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Nedeweert
Poem about an aircraft that crashed at Nederweert in the Netherlands. Handwritten note 'Joan's brother F/Lt Tommy Richardson was the skipper of the 78 Squadron RAF plane shot down at Nederweert near Eindhoven 3/4 April 1943 around midnight. Others of…
To every man there
A religious poem about the ascent of the soul
Berlin
Poem about young man killed.
To a mother
Poem concerning mothers of flyers.
Forever they live
Poem remembering those who did not live to see the end of war.
Reported missing
Poem about aircrew reported missing
They'll never know
Poem and transcription. Lamenting those lost during war.
Memory of an airman
Newspaper cutting containing ten lines of poetry.
Ivan Ure's prisoner of war diary
Dairy contains drawings, poetry, names and addresses, and cigarette packets.
Air Gunners
Three verse poem concerning air gunners.
Letter to Jessie from Harry Redgrave
A letter from Harry Redgrave to his wife Jessie. Harry writes about RAF life in Prestwick. He mentions a trip into Prestwick including to the cinema, his first taste of haggis and how difficult it is to keep up with the mathematics. He turned down a…
Tale End Albert by Harry Holmes
A poem about a rear gunner in the style of Albert and the Lion by Marriott Edgar made popular by Stanley Holloway.
Harry Brabin memoir
Harry joined the Royal Australian Air Force on 25 June 1942 as a wireless operator/air gunner and received his initial training in Australia before going to Canada for his trade training.
He sailed on the SS Johan Van Barneve to San Francisco and…
He sailed on the SS Johan Van Barneve to San Francisco and…
Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife
Letter from Harold Gorton to his wife including two poems. He writes about job offers his wife may take and writes about activities at RAF Cark.
Loose on the wind
Starts with a poem and then a series of stories which together form the memoirs of Harold Yeoman, an officer who served in Bomber Command during the war, initially as a pilot on Wellingtons and then as an Intelligence Officer. He relates his…
Silent song
Three verse poem about song lying asleep in him but love would fire it.
Poem
Reminisces the moment when his frightened heart was awakened by love, comparing that to the first breath of Heaven.
To a Prisoner of War
Poem about prisoners of war.
Frank Williamson’s RAF pilot’s flying log book. One
Frank Williamson’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 15 December 1940 to 25 February 1943 detailing training, operations and instructional duties as a pilot. He was stationed at RAF Desford (No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School), RAF Shawbury…
Frank Fertich's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
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Frank Fertich’s Flying Log book as air gunner covering the period from 24 January 1944 to 17 April 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as air gunner. He was stationed at RCAF Mont Joli (9 B&GS), RAF Wellesbourne Mountford (22…
George Warren's Poetry
A collection of poetry and prose written by George.
Our Joan
Four verse poem concerning Joan
Fred Roberts, letter to his wife
Letter sends belated birthday greetings and a poem, Tail-end Tommy.
Frank Dennis' memoir
In 1943 Frank completed an engineering apprenticeship and volunteered to join the Royal Air Force as a flight engineer. He completed basic training in London, where he witnessed the fatal crash of a C-47 and then went to Initial Training Wing at RAF…
Lest we forget
Poem about comrades who have been killed.