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Letter to Charles Warner's mother from officer commanding 101 Squadron
Sorry to have to advise her that her son was missing from air operations 3-4 September 1943. Holds out hope for forced landing or bale out and offers comments on his character.
Interview with Geoff Bibby
Squadron Leader Geoff Bibby grew up in New Zealand and transferred from the army into the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1943. After training in New Zealand and Canada, he flew operations as a navigator with 101 Squadron from RAF Ludford Magna.
Interview with Thomas Marchant
Tom Marchant had always wanted to fly and at eighteen joined the RAF as a Wireless Operator Air Gunner but was remustered as Flight Engineer after his initial postings to Warrington and Squires Gate Airfield, Blackpool. He describes his very first…
Keith Thompson's Astro Log Book
Sight log book covering Keith Thompson's flying career, from his training at RCAF Malton from October to December 1942 flying in the Anson then on to 30 OTU at RAF Hixon from July 1943 flying the Wellington and 1662 HCU at RAF Blyton, then onto…
Notes about operations on Lancaster
Rough handwritten notes in pencil covering Lancaster operations on 101 and 199 Squadrons.
Trappes
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Trappes.
Aachen
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Aachen.
Aachen
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Aachen.
Braunschweig
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Braunschweig.
Duisburg
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Duisburg.
Orleans
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Orleans.
Hasselt
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Hasselt.
Lyon
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Lyon.
Cologne
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Cologne.
Rouen
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Rouen.
Aulnoye
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Aulnoye.
Nuremberg
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Nuremberg.
Essen
Navigation calculations for operation to Essen.
Berlin
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Berlin.
Frankfurt
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Frankfurt.
Frankfurt
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Frankfurt.
Augsburg
Navigation calculations for operation to Augsburg. His aircraft returned early with engine failure.
Stuttgart
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Stuttgart.
Schweinfurt
Navigation calculations and a chart for operation to Schweinfurt.
Stuttgart
Navigation calculations and a chartfor an operation to Stuttgart.