Borthwick, Sidney

Title

Borthwick, Sidney
S Borthwick

Description

An oral history interview with Sidney Borthwick (b. 1925). He flew operations as an air gunner with 101 Squadon.

The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.

Date

2018-03-06

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Borthwick, S

Collection Items

Sidney enlisted on 4th January 1944 at the Air Crew Reception Centre, Lord’s cricket ground. He was accepted despite a tumour on his left arm. Sidney was a rear gunner on Lancasters. After trained at Blackpool, he served at RAF Bottesford, RAF…
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