Handley, Ivor
Title
Handley, Ivor
Ivor T Handley
I T Handley
Tommy Handley
Description
Four items. An oral history interview with Eileen Handley and her twin brother Dennis Bush about Ivor 'Tommy' Handley (2205484 Royal Air Force), and a photograph and documents. Ivor Handley served on 626 Squadron at RAF Wickenby. His crew were lost on a post war operation to return troops from Italy.
Additional information about his crew is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Eileen Handley and Denis Bush and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
Additional information about his crew is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Eileen Handley and Denis Bush and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
Date
2017-09-24
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Handley, IT
Collection Items
Ivor Handley's crew
Seven aircrew standing and kneeling in two rows in front of a Lancaster. All are wearing battledress. Captioned 'Back row L to R, John Kirk navigator, Colin Branch engineer, Jimmy Chancellor pilot, Front row L to R, Jack Wilkinson mid upper gunner,…
Form 540 report on loss of 626 Squadron crew
Notes that Lancaster RF159 crashed on 7 August 1945 at Lamontelaire France. Gives details of crew members and their arrival dates on 626 Squadron. Gives latitude and longitude of crash site near Toulouse. Crew initially buried at Angles and notes…
RAF Wickenby 626 Squadron notices
Series of notices in August, September and October 1945. Second notice reports the loss of six aircrew on an operation 'Dodge' on 7 August 1945. Crash site Lamontelarie (55 miles north east of Toulouse). Crew buried in Mazargues Cemetery Marseilles.…
Interview with Eileen Handley and Dennis Bush
Twins, Eileen and Dennis, were born in Waddington in 1929. They give a detailed account of their experiences living adjacent to RAF Waddington throughout the Second World War. Summer evenings were spent waving to aircraft departing on operations,…
Collection Tree
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