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Rüsselsheim
Night target photograph showing tracer lines. Captioned '4413 HLM12/13-8-44//NT8" 16000 >060 degrees 0016. Russelsheim RD, S 1x2000 12x4 29 Secs F/S Jubb Q76'.This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
Sandy Christison's Log Book
Flying log book for navigator’s, air bombers, air gunner’s and flight engineers for Sandy Christison, flight engineer. Covers the period 6th May 1944 to 24th April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF…
Seven officers
Seven officers standing in front of a building with windows. Two are wearing battledress and the rest tunics. The two on the left are wearing Norwegian uniform and identified as Gunnar Halle and Kåre Stenwig. One of the other officers has a pilots's…
Six aircrew
Six aircrew, one wearing flying jacket climbing into the rear fuselage hatch of a Halifax letters 'MP-B'. Five other aircrew wearing flying jackets or suits and Mae West/parachute harnesses some carrying parachute packs wait in line to board through…
Summary of David Joseph's service
A summary of Flight Sergeant David Joseph's RAF service. Joining the RAF on 27 October 1941, in January 1944 he joined 76 Squadron and was shot down on 18 March 1944 on an operation to Frankfurt. He became a prisoner of war at Hydekrug Luft VI,…
Talk to the Haywards Heath Historical Society
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Opens with mention of Bomber Command memorial in Green Park and 55,573 despite killed, moral was high due to belief that winning was vital. Tells story that he was guest at two weddings in 1943 with three other members of Bomber Command and that all…
Telegram to Norman Gorfunkle's Mother from 76 Squadron
The telegram advises that her son is missing.
The 'Smithy Bar'
The bar was named after Group Captain Denis Peter John Smith DFC CBE. The text describes the man and there is a photograph of crew under the nose of an aircraft and a second photograph has two airmen standing at the rear of an aircraft. It is…
Tirlemont airfield
Target photograph taken during daylight attack on Tirlemont (Goetsenhoven) airfield. Patchwork of fields with aircraft dispersal hardstands to left and right of explosions and smoke centred on airfield itself. Village of Bost is to the bottom left…
Tom Sayer's Royal Canadian Air Force pilot's flying log book. Book one
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot's flying log book for Sergeant Tom Sayer from 28 July 1941 to 17 December 1944. Detailing training and operations flown with Coastal Command and Bomber Command. After training in the United States and Canada he served…
Two aircrew and Halifax
One airman wearing Mae West/parachute harness stands next to another wearing battledress with sweater underneath and flying boots. On the ground harnesses and parachute packs. Both standing by the rear fuselage of a Halifax letters 'MP-B'. In the…