Davies, Idwal
Title
Davies, Idwal
Davies, I D W
Description
159 items. The collection concerns Idwal Davies (b. 1923, 1515585 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs, Album, service documents, letters, and decorations. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 620 Squadron.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dafydd Glyn Davies and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dafydd Glyn Davies and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2019-04-18
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Davies, IDW
Collection Items
Four Stirlings in flight
An air to air photograph of four Stirlings in flight. On the reverse '[indecipherable] France Sept 1944'.
Dutch Flying Cross presentation
Three photographs.
#1 is a group of airmen including Idwal and Prince Bernhardt of the Netherlands.
#2 is the same group with a post it stating 'Prince Bernhardt with Dutch Flying Cross'. On the reverse is a Dutch photographer's stamp.
#3 is a…
#1 is a group of airmen including Idwal and Prince Bernhardt of the Netherlands.
#2 is the same group with a post it stating 'Prince Bernhardt with Dutch Flying Cross'. On the reverse is a Dutch photographer's stamp.
#3 is a…
No 9 Initial Training Wing
A large group of trainee airmen arranged in four rows. The image is captioned 'No 9 Initial Training Wing C Flight No 3 Squadron'.
On the reverse many of the men have signed their names, dated May 1942. A post-it states 'Idwal front 3rd from left'.
On the reverse many of the men have signed their names, dated May 1942. A post-it states 'Idwal front 3rd from left'.
Man being carried on shoulders through street
End of war celebrations in Norway. A uniformed man is carried on shoulders through a street followed by a crowd.
Six airmen and a Norwegian reporter
A line of six airmen, one holding a Norwegian flag, and a Norwegian reporter, Laura.
On the reverse 'Honefoss, Norway May 10, 1945. Left to right (facing) Gordon Flt/Engr, me bomb aimer, Jack navigator, Don wireless op, Stan gunner, Laura, Ron…
On the reverse 'Honefoss, Norway May 10, 1945. Left to right (facing) Gordon Flt/Engr, me bomb aimer, Jack navigator, Don wireless op, Stan gunner, Laura, Ron…
Five airmen under the port side of their Stirling
Five airmen in flying kit standing under the port side of their Stirling.
On the reverse the men have filled in their names and addresses.
On the reverse the men have filled in their names and addresses.
British soldiers and Norwegian men
A group of soldiers and Norwegians in uniform. One soldier is holding a Norwegian flag.
Soldier, airmen and woman reporter
A row of seven people, a mixture of soldiers, airmen and a Norwegian reporter, Laura. Two of the men are holding Norwegian flags. On the reverse 'Best greetings from the reporter Laura[indecipherable] Honefoss'.
Stirling flying over Honefoss, Norway
Two images of a Stirling flying over Honefoss. On the second, on the reverse 'QS-K shooting up Honefoss on departure May 11th 1945 F/S RJ Miller RAAF'.
British Army in Norway
A group of British soldiers, one saluting and holding a Norwegian flag.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, 'The [indecipherable] Honefoss, Norway'.
There is a second copy with, on the reverse, 'The [indecipherable] Honefoss, Norway'.
No 73 Course Picton 1943
54 trainee airmen arranged in four rows. Underneath each man is named in the caption.
Trainee Group, Mount Hope
37 trainee airmen arranged in three rows. On the reverse 'Mount Hope 1943' and on a post-it 'Idwal Middle row, 2nd from Rt'.
Extracts from 38 Group and 620 Squadron records at Public Record Office Kew
The extracts cover Operation Doomsday to Norway on May 9/10 1945.
Letter to Intercom Editor from JT Davies
The writer refers to a previous article in Intercom written by Ken Back. He was a glider pilot and served with 620 Squadron at RAF Leicester East
The population pays homage to the "Red Devils"
![The population pays homage to the "Red Devils"](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/2852/50738/MDaviesIDW1515585-190418-19.1.jpg "The population pays homage to the "Red Devils"")
An article about the arrival of Allied soldiers in Honefoss, Norway on 11th May 1945.
Collection Tree
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