Sharp, Guy R

Title

Sharp, Guy R

Description

15 items. Collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Guy Sharp. He flew operations as a Wellington pilot on 9 and 70 Squadron. Collection contains an oral history interview with edited transcript, extracts from his flying log book 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.

Date

2022-01-18

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

SBondS-SharpGv1

Collection Items

A conversation with Guy Sharp
Guy starts with some comments on training at RAF Cranfield and RAF Lossiemouth, August 1940, before joining 9 Squadron at RAF Honington in November 1940 as a Wellington co-pilot. He recalls making a mistake on first operation to Mannheim. He was then…

A conversation with Guy Sharp
Starts with short service history, pilot with IX and 70 Squadron and 29 OTU Wellington. Covers training the going to 9 Squadron at Honington in November 1940. Mentions messing up on first operation to Mannheim. make some comment on this tour…

Crashed Wellington
Crashed Wellington with only the rear fuselage in one piece, with other parts some scattered fragments. Submitted with caption 'Wellington wreck, location unknown [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Loading bomb into Wellington
Front quarter view of the front of a Wellington with a 4,000-lb HC being loaded. Submitted with caption 'Wellington II 148 Sqn loading Cookie in Middle East '41 [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Six airmen and Wellington
Six aircrew wearing a variety of flying clothing and uniform standing in line by the rear fuselage of a Wellington aircraft letter 'H'. Submitted with caption 'Sgt Mills & crew 70 Sqn returning from 1st op on Benghazi Apr '41'.

Loading Wellington
View of underneath a Wellington with bomb bay open and pallets of ammunition ready to be loaded. Airman either side of pallets. Submitted with caption 'Loading ammo in 70 Sqn Wellington for dropping to troops '41 [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information…

Incendiaries and bombs in Wellington bomb bay.
View up into bomb bay with doors open. Incendiaries in front and bomb behind. Submitted with caption 'Incendiaries loaded in 70 Sqn Wellington '41 [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Two airmen
Half-length image of two airmen wearing desert uniform standing side by side with huts in the background. Submitted with caption 'Guy Sharp & navigator Ben, 70 Sqn 1941 [Guy Sharp]'.

Bristol Bombay on desert airfield
Side view of a Bombay with letter 'Q' parked on a desert airfield. Submitted with caption 'Bombay Q 216 Sqn El Khanka, Kabrit 1941 for Long Range Desert Group [GuySharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Crashed Blenheim
Sid view of a Blenheim crashed in the desert. Submitted with caption 'Blenheim IV Z7509 45 Sqn Fuka 30 Sep 41 Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor. A Wellington can be seen in the background.

Six airmen in front of a Wellington
Six aircrew wearing a variety of flying clothing standing in line in front of a Wellington. Submitted with caption '70 sqn IC at Kabrit autumn '41, Guy Sharp 2nd left [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Three airmen aboard a toy stuffed donkey
Three airmen all wearing tunics with sergeant rank sitting one behind the other on a stuffed toy donkey on an esplanade. In the background shops with walkway above. Submitted with caption '3 ITW Hastings May '40, Guy Sharp at rear [Guy Sharp]'.…

Five airman in front of a Wellington
Five aircrew standing in line in front of the forward fuselage of a Wellington. Submitted with caption '29 OTU North Luffenham, Guy Sharp far left [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Bomb in bomb bay of Wellington
View looking up into bomb bay with door open and an airmen looking up at bomb. Submitted with caption '2,000 lb bomb in Wellington 70 Sqn [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Guy Sharp’s Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book (Extracts)
Extracts from Guy Sharp’s Pilots Flying Log Book from 16th December 1940 until 31st July 1942. Initial training at 15 Elementary Flying Training School, 14 Service Flying Training School and then 20 Operational Training Unit. Operational postings…
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