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- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Belgium--Leopoldsburg"
R S Routledge’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 1657 HCU; 44 Squadron; 82 OTU; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Botha; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Andreas; RAF Bircotes; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Manby; RAF Morpeth; RAF Ossington; RAF Stradishall; RAF Syerston; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington
Chris Scrimshaw's RAF navigator’s, air bombers and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 18 OTU; 61 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Lancaster; missing in action; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Bircotes; RAF Bishops Court; RAF Finningley; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Worksop; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington
John Mitchell flying log book. Two
Tags: 1653 HCU; 1661 HCU; 19 OTU; 207 Squadron; 7 Group; aircrew; Anson; Cook’s tour; forced landing; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 3; Lysander; Operational Training Unit; pilot; Proctor; RAF Abingdon; RAF Kinloss; RAF Langar; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Spilsby; RAF Swinderby; RAF Ternhill; RAF Winthorpe; training; Whitley; wireless operator; wireless operator / air gunner
Robert Miller’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 10 OTU; 1651 HCU; 1652 HCU; 1669 HCU; 51 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Flying Training School; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Master Bomber; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Abingdon; RAF Clyffe Pypard; RAF Langar; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Snaith; RAF West Freugh; RAF Woolfox Lodge; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Whitley
Richard Franklin’s navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers flying log book
Tags: 1659 HCU; 22 OTU; 24 OTU; 427 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Botha; C-47; Dominie; forced landing; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Me 109; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Atherstone; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Honeybourne; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Leeming; RAF Madley; RAF Stoney Cross; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Wellesbourne Mountford; RAF Wigtown; RAF Wymeswold; Stirling; training; Wellington; Whitley; wireless operator
Arthur Atkinson’s observers and air gunners flying log book
Tags: 14 OTU; 1661 HCU; 17 OTU; 61 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Coningsby; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Husbands Bosworth; RAF Silverstone; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF St Athan; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Syerston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Yatesbury; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Jim Allen’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book
Tags: 15 OTU; 1663 HCU; 20 OTU; 578 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Cook’s tour; Flying Training School; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Banff; RAF Bassingbourn; RAF Burn; RAF Harwell; RAF Hullavington; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Paignton; RAF Rufforth; RAF Stoney Cross; RAF Stradishall; RAF Wratting Common; RCAF Estevan; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; V-1; V-3; V-weapon; Wellington; York
Ronald Mathers pilots flying log book. One
Tags: 1660 HCU; 1661 HCU; 17 OTU; 9 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; bomb aimer; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Flying Training School; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; navigator; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Bardney; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Morton Hall; RAF Shawbury; RAF Silverstone; RAF Swinderby; RAF Sywell; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; Stearman; Stirling; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Geoffrey North’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 15 OTU; 1659 HCU; 1664 HCU; 35 Squadron; 428 Squadron; 76 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); C-47; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; mine laying; missing in action; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; prisoner of war; RAF Catfoss; RAF Dalton; RAF Dishforth; RAF Driffield; RAF Graveley; RAF Harwell; RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Warboys; RAF Wyton; shot down; training; Wellington; Whitley
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Harry Parkins' flight engineer log book
Tags: 148 Squadron; 1657 HCU; 199 Squadron; 50 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 630 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); C-47; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lincoln; mid-air collision; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); RAF East Kirkby; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Hemswell; RAF Scampton; RAF Shawbury; RAF Stradishall; RAF Sturgate; RAF Syerston; RAF Upwood; RAF Waddington; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-3; V-weapon
Last of the Tail Gun Charlies - Ronald Carter's Biography
At the age of 17, Ronald volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in November 1942. After basic training, Ronald was selected for gunnery and wireless operator training, becoming…
Tags: 44 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bombing; 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); Caterpillar Club; crewing up; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Ringway; RAF Waddington; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 7; tactical support for Normandy troops; the long march; training; wireless operator / air gunner
"Our Crew December 18, 1944
A second sheet states 'Written by Dale Plante niece to Allan Kurtzhals'.
Tags: aircrew; arts and crafts; crash; Halifax; killed in action; RAF Croft
Transcript of interview with Allan Edgar
Tags: 1 Group; 49 Squadron; 83 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bomb aimer; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); crash; crewing up; Distinguished Flying Cross; flight engineer; Fw 190; ground personnel; He 111; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hurricane; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lincoln; mess; navigator; Operational Training Unit; pilot; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Silverstone; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Wittering; RAF Woodbridge; Spitfire; Stirling; target indicator; training; Wellington; wireless operator / air gunner; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force