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25
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Carter, Ronald
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An account of the resource
32 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Ronald Carter (1924 - 2014, 1620578 Royal Air Force) and contains his biography, research, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 44 Squadron before becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Margaret Perrow and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2021-12-06
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Carter, R
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Ron Carter's Missing Operations
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A list of four operations missing from Ron's Log Book confirmed by the Operational Record Book - Nuremberg, Toulouse, Tours and Brunswick.
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1944
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Germany
Germany--Nuremberg
France
France--Toulouse
France--Tours
Germany--Braunschweig
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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One printed sheet
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SCarterR1620578v10004-00030002
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bombing
bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944)
bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944)
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Carter, Ronald
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An account of the resource
32 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Ronald Carter (1924 - 2014, 1620578 Royal Air Force) and contains his biography, research, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 44 Squadron before becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Margaret Perrow and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2021-12-06
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Carter, R
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Ron Carter's List of Operations
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25 operations completed by Ron Carter.
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Germany
Germany--Nuremberg
France
France--Toulouse
France--Tours
Germany--Braunschweig
Germany--Munich
Germany--Schweinfurt
Norway
Norway--Oslo
France--Mailly-le-Camp
France--Orléans
France--Gennevilliers
Belgium
Belgium--Leopoldsburg
France--Amiens
Germany--Kiel
France--Caen
France--Normandy
France--Beauvoir-sur-Mer
Germany--Wesseling
France--Marquise Region
France--Creil
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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Text
Text. Personal research
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One printed sheet
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SCarterR1620578v10004-0001
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1944-03
1944-04
1944-05
1944-06
1944-07
44 Squadron
Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944)
bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944)
bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944)
bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944)
Lancaster
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
shot down
tactical support for Normandy troops
V-1
V-weapon
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Davies, Leslie and Jack
Leslie Alfred Davies
L A Davies
John Richard Davies
J R Davies
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-04-28
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Davies, LA-JR
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49 items. Collection concerns Leslie Alfred Davies (1922-1996, 1581024 Royal Air Force) and his brother John Richard Davies ( - 1944, 1580941). Leslie served as a Lancaster navigator on of 50 Squadron completing his tour of 30 operations in March 1945. John served a Lancaster bomb aimer on 166 Squadron He was killed in action 3 August 1944. Collection consists of Leslie's crew's individual logbooks and biographies, operational histories, photographs of people, aircraft and a grave, documents and correspondence. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Murray Davies and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on John Richard Davies is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/105795/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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[black and white head and shoulder photograph of Robert McKenzie Smith in uniform]
ROBERT (MCKENZIE otherwise MACKENZIE) SMITH – Flight Engineer
The talented Bob Smith was born in Gateshead on 14th July 1925, the elder of the two sons of William Smith (a proof reader) and his wife Margaret. He took his second forename from his paternal grandmother’s maiden name – had he not done so, thereby distinguishing himself from many thousands of “Bob Smiths”, it would have proven quite impossible to trace his family to learn of his life after hostilities ended in 1945.
Bob learned his trade as Flight Engineer at the No 4 School of Technical Training at what was then RAF St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, subsequently qualifying from No 5 Lancaster Finishing School as a Lancaster Flight Engineer on 27th September 1944, just ten days before the crew took off on their maiden operational raid on Flushing. It was the Flight Engineer’s role, in essence, to do all that was required of him to keep the aircraft functioning. It is hard to imagine the stresses he was under on the night of 14th/15th January 1945, with the battered Lancaster losing height, two engines gone (with consequent hydraulic issues) and fuel being used, or lost, at an alarming rate. He was still only nineteen years of age when the crewmates were tour expired in March the following year.
[black and white photograph of Robert McKenzie Smith inside the cockpit of the aircraft wearing flying uniform and mask]
Passed Halt Signs
Two R.A.F. flight-sergeants stationed at Exeter, Cyril Cheeseman and Robert Mackenzie Smith, were each fined 10s by Exmouth magistrates on Monday for failing to stop at halt signs when riding pedal cycles at Honiton Clyst. For a similar offence when driving a car, Cedric Marsh Bland, of 32, Elm Grove-road, Topsham, was also fined 10s.
[page break]
Bob and a colleague were to fall foul of the law, and on 20th May 1946, before demobilisation it would appear, the pair appeared at Exmouth Magistrates Court, leading to the attached report in the Western Times five days later. There are no indications that he strayed from the straight and true thereafter.
After leaving the RAF later in 1946 Bob enrolled in an Engineering degree course at King’s College, Newcastle, then part of the University of Durham. This involved a two year placement with the Merchant Navy, followed by two years study of Engineering theory.
Thereafter Bob joined Vickers Engineering at their factory on Scotswood Road, Newcastle, in the design draughtsmen’s department. It was whilst on demobilisation leave that Bob had met his wife-to-be (like his mother named Margaret), and they were to be married in 1951. The couple were not to have children.
[black and white head and shoulders photograph of Robert McKenzie Smith in suit]
[coloured photograph of Robert McKenzie Smith and his wife]
Bob rose through Vickers (working for the company for the remainder of his working life) finally becoming Chief Designer with a team of draughtsmen reporting to him. He spent some time in the USA, promoting the Challenger tank to the US Department of Defense. [sic]
Bob died of heart disease on 29th April 1989, shortly before he was due to take retirement. He was only sixty three years of age. He is survived by Margaret, who still lives in the house they shared in Whickham. She says that she and Bob had a very happy life together, socialising with Bob’s brother Dick and his family, and enjoying their holidays together to Spain.
My thanks go to Margaret for sharing her memories of her late husband.
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Robert Smith biography
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Biography of flight engineer Robert (McKenzie otherwise Mackenzie) Smith. Includes early life and RAF training. Continues with operational history and description of flight engineers role. Concludes with post-war brush with law and subsequent career. Includes b/w photographs of Robert in uniform and in cockpit as well as colour post-war photographs.
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Two page printed document with b/w and colour photographs
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eng
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Photograph
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SDaviesLA1581024v10002
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--Northumberland
England--Gateshead
Wales--Vale of Glamorgan
England--Durham (County)
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1944-09-27
1945-01-14
1945-01-14
1946-06-20
1989-04-29
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
aircrew
flight engineer
Lancaster
Lancaster Finishing School
RAF St Athan
training
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Royal Air Force ex-Prisoner of War Association
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97 items. The collection concerns Royal Air Force ex-Prisoner of War Association and contains items including drawings by the artist Ley Kenyon.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert Ankerson and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2018-01-29
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IBCC Digital Archive
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RAF ex POW As Collection
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Robert Charles Stephenson Hancock
His World War 2 Life and Experiences as seen through his Handwriting Sample presented at the BIG meeting 20th February 2010
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Pat Jackson (nee Hancock)
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Poland
Middle East--Palestine
Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
Netherlands--Friesland
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Netherlands--Dokkum
Germany--Fallingbostel (Landkreis)
Germany--Dresden
Germany--Hannover
Netherlands
Poland--Żagań
Lithuania--Šilutė
Germany
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Pat's research into her father's RAF life. He was shot down over the Netherlands and was protected by locals until he gave himself up. He was held at three prisoner of war camps and towards the end of the war he was forced into the Long March. Included are photographs, sketches and letters written by her father.
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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Text. Personal research
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Eleven printed sheets
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Pending text-based transcription
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MAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]-180129-60
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aircrew
arts and crafts
bale out
bombing
Caterpillar Club
evading
final resting place
killed in action
navigator
pilot
prisoner of war
radar
RAF Cranwell
RAF Leeming
Red Cross
sanitation
shot down
Stalag Luft 3
Stalag Luft 6
the long march
Typhoon
Whitley
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Raettig, Dennis
Dennis William Raettig
Dennis W Raettig
D W Raettig
D Raettig
Description
An account of the resource
72 items. The collection concerns the wartime service of Leading Aircraftman Dennis William Raettig (b. 1920, 1136657 Royal Air Force). Joining the Royal Air Force reserve in 1941 he trained as a flight mechanic (Engines) before being posted to 104 Squadron (Wellingtons) at RAF Driffield. This squadron number was later changed to 158 Squadron flying Halifax at RAF East Moor, followed by moves to RAF Rufford and Lisset. The collection consists of a memoir, correspondence with family and acquaintances, family history, service and personal documentation, lucky charms,personal items, cap, boots, squadron tie, research on bombing in Hull as well as photographs of air and ground crew and aircraft. It also includes an oral history interview with Joan Raettig (Dennis Raettig's wife).
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sue Burn and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-06-23
2016-07-08
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Raettig, DW
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AIR RAIDS ON HULL [underline] BOTH WORLD WARS [/underline]
[page break]
[newspaper cutting]
Our Losses.- For the sake of those who have been abroad, and have never seen in print a summary of Hull experiences during the war, I reproduce them:-
Actual raids, during which bombs were dropped - 82, People killed, about - 1,200, Treated for injuries, about - 3,000, Houses destroyed or damaged - 86,722, Total damage incidents - 146,568, People rendered homeless, permanently or temporarily - 152,000, Number of alerts, 815, Only 5,938 houses in the city escaped unscathed.
In the seven raids of May, 1941, 423 people were killed, and 787 injured, 331 of them seriously; there were 845 fires in the city, not including those put out at the start and not reported officially. In that month alone some 30,000 signed on for duty in one branch or other of the Defence or Welfare services.
[/newspaper cutting]
[page break]
[underline] AIR RAIDS. [/underline]
20/6/40. Barnsley, Buckingham, & Mersey Streets. – 20/6/40. Summergangs Road, Kelvin & Lodge Streets. – 30/7/40. Porter & Great Passage Streets. – 25/8/40. Carlton, Rustenburg, Holland and Morrill Streets. – 26/8/40. Alexandra and Victoria Docks. – 28/8/40. Maternity Home Lodge, A.F.S. Station, Hedon Road. – 30/8/40. Williamson, Bellamy Streets, Victoria Dock. – 3/9/40. In River East of King George Dock. – 5/9/40. Dalton and Tower Streets. (Incendiary only) – 6/9/40. James Reckitt Avenue, Chamberlain and Lambwath Roads. (Incendiary only) – 11/9/40. Telford, Kelvin, Steynburg, Margaret Streets, Woodgate Road. (incendiary only) – 24/9/40 Sutton Annex, Maybury Road, Belfield Avenue. (Incendiary only) – 13/10/40. Stoneferry, Kathleen Road, Maxwell and Woodhall Streets. – 22/10/40. Strathmore Avenue, Sutton and Silverdale Roads. – 1/11/40. Carlton Avenue, Delhi, Frodsham Streets, Pancreel Works. – 7/11/40. Flinton Grove, Preston Road, Marfleet Lane. (Incendiary only) – 8/11/40. Salmon Grove, Fairfax, Cranbrook and Ancaster Avenues. – 11/11/40. Marfleet Lane, Balloon Site, Maybury Road. – 12/12/40. Bankside, Air Street. (incendiary only) – 12/12/40. Hedon Road, Alfred Gelder and Paragon Streets. (Incendiary only) – 17/12/40. Greek Street, Woodlands Road. (Incendiary only) – 4/2/41. Goddard Avenue and Rear of. – 11/2/41. Jalldn [sic] Street. – 14/2/41. Glasshouse Row, Central Street. – 16/2/41 King George Dock. – 22/2/41. L.N.E.R. Line, Rowlston & Ellerby Groves. – 23/2/41. De La Pole Avenue, Clough and Hedon Roads. – 25/2/41. Kirby Street. – 26/2/41. Alexandra Dock. – 1/3/41. James Reckitt Avenue, Summergangs Road. – 4/3/41. Wincolmlee. – 13/3/41. Wyndham Street, Cottingham Road, Desmond and Chanterlands Avenue. – 14/3/41. Bean Street. – 18/3/41 Walker, Coltman Streets, Stepney Crossing, Fountain Road, Wincolmlee, etc. – 31/3/41. Ferensway, Prospect Street, Freedhold Street, Boulevard. – 3/4/41. Savery Street, Southcoates Lane, Inglemire Lane. – 8/4/41. 820, Spring Bank West, Kirklands Road. – 10/4/41. Victoria Avenue, Ella Street, Franklin, Abbey and Kent Streets. (Incendiary only) – 15/4/41. Hedon Road, Mainly East Hull. (I. Bombs in other areas) – 23/4/41. Glasgow Street, St. George’s Road. – 26/4/41. Lakeside Grove, Council Avenue & Rokeby – 27/4/41. Lynton Avenue, Anlaby Park Road South. – 3/5/41. “Fenners”, Marfleet – Alexandra Dock, Frodsham Street. – 7/8/5/41. Blitz. – 8/8/5/41. Blitz. – 12/5/41. Freehold Street, Clifton Street, Albert, Trafalger and Lister Streets. – 29/5/41. Hessle Road, Essex and Hampshire Streets (I. Bomb) – 2/6/41. Blenheim, Margaret Streets, Marlborough Avenue, Park Grove. – 23/6/41. Goddard Avenue, Lee Smith Street. – 29/6/41. Barnsley Street, James Reckitt Avenue, Endymion and Ceylon Streets. – [insert] 10/7/41 East Hull (Incendiary only) [/insert] – 11/7/41. Fenchurch, Folkestone, cave and Terry Streets, Francis Askew School. – 15/7/41. Ellerburn Avenue, Sidmouth and De Grey Streets. – 18/7/41. G.P.O. Alfred Gelder Street, George Street, Southcoates Lane, New Bridge Road. Mainly East Hull. – 23/7/41 Mainly East Hull. – 18/8/41. Holborn Mount, Little Great Thornton Street, Beech Avenue. – 31/8/41. Wellington Lane, Harlet, Ella Streets, Goddard Avenue. – [insert] 21/9/41 Priory Sidings, Hessle Road. [/insert] – 13/10/41. Edward’s Place, Humber Dock Street. – 8/11/41. Bean Street, St. Matthew and Queensgate Streets.
22nd November, 1941.
RAW/MKS.2.
[page break]
13/14/4/42 Willerby Rd., Woodlands Road, Springhead Avenue. – 1/5/42 Bank St., Victoria St., Railway South of Botanic Crossing. – 19/20/5/42 Scarborough St., Westbourne Ave., Sutton, Southcoates Lane, Alexandra Dock. – 1/8/42 Grindell Street, Victoria Dock. 9/8/42 Chanterlands Avenue. – 25/10/42 Anlaby Road. 20/12/42 Tunis St., Holderness High Road, Carden Avenue. – 3/1/43 Stoneferry. – 15/16/1/43 Marfleet Lane to Stanhope Avenue. – 24/6/43 Providence Row, Victor Street, Brunswick Ave., Newland Park. – 13/14/7/43 Ceylon Street, Rudston Grove, Trinity St., Leonard St. – 50 am 24/12/44 Flying Bombs
[page break]
[key to list: DAY – MONTH – DATE – CALL – DISMISS – REMARKS]
[underline]1915.[/underline]
Tuesday. May. 11th 8-10. 1-20. – Wednesday. May. 12th. 8-0. 1-45. – Friday. June. 4th. 11-15. 2-15. – Sunday. June. 6th. 11-20. 2-15. Raid. – Tuesday. June. 8th. 9-45. 1-0. – Tuesday. June. 15th. 9-20. 1-45. – Monday June .21st. 11-10. 2-20. – Sunday. July. 4th. 12-10. 3-10. – Tuesday. July. 13th. 11-30. 1-0. – Monday. August. 9th. 8-45. 3-30. – Tuesday. August. 10th. 11-50. 2-40. – Thursday. August. 12th. 8-20. 2-45. – Sunday. August. 15th. 11-45. 1-0. – Tuesday. Wednesd August. 17th. 8-40. 2-0. – Wednesday. September. 8th. 7-40. 2-20. – Saturday. September. 11th. 9-20. 11-35. – Monday. September. 13th. 8-20. 2-30. – Wednesday. October. 13th. 7-30. 4-45. – Wednesday. October. 27th. 8-40. 10-0. – Friday. November. 26th. 12-0. 1-15.
[underline]1916.[/underline]
Monday. January. 31st. 7-55. 2-18. – Thursday. February. 10th. 6-10. 9-0. – Sunday. February. 13th. 7-55. 9-5. – Sunday. March. 5th. 8-30. 2-45. Raid. – Sunday. March. 19th. 6-50. 12-50. – Friday. March. 31st. 8-55. 4-25. – Saturday. April. 1st. 8-15. 1-45. – Sunday. April. 2nd. No Call. [space] Over Hull. – Monday. April. 3rd. 8-0. 2-40. – Tuesday. April. 4th. 8-0. 10-5. – Wednesday. 5th. 8-35. 1-55. Raid. – Monday. April. 24th. 9-40. 4-15. – Tuesday. May. 2nd. 8-40. 3-30. – Friday. July. 28th. 12-0. 2-50. – Monday. July. 31st. 10-10. 3-40. – Wednesday. August. 2nd. 2-0. 3-15. – Tuesday. August. 8th. 10-40. 3-40. Raid. – Saturday. September. 2nd. 10-40. 2-40. Raid. – Saturday. September. 23rd. 8-30. 2-40. – Monday. September. 25th. 8-15. 3-30. Raid. – Sunday. October. 1st. 7-45. 2-40. – Monday. November. 27th. 8-45. 3-20. Reports heard.
[underline]1917.[/underline]
Tuesday. August. 21st. 1035. 3-35. Zepps. [Zeppelins] in vicinity at 1-20 and bombs dropped across the Humber and at Hedon. – Monday. September. 24th. 11-0. 5-10. Raid. – Friday. October. 19th. 6-50. 1-35.
[underline]1918[/underline]
Tuesday March 12th. 7-15 12-45. Raid. – Friday April 12th 9-15 3-30 Raid – Monday Aug. 5th. 9-45 2-0 Firing heard, 1 Zep destroyed.
