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Flying Officer Francis Hosier's Record of Service
Aircraft of Bomber Command completing more than 100 operations
Second page lists a further 22 Lancasters by registration number only.
Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945
Tags: 100 Squadron; 101 Squadron; 103 Squadron; 12 Squadron; 153 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 166 Squadron; 1660 HCU; 1667 HCU; 300 Squadron; 460 Squadron; 49 Squadron; 550 Squadron; 57 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bomb struck; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crash; final resting place; flight engineer; forced landing; Fw 190; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hurricane; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 109; Me 110; mid-air collision; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Bradwell Bay; RAF Coningsby; RAF Hemswell; RAF Kirmington; RAF Leeming; RAF Lindholme; RAF Manston; RAF Syerston; RAF Woodbridge; shot down; tactical support for Normandy troops; take-off crash; training; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
No 166 Squadron history
Page one begins with the reformation of the squadron in 1936 and gives details of the aircraft operated, the stations flown from and the roles the squadron played in training and operations.…
Tags: 10 OTU; 103 Squadron; 142 Squadron; 150 Squadron; 153 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 166 Squadron; 550 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; crash; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Lancaster; mine laying; Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; RAF Abingdon; RAF Kirmington; RAF North Killingholme; RAF Scampton; take-off crash; training; Wellington; Whitley
Westkapelle, October 3, 1944
Tags: 1 Group; 100 Squadron; 101 Squadron; 103 Squadron; 105 Squadron; 109 Squadron; 115 Squadron; 12 Squadron; 149 Squadron; 15 Squadron; 166 Squadron; 218 Squadron; 3 Group; 300 Squadron; 460 Squadron; 514 Squadron; 550 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 617 Squadron; 622 Squadron; 625 Squadron; 626 Squadron; 75 Squadron; 90 Squadron; bombing; Lancaster; Mosquito; Pathfinders; RAF Binbrook; RAF Elsham Wolds; RAF Faldingworth; RAF Grimsby; RAF Kelstern; RAF Kirmington; RAF Ludford Magna; RAF Mepal; RAF Methwold; RAF Mildenhall; RAF North Killingholme; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Wickenby; RAF Witchford; RAF Woodhall Spa; Spitfire
576 Squadron Order of Battle No.290
Next of kin Lancaster JB670 'Q' - 16 December 1943
Reg Jaques biography
Newspaper articles featuring 103 Squadron
RAF Elsham Wolds Reunion and Dedication of the Memorial
Tags: 103 Squadron; 576 Squadron; memorial; RAF Elsham Wolds
Second reunion at RAF Elsham Wolds
There is a ticket for the reunion dinner.
Photograph2 shows the propeller and the associated garden. There are flowers in the shape of RAF wings and 'E W' with…
Tags: 103 Squadron; 576 Squadron; memorial; RAF Elsham Wolds
Reunion ticket and Ivor Cole with Syd Marshall
Tags: 103 Squadron; 576 Squadron; RAF Elsham Wolds
Elsham Wolds' Great Part in Bombing Campaign
Tags: 100 Squadron; 103 Squadron; 576 Squadron; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); ditching; Gneisenau; Halifax; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); Ju 88; Lancaster; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); RAF Elsham Wolds; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Kirmington; RAF North Killingholme; rivalry; Wellington
More war memories. The RAF bombing raids on Revigny
Tags: 1 Group; 103 Squadron; 5 Group; 576 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bale out; bombing; dispersal; Dulag Luft; H2S; Lancaster; Master Bomber; Me 110; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Elsham Wolds; sanitation; Schräge Musik; shot down; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 7; tactical support for Normandy troops; the long march; Window
The Last Flight of Francis Hosier
RAF Elsham Wolds Association
Tags: 103 Squadron; 576 Squadron; RAF Elsham Wolds
VE Day Lancaster crash
An account of Operation Manna
G W A White’s Royal Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Tags: 10 OTU; 1652 HCU; 1662 HCU; 28 OTU; 50 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 78 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Blenheim; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Cook’s tour; Dominie; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Abingdon; RAF Blyton; RAF Breighton; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Madley; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Pembrey; RAF Stanton Harcourt; RAF Sturgate; RAF Waddington; training; Wellington; Whitley; wireless operator
Francis Hosier's Additional Record
A E Travell’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 1657 HCU; 1660 HCU; 214 Squadron; 576 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Defiant; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; mine laying; Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Oxford; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Dalcross; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Marham; RAF Stradishall; Stirling; training; Wellington
Ronald Witty’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 12 Squadron; 1653 HCU; 1656 HCU; 50 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 84 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; air sea rescue; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Cook’s tour; Gee; H2S; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Lincoln; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operational Training Unit; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Desborough; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Hemswell; RAF Lindholme; RAF Sturgate; RAF Waddington; RAF Wickenby; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-2; V-weapon; Wellington
F Dray’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Tags: 1667 HCU; 30 OTU; 576 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Operational Training Unit; RAF Bishops Court; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Hemswell; RAF Hixon; RAF Ingham; RAF Sandtoft; training; Wellington
Jeff Brown's flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Tags: 11 OTU; 149 Squadron; 1668 HCU; 576 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; B-29; Cook’s tour; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Martinet; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; RAF Bottesford; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Bridlington; RAF Burn; RAF Coningsby; RAF Dalcross; RAF Driffield; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Hartford Bridge; RAF Marham; RAF Oakley; RAF Sturgate; RAF Wellesbourne Mountford; RAF Westcott; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Leonard Dorricott's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 1656 HCU; 1660 HCU; 1668 HCU; 460 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 61 Squadron; 81 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Commodore; Cook’s tour; Halifax; Harrow; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; mine laying; navigator; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; RAF Binbrook; RAF Bottesford; RAF Breighton; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Lindholme; RAF Sturgate; RAF Swinderby; RAF Tilstock; RAF Waddington; training; Whitley