Mabey, Bernard Charles

Title

Mabey, Bernard Charles
B C Mabey

Description

Nine items. An oral history interview with Leading Aircraftsman Bernard Mabey (b. 1925, 3008464 Royal Air Force), his dog tags, some service material, and two photographs. He served as an air frame mechanic at the Heavy Conversion Unit at RAF Marston Moor.

The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Bernard Charles Mabey and catalogued by Barry Hunter.

Date

2016-11-28

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Mabey, BC

Collection Items

Bernard Mabey
Bernard Mabey in uniform leaning on a railing.

30 airmen
A group of thirty airmen in three ranks. The first row (nine people) are seated on a bench, the second (eleven people) standing, and the third (ten people) stood on a bench. They are positioned on a concrete surface which appears to be wet, with…

Bernard Mabey's dog tags
Tags issued to 3008464 Mabey.

Bernard Mabey's Identity Card
National Registration Identity Card issued to Bernard Mabey

Bernard Mabey's Inoculation Certificate
A card with details about the inoculation.

Bernard Mabey's Service and Pay Book
Airman's Service and Pay Book for Bernard Mabey.

Bernard Mabey's Service and Release Book
Service and Release book for Bernard Mabey from 24 November 1943 to 7 October 1947.

Victory Camp Pass
A pass allowing the holder to enter and leave camp. On the reverse 'Sleeping out pass granted signed DEWS W/Cdr o/c Bomber Command contingente from A.D to 08:00 hrs'.

Interview with Bernard Charles Mabey
Bernard Mabey was born in London and experienced the Blitz at first hand. He was a member of the Air Training Corps in 1941 before volunteering for the RAF. He trained as an air frame mechanic at RAF Locking. His first posting was RAF Marston Moor…
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