Lovatt, Peter
Title
Lovatt, Peter
Dr Peter Lovatt
P Lovatt
Description
117 items. An oral history interview with Peter Lovatt (b.1924, 1821369 Royal Air Force), his log book, documents, and photographs. The collection also contains two photograph albums. He flew 42 operations as an air gunner on 223 Squadron flying B-24s.
Album One
Album Two
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Nina and Peter Lovatt and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Album One
Album Two
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Nina and Peter Lovatt and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
2017-09-27
2019-09-03
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Lovatt, P
Collection Items
Peter Lovatt's navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Flying log book for Peter Lovatt covering the period from 12 April 1944 to 20 June 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Burnaston (16 EFTS), RAF Barrow/Walney Island (10 AGS), RAF Oulton (223 Squadron).…
Hamburg
An oblique aerial photograph. Docks, warehouses and houses are visible.
Identification kindly provided by members of 'Finding the location WW1 & WW2' Facebook group.
Identification kindly provided by members of 'Finding the location WW1 & WW2' Facebook group.
Man in a car
The car is parked in a drive with a man sitting at the driver's seat of a 1920s Morris Cowley flat nose. The left side of the image is partially obscured by a double exposure.
Interview with Peter Lovatt
Peter enrolled in the Air Training Corp before joining the Royal Air Force. He went to Walney Island, the Air Gunnery School, and was given the option of becoming a Bevin Boy or an air gunner choosing the latter. Following training on Ansons he…
Crew of RAF Liberator
Eight airmen standing in front of nose of an RAF Liberator B. Mk VI. Considerable number of completed mission markers can be seen on the aircraft, which is coded "O" or "Q".
RAF Oulton Memorial Montage
A montage of a strip of 18 photographs featuring veterans from squadrons based at RAF Oulton. The first ten photos feature veterans assembled in front of a building. The last nine photos are the veterans assembled in front of a Nissen hut. On the…
Spitfire VB
A starboard side view of a Spitfire VB on the ground. Its code is G-6H, but only part of its registration is visible - EP5??.
Monte Carlo Rally - Concours de Confort Winners
Maurice Anderson and Roy Hastie with their Hillman Minx in 1952, winners of the Concours de Confort.
Target decoy ship
Aerial photograph of a target decoy ship made from scaffold poles, situated on a sandy beach. It is annotated 'P/O Fielder. Crew 22. 26.7.43'.
Hudson in Flight
An air-to-air view of a white Hudson of 53 Squadron Coastal Command flying over lakes and forests.
Three B-25 Mitchells in Flight
An air to air photograph of the starboard sides of three B-25 Mitchells Mk II from 111 OTU (Coastal Command) in flight over Nassau.
Three Hudsons in Flight
An air-to-air photograph of the starboard sides of three Hudsons flying over the sea.
Crashed B-25 Mitchell
A Mitchell crashed on a beach. There is damage to the starboard wing tip and the port fin is missing.
Liberator in Flight
Air-to-air view of the port side of a Liberator flying over the sea. Serial AL553. It is annotated '91 Nut.120.25.11.41. F/8 Liberator II A/G'
Collection Tree
- Lovatt, Peter