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Research on German bombing of Hull
Air raids on Hull both World Wars
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Four documents. First a title page. Second a newspaper article summarising Hull's bombing experience in number of raids, people killed, houses destroyed or damaged, damage incidents, people rendered homeless and number of alerts. Notes that only 5938 houses escaped unscathed and gives casualties for seven raids in May 1941. Third a list of dates and street or areas where bombs fell from June 1940 to July 1943. Fourth a list of dates from May 1915 until August 1918 with call, dismiss and remarks. Nine remarks state 'Raid' and one states 'Zepps in vicinity and bombs dropped across the Humber and at Heden'.
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MRaettigDW1136657-160623-01
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Wehrmacht. Luftwaffe
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1915
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1918
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1943-05
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North, Geoffrey John
North, G J
North, Johnny
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31 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey John 'Johnny' North, DFC, (173836, Royal Air Force) who served as a rear gunner on 428, 76 and 35 Squadrons flying Wellington, Halifax and Lancaster. He was called up in 1940 from his job as a tailor in Saville Row where he returned after the war. He was shot down on an operation to Duisburg on 21 February 1945. The collection contains his logbook, an account of his shooting down, capture and time as a prisoner of war, including documentation, forced march to another camp in 1945, liberation and repatriation. The collection includes membership documents for Royal Air Force Association, Pathfinders Association and Caterpillar Club as well as personnel documentation, Pathfinder badge correspondence and photographs of crew and squadron as well as other memorabilia.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Carole Bishopp and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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2016-05-20
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North, G
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As an aside to Geoff’s WWII recordings, you might also be interested in another family member.
His eldest sibling Elsie, was an accomplished secretary and typist, among other things working as a typist on Hansard recording the day’s events in Parliament. Subsequently she was working from home (a small flat), which occasionally involved manuscript work.
One of her clients was Douglas Bader, the pilot who lost both legs. She typed and prepared for publication the manuscript for “Reach for the Sky”.
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Research note concerning work of Geoffery North sister
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Notes that Geoffrey North's eldest sibling, Elsie who was involved in manuscript work and typed and prepared for publication the Manuscript of 'Reach for the Sky' concerning the life of Douglas Bader.
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MNorthGJ173836-160523-16
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Civilian
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2180/38360/BBoydKGBoydKGv1.2.pdf
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102 Squadron Collection
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Thirty-one items.
The collection concerns material from the 102 Squadron Association and contains part of a Tee Emm magazine, documents, photographs, accounts of Ceylonese in the RAF, a biography, poems, a log book, cartoons, intelligence and operational reports, an operations order and an account by a United States Army Air Force officers secret trip to Great Britain to arrange facilities for American forces.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Harry Bartlett and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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2019-05-23
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102 Squadron Association
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Report on my foreign service project August 1941 - April 1942
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Written by Ken Boyd the brother-in-law of a Bomber Command pilot Wilfred Comrie who was killed in a crash at RAF Pocklington in March 1943. Wilfred was an American who joined the RCAF in May 1941 and served on 102 Squadron. Ken Boyd was a first lieutenant in the USAAF who in August 1941 was seconded to a secret mission to the United Kingdom to make plans for the maintenance, supply and repair of American Air Force equipment in the British Isles. He tells of his journey to London by air, accommodation in London. Describes his assignments running his colonel's office, obtaining technical observers wings (for access to flying in military aircraft), journey's and work in Belfast (Langford Lodge). He mentions jet engine design and visit to Frank Whittle. Mentions an aborted flight on bombing run to Berlin. Continues with more on plans for maintenance at Langford Lodge and tours of British manufacturing facilities. Gives account of French restaurant in London and describes the arrival of American troops in Northern Ireland. Concludes with other meetings and trip back across the Atlantic. Includes memorandum for Colonel Powers giving him the mission instructions and Ken Boyd's orders and authority to possess secter RAF maps and documents.
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Lt Col Kenneth G Boyd
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1941-08-25
1941-08-27
1942-03-12
1942-01-17
1941-05
1942-06
1942-01-09
1942-01-26
1942-05
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1941-12-07
1941-08
1941-08-23
1941-06
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United States
North Dakota--Fargo
Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
Germany
Germany--Berlin
Ohio--Dayton
Washington (D.C.)
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador--Gander
Maine
Scotland--Prestwick
England--London
Northern Ireland--Belfast
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Royal Air Force
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Royal Canadian Air Force
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eng
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Thirteen page printed document
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BBoydKGBoydKGv1
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102 Squadron
B-24
crash
Halifax
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RAF Pocklington
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Jones, Hugh Brenton
H B Jones
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2016-01-11
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Jones, HB
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17 items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Hugh Brenton Jones (1925 - 1944, 1866363 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 51 Squadron and was killed 18 December 1944. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Rea Camus and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Hugh Brenton Jones is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/214965/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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Your brother was one of the youngest (if not the youngest) airmen of 51 squadron to be killed during world war 2. He was an air gunner on a Halifax Mk3 Heavy Bomber – NP934 MH-V. We became involved in the research after seeing a post on an Ex-RAF notice board from an Eddy Davier who had been trying to trace the crew for over 2 years.
Eddy lives in Thuin a small village in Belgium near to where your brother’s plane came down. It all started for him when he got talking an old man in the village who told him that a bomber had crashed in the woods between Montignies-le-Tilleul and Gozee during world war 2. Eddy decided to find out as much information as he could and write a book so the young people of the town wouldn’t forget.
Here is one of his many posts searching for the crew ………….
My name is Eddy DAIVIER, 39 years old and I’m living in BELGIUM. The 18 december [sic] 1944, a bomber crashed near the town where I’m living. It was the halifax [sic] NP934 MH-V from 51 squadron. It took off from Snaith at 02.58 to ops to Duisburg in Germany but it never see Germany. It crashed into a wood south of Charleroi in Belgium. All crew members were reported killed. Flying Officer Bernard Mark TWILLEY was the pilot of this bomber and the others [sic] people died were Edgar Harold Baron, Roy Challinor HITCHEN, William John HILLEBRAND, Hugh Brenton JONES, Roberts HALL, Carl Winston CASSINI and Ricard HOLDEN. I’m not a full time writer but my wish is to write a little book to help the inhabitants of my town to never forget. I looks information about this crew or about life at Snaith between september [sic] and december [sic] 1944. I hope perhaps to find veterans who knew these people, it’s important for me to imagine who was their life.
Here are the crew and operations list.
Halifax Mk. III – NP934 MH-V
Crew.
151201 Flying Officer Bernard Mark TWILLEY (Pilot)
149632 Flying Officer Edgar Harold BARON (2nd Pilot)
1383970 Warrant Officer Harold W.J HILDEBRAND (Air Gunner)
1866363 Flight Sergeant Hugh Brenton JONES (Air Gunner)
2203456 Sergeant Roy Challinor HITCHEN (Flight Engineer)
1457899 Flight Sergeant Roberts HALL (Wireless Operator)
154240 Flying Officer Carl Winston CASSINI (Bomb Aimer)
1671139 Sergeant Richard HOLDEN (Navigator)
Operations.
10 September: Le Havre
11 September: Nordstern Oil Synthetic Plant
12 September: Munster
14 September: Wilhemshaven
15 September: Kiel
17 September: Boulogne. Crash take off. Sergeant DUNCKLEY died.
[inserted] X [/inserted] 14 October: Duisburg
[page break]
[inserted] X [/inserted] 15 October: Wilhemshaven
[inserted] X [/inserted] 21 October: Hannover
[inserted] X [/inserted] 23 October: Essen
[inserted] X [/inserted] 25 October: Essen
[inserted] X [/inserted] 28 October: Westkapelle
[inserted] X [/inserted] 31 October [deleted] Cologne [/deleted] [inserted] KOLN [/inserted]
[inserted] X [/inserted] 06 November: Gelsenkirchen
[inserted] X [/inserted] 29 November: Essen
[inserted] X [/inserted] 30 November: Duisburg
[inserted] X [/inserted] 05 December: Soest
[inserted] X [/inserted] 06 December: Osnabruck
[inserted] X [/inserted] 12 December: [deleted] Duisburg [/deleted] [inserted] ESSEN [/inserted]
[inserted] X [/inserted] 18 December: Duisburg. Crashed 06.10
Your brother was not part of the original crew, they had had a crash previously with Halifax LV865 on the 17th September 1944 when the plane swung out of control on take off and collided with a hut used to store bomb fuses. Sgt. R H Dunkley, one of the air gunners was killed during that crash and Flying Officer Twilley and Sgt. Holden were both injured.
Less than one month later the crew were back on operations. Both of the original air gunners (Sgt R H Dunkley and Sgt L G Morris) were replaced by your brother and Warrant Officer Hildebrand. Normally crews were kept together for the duration so I can’t see a reason for replacing Sgt Morris unless he was sick or something similar.
It’s difficult to be 100 percent certain but it may be that your brother or W/O Hildebrand was a stand-in for Sgt Morris just for that fatal night. [inserted] We now know this is incorrect from the mission report. [/inserted]
Your brother joined the Squadron on the 30th April 1944 from Marston Moor (a training base) so it’s likely he was already attached to a crew and was the temporary stand-in for Sgt. Morris. Where as W/O Hildebrand joined the Squadron on the 18th September (also from Marston Moor) just after the first crash and was more likely to be the replacement for Sgt Dunkley who got killed.
The Halifax is a single pilot aircraft not dual control like the Lancaster bomber and has a usual crew of 7 not 8. Flying Officer Baron was riding “2nd Dickie” a WWII RAF term for 2nd pilot. It was normal practice for a pilot to go along with a regular crew to gain operational experience whilst his own crew was being put together.
We have still to find the families of Sgt. Richard Holden and F/Sgt Roberts Hall but we already have pictures of some of the crew members. I’ve attached 2 to this message and will send more later as I don’t want to overload your mail box.
I also discovered an article in The Record newspaper by Peter Simpson (nephew of Carl Winston Cassini) it contains a poignant letter written by the Bomb Aimer Carl Winston Cassini to be sent to his parents in case of a crash (attached). We are in touch with Cyril Cassini (Carl’s brother) in Canada and he is going to send a picture also.
Do you have a phot of your brother?
The idea is to produce a photo montage similar to the book cover and give each family a copy to remember the crew.
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Report and Research on the loss of Halifax NP934
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The report covers the loss of the Halifax with a focus on Hugh Jones. The research was undertaken by Eddy Daivier. He lists the crew and some of their operations.
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Two printed sheets with handwritten annotations
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eng
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SJonesHB1866363v10010, SJonesHB1866363v10011
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Belgium--Charleroi
Belgium--Thuin
Germany--Duisburg
France--Le Havre
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Essen
Netherlands--Veere
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Soest
Germany--Münster in Westfalen
Germany--Hannover
Germany--Osnabrück
France--Boulogne-sur-Mer
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
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1944-12-18
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
51 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
bomb aimer
flight engineer
Halifax
Halifax Mk 3
Lancaster
navigator
pilot
RAF Marston Moor
RAF Snaith
wireless operator
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/1908/36264/SPerryWRP1317696v70007.1.pdf
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Perry, Pete
W R P Perry
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2017-07-19
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Perry, WRP
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Sixty-nine items and an album sub collection with twenty-four pages of photographs.
The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant WR Pete Perry DFC (1923 - 2006, 1317696, 146323 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, photographs, correspondence, memoirs and documents. He flew operations as a pilot with 106 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Helen Verity and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[inserted] W.R.P. PERRY. DFC. AIRCRAFT FLOWN. [/inserted]
[underlined] Registered Numbers & Sqdn letters (& fate) of Manchester & Lancasters flown. [/underlined]
[underlined] 1654 HCU Wigsley May – June '43 [/underlined] (Training).
Manchester L7492 ?
Lancaster R5483 Lost Jan. '44 622 Sqdn.
R5690 Scrapped Oct. '46.
R5730 Crashed March '45 1656 HCU.
R5514 Scrapped Nov. '46.
W4260 Crashed Aug. '43 1654 HCU.
ED591 Crashed July '43 1654 HCU
W4303 ?
L7575 Mid-air break-up Oct. '43. 1654 HCU.
R5734 Missing March '44. 61 Sqdn.
ED704 ?
[underlined] 106 Sqdn, Syerston & Metheringham, June '43 – February '44. [/underlined] (1st Tour).
Lancaster R5614 [symbol] 'Z' (Carried 8000 lb 'cookie'. Crashed Syerston, Aug '43.
ED303 [symbol] 'J' Lost. July '43.
ED358 [symbol] 'T' Lost. Oct. '43.
ED819 'U' Lost. Sep. '43.
ED593 [symbol] 'Y' (Became 'C' at 5LFS & then moved to 1656 HCU.
ED801 'N' Crashed March '45 1653 HCU.
DV182 [symbol] 'S' Lost Sep. '43.
JA976 'P' Lost Apr. '44 405 Sqdn.
DV229 [symbol] 'Z' Lost Jun. '44 463 Sqdn.
JA876 'R' soc Nov. '47. (soc – struck off charge).
W4897 'X' soc Jan. '44.
DV344 'S' soc (Berlin) Jan. '44. 61 Sqdn.
JB534 [symbol] 'O' Burnt out Feb. '44.
JB593 'T' Lost Aug. '44.
ND339 [symbol] 'Z' Lost July '44.
ME630 'P' Lost Feb. '44.
[symbol] Flew on ops.
[page break]
[underlined] No 5 LFS (Lancaster Finishing School), Syerston, Notts. Feb. – Nov. '44. [/underlined] (Instructor).
Lancaster. R5912 'S' ?
W4113 'Q' ?
L7540 'U' soc Apr '44.
R4i22 [sic] 'R' ?
W4383 'H' Crashed May '44.
ED368 'N' Crashed Jun. '45.
W4899 'K' ?
ED758 'G' Lost (Berlin) '44.
W4797 'B' Crashed Apr. '44.
L7583 'T' soc Nov. '46.
R5658 'F' soc May. '47.
R5865 'J' ?
W4258 'R' Crashed May '44.
W4103 'E' Crashed Apr. '44.
R5668 'O' ?
R5910 'X' ?
W4940 'P' ?
L7580 'U' soc Nov. '45.
ND663 'Y' ?
R5726 'A' Crashed Apr. '44.
L7578 'C' Burnt May '44.
JB178 'E' Lost July '44. 49 Sqdn.
W4794 'C' Crashed (Carnaby) May '44.
ED802 'D' ?
R5854 'V' ?
ED944 'Q' ?
ED869 'A' ?
JB137 'B' soc Oct. '46.
R5757 'A' soc Jan '47.
DV310 'H' ?
W5008 'F' Lost.
W4328 'T' soc. Jan.'47.
W4941 'M' Crashed Oct. '44.
W4882 'N' soc Sep. '45.
W5004 'E' soc Jan. '47.
[page break]
Lancaster. LM308 'F' Crashed Jan.45.
ED866 'C' Crashed Nov. 48.
DV175 'B' soc Oct. 46.
W4358 'D' ?
DV362 'Q' soc Sep. '46.
ED727 'S' soc Nov. '46.
JB125 'E' Crashed, Syerston, Jan. '45.
R5910 'X' ?
LL742 'R' ?
DV277 'V' soc Nov. '46.
ED940 'Z' soc Nov. '47.
[underlined] 227 Sqdn, Balderton, Notts. (Sqdn Instructor). Nov. '44 – March '45. [/underlined]
Lancaster. PD342 'E' Crashed. Jul. '45.
PB646 'P' Lost Dec. '44.
PD348 'B' Crashed Feb. '45.
PD349 'G' soc Sep. '47.
LM259 'U' Lost. Dec. '44.
PD345 'F' soc. Nov. '46.
PD344 'D' Lost Oct. '44.
PB805 'M' Crashed. Sep. '45.
PB620 'Z' Lost Apr. '45.
PB610 'O' Crashed, Balderton, Mar. '45.
PB690 'Y' Lost Feb. '45.
PB731 'L' soc Mar. '47.
PB644 'R' Lost Mar. '45.
NG170 'S' Lost, Ladbersch, Mar. '45.
PB651 'H' soc Oct. '46.
PB666 'J' Lost Feb. '45.
ME372 'U' Lost, Hamburg, Mar. '45.
NW802 'K' soc Aug. '46.
RA518 'C' soc Jun. '47.
PB645 'A' soc Nov. '46.
ME454 'Y' Lost, Wurtzburg, Mar. '45.
[page break]
[underlined] 227 Sqdn (cont) [/underlined]
Lancaster. SW247 'W' soc Oct. '46.
RA546 'J' Lost, Lutzkendorf, Mar. '45.
NX566 'S' soc Mar '48.
ND992 'Y' Crashed Aug. '45.
RF178 'V' soc Sep. '46.
RD332 'N' soc Jan. '47.
[underlined] 106 Sqdn, Metheringham, Lincs. (2nd Tour) April – October '45. [/underlined]
Lancaster. RE130 'H' soc Aug. '46
RF236 [symbol] 'V' soc Jan. '47.
PA310 'A' soc Nov. '46.
PB618 'G' Crashed Jun. '45.
RF235 [symbol] 'Y' Crashed May. '45.
NG397 'T' soc Jan.'47.
LM211 'Z' soc Feb. '49.
LM690 'P' soc May '47.
RF265 'O' soc Jul. '47.
NN719 'Q' soc Mar. '48.
PB677/G 'Z' soc Aug. '47.
ND933 'X' soc Jan. '47.
ND690 'D' soc Nov. '45.
PB682 'O' Crashed Oct. '45.
ND616 'J' Crashed Jul. '45.
ME369 'F' Crashed Feb. '46.
RF194 'T' soc May. '47.
PB583 'B' soc May '47.
PB305 'R' soc Jul. '49.
PB676 'E' soc Apr. '46.
PB622 'N' Crashed Feb. '46.
ME727 'Y' ?
PB124 'Q' soc Nov. '46.
[symbol] Flew on ops.
[page break]
Total hours on types of aircraft flown from E.F.T.S., Nov. '41 to Transport Command final flight Sep. '46.
