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Covers joining the RAF at age 19 and training at Blackpool, Yatesbury as radio operator and subsequently at Martlesham and Bridgnorth. Crewing up at RAF Upper Heyford while on OTU flying Wellington. This was followed by four engine training on Stirling then Lancaster before posting to 630 Squadron at RAF East Kirkby. Describes operations mentioning types of target, losses, attack by Ju-88. Continues with account of daylight operation to Caen and later Paris. Describes operation to Stuttgart in July 1944 when they were attacked by night fighter and badly damaged as well as he being injured. After aborting the operation fire forced them to bale out. Continues with account of his injuries, capture, transfer to and experiences at POW hospital near Nancy. Describes liberation by American forces and being flown back to England and then to RAF Hospital. Concludes with account of 15 month hospital treatment, discharge from the RAF, membership of the Guinea Pig Club and trying to trace members of his crew in the mid 1980s. At the end photographs of Arthur Woolf, of him in hospital and of the French family who helped him after he was shot down and injured.]]>
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Harry Redgrave]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bexhill]]> England--Sussex]]> J Donaldson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> John Goldby]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Barth]]> 1945-01-12]]> 1945-01-16]]> K Gill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Leeds]]> England--London]]> Scotland--Fife]]> 1941]]> K Gill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> K Gill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> 1943-10-25]]> 1943-10-27]]> Malcolm Staves]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Training material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Malcolm Staves]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Training material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Malcolm Staves]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Training material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Model Airplane News]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> New South Wales--Sydney]]> New South Wales]]> OC 617 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Leeds]]> 1945-03-21]]>