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- Tags: RAF West Freugh
Years to live
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; killed in action; pilot; RAF West Freugh
Bob Smith
#1 Bob in a hut with laundry hanging up to dry.
#2 A head and shoulders photograph of Bob in uniform with his navigator's brevet.
#3 A head and shoulders photograph of Bob in uniform, again with a…
List of aircraft flown
Tags: 149 Squadron; 463 Squadron; Anson; B-29; Bolingbroke; bombing; Lancaster; Lincoln; Operational Training Unit; RAF Bruntingthorpe; RAF Coningsby; RAF Kinloss; RAF Lindholme; RAF Marham; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Mildenhall; RAF St Mawgan; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Waddington; RAF West Freugh; RAF Wyton; Shackleton; Stirling; Sunderland; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Eric Quinn Biographies
Tags: 11 OTU; 1651 HCU; 75 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; aircrew; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; missing in action; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Feltwell; RAF Mepal; RAF Oakley; RAF West Freugh; RAF Westcott; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington
P J Hogan general conduct sheet
Training, non-operational and operational details
P J Hogan certificate of service
Tags: 466 Squadron; RAF West Freugh
45 Course bomb aimers
Photographs and memorabilia of Keith Thompson's time at West Freugh and on the OTU
Three photographs are captioned Port Patrick.
One, not captioned is of an aircrew sergeant standing in a country lane.…
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his sister
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Nothing definite on leave,…
Letter from Bill Akrill to Mary
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
After catching up with home news, pleased to report that they now have good news on leave: since the photography…
Letter from Bill Akrill to Mary
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Bill is interested to hear about the 'fellows in the caravan', who seem to be conscientious objectors. Says he has sympathy for people with genuine objections and has talked with…
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother and Mary
Letter from Bill Akrill to his aunt
Bill says he enjoyed his last leave, although he mentions that the nearby aerodrome is expanding and aircraft going overhead. He did, however, managed to get a trip in an…
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Letter from Bill Akrill to his mother
Now senior course so lots of cross country flights. Dropped his first bombs, which he describes in some detail. Continuing with…