[underlined] [a] Type. [b] Day. [c] Night. [d] Total. [/underlined]
(a) Lancaster Mks. I & III. (b) 459:00 (c) 413:15 (d) 872:15
(a) York. C. Mks. I (b) 295:35 (c) 105:00 (d) 400:35
(a) Stirling. Mks. IV (b) 6:20 (c) – (d) 6:20
(a) Manchester. Mks. II (b) 7:05 (c) – (d) 7:05
(a) Wellington. Mks. III (b) 48:55 (c) 51:05 (d) 100:00
(a) Oxford. (b) 192:35 (c) 27:45 (d) 220: 0 [sic]
(a) Dakota. (b) 1:50 (c) – (d) 1:50
(a) Tiger Moth. Mks. DH82/82c [underlined] (b) 77:00 (c) 1:45 (d) 78:45 [/underlined]
Total [underlined] (b) 1088:20 (c) 598:50 (d) 1687:10 [/underlined]
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List one Manchester and 10 Lancasters at RAF Wigsley May - June 1943. On 106 Squadron at RAF Syerston and RAF Metheringham between June 1943 and February 1944, lists 16 Lancasters. At No 5 Lancaster Finishing School between February and November 1944 at RAF Syerston, lists 46 Lancasters. At 227 Squadron RAF Balderton November 1944 to March 1945, lists 27 Lancasters. On 106 Squadron, second tour at RAF Metheringham between April and October 1945, lists 23 Lancasters. Then gives total hours flown on Lancaster, York, Stirling, Manchester, Wellington, Oxford, C-47 and Tiger Moth.
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1943-05
1943-06
1944-02
1944-11
1945-03
1945-04
1945-10
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Great Britain
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Lincolnshire
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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Five page typewritten document
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SPerryWRP1317696v70007
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Registered numbers and squadron letters (& fate) of Manchester & Lancasters flown
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Sue Smith
106 Squadron
1653 HCU
1654 HCU
1656 HCU
227 Squadron
C-47
Heavy Conversion Unit
Lancaster
Lancaster Finishing School
Manchester
Oxford
RAF Balderton
RAF Metheringham
RAF Syerston
RAF Wigsley
Stirling
Tiger Moth
training
Wellington
York
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/1895/35651/SGillK1438901v20029.2.pdf
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Gill, Kenneth
K Gill
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2017-07-09
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One hundred and sixty-four items plus another one hundred and fifteen in two sub-ciollections. The collection concerns Flying Officer Kenneth Gill DFC (1922 - 1945, 1438901, 155097 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, photographs and family and other correspondence. <br />He flew operations as a navigator with 9 Squadron before starting a second tour with 617 Squadron. He was killed 21 March 1945 having completed 45 operations.<br /><br />The collection also contains two albums. <br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2114">Kenneth Gill. Album One</a><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2117">Kenneth Gill. Album Two</a><br /><br />Additional information on Kenneth Gill is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/108654/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Derek Gill and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Record of Flying Officer Kenneth Gill D.F.C (155097) RAFVR joined 1941
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Mentions training in Canada and qualified at navigator. List training on Wellington and one operational flight while at operational training unit at RAF North Luffenham December 1942 - March 1943. Continues to list training on Halifax and Lancaster and one operation while at 1660 conversion unit RAF Swinderby March 1943 to April 1943. List flying and operations of 9 Squadron at RAF Bardney from April 1943 to November 1943. Was commissioned on 27 June 1943. Gives details of operations from F540 and F541. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross 8 December 1943. Continues to list flying as navigation instructor at 5 Lancaster finishing school RAF Syerston from December 1943 to September 1944 when he joined 617 Squadron at RAF Woodhall Spa. List flying and operations from September 1944, including both operations against Tirpitz and many others (viaducts, boat pens, Emden, oil refinery and Urft dam) with tallboy and grand slam bombs (escorted by Spitfires or RAF P-51s). Was reported missing believed killed on operation to Abergen Railway Bridge near Bremen on 21 March 1945. Total of 46 operations. Concludes with account of loss of aircraft and loss of all crew. List crews on both 9 and 617 Squadron.
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1942
1943
1944
1945
1943-02-25
1943-02-26
1943-04-18
1943-04-19
1943-05-04
1943-05-05
1943-05-11
1943-05-12
1943-05-23
1943-05-24
1943-05-25
1943-05-26
1943-05-27
1943-05-28
1943-05-29
1943-05-30
1943-06-11
1943-06-12
1943-06-13
1943-06-14
1943-06-15
1943-06-21
1943-06-22
1943-06-23
1943-06-25
1943-06-26
1943-06-28
1943-06-29
1943-07-08
1943-07-09
1943-07-25
1943-07-26
1943-08-07
1943-08-08
1943-08-10
1943-08-11
1943-08-27
1943-08-28
1943-08-30
1943-08-31
1943-09-03
1943-09-04
1943-09-06
1943-09-07
1943-10-03
1943-10-04
1943-10-05
1943-10-20
1943-10-21
1943-11-03
1943-11-04
1943-11-18
1943-11-19
1944-10-29
1944-11-12
1944-12-08
1944-12-11
1944-12-15
1944-12-21
1944-12-29
1944-12-30
1944-12-31
1945-02-03
1945-02-06
1945-02-14
1945-02-22
1945-02-24
1945-03-13
1945-03-14
1945-03-19
1945-03-21
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Great Britain
England--Rutland
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Lincolnshire
France
France--Clermont-Ferrand
Germany
Germany--Dortmund
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Düsseldorf
Germany--Essen
Germany--Wuppertal
Germany--Bochum
Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)
Germany--Krefeld
Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Cologne
Italy
Italy--Milan
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Rheydt
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Munich
Germany--Kassel
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Germany--Leipzig
Norway
Norway--Tromsø
Scotland--Moray
Germany--Euskirchen Region
Netherlands
Netherlands--IJmuiden
Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie)
Netherlands--Rotterdam
Atlantic Ocean--Oslofjorden
Netherlands--Maassluis
Germany--Bielefeld
Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal
Germany--Bremen
Poland
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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Forty-seven page printed document
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SGillK1438901v20029
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1660 HCU
29 OTU
5 Group
617 Squadron
9 Squadron
aircrew
bombing
Distinguished Flying Cross
FIDO
Grand Slam
Halifax
Heavy Conversion Unit
Lancaster
Lancaster Finishing School
Me 262
memorial
mine laying
missing in action
Mosquito
navigator
Operation Catechism (12 November 1944)
Operational Training Unit
P-51
promotion
RAF Bardney
RAF Lossiemouth
RAF Metheringham
RAF North Luffenham
RAF Swinderby
RAF Syerston
RAF Woodhall Spa
Spitfire
Tallboy
Tirpitz
training
Wellington
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Davies, Leslie and Jack
Leslie Alfred Davies
L A Davies
John Richard Davies
J R Davies
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2016-04-28
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Davies, LA-JR
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49 items. Collection concerns Leslie Alfred Davies (1922-1996, 1581024 Royal Air Force) and his brother John Richard Davies ( - 1944, 1580941). Leslie served as a Lancaster navigator on of 50 Squadron completing his tour of 30 operations in March 1945. John served a Lancaster bomb aimer on 166 Squadron He was killed in action 3 August 1944. Collection consists of Leslie's crew's individual logbooks and biographies, operational histories, photographs of people, aircraft and a grave, documents and correspondence. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Murray Davies and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on John Richard Davies is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/105795/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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RAID 26
LADBERGEN – DORTMUND-EMS CANAL (VN-F)
Date: 24th February 1945
Take off: 13.47 hrs
Flying time: 5 hours 31 mins
Aircraft/Losses; 166 Lancasters, 4 Mosquitoes/No losses
The target for this daylight raid was Ladbergen where the two lanes of the Dortmund-Ems Canal were carried over a small river by an aqueduct. The Germans immediately realised the vulnerability of the canal at this point where an aqueduct carries the canal over the stream. In order to try to confuse Bomber Command as to their exact aiming point the Germans camouflaged the stream with square pieces of netting where there was no tree cover.
[two black and white photographs of the Dortmund-Ems Canal target]
The camouflaged stream is highlighted within the redline
This daylight raid was abandoned due to extensive cloud cover over the target area. VN-F returned with a full bomb load (often unused bombs were jettisoned), landing at Waddington a few miles from Skellingthorpe for reasons that are not given.
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Raid 26 - Ladbergen
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Account of daylight operation against Dortmund-Ems canal aqueducts. Operation was abandoned due to cloud cover. Landed at Waddington. Includes b/w photographs of target,
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One page printed document with two b/w photographs
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eng
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SDaviesLA1581024v10003
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal
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1945-02-24
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
bombing
Lancaster
Mosquito
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Waddington
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/319/8279/MRaettigDW1136657-160623-02.1.pdf
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Raettig, Dennis
Dennis William Raettig
Dennis W Raettig
D W Raettig
D Raettig
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72 items. The collection concerns the wartime service of Leading Aircraftman Dennis William Raettig (b. 1920, 1136657 Royal Air Force). Joining the Royal Air Force reserve in 1941 he trained as a flight mechanic (Engines) before being posted to 104 Squadron (Wellingtons) at RAF Driffield. This squadron number was later changed to 158 Squadron flying Halifax at RAF East Moor, followed by moves to RAF Rufford and Lisset. The collection consists of a memoir, correspondence with family and acquaintances, family history, service and personal documentation, lucky charms,personal items, cap, boots, squadron tie, research on bombing in Hull as well as photographs of air and ground crew and aircraft. It also includes an oral history interview with Joan Raettig (Dennis Raettig's wife).
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sue Burn and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-06-23
2016-07-08
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Raettig, DW
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Raettig
Family
In
England
[page break]
Dennis William Raettig
After his general education at the Hull Grammar School Dennis commenced a yearlong course at a commercial college before entering employment in 1936, with M Harland Ltd., Printers, in Manor Street, Hull, in the Estimating Department. Dennis used to travel to work each day from the family home in Anlaby. In September 1939 father, mother Dennis and his two brothers, were together at home when war was declared. Father who as [sic] on leave at the time rejoined his ship. Grandmother came from her home in Hull to stay with in Anlaby. Father’s ship was laid up for repairs near Marseilles and mother together with the two of the officers’ wives went to join their husbands,. During the next few months Max volunteered for Service in the Royal Navy. And brother join [sic] volunteered for the royal [sic] Air Force.
Grandmother died and Dennis had the sad duty to arrange for her funeral.
Dennis joined the RAF and commenced his training as an Engine Fitter at Squiresgate, [sic] near Blackpool. He was billeted in Blackpool and for a short time he was able to meet his brother John who was undertaking his training as a wireless operator.
Dennis was posted to RAF Station Lisset, a bomber station, in East Yorkshire, as an Engine Fitter working on various aircraft, including the :Lancaster.
He married Joan Wray in 1952. They had two children, Susan who was born on May 17, 1953, and Peter who was borne on 16 June 16, 1959. Dennis set up his business as a Printer one of his main jobs was the production of the Jewish Magazine “The Watchman” which he continued with until his retirement in 19**. Both Dennis and Joan were keen gardeners.
[page break]
[underline] THE RAETTIG FAMILY IN ENGLAND [/underline]
[underline] FURTHER THOUGHTS [/underline]
My grandfather, Carl Friedrich [underline] Max [/underline] Rättig was born in Wittenberg (East Prussia), on the 3rd. February, 1864, he had a younger sister, Bertha. Their father Edgar died on the 13th. June, 1871, and their mother Luise died in July 1880. Mac, then aged 16, and Bertha aged 13 went to live with their uncle. It was intended that Max should become an architect or surveyor, he however had other ideas and joined the crew of a sailing ship.
His ship often visited the port of Hull where he met his wife to be, Edith Bell. He took up the trade of fisherman, in small open sailing boats. at [sic] first he sailed witha [sic] skipper named Tognola but he soon gained his Skipper’s Certificate and became a very successful trawlerman with a crew of his own. He fished off the Dogger Bank and the Silver Pit, in the North Sea, sometimes staying at sea for three or four weeks.
Both two eldest sons, Max Edgar (my father) and his brother Ralph, intended to follow a life at sea and attended the Trinity House School in order to learn to be sailors. Grandfather insisted that his eldest son should start his career by signing on as apprentice on a sailing ship. So his first ship was the s.s. “Clan Graham”. The ship had been built at Russells shipyard in 1893 and was sister-ship to the “Clan Galbraith”, the last two members of the Dunlop “Clan Line”. Her length was 282.9 feet, beam 40.4 feet, depth below water 24.6 feet, her gross tonnage was 2,200. She sailed under the British flag for 16 years before being sold to a Norwegian company. It was finally sunk by a U-boat in 1917. A framed painting of the ship that father first sailed in is still a treasured family possession of my brother Max. In 1972 I had a photograph of the “Clan Graham” in port, with bare masts, from this, and with reference to the Register of Shipping, I was able to get a young artist, Michael Bonner, to paint for me an impression of the “Clan Graham” in full sail.
Father gained his Master Mariners Certificate by the age of 20 and sailed through World War 1 with the Blue Funnel Line, his ship was torpedoed by a U-boat, he was decorated for his work in convoys during that war. He joined the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, all its tankers were named after sea shells! I list in alphabetical the ships he served in:-
M.V. “Bullysses”.
Captain 1935 – 1938, Asia & Australia. Whilst Master of this tanker, Capt. Raettig rescued 8 Formosan seamen who had been shipwrecked for 12 days at sea. He received acknowledgement of his “gallant and kind treatment of these men”, from the Japanese Consul General.
M.V. “Cobis”
Chief Officer, 1921, China & East Indies.
M.V. “Conch”
Master.
[page break]
2.
M.V. “Elax”
Master, 1946-1950, launched Short Brothers, Belfast.
M.V. “Goldmouth”
Master. 1944 – 46, I stood on the quayside by Smiths Dock, South Shields, to meet my father for the first time since 1939, I saw father on the ship’s bridge as the ship was manoeuvring alongside; the pilot, who was at the starboard lookout, told me to jump aboard. When I went to see father, who by now was at his desk below, he did not recognise me – I was in R.A.F. uniform. The movement of ships was still under the strictest security, so he was very surprised to learn from me that mother was arriving from Durban to Liverpool the next day. I met her at in Liverpool and brought her back to North Shields, this completed my seven day leave and I returned to R.A.F. West Drayton.
M.V. “Liparus”
Master.
M.V. “Scalaria”
Master, East Indies.
M.V. “Trocas”
Master.
M.V. “Roseshell”
Chief Officer, This was a large corrugated steel plated, motorised oil barge of experimental design. Apparently oil cargo was pumped into the forward tanks and the vessel began to sink by the bows, oil was pumped into the after tanks and the vessel then cracked amidships and sank. Father was dressed in a white tropical uniform, nevertheless he dived overboard and swam ashore!
Other ships:-
s.s. “Mary”
Master. 1924. During the Depression, father had been ashore for many months waiting to be given a ship. He was approached by an agent and who asked him to deliver a small Coaster the s.s. “Mary” from Hull to Newcastle. Since most of father’s sailing had been in far eastern waters, he asked his father to assemble a crew and to sail with him as first mate. On its way down the River Humber the “Mary” began to take in more water than the pumps could handle. After a brief consultation with his first mate (his father), the Captain turned the ship back and eventually had to beach her at Paull, just a mile or two east of Hull! It was a “coffin” ship.
[page break]
3.
s.s. “Rhodi”
Master. 1941. this [sic] was a prize passenger ship, captured from the Italians and lying in harbour at Malta. Mother and father had been stranded in Malta at the early part of the war; father’s tanker had broken down with engine trouble. The Navy asked his father to take his crew onto the “Rhodi” with a number of Polish Troops and sail for Egypt. The Navy created a diversion, but the Italian Air Force caught up with the “Rhodi” and sped it on its way with machine-gun and cannon fire. It managed to make its way to Alexandria with no casualties and little damage.
S.T. “Kingston Emerald”
On retirement, he was asked to navigate a trawler. For Skipper Shaugnessy, to a point off Greenland. I drove him to the dock and was troubled to see that all the crew, except the Wireless Operator, were very drunk. By the time they reached their destination all were sober!
Oil Installation.
After delivering the “Rhodi”, father became manager of an Oil Installation at Ras Gharib, providing fuel for tanks and shipping for the war. Later he was given command of another tanker and supplied fuel for the Burma Campaign.
Father was decorated for his work in World War II. He was one of the six senior masters in the then 100 vessel company and was appointed Commodore.
[underline] Grandfather’s Dog. [/underline]
My brother Dennis found a stray dog which he and I took round to give to our grandfather. It was of uncertain breed, black and brown, medium sized, curly tailed, with an uncertain temper. Bonzo became grandfather’s friend and comrade until he died. On One [sic] occasion we visited him at the Riverside Quay, Hull, on the s.s. “Spero”. The ship was high in the water, having no cargo. There were small waves on the water making the ship bump against the quay. Bonzo was at the top of the steep gangway, crouched down and barking at us, as we climbed up he backed away and dropped down into the water. A ladder was lowered down between the ship and the quay to prevent Bonzo being crushed to death, we got a long boat hook around his collar and hauled him up. Grandfather was in tears at the thought that his faithful friend might have been killed.
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To: The Master
M.V. “Bulyssess”
c/o The Rising Sun Petroleum Co. Ltd.
Yokahama.
From:- Shell Petroleum Products
The Asiatic Petroleum Co., (North China) Ltd.,
Shell Building,
No.1 The Bund,
Shanghai.
25th. May, 1937.
Dear Sir,
We have been asked by H.B.M. * Consul-General to convey to you the gist of the Japanese Consul-General’s letter regarding the rescue of eight Formosans.
The Japanese Consul-General considers the rescue of these men, who had been hovering between life and death for twelve days, a most gallant act and the men themselves state they received most generous and kind treatment on board the tanker “Bulysses”.
For the heroic work and kindness extended to the Japanese fishermen, the Consul-General for Japan expresses his profound appreciation and gratitude.
We are, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
[signed]
For the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
[underline] [/underline]
* (His Britannic Majesty’s)
NOTE:
The Master of the M.V. “Bulysses” was Captain M.E.Raettig. (J.C.R.)
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[picture of THE CLAN GRAHAM]
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Kopie einer handschriftlich Brief von:- Max Rättig
(Mathew Reckitt)
62, English Street,
Hull (Eng.)
Nov. 7 (1936)
Nach H. u. H. Rättig, Wein,
Liebe Helene,
Liebe Hertha!
