "Tommy" Coles
Includes b/w photograph of Coles as a flight sergeant and colour contemporary head ands shoulder portrait. Briefly outline service and list his 158 Squadron crew. Flew 37 operations.
Interview with Aubrey Coles. Two
Aubrey speaks briefly about his brother Victor who served on 139 Squadron flying special operation B-24 in India.
Interview with Aubrey Coles. One
The interviewer mentions a friend who was on 158 Squadron and Aubrey mentions that brother was a wireless operator, special operations, out in India. He talks about early ops to Lens and then to Stuttgart. He continues with anecdotes of other notable…
Interviews with Aubrey Coles
Transcription of interviews. Interviewer mentions a friend who was on 158 Squadron. Coles mentions that brother was a wireless operator, special operations, out in India. Talks about early ops to Lens and then to Stuttgart. Goes on with anecdotes of…
Flying Officer Aubrey "Tommy" Coles DFC
The document lists training and operational postings and dates, starting with training as pilot in Canada and goes onto training back in United Kingdom. It describes his first operation to Frankfurt with 640 Squadron before going to 158 Squadron at…
Aubrey Coles’ Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Aubrey Coles’ Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 28th September 1942 until 19th December 1945. Initial training at No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School followed by No. 38 Service Flying training School, No. 14(Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, 20…
Collection Tree
- Coles, Tom
- Coles, Aubrey Tom