Coles, Tom

Title

Coles, Tom

Aubrey Tom Coles

A T Coles

Description

10 items. An oral history interview with Flight Lieutenant Aubrey Tom Coles DFC (1323812 Royal Air Force). He flew operations with 158 Squadron.

The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Aubrey Tom Coles and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.

Additional items were licensed to the IBCC Digital Archive 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.

Collection consists of his log book, a memoir, two oral history interviews, documents and photographs.

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archvie

Identifier

Coles, T

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…