Euer Lieber Brief vom 29. Okt. hat mich zu gleicher zeit sehr überrasscht und auch betrübt. Betrübt zu hören, dass meine arme Schwester Bertha eure Mutter, nach so schwerem Leiden gestorbe ist. So bin ich nun der einzige der Wittenberger Familie Rättig der noch am Leben ist, und meine zeit ist sehr Kurz – ich bin ja schon 73 Jahre alt am 3. Februar und fortwährend kränklich mit Herzleiden, dass ich glücklich bin, wenn das Ende kommt.
Es ist wunderbar, wie euer Brief überhaupt in meine Hände gekommen ist und ich muss meine Geschickte vor dem Kreige anfangen. Est ist so viele Jahre hier, seit ich einen deutschen Brief geschreiben habe, dass es mir schwierig wird, ordentlich auszudrücken und ich hoffe, ihr werdet die Fehler verzeihen. Ich spreche ja immer englisch und habe keine Gelengenheit, deutsch zu sprechen.
Gerade vor dem Kriege 1912-1914 wohnte ich in Hessle, wie ihr wisst. Wir hatten 7 Kinder, Max, Ralph, Bertha, John, Agnes, Eva und Edith, ihr Alter ungefähr 23-21-20-18-7-5-2. Ich war schon 4 Jahre Kapitän auf einer Hull-Rhederei und stand mich sehr gut, ich verdiente ins jedem Jahre etwas mehr Geld, ich war, wie man das heir nent, ein glücklicher Mann. Da kam der Krieg. es quälte mich nicht viel, denn ich war ja schon seit vielen Jahren ein englischer Bürger. Ich hatte, wie ich in meinem Wahnsinn dachte, keinen Feind in der Welt, - wie schnell ich ausfinden musste, dass ich benahe keinen Freund hatte! Max hatte gerade sein Kapitäns Examen bestanden, Ralph seines als 2 ter Steuermann, beide gingen weg; Max als 1. Steuermann, Ralph als 3 ter. Bertha war in einem Geschäft, ich glaube es heisst Posamentier in deutsch. John war in der Lehre bei einem Baumeister. So fing der Krieg an. Zuerst war es nicht so schlimm, die leutchen in Hessle hatten nicht zu viel gegen uns. Als aber die deutsche Armeen nicht ausrissen, wenn die Engländer sich zeigten, und immer mehr und mehr Soldaten, Volontüre gefordet wurden, wurde es ungemütlich für uns. Auf einmal kam der erste Schlag, der Direktor meiner Rhederei nahm mich bei Seite und sagte, es tat ihm sehr leid, aber ich müsste gehen, er verspracht mir ja, hätte ich während des Kriegs Hilfe notig, ruhig zu ihm zu kommen und sie würden mich durchsetzen, ich wäre ja ihr bester Kapitän.
So war ich also ohne Arbeit und wenig Geld. Zur Marine taugte ich nicht, war auch zu alt schon und ein geb. Deutscher. Schliesslich nach ein paar Monaten, wenn meine liebe Frau mir ziemlich deutlich zu verstehen gab, dass si Geld nötig hatte, kam ich auf einer kleinen Schiffswerft als Arbeiter an, Gehalt 21 sh. pro Woche.
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Die Vorgesetzten waren mir gut, ich konnte ja arbeiten, aber die Leute, jeden Tag Schimpswörter – verfluchter Deutscher u.s.w., bis schliesslich nach einigen Wochen die Geschicte zu schlimm wurde und ich ging ab. So hatte ich wieder keine Arbeit. Da hat mich mein Schwager Albert, der Vorsteher eines Arbeitsbüros war, eingeladen, ihn zu besuchen in Goole, einem kleinen Hafen oberhalb Hull. Ich ging, und kam auf den Gedanken, unter einem anderen Namen auf See zugehen. Ich rasierete mich ganz glatt und ich war ein neuer Mann: Mathew Reckitt, Matrose. Meine Sprache war gut genug, um als geb. Englander zu passieren. Seeleute waren knapp und ich bekam sofort ein Schiff als Matrose. Nur eine Reise und der zweite Schlag traf uns: Deutchland fing an englische Städte mit Luftschiffen zu bombardieren und Hull wurde nicht verschont. Die Wut und Entrüstung der Leute war furchtbar und meine arme Familie mussste von der Polizei beschutzen, wir müssten weg. Aber wohin? Einige Damen in Hesskle kamen sogar mit einem offenen Scheck, um Edith zu helfen, wegzukommen, aber sie war zu wütend oder stolz und sagte ihnen, sie brauche keine Helfe. Schliesslich ging sie nach Grimsby – Cleethorpes (?) seitdem gewohnt. Die beiden Städte sind verbunden wie Hamburg – Altona. Sie hat ein grosses Haus und nimmt in Sommer Badegäste. C1. ist an der Mündung der Humber. Das schlecte ist, das ich in Grimsby nicht bekannt und seit 1917-1929 war ich auf einem Dampfer als Bootsmann, zuerst 8 Monate als Matrose, höher konnte ich nicht, mein Zeugnis is nur für Fischerei. Schliesslich 1929 mussste ich an Land kommen, ich war 66 Jahre alt, schon 2 Jahre über die bestimmte Zeite und die Rhederie gab mir Arbeit als Schiffs-Wächter d.h. wenn die Mannschaft, alle Hull-Leute abends an Land gehen, bin ich allein auf dem Schiff mit meinem Hündschen Bonzo, mein treuer Kamerad und ein guter Wächter; wehe dem Kerl, der seinem geliebten Herrn anfasst.
So, dies is die Lage. Edith wohnt in Cleethorpes allein, ich in Hull in einem möblierten Zimmer, koche mein Essen, wasche mein Zug und flicke es. Ich bezahle meiner Wirtin jede Woche 10 sh. und habe da Privilegium jede Woch meiner lieben Frau one Pound zu schicken. Mein Gehalt ist nich sicher, mitunter habe ich nur 12 sh. für die Wöche, mitunter 48, 6 sh. die Nacht, aber mitunter machen die Schiffe kurze, mitunter lange Reise, je nach dem Wetter.
Nun aber wird es Zeit, über die Kinder zu sprechen.
Max, jetz 45 Jahre alt, is Käpitan auf einem grossen ö1-Damfer (M.V. “Bulysses”) fährt von Singapore nach China, Japan, Australien und Neuseeland, ist immer auf 3 Jahre fort, nach dem haben 3 Monate Ferien zu Hause, Reisegeld bezhalt und Gehalt. Er is verheiratet, seine Familie wohnte in Hull und hat 3 Jungen, 19, 17, and 15.
John unser jüngster Sohn ging in die Feldartillerie 1915 und fiel vor Ypres am 17 März 1916. Dies war das erste, was Edith gegen mich setze. Ralph, unser zweiter Sohn, heiratete 1916 ein Hessle – Mädchen und was 1917 2ter. Steuermann auf dem englischen Dampfer “Elve”, ich wollte als Matrose mit ihm gehen, als auf der letzten Minute die Rhederei eine chinesische Mannschaft nahm, glücklich für mich.
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Ich ging am 20 Aug. auf den Hull-Dampfer “Albano” und schon während der ersten Reise kamen unsichere Nachrichten dass Ralph’s Schiff überfällig sie und schlliesslich mussten wir annehmen, dass es ungefähr am 11 Okt. an der Portugiesischen Küste mit Mann und Maus untergegangen. Torpediert von meinen Landsleuten! Nun war Edith mit mir fertig. Von Liebe is keine Rede, kein Vertauen, nichts. Gott sei Dank, die Kinder sind treu und besuchen mich wenn möglich. Ein trauriges Ding ist, dass Ralph’s Witwe einen kleinen Sohn hatte, 4 Monate nach dem er vershollen war; sie nannte ihn auch Ralph und auch er, jetz 18 Jahre, geht zur See. Die Witwe heiratete wie der nach 4 Jahre, ich Weiss nicht mal ihren neuen Namen.
Bertha heiratete nach dem Krieg einen Reissenden, der in Hull und Umbebung für Armour travelled. Sie wohnen ausserhalb Hull.
Agnes heiratete ein Kaufman (Fehilfe), hatte einen kleinen Sobn, jetz 19 Jahre alt. Ihr Mann ist nach kurzen Ehe (2-3 J.) an Schwindsucht gestorben. Nun in Jahre 1935 heiratete sie einen Mann, der Farbe farbriziert und dir hatte einen kleinen Jungen am 15 Juni d.J. beide Jungen haben Gerburtstag am selben Tage. Sie wohnen in Grimsby, so sehe ich sie nur selten.
Eva heiratete zu Weinachten einen Mann, der Motoren zu verkaufen sucht. Er hat sein Geschäft in Croydon (bei London); sie wollte eine Krankenpfleger in werden und es kostete mich einen Haufen Geld, sie war im Hospital in Birmingham, schliesslich wurde sie kranke hatte ein Operation am Ohre, aber ohne Erfolg, und musste ihre Stelle wegen Taubheit verlassen.
Nun bleibt meine jüngste Tochter Edith. Sie hatte eine brillante Schulgeit und ging nach London ins Lehrer-Collegium auf 2 Jahre und bekam auch sofort eine Stelle als Lehrerin in Birmingham. Wieder kamen meine Erspasnisse un Studium, aber es war es wert sie ist versorgt und ich klage nicht. Nun wirds aber Zeit, aufzuhoren. Ich freue mich sehr, dass ihr beide selbständig seid. Um Himmels willen, lasst Heiraten sein. Hier bin ich verheiratet und schon seit 21 Jahren allein, immer krank diese letzen 2 Jahre und kein Hoffn8ng bis sum Ende. Adieu, bitt, wenn ihr Zeit machen könnt, schreibt wider so abld wie möglich. Die address ist:
Mr M. Reckitt,
62, English Street,
HULL.
(signed)
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Translation of letter written by:-
Max Rättig
(Matthew Reckitt)
26, English Street,
Hull (Eng.)
Nov, 7th. (1936)
To:- H. & H. Rättig in Vienna,
his cousins as well as nieces as follows:- (Copy routed to me thru’ A.S. in Berlin, forwarded to my brother Alvin, to be returned.
Dear Helene!
Dear Hertha!
I received your kind letter of the 29th. October which both surprised and saddened me. I was very sad to hear that my poor sister Bertha, your mother, has died after great suffering. I am now the only one of the Wittenberg Rättig family, who is left and I am getting old. I will be 73 on the 3rd. February, and am permanently ill with heart trouble, so shall welcome the end as a happy release.
It is remarkable that your letter reached me and I will tell you the story of what happened to me before the Great War began. It is so many years since I have written a letter in German, that I am having great difficulty in putting my thoughts on paper, so please forgive my mistakes. I only speak in English and never have chance to speak German at all.
Immediately before the War in 1913-1914, I lived in Hessle, as you know. We had 7 children – Max, Ralph, Bertha, John, Agnes, Eva, and Edith, and their ages at that time were about 23, 21, 20, 18. 7. 5. 2. I had been a well established Skipper with a Hull Trawling Company, and earned very good money in those years. I was, as you might say, a very happy man. Then the War started. It didn’t worry me much, as I had been an English citizen for many years. I thought I hadn’t an enemy in the world, but I was deluding myself, as I soon found that I had almost no friends.
Max had already gained his Master’s Certificate, Ralph had his 2nd. Mate’s Certificate and they were both working – Max as 1st. Mate and Ralph as 3rd. Mate. Bertha was working in what I think is called, a haberdashers shop. John was an architects pupil. When the War first started things weren’t too bad, as the people in Hessle had nothing against us. It was pointed out to us that the Germans had not yet advanced but if they did things would become more and more uncomfortable for us. The first blow fell when the Director of my Trawling Company took me on one side and told me that, much to his regret, I would have to leave, promising me that he would take me on again at the end of the war, he said I was probably his best captain.
So I was without work and had very little money. I was too old for the Navy (as well as being born a German). After a few months I went to work in a small shipyard, as my dear wife had let me know in no uncertain terms that she needed money.
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My wage was 21s. per week and I got on very well with the boss as I was a good worker, but the other workers cursed me every day – damned German etc., which I stood for for [sic] a few weeks until the stories about me got worse and I had to leave. So again I was without work, then my brother-in-law, Albert, who was the Manager of a labour exchange, suggested that I went to Goole, a small port up-river from Hull. When I got there I decided to try to go to sea again under another name. I changed my identity to – Mathew Reckitt, seaman. My accent was not too bad for me to pass as an Englishman. Sailors were scares and I got signed on a ship at once.
The second blow fell, after only one voyage, when Germany sent Zepplins over to bomb English towns:- amongst which was Hull. The rage and indignation of the people was terrible and my poor family had to have police protection. The police finally said that there were too many Germans in Hessle, for them to be able to protect, so my family had to leave. But where were they to go to? Some Hessle women brought an open cheque to Edith to help her get established somewhere else, but she was either too furious or too proud to accept it and said she needed no help. Eventually she went to Grimsby, where she had two sisters living, and she settled at Cleethorpes, near Grimsby, where she has been ever since. The two towns are joined similar to Hamburg and Altana. She has a large house and takes in guests during the summer. Cleethorpes is a resort near the mouth of the River Humber. It is a pity that I couldn’t live over there but there was no work for me in Grimsby. I had work in Hull from 1917 – 1929 as a bosun on a steamship (s.s. ”Albano”), after 8 months as a seaman, I could not rise higher because I had only a Trawler Skipper’s Certificate. I had to leave the sea in 1929 as I was 66 years old and already two years over the maximum permitted age, and the Shipping Company gave me a job as a ship’s watchman i.e. when the crew, who are all Hull men, go ashore each night I am left in charge with only my little dog, Bonzo, for company. He is a true friend to me and a good watchdog who threatens to attack anyone who approaches his beloved master.
So this is the situation we are in at the moment. Edith lives alone in Cleethorpes and I am in hull [sic] in a furnished room where I cook, wash and patch me own clothes, and pay my landlady 10s. per week, and am able to send my wife one Pound per week. I don’t have a steady wage and sometimes have only 12s. for a week, sometimes 48s. (i.e. 6s per night) depending on whether the ship makes a long or short voyage – depending upon the weather.
Now I will tell you about the children. Max, now 45 years old, is the captain of a large oil tanker (M.V. “Bulysses”) voyaging between Singapore and China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He is always away for 3 years and then comes home for a three months leave on full pay. He is married and his family, which consists of 3 boys 19, 17, & 15, lives in Hull.
John our youngest son, joined the Field Artillery in 1915 and was killed at Ypres on 17th. March 1916. This was the first tragedy that Edith blamed me for.
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Ralph, our second son, married a Hessle girl in 1916 and in 1917 was the 2nd Officer on an English ship s.s. “Elve” on which I had intended to sign as a seaman to voyage with him. At the last minute, luckily for me, they signed on a Chinese crew. I left Hull on the 20th. August on the s.s. “Albano” and soon after I heard a rumour that Ralph’s ship had been lost, eventually we got the news that it sank with all hands off the Portugese [sic] coast on the 11th. October. Torpedoes by my countrymen!! Edith finished with me completely after this, so from being someone who was loved, I was cut off and isolated. Thank God the children are loyal and visit me when they can. The sad thing is that Ralph’s widow had a baby son 4 months after she lost her husband, and called him Ralph, after his father. He is now 18 years old and also goes to sea. The widow married again after 4 years but I don’t know the name of her new husband.
Bertha married after the War. Her husband is a commercial traveller for Armour’s canned foods. His area is Hull and district and they also live in Hull.
Agnes married a shop assistant and had a son who is now 19 years old. Her husband died of T.B. after they had only been married for 2 or 3 years. She remarried in 1935 to a man who is a colour mixer in a paint factory, and they had a son on the 15th. June this year, the same date as her first son’s birthday, but they live in Grimsby so I don’t see them very often.
Eva got married last Christmas. Her husband sells motor cars and has a business in Croydon, near London. She was a nursing orderly, which cost me a lot of money, and was working in a Birmingham hospital until she became ill and had to have an operation on her ears which left her deaf on one side. That leaves my youngest daughter Edith, she is a brilliant scholar and went to a teacher training college in London for 2 years, before taking up a post in a Birmingham school. All my savings went on her studies, but it was worth it as she is taken care of, so I am not complaining.
I must finish off now. I am pleased that you are both independent and marriage is in the lap of the gods. Here I am, married but on my own for 21 years, ill for all of the past 2 years and no hope of better things to come. Goodbye! Write again when you have time and it is convenient. The address is:-
Mr. M. Reckitt, 62, English Street, Hull.
(signed)
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Kopie eindander handschriftlich Brief von Max Rättig
(Mathew Reckitt)
November 1936.
Nach Alfred Schlingmann
(seiner Vetter in Britain)
Dear Alfred.
Your letter, received this morning has given me the greatest pleasure imaginable. Do I remember you? Don’t I remember how we, as schoolboys used to wander about in Berlin.
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shorework and very little hope of getting work of [underlined] any [/underlined] kind as soon as people found out my identity. For a few weeks at the beginning of 1915 I got work as a labourer at a small shipyard in Hessle at One Pound a week. (I had earned 1 to 2 pounds a day at sea) but after a few weeks there I had to be discharged there too. Then my brother-in-law invited me to spend a few weeks with them and I went. While there I got in conversation with a neighbour, who advised me to go in cargo boats, because they were wanting men badly and my brother-in-law and I discussed the matter and came to the conclusion to change my name and try. As soon as I could I got a ship and went as able seaman (Matrose). As usual, I got on alright with the Captain and mates and everything went well again. My wife came to see me now and then when the ship was in port and we stopped at her brother’s house. She told me several times that she had a very unhappy time among the people at Hessle, but she carried on. The worst trouble began after the air-raids began over Hull and the people became very bitter against us. One report was that we had mines hidden in the house and the police had to search the house to satisfy the people. It got so bad at the finish that the owner of the house, no doubt inspired by the police, gave Edith notice to quit. Poor woman she had 3 little childdren [sic], 2,5,7 years old and nowhere to go, at the finish, after a visit to her sister at Grimsby (also a fishery Captain’s wife) Edith decided to go and live there, and she has done so ever since. My oldest son Max made his Captains Examination in Oct. 1914 and went as first mate in the steamer “Queen Elizabeth” and she was away nearly two years. He kept the old name and does so now. About 15 years ago he joined the Shell Company and is now Capt. of a tank steamer “Bulysses” sailing between Singapore and Australian ports. He comes on leave next year, 3 months on pay. Ralph my second son made his exam. 2nd. Mate in 1914 and joined a firm of tankers as 3rd. Mate, got his 1st Mates Certificate in Shanghai and in 2 years came home Chief Mate of the same ship. Also both had a record to be proud of. John the 3rd. boy, joined the Artillery in 1915 (volunteer) and after a short training in England was sent to France. He fell before Ypres on 17th. March 1916. Ralph married in 1916, a Hessle girl and joined the Blue Funnel Line (Alfred Holt of Liverpool) and was torpedoed and lost with all hands off the Portugese [sic] Coast about Oct 11. 1917.
