Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for L A Davies, navigator, covering the period from 4 August 1943 to 16 April 1945 and from 26 September 1948 to 13 June 1953 with no. 5 reserve flying school. He was stationed at RAF Port Alfred, RAF…
Starts with apologies and arrangements for upcoming events. Mentions no operations since Bremen but is now doing supply drops in the Netherlands. States he has done 13 2/3 operations but missed his crews last three due to illness. Talks of taking a…
Starts with domestic matters. Writes about recent operation to Heligoland which was unopposed. The attack involved 1000 Lancasters dropping 5000 tons of bombs on submarine pens and enemy troops. Mentions that he was on operation to Bremen the…
Three page letter envelope from John Brittain to his mother. He mentions the bad weather and that he might sell his car. He tells her of the devastation that he has seen while flying over Germany.
Writes about cutting his finger on barbed wire while walking back across country from a dance. Had to be stitched but still gave trouble. Says he is now crewless as the rest had volunteered together to go to Transport Command. Mentions asthma and…
The letter invites Sergeant Spencer Lewis Belton to repeat a British Broadcasting Corporation broadcast entitled ‘Bringing a Damaged Bomber back from Wilhelmshaven’. The reverse contains the conditions attached to the broadcast.
List of operations between 11 February 1945 and VE day while Hugh Parry was serving with 75 New Zealand Squadron at RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire. Operations are listed in chronological order with aircraft identification and losses.
Map (Newcastle to Prague) showing route from Cambridge to between Rotterdam and the Hague, marked with arrows 'supply dropping areas'. Route continues to Wesel, Onsnabruck, Bremen, Hamburg, Hannover, Bielefeld, Hamm, Dortmund, Essen and return to…
Pilot Officer Mieczysław Stachiewicz's RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 11 June 1941 to 21 November 1942 detailing his training and operations as a pilot. He was stationed at RAF Peterborough (No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School),…
Map showing east England, North Sea and northern Netherlands, Germany and southern Denmark with pencilled route from Lincoln area to Kiel'. Annotated on left 'Op No 21, 23/7/44'.
Map showing part of east England, Netherlands and north Germany with pencilled route from Lincoln area to Kiel. Annotated bottom left 'Op No. 28, 26/8/44'. On the reverse 'Op. 28, Kiel 92nd time), 26/8/44'.
Details of navigator, date, orders, route and two and and a half pages of en-route navigation observations. Annotated in blue pen. Note on top right 'Op No 21
Details of squadron, aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and three pages of en-route navigation observations. Annotated with blue pen. Note on top right 'Op No. 28 (Kiel)'.
A navigational log produced by Fred Edwards. The flight's orders were to locate a convoy off the Dutch coast and report its position. On the reverse are his navigational observations.
Newspaper article reporting an interview with Bob Butler's mother after she had been informed that he was missing. A head and shoulders photograph of Bob Butler in uniform is included.
Short article states Lancasters dropped more that 1500 tons of bombs on Havre after the Germans rejected latest surrender ultimatum. Also attacks on Emden.
Article with b/w photograph of shoreline with flooded craters marked as 'gun positions'. Breach indicated by arrow. Explanatory text explains photo shows sea water swirling through breach made by RAF blockbusters in dyke guarding island of Walcheren.
Photograph of shoreline with 'breach' indicated by arrow and shows flooded area. Text explains that the photograph shows breach in dyke with sea rushing in. Germans report 6000 of garrison trapped by floods.
Describes damage after RAF 12,000 lb bombs used to breach sea wall on island of Walcheren. Sea engulfed German guns and defence posts. Area 1000 yards by 700 yards flooded. Map shows area.
Article with b/w photograph showing shoreline with water filled cratered gun positions. In the distance top a village. Explanatory text explains that photograph showed results of RAF blasting of the sea wall near Westkapelle on island of Walcheren.
Photograph of flooded craters on shoreline with village at top. Explanatory text describes what happened after RAF 12,000-pounders tore breach in sea wall of Dutch island of Walcheren.