Top left - remainder of the extract.
Top right - photograph of the crashed Hastings upside down at Benina.
Bottom left - newspaper cutting - Jonahs of the sky. Story of a Hasting that crashed in the Gulf of Sirte leaving passengers and crew in life rafts. Comments on poor reputation of Hastings aircraft for crashes.
Bottom right - extract from Ned Sparkes's log book from 8 December 1950 to 24 December 1950 listing 13 sorties.]]>
Cole Christopher & Grant Roderick:]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Sparkes, Ned. Album]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Libya]]> Libya--Banghāzī]]> Libya--Tripoli]]> North Africa]]> 1950-12]]> 1950-12-20]]>
M Fiedler]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Christian]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> deu]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Essex]]> England--Rochford]]> Germany]]> Germany--Trebbin]]> 1994-09-20]]> 1943-12-03]]> 1943-12-06]]> ? Hicks]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Frances Grundy]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> 102 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Romford]]> England--Essex]]> 1944-01-21]]> 104 Personnel Dispersal Centre, RAF Hednesford]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> 104 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Fitter]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Artwork]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1944-08]]> 1117 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> ]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Derby]]> England--Derbyshire]]> 115 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> 1978-04-15]]> 12 Squadron Reunion Committee]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1950-10-14]]> There is a second copy.]]> 139 Wing]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Belgium--Mechelen]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany]]> Belgium]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-04-28]]> 144 Maintenance Unit]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1945-11]]> 15 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> 1945-04-09]]> 156 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Devon]]> England--Dawlish]]> 1944-08-12]]> 156 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Dawlish]]> England--Devon]]> 1944-08-13]]> 17th/21st Lancers]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> SHorryM[Ser#-DoB]v10012-0006-0002,
SHorryM[Ser#-DoB]v10012-0006-0003]]>
British Army]]> Great Britain]]> 1930-09-20]]>
186 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> MTurnerCF1042292-160822-010002]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Homberg (Kassel)]]> Germany--Solingen]]> Germany--Bottrop]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Siegen]]> Germany--Trier]]> Germany--Rheydt]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Neuss]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Osterfeld]]> Germany--Mönchengladbach]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Heinsberg (Heinsberg)]]> 1945]]> 186 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-03-05]]> 199 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Suffolk]]> 1943-09-23]]> 199 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1943-08-30]]> 1943-08-31]]> 199 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Suffolk]]> Germany--Munich]]> 1943-09-05]]> 199 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Suffolk]]> 1943-08-31]]> The second letter is a reply to a request to send a last letter from her husband. ]]> 199 Squadron]]> Great Britain. Air Ministry]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Suffolk]]> 1943-10-15]]> 1945-10-25]]> 205 Group Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Albania]]> Austria]]> Austria--Steyr]]> Bulgaria]]> Bulgaria--Sofia]]> Croatia]]> Croatia--Rijeka]]> Danube River]]> France]]> France--Valence (Drôme)]]> Germany]]> Germany--Munich]]> Greece]]> Greece--Corinth Canal]]> Greece--Crete]]> Greece--Piraeus]]> Greece--Rhodes (Island)]]> Hungary]]> Hungary--Budapest]]> Iraq]]> Italy]]> Italy--Anzio]]> Italy--Giulianova]]> Italy--Livorno]]> Italy--Messina]]> Italy--Milan]]> Italy--Palermo]]> Italy--Pantelleria Island]]> Italy--Pisa]]> Italy--Salerno]]> Italy--Syracuse]]> Italy--Trieste]]> Italy--Turin]]> Italy--Verona]]> Italy--Viterbo]]> Libya]]> Libya--Banghāzī]]> Libya--Martuba]]> Libya--Tobruk]]> Libya--Tripoli]]> North Africa]]> Romania]]> Romania--Bucharest]]> Romania--Ploiești]]> Syria]]> Tunisia]]> Tunisia--Mareth Line]]> Tunisia--Qābis]]> Tunisia--Sharīk Peninsula]]> Tunisia--Tunis]]> Egypt--Fukah]]> Greece--Leros (Municipality)]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 207 Squadron association]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States Army Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-06-21]]> 1944-06-22]]> 22 Reserve Centre]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bristol]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> 1952-05-01]]>