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But that is enough of my family affairs and if they interest you at all I will tell you more in my next.
Of myself I cannot say much. I went to sea until I was 66 and then [underlined] had [/underlined] to leave the sea but the Firm gave me a job as Ships Watchman and without boasting, I may say it is the best watching job they have. I get 6 shillings p. night, and am employed 6 nights one week and 7 the next. Besides that I have the State Old Age Pension 10sh. p.w; also the Trinity House, (a Corporation of People that have to do with the sea) a pension of 12 Pounds a year, and from the Sailors and Firemens [sic] Union 5 sh. per week. Also (ich glaube dass er meint auch – z.B. nämlich. (J.R.) One pound a week and 10 sh. p.w. for my room here. My health is very poor, chiefly, heart trouble and the least exertion puts me out of breath but I live very close to the Dock and once I get on the ship I am all right. I thank you for your offers of help, but indeed I manage quite well if not in Luxury, at least I can live as long as I work.
I should like to come to Berlin, but my health forbids that no. So does the rate of exchange. I am sorry to have to close now but you have a glimpse of my life., I will tell you more another time. With a thousand greetings, your old cousin.
Max R.
Please convey my best wishes to Helene.
Are you aware if the Fischer Family is still alive.
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Letter from Helene, Vienna to Adele, New York.
Vienna, January, 15th. 1937
My Dear Cousin Adele!
Since a long time we did not hear anything from one another – the old year is over and has brought us no good things. At first my mother’s death very painfully and cutting in for my sister and me. Then in spring I was sick for five months – I had a great fever and inflammation of my joints. That was very difficult also for Hertha who was taking care of me besides her office and the home-works. And also for my own office this illness was bad – you can understand. I was missing my dear mother too much.
In Autumn I received a letter from our uncle Max in England who was unknown for more than twenty years. But the informations [sic] were not delightful. He is old and sick and quite alone in his age. His wife left him because he was a German – two sonS’s [sic] had fallen against their father’s country and she was not loving him enough to forget it. Now, we write to one another very often and I am corresponding with his youngest daughter Edith who is a teacher in Birmingham.
I have the wish to see my uncle once more and – if I remain well – I shall travel to England in April this year. This is the reason why I am learning English – you see – you will find many mistakes, but it will be better and better, I hope.
Uncle Max has changed his name – you will have heard it from Uncle Alfred in Berlin, have you? And how do you do and your brothers family, my dearest cousin? Uncle Alfred was sending me a gigantic family-tree with more than four hundred of Rättigs, I am near to be haughty to be of such a famous family. But I am a little sad; nobody of the descendants of our old German family who are residing in foreign countries has maintained the German language besides you.
I hope the journey will be cheaper this year on account for the coronation of the new king. I am looking forward with great pleasure and expectation indeed.
I am awaiting your answer soon, my lovely cousin, and remain with many greetings for your brother’s family
Yours faithfully,
Letti
P.S. From our Uncle Alfred to Berlin I received your letter with a photo of your brother Alvin – and so I read something about you after a long time. Also heartiest gsreeting [sic] from my sister Hertha to you and Alvin. If Iyou [sic] will come to us, we shall play “Schach” all evening, as you like it.
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[underlined] THE RAETTIG FAMILY IN ENGLAND [/underlined]
MAX RATTIG 1864 – 1939
Contemporaries:-
German Cousins – Elisabeth Raettig (1862 – 1922)
Carl-August Rattig II (1867 – 19 )
American Cousins – Melitta Raettig (1883 – 1887)
Alvin Ernst Raettig (1886 – 1953)
Herman William Raettig (1887 – 1898)
Adele Sophie Raettig (1889 - )
[photograph of the Raettig family]
Back Row
Ralph, Bertha, Max Edgar, John, Eva
front
Agnes, Max, Edith (with baby Edith on knee)
Max’s mother, the widow of a government surveyor in Wittenberge, Germany, died in July, 1880, leaving two orphans – Max and his sister Bertha. It was decided that they should go and live with their Uncle August (D131212), and that Max, then age 16, should continue his studies to become an architect or surveyor.
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At about the age of twenty, he decided to leave Wittenberge, he planned to avoid conscription by becoming a sailor. He joined the crew of a sailing ship which made dregular [sic] voyages between Hamburg and Hull. A shipmate, who had lodgings in Hull, invited Max to stay with him whenever they were in port. Long ago, in 1843, a fleet of Brixham fishing boats were blown off course in a storm in the North Sea; they discovered the richest fishing grounds off the British coast – the “Silver Pit”. This lead to the development of the fishing industry in Hull; many families came from Brixham to live in Hull, including the father of Edith Bell whom Max met and married on the 26th. September, 1888. During their married life they lived at various addresses in Hull and district and he subsequently took out naturalisation papers, thus began the Raettigs in England! They had seven children – Max Edgar, Ralph, Bertha, John, Agnes, Eva, and Edith.
Max sailed as a fisherman for many years, and later as a merchant seaman with the Ellerman Wilson Line, travelling between Hull and Gothenburg and Hamburg. Eventually he became too old for an active sea-going life and continued to work as a ship’s watchman until shortly before his death on the 22nd. February, 1939, aged 75 years. His widow Edith, died on the 11th March, 1946.
His sister Bertha married Theodore Heinrich Rattig in Vienna on the 25th. August, 1896.
[underlined] THE SECOND GENERATION IN ENGLAND [/underlined]
IN ENGLAND:- Max Edgar, Ralph, John, Agnes, Eva, Edith.
IN GERMANY:- Carl Theodora Elisabeth, Gottfried Johannes, Liselotte
IN AMERICA:- Eleanor Mae, Alvin Ernest.
[underlined] MAX EDGAR RAETTIG [/underlined]. (1891 – 1955)
Max was the eldest son of Max and Edith Raettig, and was born in Hull. He was educated at the Trinity House School which specialised in preparing its pupils for seagoing careers. As soon as his schooldays were over he became an apprentice on a four masted barque, the s.s. “Clan Graham”, owned by the Dunlop Line. By the age of 19 he had transferred to steamships with the Blue Funnel Line and had taken his Master Mariners ticket. During the First World War his ship was torpedoed by a U-boat, but he survived, thank God. He married Doris Jackson, who lived in Hull, they had three sons Max Donald (1917), John Charles (1919) and Dennis (1920).
Max and Doris Raettig (1947)
After the War, Max sailed as Chief Officer on an oil tanker owned by the Anglo Saxon Petroleum Company. His voyages were mainly in the far East, he came home on leave every three years. At the time of the Depression in the Nineteen Twenties he at home for many months, unable to get a ship. At home for many months, unable to get a ship. [sic] He was approached by a ship owner who wanted him to recruit a crew and to sail a small coastal steamship from Hull to Newcastle. He set sail, with his father as First Officer, - the s.s. “Mary” began to leak water while still steaming down the River Humber and it had to be beached before it sank! After the Depression he was back with the Anglo Saxon tanker fleet and quickly became a captain; he remained with that Company until he retired with the rank of Commodore Captain. He was a self-taught musician, a keen card player, golfer, and gardener. He died on the 26th. September, 1955.
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[underlined] RALPH RAETTIG [/underlined] (1893 – 1917)
Ralph was also educated at the Trinity House School, in Hull. He served an apprenticeship as a ships officer and sailed with the Blue Funnel Line. He married Molly Appleton in 1916, his ship the s.s. “Elve” was torpedoed in 1917, and he was drowned. His son Ralph was born shortly after his father’s death. Molly died on the 25th. June 1989.
[underlined] JOHN RAETTIG [/underlined] (1893 – 1917)
John had left school only four years before the outbreak of World War I. He joined the Royal Artillery Corps in 1914 and was killed in the battle of Ypres in 1917.
[underlined] BERTHA RAETTIG [/underlined] (1897 – 1972)
Bertha was the eldest daughter of Max and Edith Raettig. When she left school she worked as a shop assistant. She married Frederick Britton in 1920. They had two children. John, who became a professor of Mathematics, and Kathleen who became a lecturer in Food & Hygiene. Fred worked as a representative for a company of sweet manufacturers and later for a company who imported canned fruit. Bertha and Fred led a happy married life and were well-loved by their relations. John married Katherine M. Stewart and they had three daughters – Anne Katherine, Christine Mary, and Mary Kathleen. John’s sister Kathleen married Peter Clark on the 16th. July, 1955.
[underlined] AGNES RAETTIG [/underlined] (1907 – 1944)
Agnes lived with her mother in Cleethorpes and worked as a waitress. She married William Jackson, a fisherman, they had one son – Billy Jackson who later became a surveyor. Agnes became a widow and later married Harold Gibson, a paint blender, they had three children – Paul Gibson, Trevor Gibson, and Ian Gibson. Agnes died in 1944.
[underlined] EVA RAETIGG [/underlined]. (1909 – 1968)
After leaving School Eva became a student nurse. She married Tom Burns, a garage owner, in 1953, they lived at Sanderstead near Croydon, Surrey. They had two children, Richard who now manages the garage business, and Nita who teaches music. Eva died in 1968 and Tom died in 1988.
[underlined] EDITH RAETTIG [/underlined]
Edith is the only surviving member of the second generation. She trained as a school teacher and taught school in Birmingham. Her first husband was killed in a road accident, she had twin children, Jeremy who has a degree in chemistry and works for a firm of food manufacturers, and Jane who is married and has a small family. Sometime after the death of her sister Eva, Edith married Tom Burns, she continues to live at Sanderstead.
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[underlined] THE THIRD GENERATION IN ENGLAND [/underlined]
IN ENGLAND:- Max Donald, John, Dennis, - Ralph II.
IN GERMANY:- Bernfried, Elisabeth, Rosmarie, Gunhild, Hans-Jorg, Dorothea.
IN AMERICA:- Susan Mae, Edward Ernest, Steven Francis, Leslie Ellen
[photograph of Dennis, Max, John, - 1986]
[underlined] MAX DONALD RAETTIG [/underlined]
The eldest son of Max Edgar, born in Hull. After leaving the Hull Grammar School, he became an articled clerk in a firm of accountants, R.E. Moss & Co.. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and took part in the North Africa Landings. After the war he resumed his career as a Chartered Accountant, and is a past-president of the regional branch of his professional society. He married Marjorie Robinson during the war and they have one daughter who married Peter Clarke. Margaret and Peter at present live and work in Spain and have two children – daughter Natalie and son David.
[underlined] JOHN CHARLES RAETTIG [/underlined] (b.1.11.1919)
The second son of Max Edgar. After education at the Hull Grammar School and the College of Commerce, commenced work with a firm of consulting engineers. During the war he serviced in the Royal Air Force as a Wireless Operator/Mechanic, working on the installation, maintenance and development of electronic equipment. After the war he joined the training staff of Blackburn Aircraft Company., (now part of British Aerospace P.L.C.) he became Apprentice Supervisor (over 300 apprentices) and later deputy training manager. He married Brenda Took and is the father of Michael, Gillian, Carol and Penelope. His first marriage failed and he married Susan Jarvis in 1979 and has one stepson – Guy Bernard Jarvis.
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[underlined] DENNIS WILLIAM RAETTIG [/underlined] (B.16.12.1920)
The third son of Max Edgar. After education at the Hull Grammar School and commercial college, he joined M. Harland Ltd., Printers, Hull. He served in the Royal Air Force as a Flight Mechanic (engines) maintaining mainly Halifax bombers. After the war he set up his own small firm of printers. He married Joan Wray and they have two children, Peter and Susan. Susan married Colin Burn – they have three children, Jennifer, Oliver, and Victoria.
[underlined] RALPH RAETTIG [/underlined] (b.7.11.1918)
Ralph was the only son of Ralph Raettig. He was educated at the Nautical School, Hull, and joined the Blue Funnel Line as an apprentice deck officer. He later sailed as an officer in the Ellerman Hall Line in the “City” boats. He then joined a company of ocean going tugboats and was in fact Towing Master responsible for the delivery of the floating drydock to Rotterdam. He married Stella Booth, they had one son Christopher. Ralph and Stella bought a grocers [sic] shop in Scarborough which they owned until he died in February, 1973.
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[underlined] THE FOURTH GENERATION IN ENGLAND [/underlined]
[underlined] IN ENGLAND [/underlined]:- Margaret; Michael, Gillian , Carol, Penelope; Susan, Peter; Christopher.
[underlined] IN GERMANY [/underlined:- Kerstin, Thorn, Leif.
[underlined] IN AMERICA [/underlined]:- Alexander Steven; Michelle Leigh, Mathew Edward.
[underlined] MARGARET ANN RAETTIG [/underlined]. (b.5.3.1952)
Daughter of Max and Marjorie Raettig, educated at the Rise Roman Catholic School, married Peter Clarke in 1975. Margaret and her husband have worked in various places in hotel and restaurant management and at present own a restaurant and bar in Spain. They have two children, Natalie (b.14.6.1976) and David Paul (b.24.5.1981), both attend school in Spain.
[underlined] MICHAEL ANTHONY RAETTIG [/underlined]. (b.5.1.1951)
The son of John Charles Raettig, he was educated at the Hull Grammar School and trained as an Aeronautical Engineer with Hawker Siddeley Aviation. He has remained with the company which is now part of British Aerospace and is managing the section of the Design Facility responsible for the design of the Hawk aircraft, as flown by the “Red Arrows”. He married Joyce Cooling in 1975. They have three children Nicola Jane (b.16.6.1976), Christopher James (b.5.3.1979), and Paul Andrew (b.23.12.1981). The family are living in Market Weighton, Yorkshire.
[underlined] GILLIAN ELIZABETH RAETTIG [/underlined]. (B.1.12.1952)
Eldest daughter of John Charles, was educated at the Newland High School for Girls, Hull. Attended the Medical School of Leeds University and graduated in Medicine and Surgery, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology. She married Robert Scothern who trained with Hawker Siddeley Aviation and graduated as a Mechanical Engineer at the University of Loughborough, he is now a Chartered Engineer and works for British Rail Engineering Limited, Derby. They have four children, David Peter (b.25.11.1982), Miriam Anne (b.29.5.1984), Ruth Elizabeth (b.8.5.1986), and Rachel Esther (b.1.8.1988). At present they live in Leicester.
[underlined] CAROL ELAINE RAETTIG [/underlined]. (b.15.12.1953)
The second daughter of John Charles, was educated at the Newland High School for Girls, Hull. She worked as a child care officer for the Hull City Council, and later worked with the German evangelist, Anton Schulter, at Neues Leben, Altenkirchen, Germany. She returned to England and took a degree course in Hotel Management and Catering at the Leeds Polytechnic. She has worked in several hotels including the Hilton, Munich. She is currently Restaurant Manageress at the Parkway Hotel, Leeds.
[underlined] PENELOPE JANE RAETTIG [/underlined] (b.20.12.1961)
The youngest daughter of John Charles, educated at Kingussie School, near Aviemoor [sic], Scotland. Graduated in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Glasgow University, July 1986. Took up a post as Veterinary Officer with the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals, Hull. She married Donald Campbell in December, 1988, and went to live and work as a veterinary officer in Glasgow.
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[underlined] SUSAN PATRICIA RAETTIG. [/underlined] (b.17.3.1953)
Daughter of Dennis and Joan Raettig, was educated at the Newland High School for Girls, Hull. Trained as a teacher at the Margaret Macmillan Teacher Training College, Bradford. Married Colin Burn a graduate electronics engineer, on the 13th. August, 1977. They live at Coopers Hill, Gloucestershire, and have three children, Jennifer (b.3.8.1981), Oliver Michael (b.19.7.1983), and Victoria (b.1.1.1987).
[underlined] PETER MAX RAETTIG [/underlined]. (b.14.6.1959)
Son of Dennis and Joan Raettig, was educated at the Kelvin High School, Hull. He graduated in Computer Sciences at the Leeds Polytechnic and is working on computerised printing systems for a company that manufactures equipment for publishers., He married Nicole Thrush on the 25th. August, 1986, and live at Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. They have a son Thomas Michael Max (b.4.5.1989)
[underlined] CHRISTOPHER RAETTIG [/underlined] (29.8.1944)
Christopher, the son of Ralph and Stella Raettig, was educated at the Scarborough Boys’ High School and later studied for and obtained his Ordinary and Higher National Certificates in Engineering at the Hull Technical College. He served an apprenticeship as an Aeronautical Engineer at Blackburn Aircraft Ltd., and worked there for some years as a Design Draughtsman. He later joined Slingsby Aviation at Pickering, Yorkshire and at present holds the post of Chief Draughtsman – Production Support.
He married Coral Kirkham on the 18th. October, 1969. They have two sons, Steven (b.26.12.1972) and Jonathon (b.16.8.1975). The family live in Pickering, Yorkshire.
[underlined] Hull.2nd. August, 1989 [/underlined]
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[family photograph]
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[photograph of a couple]
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[postage stamp]
MRS. E. GILTHORPE
Dear Mrs Gilthorpe,
I feel some-what guilty for not writing to you in reply to your interesting letter last August. Although I did ring my cousin Kate, who as you no doubt know – lives next door to your cousin Edith Burns (our Aunt), and I believe you are now in touch.
