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64 pages of course notes. Inside front page ' Bubb G J 1477939, Entry 35, Berryfields, Melksham, Sept 2-21 1943' Contains information of batteries and motors in general then specific notes on F24 camera and controls, night photography MkIII, torpedo…

A note book belonging to Herbert O’Hara containing his notes on Royal Air Force rules and regulations, organisation and management.

RAF Castle Bromwich was located in the West Midlands, 7 miles (11 kms) east of Birmingham.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyA private airfield was first established at the site in 1909 and it was requisitioned for military use in 1914. During…

RAF Kirmington was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 6 miles (10 kms) north-east of Brigg.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened with three concrete runways in March 1942 and was first used as a…

RAF Lindholme (also known as Hatfield Woodhouse) was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 7 miles (11 kms) north-east of Doncaster.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby The station, originally called RAF Hatfield…

RAF Manston was located in Kent, 4 miles (6 kms) north-west of Ramsgate.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyAt the start of the Second World War RAF Manston was in Fighter Command and transferred to the Second Tactical Air…

RAF Methwold was a Bomber Command station located in Norfolk, 10 miles (16 kms) north-west of Brandon.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened with grass runways in September 1939 as part of 3 Group and as a satellite…

RAF Sandtoft was a Bomber Command training station located in Lincolnshire, 4 miles (6 kms) south-west from Crowle.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened in December 1943 with concrete runways and was part of 1…

RAF Skellingthorpe (also known as Skelly)was a Bomber Command station in Lincolnshire 2 miles (3 kms) south-west of Lincoln.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened in November 1941 as part of 5 Group Bomber Command.…

RAF Snaith was a Bomber Command station located in Yorkshire, 7 miles (11 kms) south-west of Goole.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened with tarmac runways in July 1941 as part of 1 Group. 150 Squadron with…

RAF Spilsby was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 12 miles (19 kms) west from Skegness.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby Construction began in 1942 and it opened in September 1943 as part of 5 Group. 207…

RAF Stradishall was a Bomber Command station located in Suffolk, 10 miles (16 kms) south-west of Bury St Edmunds.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It originally opened as part of 3 Group in 1938 but in 1939 concrete…

RAF Tempsford was a Bomber Command station located in Bedfordshire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east of Sandy.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyThe station was still under construction in October 1941 when the runways were…

RAF Winthorpe was a Bomber Command station located in Nottinghamshire, 3 miles (5 kms) north-east from Newark.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in September 1940 as part of 1 Group when it was home to 300…

RAF Yatesbury was in Wiltshire, 4 miles (6 kms) east of Calne.See all Archive items | Explore nearbyIt opened in 1936 to train pilots but in 1939 the site switched to train wireless operators. 2 Radio School and 9 Radio School were established to…

See all Archive items | See all wartime losses From September 1939 to April 1940, 97 Squadron was a training squadron equipped with Whitleys based at RAF Abingdon where it became 10 Operational Training Unit. The squadron reformed in March 1941 in 5…

See all Archive items | See all wartime losses At the start of the war 101 Squadron was based at RAF West Raynham in 2 Group equipped with Blenheims. In May 1941 it converted to Wellingtons and moved two months later to RAF Oakington as part of 3…

RAF Bridgnorth was located in Shropshire 13 miles ( 21 kms) south of Telford.See all Archive items | Explore nearby It opened in November 1939 as a non-flying station and was used to carry out basic recruit training. It became the Woman’s…

RAF Ludford Magna (also known as Mudford Magna) was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire 5 miles (8 kms) east of Market Rasen.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It was opened in June 1943 as part of 1 Group…

RAF Middleton St George was a Bomber Command station located in County Durham, 6 miles (10 kms) east of Darlington.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby It opened in January 1941 as part of 4 Group and was first used by 78…

RAF Strubby was a Bomber Command station located in Lincolnshire, 8 miles (13 kms) south-east of Louth.See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearbyIt opened in April 1944 as part of Coastal Command. The station transferred to 5…

RAF Woodbridge was located in in Suffolk, 10 miles (16 kms) east of Ipswich.See all Archive items | Explore nearby It opened in November 1943 and was one of three emergency landing stations, designed to be used by damaged returning aircraft, many of…

The notebook contains written accounts of 32 operations to targets in Germany, Italy and France between June and November 1943 and a list of his crew. Accounts include bomb loads and descriptions of operations including Pathfinder operations while on…

Letter written to parents of his bomb aimer member of his crew who was killed flying as a reserve with another crew captained by Pilot Officer Buckel lost 23 November 1943. Captioned 'Loss of Sgt Peter Lees 23/11/43. Letter written by his crew…

Letter requests parents not to grieve, instructs them what to do with his kit, makes some monetary bequest and asks that they let Wendy Drayton know what has happened.