Wensley, Richard

Title

Wensley, Richard

Description

14 items. Collection concerns Warrant Officer Richard Wensley who flew operations as a Stirling flight engineer on 90 Squadron. His aircraft was shot down on an SOE operation in March 1944 after which he evaded until liberated by allied ground forces. Collection contains a memoir, photographs, documents and his flying log book.

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-WensleyRv1

Collection Items

Sergeant Richard Wensley
Starts by stating that one of the most hazardous operations flown by bomber command were lone aircraft flying supplies to support resistance forces in occupied Europe. He recounts Richard Wensley's early life, joining ATC, training as a flight…

Richard Wensley’s Royal Air Force Flight Engineers Flying Log Book
Richard Wensley’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from 27th June 1943 until 28th September 1946. Posted to 1657 Conversion Unit and then 214 Squadron for operations. In November 1943 posted back to 1657 Conversion Unit.…

Birthday card
Hand drawn French birthday card with RAF roundel. Submitted with caption '21st birthday card 15 Jun 44'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Madame Miannay and her daughter
Head and shoulders portrait of a woman and girl. Submitted with caption 'Madame Miannay and her daughter'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Farm labourers
Two men and an woman standing in front of a horse. Submitted with caption 'unknown farm labourers Flixecourt'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor

Stirling
Rear quarter view of a Stirling with squadron letters 'XY-T' parked on airfield. Submitted with caption 'Stirling III EH906 XY-T C Flt 90 sqn Wratting Common'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Richard Wensley
Head and shoulders portrait of Richard Wensley wearing open neck shirt sitting at a table with glasses and mug. Submitted with caption 'Wensley, Richard c.2006'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Forged identity card
French identity card made out for Emile Dufour with photograph of Richard Wensley and stamps. Submitted with caption 'Richard Wensley's forged identity card as Emile Dufour'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Eight evaders
Eight men wearing suits and tie, standing in line in a road in front of a brick building. Man in centre is holding flowers. Submitted with caption 'Flixecourt's hidden airmen including Richard and Norman after liberation Flt Lt Jeka holding flowers'.…

Two airmen and French family
Two airmen in shirtsleeves standing with a woman and a boy in front of a tree. Submitted with caption 'Madame Miannay who hid Richard and Norman for a time, with her son'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Richard Wensley and Norman Cartwright
Half length image of two airmen in civilian attire standing with arms folder in front of a tree. Submitted with caption 'Richard Wensley & Norman Cartwright during their time as farm labourers in Flixecourt'. Additional information kindly provided by…

Two airmen
Half length image of two airmen in shirtsleeves standing in front of wooden gate. Submitted with caption ' Richard Wensley right with unknown airmen in the yard of Flixecourt Co-op'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Seven men
Seven men, four standing and three squatting, all in front of wooden doors. Submitted with caption 'Richard Wensley top right, Norman Cartwright bottom left'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

Richard Wensley
Head and shoulders portrait of a warrant officer wearing tunic with flight engineer brevet. Submitted with caption 'Wensley, Richard'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
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