I am enclosing a copy of an old photograph which I hope will be of interest to you. You will notice that ‘baby Edith’ is on her Mothers knee – so I assume that the original is about 90 years ago. I have continued the documentation so that you can understand the photo better, which my elder brother John, compiled some years ago. As far as I am aware, we each (my two brothers and I) have a copy of the family tree going back to the middle 1600,s [sic]. It was produced by one of our Austrian relations in 1936 and sent to my grandfather.
Wishing you a Happy New Year,
Yours etc.
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[family photograph]
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[list]
[kinship of Dennis William Raettig]
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[list]
[relationship with Dennis Raettig]
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[list]
[relationship with Dennis Raettig]
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[list]
[relationship with Dennis Raettig]
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Dear Mr. Raettig,
My cousin and godmother was Edith Burns. In her last letter to me she mentioned a visit to her nephew in Hull.
I wonder if you are that same nephew – or a relative? I have traced your address from the telephone Directory.
The reason for this letter is that I am researching the BELL family. Edith Bell (formerly EALES, [inserted] her mother – Erina – [/inserted]) was my grandmother’s sister. I have very little information on Edith & family so far.
If there is a link with you would you mind if I write with further questions?
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[descendants of BELL and BARTON – family tree]
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[descendants of EALES and POWLESLAND – family tree]
[descendants of John Wilcox – family tree]
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[descendants of Georg Rattig – family tree]
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[descendants of August Herman Theodor Bothe Rattig – family tree]
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[descendants of August Herman Theodor Bothe Rattig – family tree]
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[descendants of Wilhelm Edgar Rattig – family tree]
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[descendants of Wilhelm Edgar Rattig – family tree]
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[descendants of Carl E Theophil Raettig – family tree]
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[descendants of Theodore Heinrich Arthur Rattig – family tree]
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First page biography of Dennis William Raettig with information on other family members. Father was in merchant navy and brothers both served during the war in the navy and air force. Dennis joined Royal Air Force as an engine fitter. Dennis married Joan Wray in 1952 and they had two children. Other documents cover grandfather who was born in Wittenburg Germany 3 February 1864 who became a ships captain. Both his children including Dennis Raettig's father followed in merchant navy. His father served on the Blue Funnel Line in world war one when he was torpedoed. List ships and positions, letters, history of grandfathers dog and a picture of the ship 'Clan Graham'. A letter to Helene and Hertha Rättig in Vienna written in German and a translation sent 7 November 1936 telling history of family in England during world war one and after. A letter from Max Rättig to Alfred Schlingnann talking about his life as a German in England during the First World War and changing his name. Followed by other letters to members of the family in Vienna, and New York and a photographs of the family. Continues with history and biographies of the second, third and forth generations, photographs, letters, list of family and kin and family trees.
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Germany
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Germany--Wittenburg (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
New York (State)
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David Bloomfield
Tricia Marshall
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Pyle, Alec
J E A Pyle
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2017-03-12
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Pyle, JEA
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Seven items. The collection concerns Flying Officer John Edgar Alexander "Alec" Pyle (1922 - 1944, 175907, Royal Air Force) and contains a report on the crash of Lancaster LM595 at Oude Tonge, Netherlands, photographs and an emergency axe. He flew operations as a pilot with 622 and was killed 21 July 1944. <br /><br /><span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB" lang="EN-GB" class="TextRun SCXW220174550 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW220174550 BCX0">Additional information on Alec Pyle </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW220174550 BCX0">is available via the</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW220174550 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":276}"> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/223037/">IBCC Losses Database.</a></span><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by P Deaton and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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The Crash of Lancaster LM595
At 23.10 hours on the night of 20th July 1944, Lancaster LM595 code G1-Q, and its crew of 7, took off from their base at RAF Mildenhall Suffolk, home of 622 Squadron. They formed part of a fleet of 147 Lancasters which carried out a raid on the Homberg Oil Refineries in Germany on that night. Of these, 20 never returned.
Sadly Lancaster LM595 became one of these losses when it was intercepted by a German Night Fighter and shot down over the village of Oude Tonge on the island of Overflakkee in Holland. Which is about 40km south of Rotterdam. Villagers later related that at approximately 01.45 on the morning of 21st July 1944 they were awakened by the sound of a plane flying very low over the village followed by a very loud explosion.
The next morning they found the crashed plane on the edge of the village in the molenpolder (which I believe is a flooded area of land), with the mortified bodies of crew, no one had survived. The bodies were placed in graves behind the Dutch Reform Church in the village, and crosses placed over their graves. In July 1946 the bodies were reburied and placed in the Berge-Op-Zoom war cemetery.
My wife, Ann Deaton, is the step sister of the pilot of the stricken Lancaster, Flying Officer J.E.A. (Alec) Pyle, RAF 175907, he was 22 years old when he died. This was Alec’s 29th operational mission, 26 of which had been with the same crew. The rest of the crew were;
Flight Sergeant P.A. McGibbon RAF. 1451336
Flight Sergeant E. Crowther RAF 1510703 Age 36
Sergeant A.H. Hall RAF 1544769 Age 23
Flight Sergeant L. Tomlinson RAF 659150 Age 24
Pilot Officer W.H. Pool (Royal Canadian Air Force R194858) Age 20
Sergeant J.L. Spaven RAF 1592133 Age 35
During the course of the war, 4 Lancaster’s [sic] had crashed on the island of Overflakkee, and a Dutch War Historian Group, The Dutch Heritage Foundation WO2G0, have erected Memorial Plaque Boards at each of the crash sites, as a tribute to the brave young men who gave their lives, helping to free their country from German occupation. The Memorial at Oude Tonge is situated beside the windmill in the village. The Group have been a great help in my own research on the crash of LM595, especially Kees Stoutjesdijk who together with the Group have produced a book of the four crashes on the island of Overflakkee “Drama in the night”.
Early in 2017, my wife Ann and I, received an unexpected parcel from Oude Tonge, in which was an Aircraft Emergency Hammer/Axe. The letter inside was from a villager, Mr Wim Kamp, who had recently been given the item by another villager, 93 year old Mr Bas van Noord, who had retrieved the hammer/axe from the crash site of Lancaster LM 595 back in 1944. He had kept it in his garage since that time. Mr Wim Kamp had found out that my wife was related to the Pilot, Alec Pyle, and felt that the artefact should be passed on to her. He also sent a USB computer memory stick containing pictures of the village and Memorial site at Oude Tonge. He went on to finalise his letter, and I quote, “We are glad that we can make the effort to remember those young men who gave their lives for our freedom”
Peter and Ann Deaton
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In Memory of Flying Officer J.E.A. Pyle (Alec) and the rest of the crew of Lancaster LM595
By Peter Deaton
This tribute to Alec, has been compiled and presented by myself and my Wife Ann, Step Sister of Alec
[black and white head and shoulders photograph of Flying Officer Pyle in his RAF uniform]
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[table with details of aircraft Lancaster LM595 and the crew who died]
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Preface: The Crash of Lancaster LM595
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An account of the crash of Alec's Lancaster in Overflakkee, Holland by his step sister and husband. Included in the account is a portrait of Alec and a list of the crew who died that night.
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Peter and Anne Deaton
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eng
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SPyleJEA175907v10001, SPyleJEA175907v10002, SPyleJEA175907v10008
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
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Netherlands--Overflakkee
Germany--Homberg (Kassel)
Germany
Netherlands
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1944-07-21
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
622 Squadron
aircrew
bombing
crash
final resting place
killed in action
Lancaster
memorial
pilot
RAF Mildenhall
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Royal Air Force ex-Prisoner of War Association
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97 items. The collection concerns Royal Air Force ex-Prisoner of War Association and contains items including drawings by the artist Ley Kenyon.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert Ankerson and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2018-01-29
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RAF ex POW As Collection
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Pilot Officer Scheidhauer - The Forced Landing and "The Great Escape"
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A memoir of Bernard Scheidauer who was shot down over France but crashed on Jersey. He was a prisoner at Stalag Luft 3 and was involved in the tunnels used during The Great Escape.
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Ian Le Sueur
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Germany--Landau in der Pfalz
Morocco
France--Alsace Region
France--Lorraine
France--Brest
France--Douarnenez
Great Britain
Wales--Milford Haven
England--Liverpool
England--Camberley
Canada
France--Dieppe
England--Kent
France--Somme
England--Shoreham-by-Sea
France--Normandy
France--Bayeux
Germany
Switzerland
France--Paris
France--Metz
Germany--Saarbrücken
Austria--Linz
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Poland--Żagań
Poland
Poland--Wrocław
Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Jersey
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Fighter Command
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eng
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Text. Personal research
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Six printed sheets
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SAnkersonR[Ser#-DoB]v10006
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Pending text-based transcription
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1944-03-24
1944-03-25
601 Squadron
aircrew
bale out
escaping
evading
Hurricane
Lancaster
Me 110
memorial
pilot
prisoner of war
Spitfire
sport
Stalag Luft 3
Walrus
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Jenkinson, Peter and Leslie. Peter Jenkinson
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Fifty-three items concerning Peter Jenkinson who served as a flight engineer on 166 and 153 Squadron Lancaster and was killed with his crew on 28 January 1945. Collection contains official and family correspondence, photographs, biographies, newspaper articles, official documents, roll of honour and records of operations.
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2016-08-24
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[Photograph]
Pilot Officer Owen Meredith Clement Jones DFC
Born Dec. 6th 1912
Pilot of Peter Jenkinson’s Lancaster Bomber
Shot down on 28th January 1945
All the crew were killed.
(Peter was awarded the DFM 27t [sic] Jan. 1945)
Born 6.12.1912 Shipley
Bradford Grammar School 1921-31
Worcester College, Oxford 1931-35
Book Shop Southampton 1937-40
Learnt to fly at Hampshire aero club
Enlisted 8.5.40
Pilot Officer 14.7.44
Flying Officer 15.12.44
DFC awarded at Palace 5.11.46
RECORD OF SERVICE
RAF Drem July 40-Sept
5 ITW Torquay Sept 40-March 41
13 EFTS Peterborurgh [sic] March 41-June 41
32 SFTS Rouse June 41-Sept 41
31 Be G Picton Sept 41-Aug 43
15 AFU Castle Combe Nov43-Mar 44
30 OTU Sleighford April44 toMay 44 [sic]
662 Conversion Unit Blyton June 44- July 44
No. 1 LFS Hemswell July 44
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Pilot Officer Owen Meredith Clement Jones DFC
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Full face portrait of an officer wearing tunic with pilot's brevet and peaked cap. Captioned with details and that he was pilot of Peter Jenkinson's Lancaster shot down 28 January 1945 all crew killed.
Two notes giving biographic details and record of service.
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One b/w photograph, a caption and two notes mounted on an album page.
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eng
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Photograph
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SJenkinsonPR1826262v10018
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
Scotland--East Lothian
England--Devon
England--Torquay
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Peterborough
England--Wiltshire
England--Lincolnshire
England--Staffordshire
England--Stafford
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1945-01-28
1940-05-08
1946-11-05
1940
1941
1943
1944
1945-01-15
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David Bloomfield
Anne-Marie Watson
Claire Monk
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1662 HCU
30 OTU
Advanced Flying Unit
aircrew
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Medal
Flying Training School
Heavy Conversion Unit
Initial Training Wing
killed in action
Lancaster
Lancaster Finishing School
Operational Training Unit
pilot
RAF Blyton
RAF Castle Combe
RAF Drem
RAF Hemswell
RAF Seighford
RAF Torquay
shot down
training
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Tansley, Ernest Henry
E H Tansley
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2016-09-22
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Tansley, EH
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98 items. <br />The collection concerns Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley (1914 - 1943, 149542 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 57 Squadron and was killed 2 December 1943. Collection consists of photographs, letters, memoires, biographies, accounts of operations, logbook extracts and official/personal documents.<br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Anne Doward and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br />Additional information on Ernest Tansley is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/122894/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley 149542 VR
Ernest Henry Tansley was born on 22 January 1914, West Ham, Essex. The middle son of Albert Edward and Mary Ann Tansley. Brothers - Albert Edward 1911 - 1992 and Frederick George 1915 - 2001. Ernest married Irene Florence England on 30 November 1935, in Thundersley, Essex. She was the daughter of Herbert Percy and Elizabeth Charlotte England, born on 24 July 1915, Thundersley. Children - Peter John 1936 - 2001, Anne Elizabeth 1940, Robert Ernest 1944. Ernest started work as a clerk for a Shipping Agency in London, later as a Foreman Stevedore at King George V Docks in London. When war broke out, he was one of the many dock workers who were transferred to Gourock Docks in Scotland. Being in a reserved occupation, Ernest was not required to enlist but he did so, at Edinburgh, on the 19th March 1941 to join the RAF. As a Volunteer Reservist, he was put on the reserve list and was eventually called up at the beginning of August. 4 August 1941 - joined No 1 Air Crew Reception Centre at St. John's Wood, London. 23 August 1941 - now as AC2 1345042, he moved to No. 4 Initial Training Wing at Paignton, Devon where he spent about eight weeks. 17 October 1941 - now an LAC he went to No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School at Fairoaks, Surrey. This was one of 12 schools controlled by 50 Group Pool and Ernest would have learnt to fly the Tiger Moth. After a short spell which included some embarkation leave, he arrived at Heaton Park Holding Centre in Manchester, awaiting news of his overseas posting to America. 21 November 1941 - Ernest's journey began by returning to Gourock Docks where he had previously worked and boarding the waiting troop ship which would take him to Canada to train under the Arnold Scheme. Firstly they disembarked at Halifax, Nova Scotia and then journeyed onwards to the Royal Canadian Airforce Station at Moncton, New Brunswick. 2 December 1941 is when they arrived at Moncton. 18 December 1941 - the long journey south had been made to Maxwell Field Airforce Base in Alabama where he stayed for about a month. 11 Jan 1942 - arrival at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida where he learnt to fly the Boeing Stearman bi-plane. This was the first of three flying schools for Primary, Basic and Advanced training. 29 March 1942 - arrival at Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia for the Basic training course. This was a U.S. Army Airforce School run along the very strict West Point system. Here Ernest would learn to fly the Vultee Valiant BT 13A mono plane. Because Ernest had been hospitalised on two occasions with the measles and then a septic arm, he was required to repeat the whole six week course.
[page break]
5 July 1942 - this was the final Advanced training course at Moody Field, near Valdosta where they had the AT-6 Harvard and the twin-engined Curtiss AT-9 and Cessna AT-17. He graduated from here on 6 September 1942 when he received the coveted USAAC silver wings. As he was chosen to train as a Bomber pilot, he was to be sent back to the UK. He journeyed back to Moncton in Canada to receive his RAF wings and to await a ship for home. After several weeks wait, Ernest boarded the "Stirling Castle" and arrived back at Gourock Docks on 7th October 1942. Now a Sergeant Pilot, he was sent to No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre in Bournemouth and was able to meet up with his wife whom he hadn't seen for over a year. 3 November 1942 - now at Windrush in Oxfordshire, the home of No. 6 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit where he was trained to fly the twin-engined Airspeed Oxford. During Christmas week he was sent on a B.A.T. course at Bramcote near Birmingham to fly Fairey Battle aircraft. 2 March 1943 - left Windrush for No. 16 Operational Training Unit at Upper Heyford, still in Oxfordshire. On No.51 course he would have learned to fly his first twin-engined heavy aircraft, the Vickers Armstrong Wellington. Stationed here for about 12 weeks, Ernest would now have chosen the other members needed for his crew. After two weeks leave, this new crew met up on 28th May at 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit, Winthorpe in Nottinghamshire. This is where the Manchester, Sterling and Lancaster aircraft were based. The crew were in 'C' flight which was attached to R.A.F. Scampton in Lincolnshire. Their last training flight ended here on the 5th July and Ernest and crew were posted to 57 Squadron at Scampton on the 7th July 1943 after two long years of training. 12th July 1943 - this was Ernest's first taste of going on Ops as he accompanied Lieutenant Jack Russell, an American pilot, on a raid to Turin. He was flying as a second pilot and was allowed to fly the Lancaster, ED 655 on the homeward flight until they reached England. Landed at 08:49 on the 13th. 24th July 1943 - this was the first time Ernest experienced an operation with his own crew, flying in ED 655. It was the first of four raids on Hamburg code-named 'Operation Gomorrah'. 25th July 1943 - target Essen in the Ruhr. Take off 9:49pm, back at Base about 2am. ED 655 27th July 1943 - Hamburg again, taking off at 11pm and one of four planes landing back at Dunholme Lodge 4:20 am. ED655. 9th August 1943 - target Mannheim. Take-off 23:28 safely back at Base 05:32 on the 10th. ED655. 10th August 1943 - target Nuremberg. Take-off at 10pm returning at 05:35 on the 11th. This time flying in W4797. 12th August 1943 - target Milan, an eight and a half hour trip flying in W5008.
