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Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945
12 pages listing 204 aircraft that were flown by No. 166 Squadron. Six columns record each aircraft's registration number, the date received, where it came from, the code letters and details of it's loss or disposal. For some aircraft the number of…
Les Jackson memoir
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Les Jackson talks about a visit to RAF East Kirkby and remembers his crew and operations.
Les Jackson’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers for L Jackson, air gunner, covering the period from 28 May 1944 to 16 June 1947. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF…
Letter to Mrs E Milling from the Royal Air Force Record Office
Record Office letter to Mrs E Milling forwarding the citation from the London Gazette 'relative to the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal to your late husband'.
Mining Gdynia
H2S return for a mining operation to Gdynia captioned '27/2 EWS 26/27.8.44//13000. 250 10/10. M014010Mining Gydinia 190/8 HEL.PT. F/L Josey. U 103'.
Mining Stettin
Four H2S returns for a mining operation to Szczecin. Captioned:
24/5 EWS 16/17.8.44// 11000 ? 30/30 L 0119 Mining Stettin. FL/T Josey. U103
24/3 EWS 16/17.8.44// 11000 185 30/30 M. 011530 Mining Stettin. Swinemunde 12 FL/T Josey. U103
24/1 EWS…
24/5 EWS 16/17.8.44// 11000 ? 30/30 L 0119 Mining Stettin. FL/T Josey. U103
24/3 EWS 16/17.8.44// 11000 185 30/30 M. 011530 Mining Stettin. Swinemunde 12 FL/T Josey. U103
24/1 EWS…
More war memories. The RAF bombing raids on Revigny
Describes how his aircraft was shot down on an operation to Revigny by an Me 110 night fighter. He baled out. and was captured. After being interrogated he became a prisoner of war. In February 1944, as the Russians advanced, he and his fellow…
Navigation chart
Track and calculations are on the chart but date and destination not known. Track goes to Baltic near Stettin
Navigation chart for Bullseye training flight
Track and calculations on chart. On the reverse, 'F/O Blamires Night Bullseye 12/5/44'.
Navigation chart for Operation Dodge
Geoff did two Operation Dodge flights with 103 Squadron.
Navigation chart for Operation Dodge
Geoff did two Operation Dodge with 103 Squadron.
Navigation chart for operation to Aachen
Track and calculations on the chart, on the reverse, 'F/O Blamires Aachen 24/5/44.
Navigation chart for operation to Calais
Track and calculations on the chart, on the reverse 103, F/O Blamires, Calais, 20/9/44.
Navigation chart for operation to Dortmund
Track and calculations on the chart, on the reverse. 'F/O Blamires 22/23 May 44 Dortmund'.
Navigation chart for operation to Duisburg
Track and calculations on chart. On the reverse 'F/O Blamires Duisburg 21/22/5/44'.
Navigation chart for operation to Flensburg
Track and calculations on chart, on the reverse F/Lt Blamires, Flensburg, 25/6/45.
Navigation chart for operation to Le Havre
Track and calculations on chart, on the reverse F/O Blamires, Le Havre, 10/9/44.
Navigation chart for operation to Leeuwarden
Track and calculations on chart, on the reverse, F/O Blamires, Leeuwarden, 17/9/44.
Navigation chart for operation to Neuss
Track and calculations on the chart, on the reverse F/O Blamires, Neuss, 23/9/44.
Navigation chart showing Geoff Blamire's bombing targets
No tracks or calculations just the destinations.
Navigation chart with bombing target tracks
Chart shows multiple tracks.
Navigation chart, track goes to near Cherbourg
Track and calculations on chart, but date and destination not known.
Navigation chart, track goes to south coast of Cornwall
Chart is not dated, destination not known. Calculations written on the border.
Navigation chart, track goes towards Calais
Chart has track and calculations. Date and destination not known. Calculations on reverse of chart.
Navigation charts for operation to Orleans
Track and calculations on chart. On the reverse 'F/O Blamires Orleans 20 May'.