[page break]
15th August 1943 - back in ED655 the target was Milan again. They lifted off just before 20:30 and touched down 4:30 on the 16th. 17th August 1943 - this was the important raid on Peenemunde to attempt to destroy the experimental rocket site. No.5 Group, to which 57 squadron belonged, would be in the last wave with No.6 Group and would be in most danger as they would be flying time-and-distance bombing in bright moonlight. A total of 596 bombers took off; forty were shot down with a loss of 288 aircrew plus two more from Mosquitos. 245 of these young men were killed and 45 taken P.O.W. 5 and 6 Groups. as expected, suffered the most casualties losing six times as many men as the other groups. Taking off in ED 655 just before 10pm they returned safely to Scampton at 04:14 on the 18th. 22nd August 1943 - Leverkusen was the target this time. Take-off was at 9:35pm returning 4 hours and 50 mins later. 23rd August 1943 - after a short sleep, Ernest found they were on Battle Orders again that evening. This time the target was Berlin, his first time to the "Big City". Take-off was at 20:35, landing back at Scampton at 4am on the 24th. W4948 'S' - Sugar. 27th August 1943 - again in W4948 'S', target Nuremberg. Take-off shortly after 9pm landing back at Dunholme Lodge about 4am. It was at this time that the squadrons based at Scampton were moved in order that concrete runways could be laid down to replace the existing grass. 57 went to the newly built airfield called East Kirkby. On the 29th of August 1943, Ernest made the short flight in ED655 to their new home. 12th September 1943 - on this date Ernest returned to Scampton to attend Course No.1 for Newly Commissioned Pilots and back at East Kirkby, as it was the moon period when no operations were ordered, all aircrew personnel underwent a week long training programme. 22nd September 1943 - Hanover was the target and ED 655 took off at 19:08. They returned to base shortly after midnight, after having shot down a JU 88 and scaring off a second one. 27th September 1943 - Hanover was the target once again and in JA 872, take-off was at 7:45 pm and on the return, landed at Mepal at 01:25, because of bad weather. 28th September 1943 - the short flight was made back from Mepal. 29th September 1943 - set off to bomb Bochum but did not reach the main target. Returned three and a half hours later after bombing the last resort target ...Texel airfield. JA 872. 3rd October 1943 - the target was Kassel. Take off was at 6:45 in the evening and the crew returned safely five and a half hours later. ED 994 was used this time. 7th October 1943 - the target was Stuttgart and take off time was 8:19 in the evening in ED655. Returning at 3:35 on the morning of the 8th, there was another operation lined up for that night. 8th October - this was to Hanover in ED655 again. Taking off at 22:47, they returned safely to East Kirkby at 3:41 on the morning of the 9th.
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It was the 18th of October until another raid took place because it had been the moon period when no operations were carried out. The crew were on home leave during this time and Ernest had been taken ill. 3rd November 1943 - was the first operation of the month and the crew found themselves in possession of a new Mk. 111 Lancaster, JB 529 DX-W. The target was Dusseldorf and take-off from East Kirkby was 17:06, returning back at base at 21:24. 10th November 1943 - this time to bomb a railway junction set amongst the mountains in Modane. Take-off in JB 529was shortly after 9pm. 14th November 1943 - this was to be a dinghy search in JB 485 accompanied by one other aircraft. The search was for an American crew who had ditched in the sea but was, unfortunately, unsuccessful. After a three and a half hours search they were diverted to Manby, a gunnery training school as East Kirkby was fog bound. Returned to East Kirkby the following day. 18th November 1943 - this operation was to Berlin, the start of what was to be known as "The Battle of Berlin". JB 529 now bearing code letter DX-P took off at 17:25. This was a long eight hour trip. 26th November 1943 - this was to Berlin again and P-Peter took off at 5:10 pm. On return, they were diverted to Pocklington owing to bad weather at East Kirkby. They returned to East Kirkby two days later. Ernest wasn't needed to fly on another Op. until December. 2nd DECEMBER 1943. What a sad day this turned out to be.... Battle Orders once again showed the target to be Berlin. Ernest in JB 529 DX-P, and with an extra crew member on his first trip as a second pilot, was one of the first to take off at 16:19 and his estimated time of arrival should have made him the third to reach the target. Unfortunately, the aircraft met with unexpected winds en-route differing so much from those forecast that many planes were blown completely off course, ending up many miles off target. 650 aircraft should have been on this 'Maximum Effort' raid but 200 Halifaxes were withdrawn because of fog over their airfields in Yorkshire. After take-off, nearly a tenth of the remaining planes had to turn back when they encountered severe icing, technical problems or suffered crew sickness. This left just 415 to continue with the mission. Because the bomber stream was late arriving and was very scattered because the strong winds had blown them off course, there were many fighters waiting to pick them off. 'P' for Peter was shot down by a night-fighter at approximately 23:00 hours German time, over the small town of Trebbin about 25 miles south of Berlin. All eight crew were lost, even though Ernest stayed in his beloved Lancaster until the end trying to avoid a small row of houses and hoping his crew would have time to bail out. Although the houses were saved as Ernest managed to land in an adjacent field, the rear gunner had been shot and was still in the turret. Only one crew member had managed to open his parachute and Ernest, of course, was still in his seat.
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A gentleman who had witnessed the combat said that despite the loss of two thirds of the wing and engines, the flames emanating from the front of the aircraft and other serious damage to the fuselage caused by the explosion, the pilot was still clearly flying his crippled Lancaster in an effort to land in a nearby field. In his words “It was an aeronautical miracle”. A very sad end for eight young heroes who will always be remembered with pride.
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[underlined]COMBAT REPORT [/underlined]
Lancaster x (ED. 655) of 57 Squadron over target on night 22/23rd September 1943 2142 hours at 18,000 feet. No moon, coned in about 25 searchlights over target, no other unusual phenomena. Monica gave warning of enemy aircraft just after bombs had been dropped and Lancaster was commencing to carry out banking search again. As enemy aircraft (identified as JU.88) came in to attack, searchlights went out. M.U. was first to see E/A on port quarter up approximately 300 yards. M.U. and R.G. simultaneously opened fire (firing 200 rds.) and hits were observed. E/A returned fire causing damage to Lancaster. E/A dropped starboard wing and dived to starboard leaving a smoke trail behind. When E/A was directly below Lancaster, flame was seen to emerge from starboard engine, but it was impossible to observe if E/A crashed, as another E/A then came in to attack from starboard quarter up. E/A (also identified as JU.88) came into attack at 600 yards range and R.G. opened fire (firing 50 rounds), but hits were not observed. E/A did not return fire. R.G. ordered the pilot to turn to starboard and dive, E/A broke away to starboard and was not seen again.
First E/A definitely claimed as destroyed.
M.U. could not get his guns to bear on second E/A.
Damage to Lancaster – Engine sub-frame Cat AC.
R.G. Sgt. MOAD – No. 3 B & G. S. McDONALD, MANITOBA. 16 O.T.U. UPPER HEYFORD, 1661 CON. UNIT, WINTHORPE
M.U. Sgt. LEWIS 24 C.A.O.S., MOFFIT, RHODESIA, 16 O.T.U. UPPER HEYFORD, 1661 CON. UNIT, WINTHORPE
Signed
[underlined]Gunrary Leadrer, No. 57 Squadron.[/underlined]
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Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley 149542 VR biography
Description
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Covers background, marriage, civilian occupation and family. Followed by service history including basic and flying training in England and the United States and then advanced flying training and operational conversion back home. Posted to 57 Squadron at RAF Scampton. List his operations from 12 July 1943 up until 2nd December 1943 when he was shot down and killed. Describes his last operation to Berlin. Concludes with a combat report from 57 Squadron on 22/23 September 1943 on Lancaster ED 655 which was attacked by night fighters gunners engaged fighters..
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Five page printed document
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eng
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BDowardATansleyEHv3
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--Essex
England--Thundersley
England--London
Scotland--Edinburgh
England--Devon
England--Paignton
England--Surrey
Canada
Nova Scotia--Halifax
New Brunswick--Moncton
United States
Alabama--Montgomery
Florida--Arcadia
Georgia--Macon
Georgia--Valdosta
England--Dorset
England--Bournemouth
England--Oxfordshire
England--West Midlands
England--Birmingham
England--Nottinghamshire
Italy
Italy--Turin
Germany
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Essen
England--Lincolnshire
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Nuremberg
Italy--Milan
Germany--Peenemünde
Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea
Germany--Leverkusen
Germany--Berlin
England--Cambridgeshire
Germany--Bochum
Germany--Kassel
Germany--Stuttgart
Germany--Düsseldorf
France
France--Modane
England--Yorkshire
Germany--Trebbin
Germany--Hannover
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
England--Hampshire
England--Warwickshire
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1914-01-22
1935-11-30
1941-03-19
1941-08-04
1941-10-17
1941-11-21
1941-12-02
1941-12-18
1942-01-11
1942-03-29
1942-07-05
1942-10-07
1942-11-03
1943-03-02
1943-05-28
1943-07-05
1943-07-07
1943-07-12
1943-07-24
1943-07-25
1943-07-27
1943-08-09
1943-08-10
1943-08-12
1943-08-15
1943-08-17
1943-08-22
1943-08-23
1943-08-27
1943-08-29
1943-09-12
1943-09-22
1943-09-27
1943-09-28
1943-09-29
1943-10-03
1943-10-07
1943-10-08
1943-10-18
1943-11-03
1943-11-10
1943-11-14
1943-11-18
1943-11-26
1943-12-02
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David Bloomfield
16 OTU
1661 HCU
5 Group
57 Squadron
6 Group
air gunner
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Battle
bombing
bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943)
bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943)
Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943)
Harvard
Heavy Conversion Unit
Ju 88
killed in action
Lancaster
Lancaster Mk 3
Manchester
Operational Training Unit
Oxford
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RAF Bramcote
RAF Dunholme Lodge
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RAF Mepal
RAF Paignton
RAF Pocklington
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Gilbert, Alexander Charles
A C Gilbert
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Gilbert, AC
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21 items. An oral history interview with Squadron Leader Alexander Charles Gilbert DFC (b. 1921, 1336682, 186764 Royal Air Force) his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 9, 514 and 159 Squadrons. He was Awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2020.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Alexander Gilbert and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2016-01-13
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[black and white photograph of Peter Twinn standing in front of his aircraft wearing flying suit]
[black and white aerial photograph of bombed out buildings in Dresden]
[head and shoulders, colour photograph of Peter Twinn later in life]
By the time RAF rear gunner Peter Twinn’s Lancaster got to the target, the area below was already a mass of fires. “But it didn’t stand out as something special” he recalled. “It was just another target and one town on fire is very much the same as another – only the acreage was greater.”
Peter was a veteran of many [underlined] World War Two [/underlined] Bomber Command raids and his target that night, February 13, 1945, was the city of Dresden, a name that has become synonymous with the controversy.
When I spoke to him at his Essex home 12 years ago, he told me: “I realised the enormity of it all after we got out of the target area. Looking back, seeing the entirety, you realised just how bad it must have been down there.”
Seventy years on, the controversy shows no signs of diminishing.
Was [underlined] the RAF [/underlined] bombing of Dresden really a war crime as many historians have suggested? Should Britain now apologise?
My answer to this is a resounding “No”.
In fact it’s time to attack the many myths [underlined] about Dresden. [/underlined]
There is no dispute about the awful slaughter and destruction wrought on a city of rare beauty with many elegant palaces and churches.
It had been attacked twice by American bombers in 1944, but that was no preparation for the savagery of February 13 and 14. Instructions to the crews leave no doubt that “shock and awe” was the intention.
One RAF man said: “The whole city was ablaze from end to end. It was a sea of liquid flames, inspiring in its intensity. It was so bright at bombing height that we could easily have read a newspaper.”
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On the ground, death and chaos reigned. Those who found room in the inadequate public shelters or their own cellars cowered under the onslaught. When the drone of the bombers had gone, one man ventured upstairs and looked out on a scene from hell.
“Everywhere we turned, buildings were on fire. The spark-filled air was suffocating. Chunks of red-hot matter were flying at us,” he said.
But this was only the opening salvo and the death and destruction would continue for many hours.
Arguments over how many perished that awful night continue today.
[colour photograph of Peter Twinn, wearing a suit, with his medals on show, standing in front of an aircraft]
Duty: Peter Twinn, who flew a Lancaster bomber over Dresden
Disposal of the dead began immediately. SS men from the Treblinka concentration camps used their expertise at disposing of bodies. A month later an official German report said the known death toll was 18,375 and estimated the final figure at around 25,000.
Among the many wild totals quoted later, it remains the only one that has any official authority to it.
It is undoubtedly a minimum figure.
Most responsible histories add between 10,000 and 15,000 more for the unknown number of refugees who died, brining the toll to somewhere between 25,000 and 40,000.
It was a terrible calamity, but after the war the figure became an urban myth, inflated to as much as 320,000. It has suited critics to exaggerate the truth to demonise the attackers.
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The argument that Dresden was an “innocent city” and hence the victim of a war crime began to take hold.
Yet the city boasted it was “one of the foremost industrial locations in the Reich” and 127 factories had secretly been switched to war work, making bomb-aiming apparatus, searchlights and parts for V-1 flying bombs to name but a few.
[black and white photograph of Peter Twinn in his flying suit standing in front of an aircraft]
At war: Peter Twinn was a pilot for Bomber Command
[page break]
Dresden was also about to take a more active role in the fighting. The German High Command had designated it as a defensive military strongpoint against the Russian advance from the east.
It was also a vital link in the German rail network – 28 military transports a day came through Dresden with troops and tanks. The city was a war factory, a fortress and a transport hub.
This made it a legitimate target for the bombers.
Another favoured argument is that “the war was nearly over”. These critics are using a wonderful weapon called ‘hindsight’.
The harsh reality of the time was that only total war would bring Hitler’s Germany to its knees.
The end was far from apparent early in 1945. There had been mass casualties at the Battle of the Bulge and Arnhem, the first Germans jet fighters were airborne, and V-1 and V-2 rockets were killing thousands of civilians in southern Britain.
One wonders what the hindsight experts would be saying today if the RAF had stopped the bombing early and the war had gone on for months, perhaps even years.
This controversy deeply hurt the men of Bomber Command.
Rear-gunner Peter Twinn sadly died in January 2010, three years before the magnificent Bomber Command Memorial was unveiled in London to commemorate the sacrifice he and his colleagues made.
He had told me: “People sit in judgement of us but they haven’t got a clue what it was all about and it is very wrong that people criticise what we did – they dishonour the memory of our comrades who died. Because without Bomber Command at that time, I think the country would have been overrun.”
Another person who might agree is Elka Schrijver from Holland. At the time of the raids she was one of 4,000 political prisoners in a jail near Dresden where male inmates were digging a huge hole in the ground.
“After our liberation,” she said, “documents found by the Red Cross showed that this was meant to be a mass grave and that orders from Dresden had been received to shoot all of us.
[page break]
[colour photograph of a Lancaster bomber in the air]
Weapon of choice: The Lancaster bomber
“Subsequent to the Dresden raids, nobody had the courage to execute these orders. Those of us who were political prisoners in Saxony at the time directly owe our lives to those air raids.”
Perhaps the final word should go to RAF pilot Freddie Hulance, who died a few years after I interviewed him. His Lancaster bomber was one of the first over the target.
“I once heard someone describe the bombing of Dresden as a holocaust”, he said. “That was a word I had never heard until the end of the war when we were shown what the Germans had done to the Jews.
“Knowing the real meaning of holocaust I am even more proud of what I did. I helped to shorten that war, a war that we simply had to win.”
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Peter Twinn's Dresden Story
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Jenkinson, Peter and Leslie. Peter Jenkinson
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Fifty-three items concerning Peter Jenkinson who served as a flight engineer on 166 and 153 Squadron Lancaster and was killed with his crew on 28 January 1945. Collection contains official and family correspondence, photographs, biographies, newspaper articles, official documents, roll of honour and records of operations.
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1826262 Flight Sergeant Peter Racburn Jenkinson D.F.M.
R.A.F VR
[underlined] OPERATIONAL RECORD [/underlined]
[underlined] As a Flight Engineer on Lancaster Bombers [/underlined]
5.8.44 Posted to 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire
T/O Landing A/C Target
12.8.44 1120 1825 ME812 Douai Marshalling Yards Bordeaux
14.8.44 1315 1715 ME812 Fontain Le Pen
15.8.44 0955 1340 ME812 Leculot Airfield,Belgium
16.8.44 2055 0515 NE170 Stettin(Combat with JU 88)
29.8.44 2100 0630 PD242 Stettin (combat with 2 FW 190s)
31.8.44 1325 1655 ND626 Agenville V2 site. flak damage
3.9.44 1550 1930 ME829 Gilze Rijen Airfield
8.9.44 0645 1040 NE170 Le Havre-no bombs dropped (MB)*
10.9.44 1645 2100 NE170 Le Havre
12.9.44 1755 0150 PB515 Frankfurt
16.9.44 2135 0135 PB515 Steenwuk-Havetle
23.9.44 1835 2355 PB515 Neuse Essen
25.9.44 0710 1155 PB515 Calais-no bombs dropped (weather MB)
On 13th October 1944 twenty seven crews from 166 Sqdn at Kirmington were posted to RAF Scampton to form 153 Sqdn.
11.10.44 1440 1735 PB151 Port Frederik Hendair-no bombing
14.10.44 0625 1054 PB639 Duisburg
23.10.44 1620 2215 PB515 Essen
25.10.44 1250 1720 PB515 Essen, flak damage
30.10.44 1735 2335 PB515 Cologne
31.10.44 1755 2325 PB515 Cologne
2.11.44 1625 2120 PB515 Dusledorf [sic] -attacked by JU 88
4.11.44 1730 2245 PB515 Bochum - combat with 2 ME 262 jets
9.11.44 0820 1250 NG184 Wanne Eickle
6.12.44 1635 0015 PB515 Leuna
15.12.44 1440 2100 PB515 Ludwigshafen
17.12.44 1515 2245 PB515 Ulm
22.12.44 1520 2025 PB515 Coblenz
7.1.45 1815 2120 PB786 Munich-Abortive, Oxygen failure
14.1.45 1905 0310 PB786 Leuma [sic]
22.1.45 1655 2145 PB872 Duisburg -With F/O Gibbins
28.1.45 1925 ---- PB638 Stuttgart + failed to return crashed at Michelbach, Aglasterhausen SW of Heidelburg with loss of all lives.
A memorial to the crew is erected at the crash site at the Gluck and Winkle. Built as a "Bridge of Friendship" in 1974. The crew are now buried in the War Graves Cemetery at Bad Tolz south of Munich. An original headstone remains in the churh [sic] cemetery at Michelbach.
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Peter Jenkinson operational record
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Lists 13 operations while a wireless operator on 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington and 16 operations completed on 153 Squadron at RAF Scamption. He failed to return from his 17th operation from Scampton. Notes memorial to crew erected at the crash site - crew are buried Bad Tolz.
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Royal Air Force
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England--Lincolnshire
France
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France--Falaise Region
Belgium
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Poland
Poland--Szczecin
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Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay
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Germany--Düsseldorf
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Germany--Ulm
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Germany--Munich
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Germany--Aglasterhausen
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1944-08-12
1944-08-14
1944-08-15
1944-08-16
1944-08-29
1944-08-31
1944-09-03
1944-09-08
1944-09-10
1944-09-12
1944-09-16
1944-09
1944-09-23
1944-08-05
1944-09-25
1944-10-13
1944-10-11
1944-10-14
1944-10-23
1944-10-25
1944-10-30
1944-10-31
1944-11-02
1944-11-04
1944-11-09
1944-12-06
1944-12-15
1944-12-17
1944-12-22
1945-01-07
1945-01-14
1945-01-22
1945-01-28
1974
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153 Squadron
166 Squadron
aircrew
bombing
bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944)
final resting place
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Fw 190
Ju 88
Lancaster
Me 262
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Hazeldene, Peter
Peter Vere Hazeldene
P V Hazeldene
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19 items. An oral history interview with Rachel and John Gill about their father, Peter Hazeldene DFC (b. 1922, 553414 Royal Air Force) and 16 other items including log book, memoirs, medals and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 106 and 57 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rachel and John Gill and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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PETER VERE HAZELDENE [Inserted] DFC [/inserted]
Born on Barry Island, the eldest of 7 children.
First worked as a jeweller’s errand boy but joined the RAF as a Boy Entrant’ in 1938.
War broke out and he was selected for air crew (bombers) and underwent gunnery training and wireless operator training.
During training his aircraft crashed on take off and caught fire but all the crew survived.
Later he was based at RAF Finningley and then at RAF East Kirkby with 57 Squadron.
He flew on 60 operations (almost 3 tours) and bailed out twice.
He was awarded the DFC in 1944 and also mentioned in despatches.
He was the only member of his crew to survive the war.
Peter was a loyal member of The Royal Observer Corps for over 35 years (Chief Observer).
He represented the Observers at the Cenotaph in Whitehall one remembrance Sunday.
He married Olive in 1942 and had 3 girls Helen, Rachel and Jane.
He trained as a nurseryman and went into partnership with John at Redmile Nurseries until his retirement 15 years ago.
He enjoyed a ‘pint’ often at the Dun Cow in Cowbit or The Mailcart (especially a Steward & Pattersons) and boasted he could tell which side of the river the barley had been grown from the taste of their beer!
He loved his garden and shared his knowledge of flowers with so many who sought his advice.
He never lost his interest in the RAF, was a member of RAFA and British Legion.
Despite failing health he never complained or expressed any self-pity.
He enjoyed good company and was popular with many friends [deleted] a [/deleted] [Inserted] . A [/inserted] kind and gentle father, an officer and a gentleman, who loved and was loved by all his large family.
Known simply to his grand children and great grandchildren as ‘[deleted] Granddad [/deleted] [inserted] Grandad [/inserted] Pete’
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Peter Hazeldene's Biography
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A brief biography of Peter Hazeldene DFC covering his RAF service and subsequent life.
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MHazeldenePV553414-170930-05
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Great Britain
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57 Squadron
bale out
crash
Distinguished Flying Cross
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Trevayne, PR
Trevayne, Paul Rodney
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Nine items. The collection concerns Sergeant Paul Rodney Trevayne (1291380 Royal Air Force) and contains photographs and documents. He flew operations as an air gunner with 75 Squadron and was killed 4 February 1943.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Karen Suzan trevayne and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on Paul Rodney Trevayne is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/228479/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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2019-12-05
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Trevayne, PR
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Paul R Trevayne
He lived in Neasden, north-west London and signed up while still 17 and was the eldest of four brothers.
He flew in various planes, Wellingtons, Lancasters and the Short Stirling. Some missions were just to drop leaflets. He flew missions out of Milden Hall and Newmarket.
He was awarded a caterpillar badge as he had bailed out of a plane while over Ascot, Berkshire.
He was part of bombing raids over the Ruhr and this plane was on its way to bomb Hamburg. I have a report in German, which shows that they knew where the plane was as soon as it was over the North Sea. It took off in bad weather and the mission might have been cancelled. It crashed into a field near the town of Enter. Half of the crew survived and were taken prisoner.
Every year his youngest brother, Peter, and family visit the grave in Wierden, Netherlands. The grave was adopted by a Dutch family, the Wanschers, and our families became life-long friends. Next year there will be celebrations in the area to mark the 75th anniversary of their liberation by the Canadian Armed Forces and a new memorial is being constructed to honour those who lost their lives.
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Paul R Trevayne
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A brief biography of Paul.
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Germany
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BTrevayneKSTrevaynePRv1
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Steve Baldwin
bombing
Caterpillar Club
final resting place
killed in action
Lancaster
prisoner of war
RAF Mildenhall
RAF Newmarket
Stirling
Wellington
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Carter, Ronald
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32 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Ronald Carter (1924 - 2014, 1620578 Royal Air Force) and contains his biography, research, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 44 Squadron before becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Margaret Perrow and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2021-12-06
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Carter, R
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An index of a biography of Ronald Carter
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bomb aimer
bombing
Caterpillar Club
Halifax
prisoner of war
Stalag 3A
Stalag Luft 7
wireless operator
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Gill, Kenneth
K Gill
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2017-07-09
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Gill, K
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One hundred and sixty-four items plus another one hundred and fifteen in two sub-ciollections. The collection concerns Flying Officer Kenneth Gill DFC (1922 - 1945, 1438901, 155097 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, photographs and family and other correspondence. <br />He flew operations as a navigator with 9 Squadron before starting a second tour with 617 Squadron. He was killed 21 March 1945 having completed 45 operations.<br /><br />The collection also contains two albums. <br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2114">Kenneth Gill. Album One</a><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2117">Kenneth Gill. Album Two</a><br /><br />Additional information on Kenneth Gill is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/108654/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Derek Gill and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE
No 5 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND
617 SQUADRON R.A.F STATION WOODHALL SPA
FLYING OFFICER KENNETH GILL DFC, CROIX de GUERRE.
THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE CREW OF LANCASTER I J
ON THEIR RETURN FROM BOMBING AND SINKING OF THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP "TIRPITZ" ON THE MORNING OF 12 NOVEMBER 1944.
THE CREW HAD FIRST ATTACKED THE TIRPITZ ON 29 OCTOBER 1944 FLYING FROM:-
WOODHALL TO LOSSIEMOUTH 28/10/44 2hrs 05min
LOSSIEMOUTH-TROMSO-SKATSKA(RUSSIA) 29/10/44
(RETURNING WITH THEIR TALLBOY) 12hrs
SKATSKA TO LOSSIEMOUTH 29/10/44 1hr 15min
LOSSIEMOUTH TO WOODHALL 30/10/44 2 hrs 30min
THE SECOND ATTACK WAS PLANNED FOR THE 5 NOVEMBER 1944 BUT BAD WEATHER OVER THE TARGET PREVENTED THIS AND THE CREWS RETURNED TO WOODHALL FROM LOSSIEMOUTH.
FINALLY ON THE 11 NOVEMBER 1944 THEY TOOK OFF FROM WOODHALL:-
10-00hrs WOODHALL TO LOSSIEMOUTH 11/11/44 1hr 55min
02-15 hrs LOSSIEMOUTH-TROMSO FIORD-LOSSIEMOUTH 12/11/44 12hrs 15min (TIRPITZ SUNK) 15-00hrs LOSSIEMOUTH TO WOODHALL 13/11/44 1hs 40min
[page break]
CREW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
SID GRIMES – WIRELESS OPERATURE
KEN GILL – NAVIGATOR
CHARLIE RANDON – BOMB AIMER
JACK PENSWICK – GUNNER
EDDY BARNETT – ENGINEER
BARNEY GUMBLEY – PILOT
[photograph]
PHOTO TAKEN FROM AIRCRAFT
[photograph]
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IJMUIDEN:-
No 617 SQUADRON RAIDS TOOK PLACE ON THE 15/12/44 AND 30/12/44.
BELOW IS THE TARGET MAP OF THE PORT AND TWO PHOTO'S OF BOMB DAMAGE, ONE SHOWING E & R BOAT PENS BEFORE COMPLETE DEMOLITION AND THE OTHER SHOWING A CRATER PRODUCED BY A TEN TON BOMB.
[photograph]
[photograph] [photograph]
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BIELEFELD : VIELESIBLE VIADUCT
No 617 SQUADRON RAIDS TOOK PLACE ON THE 6/02/45, 14/02/45, 22/02/45, 13/03/45 AND THE VIADUCT WAS FINALLY DESTROYED ON 14/03/45.
THE PHOTO BELOW WAS TAKEN BY F/O GILL'S LANCASTER ON 22/02/45 IT SHOWS THE IMPACT OF TALLBOY BOMBS DROPPED FROM 13700FT.
ON THIS RAID TWO PIECES OF THE VIADUCT WERE DESTROYED, BUT TOTAL DESTRUCTION WAS NOT ACHIEVED UNTIL 14/03/45.
[photograph]
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Operations against Tirpitz, Ijmuiden and Bielefeld: Vielesible Viaduct
Description
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Description of three (one aborted due to weather) operations against Tirpitz, photograph of crew on return from sinking Tirpitz, poor photocopy of target photograph of attach on Tirpitz. Account of operation on E & R boat pens at Ijmuiden along with target photograph and two photographs showing pens before and showing craters produced by 10 ton bomb. Account of operations against Vielesible Viaduct. Target photograph of attack on viaduct.
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1944-10-29
1944-10-30
1944-11-05
1944-11-11
1944-11-12
1944-12-15
1944-12-30
1945-02-06
1945-02-14
1945-02-22
1945-03-13
1945-03-14
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Scotland--Moray
Norway
Norway--Tromsø
Netherlands
Netherlands--IJmuiden
Germany
Germany--Bielefeld
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
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Photograph
Text. Personal research
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Four page printed document with photographs
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SGillK1438901v40010
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Sue Smith
5 Group
617 Squadron
aerial photograph
air gunner
aircrew
bomb aimer
flight engineer
Lancaster
navigator
Operation Catechism (12 November 1944)
pilot
RAF Woodhall Spa
reconnaissance photograph
Tallboy
target photograph
Tirpitz
wireless operator
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Fellowes, David
David Fellowes
Dave Fellowes
D Fellowes
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An account of the resource
Eight items. Two oral history interviews with Flight Sergeant David "Dave" Fellowes (Royal Air Force), documents and a photograph. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 460 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Fellowes and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2014-11-25
2015-04-06
2016-08-08
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Fellowes, D
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[underlined] OPERATION MANNA [/underlined] [inserted] by David Fellowes [/inserted]
[underlined] 29th April – 8th May 1945, [/inderlined]
The advance of the 1st Polish Armoured Division liberated the eastern parts of the Netherlands, resulting in a very large area in the west still in the hands of the German army. Earlier the Reichskommissar, an Austrian, Arthur Seyss-Inquart imposed an embargo on food supplies for western urban areas. Food stocks in the thickly populated west had already been reduced by German order, leaving insufficient food to help the people through the winter of 44/45. A shortage of coal and other fuels aggrevated [sic] the situation.
In mid January 1945 Queen Wilhelmina sent identical notes to King George VI, President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, saying in effect ‘That if a major catastrophe was to be avoided drastic action had to be taken before and not after the liberation of the rest of the country’. An Allied invasion of western occupied Holland was considered too costly so representatives of the Dutch resistance were allowed to cross the lines and contact the Allies. Following negotiations the Germans would be willing to negotiate and on April 14th Prince Bernhard travelled to Reims to discuss the Allied answer with General Eisenhower. Churchill was opposed to negotiations with the Germans. South African Prime Minister Field Marshal Smuts mediation allowed direct negotiations with the Germans. Ten days later the Governments of the USA, USSR and the UK allowed Eisenhower to contact Seyss-Inquart the German Governor of Occupied Holland. The same day April 24th the Dutch people were advised by radio that food drops were about to begin. The Germans were forced to co-operate, that to assure themselves of POW status was to obey completely, any acts of sabotage would be considered a war crime and treated as war criminals. The Germans were not impressed and angry as all arrangements had been made without prior consultation and were suspicious of Anglo-US action, but broadcast to the Dutch people on the 25th April that the German military commander agreed to General Eisenhower’s plan to supply food to Occupied Holland, but not by the means suggested. Eisenhower ordered the food drops to start on the 27th April whatever the German reaction. On the day previous the German Governor Seyss-Inquart agreed the fastest way to save the Ducth was to send food supplies by air.
The weather on the 27th April prevented the Lancaster bombers from taking off. On the 28th April in the school building in Achteveld German and Allied representatives, including Air-Commodore Andrew Geddes the Air Commodore Operations and Plans of the 2nd Tactical Air Force met to establish as many ‘drop zones’ as possible and overcome any German objections. General Sir Francis De Guingand, Montgomery’s Chief of Staff headed the meeting and advised the Germans the object of the meeting was to come to an
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agreement as to how the Allies could best help the Dutch as they, the Germans, were unable to do so. Reichrichter Dr. Ernst Schwebel headed the four man German delegation and said his terms of reference did not include making any detailed arrangements for feeding the Dutch, but to make arrangements for the Reichskommisar Seyss-Inquart to meet General Eisenhower or his representative at an agreed place on Monday 30th April. General De Guingand went through is [sic] proposals to the German delegates, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands a ‘Linch Pin’ in the complex organisation of the distribution of food to points inside occupied territory advised General De Guingand who then concluded that the next meeting would be held at 13.00 hours on April 30th 1945 and that Lt. Gen Bedell Smith would lead the delegation.
The next day at 08.00 hours 29th April hundreds of Dutch people in hiding listened to the ‘Voice of Freedom’ Radio Resurgent Netherlands with a special announcement that aircraft would come to drop coloured flares the other aeroplanes would drop the food, at 12.10 hours another special announcement reported the first aircraft carrying food for occupied Holland had left Britain. OPERATION MANNA had begun.
That day 29th April the RAF took an enormous risk, no agreement had been signed, as the Lancaster bombers approached occupied Holland at very low height 150-1000 feet they would have been easy prey for the many ACK-ACK guns the enemy could still use. If the Germans opened fire and killed hundreds of RAF crews they would have been in their right to do so. The RAF Commanders, the pilots and their crews knew it, the German reaction would be legitimate. However, the start of this life-saving operation was a success and 239 Lancasters dropped 556 tons of food.
The following day 30th April at the school in Achterveld General Bedell Smith met Seyss-Inquart, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Air Commodore Geddes participated in the negotiations and following discussions of sub-committees in various class-rooms the two delegations finally reached an agreement. At the same time 482 Lancasters dropped 1005 tons of food again with the knowledge that the agreement had not been signed. The next day 1st May Air-Commodore Geddes and Group Captain Hill with copies of the agreement in English and German met German delegates in the village of Nude. Following the signing of four copies in each language and two marked maps showing the drop zones each side returned to their own lines at 19.00. Air Commodore Geddes advised that the agreement had been satisfactorily signed. Thus the operation which had already started on the 29th April could officially begin on May 2nd. However, on that day the 1st of May the RAF dropped 1096 tons with 488 Lancasters. The 8th Bomber Group of the USAAF with B17’s using the code name Chowhound dropped 776 tons with 392 aircraft. The operation continued by the RAF until the 8th May and
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the 8th Air Force on the 7th May. The number of flights made by the RAF was 3154 dropping 7030 tons, the 8th Air Force made 2189 flights dropping 4156 short tons.
Operation Manna was carried out by RAF Bomber Commands No.1, No.3 and No.8 Groups using Lancasters and Mosquitos. This highly successful operation perpetuated by Bomber Command gave life and hope to millions of starving Dutch people held in the German Occupied area of West Holland.
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Operation Manna
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Details of events leading to Operation Manna.
Creator
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David Fellowes
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France
Netherlands
France--Reims
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
United States Army Air Force
Language
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eng
nld
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Text
Text. Personal research
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Three typewritten sheets
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SFellowesD[Ser#-DoB]v100005-0001, SFellowesD[Ser#-DoB]v100005-0002, SFellowesD[Ser#-DoB]v100005-0003
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Steve Baldwin
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1945
1 Group
3 Group
8 Group
anti-aircraft fire
B-17
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952)
Lancaster
Mosquito
Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945)
Second Tactical Air Force
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Fellowes, David
David Fellowes
Dave Fellowes
D Fellowes
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An account of the resource
Eight items. Two oral history interviews with Flight Sergeant David "Dave" Fellowes (Royal Air Force), documents and a photograph. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 460 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Fellowes and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2014-11-25
2015-04-06
2016-08-08
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Fellowes, D
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[photograph]
Operation Manna
1st May T. off 14.40 2.50
2nd May T. off 12.00 2.45
4th May T off 10.00 2.40
Rotterdam – Tesbregge.
Food: Dried egg. Dried Milk.
Potatoes. Biscuits. Butter.
Bacon. Corned beef. Sugar.
Chocolate. Spam. Flour. Salt
Pepper. Fats.
R.A.F flew 3,200 missions
droped [sic] 7,000 tons of Food.
by.
Squdrens [sic] of 1, 3, & 8 Group.
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Operation Manna
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A photograph of a Lancaster mid-upper turret and a summary of food drops undertaken by that aircraft. Also a list of the type of food dropped and a total number of missions flown and tonnage of food dropped.
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Netherlands
Netherlands--Rotterdam
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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Text
Photograph
Text. Personal research
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One printed sheet
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SFellowesD[Ser#-DoB]v100013
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Steve Baldwin
1 Group
3 Group
8 Group
Lancaster
Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945)
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Carter, Ronald
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32 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Ronald Carter (1924 - 2014, 1620578 Royal Air Force) and contains his biography, research, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a rear gunner with 44 Squadron before becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Margaret Perrow and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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2021-12-06
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Carter, R
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One Last Op
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Events leading to the shooting down of Ron's aircraft over Caen.
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Susan Carter
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1944-07
Spatial Coverage
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France
France--Caen
Netherlands
Netherlands--Arnhem
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Personal research
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One printed sheet
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SCarterR1620578v10004-0004
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Pending text-based transcription
420 Squadron
44 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
anti-aircraft fire
bale out
Halifax
killed in action
Lancaster
mid-air collision
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
prisoner of war
tactical support for Normandy troops